NRGI and partner institutions are seeking inputs from citizens, practitioners and experts about future priorities in the field of natural resource governance. All are invited to complete a survey on the subject.

With rising threats to democracy and shifts in global power, the natural resource governance community must evolve. Timid efforts and insufficient focus risk decreasing the effectiveness and credibility of the field.

In October 2020, Mozambique’s central bank published a proposal for establishing a new sovereign wealth fund. The decisions made now about the structure and rules of the fund will have major ramifications on the country’s economic future and the wellbeing of its citizens.

 

  

Algeria, the largest oil and gas producer in North Africa, is heavily dependent on hydrocarbons for exports and government revenues. It's crucial that government officials and managers of state oil company Sonatrach heed global shifts. 

The current coronavirus pandemic and the ever-present corruption risks reinforce the need for transparency in commodity trading. Ghana, as an oil producer, has modeled some commodity trading transparency practices; countries such as the U.K. and Switzerland, home to trading companies, should act too.