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.
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.
The authors of this paper examine Tunisia’s upstream petroleum fiscal regime, considering the government’s policy priority of reversing a decade-long decline in reserves and production. They make recommendations for creating a vibrant petroleum industry to support the local economy, reducing the country’s increasing dependence on imports, attracting investment and boosting exploration activity.
The authors of this report undertook a review of existing practices in measuring environmental and social impacts of extraction. Additionally, they have collated information on various tools, frameworks and standards into a database, the Tool Explorer, that allows users to search for tools based on their interest or needs.
This report explores the Mongolian company’s recent unconstrained expansion to determine whether it serves the best interest of the state and the Mongolian people.
En 2016, les revenus miniers reversés aux communes étaient de 61 milliards de GNF (6,7 millions d’USD), soit 2% des revenus issus du secteur extractif et 0,5% du budget national de la Guinée ; ils pourraient dépasser les 400 milliards de GNF annuels à partir de 2020.
This report details how the National Oil Company Database was developed, provides an overview of major findings, and discusses the implications for governments, national oil companies and international actors.
