To make sense of commitments in contracts, citizens need to understand the full body of contracts that have been signed since each agreement adds new layers of complexity to the initial deal. Unfortunately, the structure of the contracting regime in Mongolia is largely hidden.

Le secteur extractif est l’un des domaines d’activité les plus controversés en Tunisie à cause de sa gestion considérée comme opaque par les activistes de la société civile. Le doute et l’insatisfaction des habitants des zones minières ont conduit à une crise qui persiste depuis 2011.

The law provides very simple and clear targets, making it relatively easy for citizens to identify deviations. By capturing all state institutions in the fiscal rule, they will now have fewer opportunities to borrow beyond loans approved in the budget. If implemented in full, the law could chart a clear path for restoring fiscal discipline to Ghana’s public finances. But there are ways to make it stronger.

We know that women are more likely to be negatively impacted by extraction than men. What can be done as a policy response is often less evident.

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.

For 2018, NRGI was ranked third among 68 institutions, after ranking seventh in 2017, eighth in 2016 and 10th in 2015.

Bloomberg reporter Mirette Magdy attended the fifth annual Middle East and North Africa Regional Extractive Industries Knowledge Hub course co-organized by NRGI and the Lebanese Center for Policy Studies. In an interview, Mirette spoke about Egypt’s changing role in the region’s energy mix.

Tanzania passed sweeping new laws for its extractives sector in 2017 with the objective of getting a larger share of the benefits from its mineral and gas deposits. Among other significant changes, these laws increased taxation of the mining sector.

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.