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Fresh perspectives and insights from NRGI
Contract Transparency is an Extractive Industries Success Story—But It’s Not Over Yet
8 December 2020
Risk and Reward in Ghana’s Agyapa Gold Royalties Deal: Eight Points for Consideration
1 October 2020
Enabling Resilience in Unprecedented Times
10 August 2020

The 2021 Resource Governance Index Research Process is Underway

13 July 2020
Liz McGrath, Anna Fleming
Research for the 2021 edition of NRGI's Resource Governance Index has begun. The index measures the governance of oil, gas and mining sectors in resource-producing countries and provides freely available public data to help inform evidence-based decision-making.

Five Questions About How Debt Relief Initiatives Will Work for Resource-Rich Countries

9 June 2020
David Mihalyi
Resource-backed loans are a significant part of overall debt in a number of resource-rich countries and also illustrate the complexity of debt renegotiations.

The Proof is in the Politics: Fossil Fuel Interests and Domestic Energy Transitions

21 May 2020
Aaron Sayne
Extractive sector policies and governance choices are holding back solar and wind projects in many countries. Part of the trouble lies in the shortsighted habits of political decision-making that oil, gas or coal exploitation can foster. Debates about domestic energy use are highly political and can fall prey to narrow agendas.
 

Between a Rock and a Hot Place: Resource Governance and the Energy Transition

14 May 2020
David Manley, Patrick Heller
In the first post in a planned series of commentary, NRGI experts outline the fundamental dilemmas faced by resource-dependent countries as the world transitions from fossil fuels to more sustainable sources of energy. They use Nigeria's oil sector and the DRC's cobalt industry as examples. 

Coronavirus, the Oil Crash and Economies: How Can Governments of Oil-Dependent Countries Respond?

8 April 2020
Andrew Bauer, David Mihalyi
NRGI experts share four policy prescriptions for consideration by government officials in oil-dependent countries stricken by the economic impacts of coronavirus and the historic fall in oil prices.

Amid Market Chaos, Oil Price Plunge a Warning to State-Owned Companies

17 March 2020
Patrick Heller
Leaders must consider risks and future market scenarios before allowing state oil companies to continue the “drill-collect-borrow-spend” cycle that has dominated their strategies. 

New Countries Report in Latest Natural Resource Revenue Dataset

19 December 2019
Anna Fleming
Are you researching a resource-rich country and in need of data to quantify the government’s dependence on revenues from natural resources? Looking for a dataset to analyze global trends in revenues accumulated from oil, gas and minerals?

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. 

Extractives Sector Reporters Face Immense Pressure and Ethical Challenges. They Need Support and Guidance

19 April 2019
Toyin Akinniyi
Journalists covering oil, gas and mining topics, especially in challenging jurisdictions, often face ethical dilemmas. NRGI continues to work to equip them with the skills they need to navigate these tricky spaces.

Elections in Resource-rich Countries: How to Better Campaign Around Resource Governance in 2019

11 February 2019
Margarita Batlle
In countries rich in oil, gas or minerals—like Nigeria and Tunisia—electoral campaigns are fresh opportunities for political parties and candidates to dive into different aspects of the debate around resource governance; develop long-term policy positions; share them with voters; and raise public awareness on resource-related issues crucial to a meaningful and sustainable development.

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