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The global region is used in OpenSanctions to denote datasets and entities which can not be scoped to any more specific single national or supranational region.

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 119 entities identified as PEPs connected with the global region.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Senior special Assistant to the President of Nigeria on SDGs--2
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
President of the Inter-American Development Bank4--

Intergovernmental positions

Number of known occupants
International bodiesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Executive Director of the World Food Programme5--
General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements6--
Judge at the International Criminal Court55--
Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund6-4
President of FIFA2--
President of Interpol5--
President of the International Criminal Court6--
President of the International Olympic Committee2--
President of the World Bank Group5--
Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court10--
Secretary General of the Arab League21-
Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council5--
Secretary-General of the United Nations5--

Subnational government positions

No positions for this category

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
gouverneur de la banque centrale des États de l’Afrique de l’Ouest--1

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...

Data sources

We include 18 data sources published by authorities or organizations based in the global region. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

NamePublisherUpdatesEntities
Abuja MoU Detention ListAbuja MoU weekly411
Abuja MoU Port State Control InspectionsAbuja MoU weekly57
African Development Bank Debarred EntitiesAfDB daily1,009
Asian Development Bank SanctionsADB daily1,265
Black Sea MoU Detention ListBSMOU weekly2,146
Business Identifier Code (BIC) Reference DataSWIFT monthly32,443
China National People's Congress on WikipediaWikipedia  non-official2,929
EBRD Ineligible EntitiesEBRD daily1,063
Every PoliticianMySociety  non-official57,736
Global Energy Ownership TrackerGEM  non-official27,668
Inter-American Development Bank SanctionsIADB 1,156
OHCHR List of Companies Linked to Illegal Settlement in the West BankOHCHR weekly156
Paris MoU Banned ListParis MoU daily238
Tokyo MoU Detention ListTokyo MoU weekly8,264
Tokyo MoU Port State Control InspectionsTokyo MoU weekly492
WikidataWikidata  non-officialdaily355,772
Wikidata Persons in Relevant CategoriesWikidata  non-officialdaily384,128
Wikidata Politically Exposed PersonsWikidata  non-officialdaily275,993