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Licensing and negotiation

Who has the authority to issue drilling and mining licenses, and on what terms, varies between extractive countries. Fine-tuning those processes is key to beneficial resource governance.
Who has the authority to issue drilling and mining licenses, and on what terms, varies between extractive countries. Fine-tuning those processes is key to beneficial resource governance.
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Open Contracting for Oil, Gas and Mineral Rights: Shining a Light on Good Practice
26 June 2018
Unpacking Decentralization: Improving How States and Regions in Myanmar Issue Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Permits
Report
23 October 2019
Lessons for Generating Government Revenue for New and Prospective Liquefied Natural Gas Producers
Briefing
18 December 2019

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    Resource Governance Index: 2019 Interim Evaluation Report for Guinea (Mining)

    Briefing
    24 June 2019

    How and Why the Myanmar Government Should Publish Petroleum and Mining Contracts

    Briefing
    27 May 2019
    Sebastian Sahla, Hosana Chay, Robert Pitman

    Resource Governance Index: From Legal Reform to Implementation in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Report
    15 April 2019

    Mongolia's Missing Oil, Gas and Mining Contracts

    Briefing
    11 February 2019
    Robert Pitman

    Бодлогын хураангуй: Монгол Улсын газрын тос, уул уурхайн ил болоогүй гэрээнүүд

    11 February 2019
    Robert Pitman

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    News & Insights

    AUDIO: NRGI’s Nafi Chinery on Resource-Backed Loans in Ghana (starts 4m22s)

    BBC World Service
    27 February 2020

    Tips for African Negotiators Doing Deals with China: Rebalancing Asymmetries

    Hervé Lado, Folashadé Soulé
    25 February 2020

    Guinée : « L’Etat ne doit pas sous-traiter le développement local aux sociétés minières »

    Le Monde Afrique
    28 November 2019

    Faut-il revoir la fiscalité pétrolière tunisienne ?

    Thomas Lassourd, Wissem Heni, Carole Nakhle
    23 November 2019

    Energy Transition Brings New Challenges for New Petroleum Producers

    Patrick Heller
    22 November 2019

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    Beneficial ownership
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    Civic space
    Measurement of environmental and social impacts
    Commodity prices
    Measurement of governance
    Contract transparency and monitoring
    Open data
    Coronavirus
    Revenue management
    Corruption
    Revenue sharing
    Economic diversification
    Sovereign wealth funds
    Energy transition
    State-owned enterprises
    Gender
    Subnational governance
    Global initiatives
    Tax policy and revenue collection
    Legislation and regulation

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    Monday, February 5, 2018 - 09:00 to Sunday, May 13, 2018 - 17:00
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    Executive Course on Oil, Gas and Mining Governance

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      Beneficial ownership
      Civic space
      Commodity prices
      Contract transparency and monitoring
      Coronavirus
      Corruption
      Economic diversification
      Energy transition
      Gender
      Global initiatives
      Legislation and regulation
      Licensing and negotiation
      Mandatory payment disclosure
      Measurement of environmental and social impacts
      Measurement of governance
      Open data
      Revenue management
      Revenue sharing
      Sovereign wealth funds
      State-owned enterprises
      Subnational governance
      Tax policy and revenue collection
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