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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

Incluso en medio de precios bajos, raras veces son necesarias las exenciones fiscales para los proyectos petroleros de América Latina

29 October 2020
Fernando Patzy
Luego de la pandemia y la caída de precios, los países de América Latina están considerando otorgar exenciones fiscales para mantener la inversión de las empresas en sus propios proyectos. Esta publicación explica por qué esta puede no ser una buena medida.

Even Amid Low Prices, Tax Breaks for Latin American Oil Projects Are Rarely Necessary

29 October 2020
Fernando Patzy
Due to the pandemic and falling oil prices, Latin American countries are considering giving tax breaks to maintain investment in their projects--but this may not be a good solution.

تحتاج الجزائر الى طروحات جديدة وليس الى مجرّد إعفاءات ضريبية على مشاريع النفط

27 October 2020
Laury Haytayan
 

Training Amid the Pandemic: Instilling Knowledge at a Distance

27 October 2020
Sophia Rwegellera, Theonestina Kassiga, Blandina Kilama, Lulu Olang
NRGI staff in Tanzania, along with partners from the NGO REPOA, share what they have learned about delivering effective online training.

Les producteurs africains de pétrole et de gaz auront des décisions difficiles à prendre en matière de fiscalité suite à la pandémie

27 October 2020
Silas Olan'g, Evelyne Tsague, Zeina Dowidar
 

African Oil and Gas Producers Will Face Taxing Challenges Post-Pandemic

27 October 2020
Silas Olan'g, Evelyne Tsague, Zeina Dowidar
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, experts predict Africa’s economy will shrink for the first time in over 25 years. For the continent’s oil- and gas-rich countries the impact of the pandemic coincided with and exacerbated a global drop in oil prices.

Algeria Needs Fresh Thinking More Than Its Oil Projects Need Tax Breaks

27 October 2020
Laury Haytayan
In the aftermath of the pandemic and falling oil prices, Algerian authorities consider giving tax breaks to maintain investment in hydrocarbon projects, but there may be better alternatives for the country.

Aucune excuse pour le recul dans la transparence de contrats extractifs en République Démocratique du Congo

8 October 2020
Descartes Mponge Malasi
La République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) a fait des progrès significatifs en matière de divulgation des contrats extractifs. On aurait donc pensé qu’elle serait en bonne voie pour devenir l’un des pays modèles en Afrique subsaharienne en la matière.

Risk and Reward in Ghana’s Agyapa Gold Royalties Deal: Eight Points for Consideration

1 October 2020
Nicola Woodroffe, David Mihalyi, Nafi Chinery
The Agyapa gold deal was intended to solve Ghana's immediate economic challenges. The authors of this post suggest what the Ghanaian government could do to strengthen the deal in Ghana's favour.

Middle East and North Africa National Oil Companies Face a Crossroads

1 October 2020
Laury Haytayan
NRGI's Laury Hayatan is a frequent contributor to podcasts and webinars run by Gulf Intelligence. In a recent series of commentary snapshots, she provided insights into how national oil companies in the Middle East and North Africa will navigate the energy transition.

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