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Beneficial ownership

Secret ownership structures enable some extractive companies to evade tax payments or hide improper relationships. Publishing information about companies’ “beneficial owners”—that is, the individuals that ultimately control or profit from a company—can help to deter such practices.
Secret ownership structures enable some extractive companies to evade tax payments or hide improper relationships. Publishing information about companies’ “beneficial owners”—that is, the individuals that ultimately control or profit from a company—can help to deter such practices.
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Beneficial Ownership Screening: Practical Measures to Reduce Corruption Risks in Extractives Licensing
Briefing
15 May 2018
Where Do We Go From Here? Taking Stock of Beneficial Ownership Transparency
14 August 2018
Leveraging Beneficial Ownership Information in the Extractive Sector
Briefing
22 October 2018

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    Resource Governance Index: Sub-Saharan Africa Highlights

    31 January 2019

    NRGI Impact: Reaching Wider Populations with Global Online Courses

    12 November 2018

    Partidos Políticos y Gobernanza de Recursos Naturales: Guía Práctica Para la Formulación de Políticas

    29 October 2018

    Leveraging Beneficial Ownership Information in the Extractive Sector

    Briefing
    22 October 2018
    Erica Westenberg

    Examen de la propriété réelle : mesures pratiques pour réduire les risques de corruption dans les procédures d’octroi de licences extractives

    Briefing
    10 October 2018
    Erica Westenberg, Aaron Sayne

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    Sierra Leone mine dispute raises fears of resource nationalism

    Financial Times
    9 October 2019

    Podcast: NRGI’s Sebastian Sahla Discusses Mining in Myanmar with Austrade

    Sebastian Sahla
    30 September 2019

    State of Beneficial Ownership Disclosure in the Tanzania Extractive Sector

    Policy Forum (Tanzania)
    25 September 2019

    Economic interests of the Myanmar military

    United Nations Human Rights Council
    6 August 2019

    What government must do to know real extractive firms’ owners

    The Jakarta Post
    6 August 2019

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    13th Latin American Forum on Extractive Industries

    Event type: 
    Conference
    Monday, March 6, 2017 - 08:30 to Tuesday, March 7, 2017 - 17:30
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    Natural Resources for Sustainable Development: The Fundamentals of Oil, Gas, and Mining Governance

    Monday, February 5, 2018 - 09:00 to Sunday, May 13, 2018 - 17:00
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    Natural Resources for Sustainable Development: The Fundamentals of Oil, Gas, and Mining Governance

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    Training
    Monday, September 12, 2016 - 09:00 to Wednesday, December 7, 2016 - 17:00
    Online

    Mongolia EITI Workshop on Beneficial Ownership

    Event type: 
    Training
    Wednesday, August 24, 2016 - 09:00 to Thursday, August 25, 2016 - 17:00
    Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

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      Beneficial ownership
      Civic space
      Commodity prices
      Contract transparency and monitoring
      Coronavirus
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      Economic diversification
      Energy transition
      Gender
      Global initiatives
      Legislation and regulation
      Licensing and negotiation
      Mandatory payment disclosure
      Measurement of environmental and social impacts
      Measurement of governance
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      Revenue sharing
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      State-owned enterprises
      Subnational governance
      Tax policy and revenue collection
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