Interactive Navigation of Global Data Barometer 2024 Dataset
| Country | Pillar | Cluster | Action Area | Question/Indicator | Level | Response | Score | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | Availability | Company Information | Company Register |
Availability (CI): Company register
Elements Question 14 This information is missing required data
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L4 | There is evidence that a portion of mandated data is missing. | - | Southern Africa |
| Namibia | Availability | Company Information | Company Register |
Availability (CI): Company register
Please briefly explain
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L4 | Data provides basic information such as name of the business, registration number, data of registrat ... | - | Southern Africa |
| Namibia | Availability | Company Information | Company Register |
Availability (CI): Company register
Nonscoring:
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L3 | - | Southern Africa | |
| Namibia | Availability | Company Information | Company Register |
Availability (CI): Company register
Elements Question 15 The data includes information about individuals sex andor gender
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L4 | No | - | Southern Africa |
| Namibia | Availability | Company Information | Company Register |
Availability (CI): Company register
Elements Question 16 There is evidence of use of this data
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L4 | No | - | Southern Africa |
| Namibia | Availability | Company Information | Company Register |
Availability (CI): Company register
Elements summary:
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L3 | - | Southern Africa | |
| Namibia | Availability | Company Information | Company Register |
Availability (CI): Company register
Elements Question 17 Please summarize your answers to the preceding element subquestions
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L4 | There is data contains unique identifiers for each company online and a physical copy online. This ... | - | Southern Africa |
| Namibia | Availability | Company Information | Company Register |
Availability (CI): Company register
Please provide the URLs for the evidence that supports the summary provided
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L4 | https://www.bipa.na/search/ | - | Southern Africa |
| Namibia | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
To what extent do relevant laws, regulations, policies, and guidance provide a basis for collecting and publishing data on the beneficial ownership of companies?
|
L1 | 56.0 | Southern Africa | |
| Namibia | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Existence
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L2 | 0.8 | Southern Africa | |
| Namibia | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Exist of existence:
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L3 | 0.8 | Southern Africa | |
| Namibia | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Existence Question 1 Are there laws policies or regulations requiring collection of this information in any form?
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L4 | They exist and are operational. | - | Southern Africa |
| Namibia | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Please provide brief details
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L4 | Part 2 of the Companies Act 28 of 2004, in chapter 9 deals with the issues of information and eviden ... | - | Southern Africa |
| Namibia | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Please provide a URLs for where evidence can be found
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L4 | 1. https://www.lac.org.na/laws/annoSTAT/Business%20and%20Intellectual%20Property%20Authority%20Act%2 ... | - | Southern Africa |
| Namibia | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Existence Question 2 Are there laws policies or regulations requiring publication of this information in any form?
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L4 | No | - | Southern Africa |
| Namibia | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Extent of existence:
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L3 | 1.0 | Southern Africa | |
| Namibia | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Existence Question 3 How comprehensive in terms of jurisdiction is the coverage of the framework assessed for this question?
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L4 | The framework provides national coverage. | - | Southern Africa |
| Namibia | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Existence Question 4 How comprehensive in terms of sectors and types of companies is this framework?
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L4 | The framework covers the majority of companies in the country. | - | Southern Africa |
| Namibia | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Please describe limits on coverage eg which type of company sector or other context for registration
|
L4 | Article 2 and 3, of the Companies Act , defines that the act is only concerned with companies incorp ... | - | Southern Africa |
| Namibia | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Existence summary:
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L3 | - | Southern Africa | |
| Namibia | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Existence Question 5 Please summarize your answers to the preceding existence subquestions including the extent of existence
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L4 | There exists the Companies Act of 2004 as well as the BIPA Act of 2016. The Companies Act, institute ... | - | Southern Africa |
| Namibia | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Please provide the URLs for the evidence that supports the summary provided
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L4 | 1. http://www.lac.org.na/laws/annoSTAT/Companies%20Act%2028%20of%202004.pdf 2. https://www.lac.org ... | - | Southern Africa |
| Namibia | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Elements
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L2 | 70.0 | Southern Africa | |
| Namibia | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Provisions for definitions, kinds, and fields:
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L3 | 30.0 | Southern Africa | |
| Namibia | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Elements Question 1 Definitions cover ownership
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L4 | Yes | 10.0 | Southern Africa |
| Namibia | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
If the framework sets a threshold below which a share of ownership does not need to be disclosed please provide it here eg 25
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L4 | The Framework does not sets a threshold below which a share of ownership that does not need to be di ... | - | Southern Africa |
| Namibia | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Elements Question 2 Definitions cover control
|
L4 | Yes | 10.0 | Southern Africa |
| Namibia | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Please indicate which section of the framework refers to this issue
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L4 | Control is referred to within the ambit of powers of the inspectors and investigators. | - | Southern Africa |
| Namibia | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Elements Question 3 Definitions cover benefiting from
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L4 | No | - | Southern Africa |
| Namibia | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Elements Question 4 Rules or processes exist to protect certain natural persons who are beneficial owners from having some or all of their data published
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L4 | Yes | 10.0 | Southern Africa |
| Namibia | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Please indicate which section of the framework refers to this issue
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L4 | Article 122 A of the Companies Act, deals with registers of beneficial owners. | - | Southern Africa |
| Namibia | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Provisions for data quality:
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L3 | 20.0 | Southern Africa | |
| Namibia | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Elements Question 5 The framework requires a verification process
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L4 | Yes | 10.0 | Southern Africa |
| Namibia | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Please briefly explain the verification process used
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L4 | Article 122 A of the Companies Act of Namibia, deals with the register of beneficial owners, requiri ... | - | Southern Africa |
| Namibia | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Please indicate which section of the framework refers to this issue
|
L4 | Article 122A, of the Companies Act, 28 of 2004. | - | Southern Africa |
| Namibia | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Elements Question 6 The framework empowers an agency or official to ensure the accurate and timely collection and publication of required data
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L4 | Yes | 10.0 | Southern Africa |
| Namibia | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Please indicate which section of the framework refers to this issue
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L4 | Chapter 2, Article 16 - 19 of the Companies Act, institute an agency that is operationalised by the ... | - | Southern Africa |
| Namibia | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Provisions for collection and access:
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L3 | 20.0 | Southern Africa | |
| Namibia | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Elements Question 7 The framework supports the digital collection of data
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L4 | No | - | Southern Africa |
| Namibia | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Elements Question 8 The framework requires that data is regularly updated
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L4 | Yes | 10.0 | Southern Africa |
| Namibia | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Please indicate which section of the framework refers to this issue
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L4 | Section 122 A,(1) of the Companies Act, reads; every company, at its incorporation and thereafter, m ... | - | Southern Africa |
| Namibia | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Elements Question 9 The framework requires beneficial ownership data to be collected in a central register or database
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L4 | Yes | 10.0 | Southern Africa |
| Namibia | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Please indicate which section of the framework refers to this issue
|
L4 | Article 122 (3) of the Companies Act deals with rectification of registers of members. | - | Southern Africa |
| Namibia | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Elements Question 10 The framework discusses public access to the data
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L4 | No | - | Southern Africa |
| Namibia | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Elements summary:
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L3 | - | Southern Africa | |
| Namibia | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Elements Question 11 Please summarize your answers to the preceding element subquestions
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L4 | The Companies Act 28 of 2004 and its subsequent Business and Intellectual Property Authority Act 8 o ... | - | Southern Africa |
| Namibia | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Please provide the URLs for the evidence that supports the summary provided
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L4 | 1. http://www.lac.org.na/laws/annoSTAT/Companies%20Act%2028%20of%202004.pdf 2. https://www.lac.org ... | - | Southern Africa |
| Namibia | Availability | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Availability (CI): Beneficial ownership
To what extent is detailed information about the beneficial ownership of companies available for public use?
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L1 | - | Southern Africa | |
| Namibia | Availability | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Availability (CI): Beneficial ownership
Existence
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L2 | - | Southern Africa | |
| Namibia | Availability | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Availability (CI): Beneficial ownership
Exist of existence:
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L3 | - | Southern Africa |