Global
Entities
Our standard dataset contains 137 entities connected with the global region. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.
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.
Sanctions programs/policies targeting the global region
We include 13 programs targeting entities located in the global 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 branches | Current | Ended | Status unclear |
| Senior special Assistant to the President of Nigeria on SDGs | - | - | 2 |
| Central banking and financial integrity | Current | Ended | Status unclear |
| President of the Inter-American Development Bank | 4 | - | - |
Intergovernmental positions | Number of known occupants | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| International bodies | Current | Ended | Status unclear |
| Executive Director of the World Food Programme | 5 | - | - |
| General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements | 6 | - | - |
| Judge at the International Criminal Court | 55 | - | - |
| Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund | 6 | - | 4 |
| President of FIFA | 2 | - | - |
| President of Interpol | 5 | - | - |
| President of the International Criminal Court | 6 | - | - |
| President of the International Olympic Committee | 2 | - | - |
| President of the World Bank Group | 5 | - | - |
| Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court | 10 | - | - |
| Secretary General of the Arab League | 2 | 1 | - |
| Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council | 5 | - | - |
| Secretary-General of the United Nations | 5 | - | - |
Subnational government positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No positions for this category | |||
Other positions | Number of known occupants | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Current | Ended | Status 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...
