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Join the Tax Justice Network, Tax Justice Network Africa and Fundación SES in conversation on who owns what, where and how in Africa and Latin America. In this virtual event, we will discuss why beneficial ownership transparency matters, and the current state of play of beneficial ownership in the two regions. Recent research shows that nearly 100 countries across the world have laws and regulations to implement beneficial ownership transparency. Inevitably, there’s significant variation in how and why beneficial ownership transparency frameworks are implemented in the different regions.
Join this discussion, which will also mark the launch of two regional reports on beneficial ownership transparency in Africa and Latin America. Simultaneous interpretation for this event is available in Français and Castellano.
Watch the session recording here
Read ‘The state of play of beneficial ownership registration in Africa 2022’ report here.
Read ‘The state of play of beneficial ownership registration in Latin America’ 2022 report here.
Rejoignez Tax Justice Network, Tax Justice Network Africa et la Fundación SES dans une conversation sur qui possède quoi, où et comment en Afrique et en Amérique latine. Lors de cet événement virtuel, nous discuterons des raisons pour lesquelles la transparence sur les bénéficiaires effectifs est importante, et sa situation dans les deux régions. Des recherches récentes montrent que près de 100 pays à travers le monde disposent de lois et de réglementations pour mettre en œuvre la transparence des bénéficiaires effectifs. Inévitablement, il existe des différences significatives dans la manière et les raisons pour lesquelles les cadres de transparence sur les bénéficiaires effectifs sont mis en œuvre dans les différentes régions.
Participez à cette discussion, qui marquera également le lancement de deux rapports régionaux sur la transparence sur les bénéficiaires effectifs en Afrique et en Amérique latine. Interprétation disponible en français et en espagnol.
Únase a Tax Justice Network, Tax Justice Network Africa y Fundación SES en una conversación sobre quién posee qué, dónde y cómo en África y América Latina. En este evento virtual, discutiremos por qué es importante la transparencia de los beneficiarios finales y el estado actual de los beneficiarios finales en las dos regiones. Investigaciones recientes muestran que casi 100 países en todo el mundo tienen leyes y regulaciones para implementar la transparencia de beneficiarios finales. Inevitablemente, existe una variación significativa en cómo y por qué se implementan los marcos de transparencia de beneficiarios reales en las diferentes regiones.
Únase a esta discusión, que también marcará el lanzamiento de dos informes regionales sobre transparencia de beneficiarios finales en África y América Latina. Habrá traducción simultanea al Castellano y Frances.
Speakers
Francis Kairu
Policy officer - Tax and the International financial architecture, Tax Justice Network Africa
@franciskairuFrancis Kairu is Policy officer – Tax and the International financial architecture at Tax Justice Network Africa
Maria Eugenia Marano
Lawyer, Specialist in economic crime and consultant for the Fundación SES
Maria Eugenia Marano is a Lawyer and Specialist in economic crime and a consultant for the Fundación SES. She is a Member of the Fiscal working group for Equity (ETFE).
Rachel Etter-Phoya is the Tax Justice Network’s Senior Researcher, Anglophone African Hub. Based in Lilongwe, Malawi, she works on the Financial Secrecy and Tax Advocacy in Africa project. Before joining the Tax Justice Network, Rachel supported the Natural Resources Justice Network and Publish What You Pay Malawi. Rachel has also worked as a Senior Revenue Specialist in Malawi’s Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining and has consulted with a number of organisations engaged in open data, anti-corruption and the extractive industries, including the Open Society Initiative of Southern Africa, OpenOil, Open Knowledge International, and Resources for Development. Rachel holds a LLM in Natural Resources Law and Policy from the University of Dundee, a MSc in International Rural Development from the Royal Agricultural University, and a BA in Anthropology and English from the University of Zurich.
Andres Knobel
Lead Researcher Beneficial Ownership, Tax Justice Network
Andres Knobel is Lead Researcher Beneficial Ownership for the Tax Justice Network. He studied Law at the University of Buenos Aires and was an exchange student at Columbia University in New York. He completed his Master’s degree in Law and Economics at Di Tella University, focusing on tax law and public policy. His work focuses on beneficial ownership, offshore trusts and automatic exchange of banking information.
Florencia Lorenzo
Researcher, Tax Justice Network
Florencia is a Latin America-based researcher at the Tax Justice Network. She studied Social Sciences at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais and completed her master’s degree in Political Science at the same institution. She is part of the core research team for the Financial Secrecy Index and the Corporate Tax Haven Index.
