01630nam a22001097a 4500100002900000245011200029260012400141300000800265520114800273650003901421856006001460  aGII, CISLAC and TI Kenya  aAccra Declaration: Supporting New Beneficial Ownership Transparency Champions in  Ghana, Kenya and  Nigeria  aGhanabGhana Integrity Initiative, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre and Transparency International Kenyac2017  a2p.  a
The is a communique of a workshop attended by representatives from government bodies, civil society, the private sector and media from Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria .Running under the theme; Supporting new beneficial ownership transparency champions in Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria, the meeting attended  by approximately ten international experts  shared expertise on relevant issues such as beneficial ownership registers, extractives, open data, open contracting and procurement, tax and illicit financial flows.The workshop was held within the framework of a Transparency International’s project aimed at supporting the realization of commitments made by the governments of Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria at the UK Anti-Corruption Summit in May 2016 on establishing public beneficial ownership registers.It  discussed the extent of the challenges posed to Africa by non-disclosure of Beneficial Ownership Information of companies and heard that hana, Kenya, Nigeria and different parts of the world are making efforts towards establishing legal systems that collect and publish crucial corporate informationa s well as coming up with recommendations.
  aBeneficial Ownership, Transparency  uiffoadatabase.trustafrica.org/iff/Accra Declaration.pdf