While IFI officials say they want accountability and diversified, efficient economies, they turn a blind eye to abuses against civil society that undermine social, political and economic stability.

The pilot phase of the Eurasia Extractive Industries Knowledge Hub last year featured an on-campus residential phase component of a blended learning course, bookended by an online learning module and a final assignment. Applications are now being accepted for this year's blended learning course.

Azerbaijan, one of the most resource-rich countries in Eurasia, has faced serious, rapidly changing and contradictory development of its economy for the last 10 years.

On September 14, Azerbaijan’s government, BP and other partner companies agreed to amend the contract for the Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG) oil field in the Azerbaijani section of the Caspian Sea. The so-called “contract of the century” was originally signed in 1994 and was set to expire in 2024. The new contract is valid through 2049.

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. 

International organizations, fiscal policy experts and transparency advocates agree that civil society and the general public need to understand budget figures to effectively monitor the use of public funds.

In the five years since the Open Government Partnership (OGP) launched, it’s encouraging to hear increasingly more talk about governments committing to the initiative and making it work.

Last week, 60 government and CSO representatives from nine Eurasian countries gathered in Kiev, Ukraine, to discuss best practices in open government and obstacles to implementing them.

The December 2016 issue of the Caucasus Analytical Digest examined the record of human capital accumulation, gender equality and corporate social responsibility in Azerbaijan during the recent oil boom.