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United Kingdom: Transparency International welcomes UK implementation of public register of beneficial owners

DAVID CAMERON BEGINS TO DELIVER HIS G8 TRANSPARENCY PROMISES BY TAKING A SIGNIFICANT STEP IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION AND MONEY LAUNDERING As host of the Open Government Partnership Summit in London this week, the UK Government has announced the creation of a public register of beneficial owners of companies in the UK. This is a significant …

TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL WELCOMES EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT VOTE TO SHED LIGHT ON NATURAL RESOURCES SECTOR

Transparency International EU warmly welcomes today’s European Parliament votes supporting, with an overwhelming majority, new rules for the EU extractive sector that require oil, gas, mining and logging companies to disclose what they pay to governments around the world. After confirmation by the EU’s Council of Ministers, the bill voted on by the European Parliament …