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This recap of the most popular posts published in 2019 covers corruption, taxation, gender and more.

In 2019, NRGI’s management commissioned an organizational evaluation in order to reflect on past progress and inform the development of its new 2020-2025 strategy. The final published evaluation, a summary and a management response are now available to read. 

For countries that produce minerals needed in electric vehicle batteries, projections of rapidly rising demand could herald abundant new public revenues and industrial opportunities. Yet the prospect of a sharp increase in demand carries significant challenges for governments and companies alike – including exacerbated risks of corruption and human rights abuse. 

Carolina Sánchez, Secretaria de Política Minera de Argentina, reflexiona sobre los desafíos que supone coordinar el desarrollo de la minería en el país y el modo en que Argentina enfrenta la transición energética.

If member countries of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting adopt this proposal, they should exempt extractive industries so as to protect the legitimate interests of resource-exporting countries.

Deux élus locaux, de la Guinée et du Niger, à l’occasion de l’Université d’été sur la gouvernance des industries extractives ont parcouru les problèmes que rencontrent leurs collectivités dans le cadre de l’exploitation des ressources minières sur leurs territoires et leurs efforts pour diversifier l’économie locale.

Les dernières élections présidentielles et législatives ont montré que le peuple Tunisien avait soif de changement. Notamment en ce qui concerne la gouvernance du secteur des hydrocarbures, largement débattue par les candidats.

The challenges facing new producers have always been complex, and the uncertain future of the global oil and gas market further complicates things. 

A strategist at Indonesia’s Special Taskforce for Upstream Oil and Gas Business Activities (SKK Migas) discusses how crude oil production in the country—a pioneer in production sharing contracts and in the commercialization of liquefied natural gas—has been on a downward trend since reaching peak production in 1994.