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.

Mainstreaming—or the move toward meeting EITI requirements through routine and publicly available company and government reporting, rather than standalone EITI reports—has the potential to significantly improve the timeliness, contextualization and quality of disclosed data.

Social media have become important channels for Nigerians to simply and quickly exchange information about the governance of the country’s critically important oil sector.

The authors of this briefing present the challenges the Myanmar government has faced and set out considerations for designing an effective tax regime for the mining sector. 

Keterbukaan kontrak dan izin industri ekstraktif merupakan norma global yang sedang berkembang pesat.

This brief explains why Indonesia should proactively publish critical mining contracts and licenses, and suggests a path for making publication a reality.