Financial Transparency and National Security: The Perils of Opaque Foreign Investment

Awareness of who owns what is critical to national security and the U.S. government knows far less than you think. Even after Congress outlaws completely anonymous companies, it will still be difficult for the government to understand patterns of foreign investment, particularly when complex structu...

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Published in:Policy File 2019
Main Author: Kirschenbaum, Joshua
Format: Report
Language:English
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Business
German Marshall Fund of the United States
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Summary:Awareness of who owns what is critical to national security and the U.S. government knows far less than you think. Even after Congress outlaws completely anonymous companies, it will still be difficult for the government to understand patterns of foreign investment, particularly when complex structures are used. Here's how to track and analyze these flows without disrupting business.