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Fresh perspectives and insights from NRGI
Going Beyond Revenues in Extractive Sector Governance: But How?
22 July 2019
New Database Reveals Prominence of Tax Incentives in Mining
1 August 2019
Will Extractive Companies Move Away from Corruption-Prone Intermediaries?
2 August 2019

Should the OECD’s Proposal for a “Unified Approach” on Corporate Taxation Exclude Extractive Industries?

28 November 2019
Thomas Lassourd, Thomas Scurfield
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.

From Rhetoric to Action: Addressing Corruption and State Capture through the Extractives Industries Transparency Initiative

15 October 2019
Daniel Kaufmann
One of the drivers of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative's inception over fifteen years ago was the need to address corruption. Here, NRGI president and CEO Daniel Kaufmann offers evidence-based ideas for how EITI can better meet that goal.

Talking Indonesia: Energy, a Podcast Featuring NRGI’s Emanuel Bria

18 September 2019
Fikri Zaki Muhammadi
NRGI’s Emanuel Bria recently featured on the University of Melbourne’s Talking Indonesia podcast, speaking about the tension between coal and renewable energy developments in Indonesia.

NRGI’s Online Resource Governance Simulation Petronia Awarded Top E-Learning Program

19 June 2019
Lisa Morris
In June 2018, the fictional country of Petronia, which serves as the namesake setting of a first-of-its-kind online interactive course on resource governance, made a potentially transformative oil discovery.

EITI Mainstreaming: Opportunities and Risks for the Role of Civil Society in EITI

12 June 2019
Asmara Klein, Rob Pitman, Matthieu Salomon
NRGI staff invite comment on a new draft consultation briefing about the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) encouragement of “mainstreaming,” which involves a transition away from standalone EITI reports toward meeting EITI requirements through routine and publicly accessible government and company reporting. 

Who Gets to Get Rich? Lessons from BP’s Senegal Payout

10 June 2019
Alexandra Gillies
A BBC investigation has concluded that a recent oil deal in Senegal showed signs of the potential for controversy and possible corruption. As a result, a businessman dogged by ethics questions will walk away with hundreds of millions. What can we learn from this unfortunate turn of events?

Монгол Улс уул уурхай, газрын тосны гэрээг нийтэд нээлттэй болгох амлалтаа дахин баталгаажууллаа

8 May 2019
Rob Pitman, Dorjdari Namkhaijantsan
Дөрөвдүгээр сарын 22-ны өдөр ResourceContracts.mn буюу iltodgeree.mn портал сайтын албан ёсны нээлтийн үеэр Уул уурхай, хүнд үйлдвэрийн дэд сайд Монгол Улсын уул уурхай, газрын тосны гэрээг нийтэд нээлттэй болгох амлалтыг дахин баталгаажуулж, шинээр 150 гаруй гэрээг олон нийтэд ил болгосныг зарлав.

Why Tunisia Should Resume Use of Model Contracts in the Hydrocarbons Sector

8 May 2019
Wissem Heni, Amir Shafaie, Hichem Mansour
Legal reform is necessary to stem a crisis in the Tunisian oil and gas sector, and reintegrating the use of a model contract for oil and gas should be part of that reform.

Mongolia Reaffirms Commitment to Publish Mining, Petroleum Contracts

3 May 2019
Rob Pitman, Dorjdari Namkhaijantsan
At the formal launch of the ResourceContracts.mn contracts portal on 22 April, Mongolia’s deputy minister of mines and heavy industry reaffirmed the country’s commitment to publishing mining and petroleum contracts and announced the public release of over 150 new contracts. After several years of stuttering progress on contract transparency in Mongolia, this is welcome news.

U.K. Financial Regulator Confirms Extractive Companies Must Name Government Entities to Which They Make Payments

25 April 2019
Joseph Williams, Miles Litvinoff
Some oil, gas and mining companies reporting their payments to governments under U.K. law have omitted important elements. Publish What You Pay and NRGI have raised concerns around the omissions, and authorties are taking action. 

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