Researchers examined 52 oil- and mineral-backed loans from China, commodity traders and other lenders to sub-Saharan African and Latin American countries. The analysis of the loans, which totaled $164 billion between 2004 and 2018, has exposed clear risks and opportunities that come with this type of borrowing mechanism.  

Les auteurs passent en revue les diverses expériences vécues relativement aux prêts adossés à des ressources naturelles par plusieurs pays de l’Afrique subsaharienne et de l’Amérique latine de 2004 à 2018. Leur but consiste ici à identifier les risques et opportunités présentés par les prêts.

  

Starting in January 2021, all countries implementing the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) including Myanmar will be required to disclose contracts.

Many governments share evidence from corruption cases confidentially. But how does public disclosure of facts from corruption cases, whether by courts or other law enforcement bodies, aid the broader fight against corruption? Could more transparency help anticorruption efforts by regulators, companies, the media, civil society and others?

An estimated USD 8.6 billion in taxes and other payments collected by state-owned enterprises were placed in an opaque fund known as “Other Accounts” at the Myanmar Economic Bank.

NRGI's work impacts stakeholders in many different places at and many levels, ranging from communities to international institutions. Learn more about these impacts.

This report provides practical guidance to state and regional officials and oversight actors in Myanmar to avoid potential pitfalls and ensure that decentralization delivers real benefits to local communities and miners.