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Fresh perspectives and insights from NRGI
Tin is King in Belitung. Can this Indonesian Island Become a Tourist Destination?
10 April 2018
A Withhold up in Mongolia? Thoughts on the Renewed Tax Debate Around Oyu Tolgoi
27 March 2018
New NRGI Board Member Carole Nakhle: Longevity of Extractives Industry Depends on Gender Inclusivity
8 March 2018

It Takes A Village: Local Level Agreements in Mongolia’s Mining Sector

4 April 2018
Nomuuntugs Tuvaan
In Mongolia, resource companies are encouraged to use local level agreements (LLAs), and though the quality and uptake of these agreements is not consistent, the country's experience provides important lessons for any resource-rich country that seeks to improve agreement-making in communities.

In a Low-Carbon Future, Better Mineral Governance Could Power Development

27 September 2017
Alex Tilley, David Manley
If countries can improve their governance, they might be able to benefit from a nascent minerals boom and supply the world with the materials needed to power the low-carbon economy.

En un futuro bajo en carbono, una mejor gobernanza de los minerales podría impulsar el desarrollo

27 September 2017
Alex Tilley, David Manley
A pesar del retiro del gobierno estadounidense del acuerdo de París sobre cambio climático, las políticas para reducir las emisiones de carbono siguen ganando terreno.

Countries Struggling with Governance Manage $1.2 Trillion in Resource Wealth

8 September 2017
David Mihalyi, Anna Fleming
NRGI set out to collect total oil, gas and mining revenue data for the countries included in the Resource Governance Index to find out how many dollars flow to governments that mismanage the handling of their natural resources. 

Summit Supercharges Anticorruption Work, But We Must Aim Higher

12 May 2016
Alexandra Gillies, Daniel Kaufmann, Joseph Williams

It has been a banner week for global anticorruption efforts.

Improving OGP Action Plans: Beneficial Ownership, Contract Transparency and Environmental Data

23 March 2016
Marie Lintzer, Christina Tecson
We know how critical the natural resource sector can be for a country’s development. However, only about 10% of OGP commitments relate to natural resources. The drafting of new national action plans (NAPs) by June offers a unique opportunity to increase commitment to good governance of the oil, gas, mining and forestry industries. The OGP Openness in Natural Resources Working Group (ONRWG) has come up with three priorities...

Governance and the Lucrative Extractive Industries

10 June 2015
Daniel Kaufmann

Note: This interview first appeared in the newsletter of the New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) in June 2015.

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