April 2016 News and Analysis from NRGI
Highlights
Anti-Corruption in the Wake of the Panama Papers: Next Steps
The leaks from Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca (as well as Monaco-based Unaoil) have intensified global attention to corruption and tax havens. Since the leaks, NRGI has provided insight on how a global register could change the policy impact of beneficial ownership data; underscored the importance of building the capacity of administrators to fight persistent tax evasion in Francophone Africa; and charted the prospects for beneficial ownership disclosure in Ghana. And in the run-up to the U.K. Anti-Corruption Summit on 12 May (and the conference that precedes it), a new NRGI think piece explores legal and illegal corruption as well as the interconnectedness of corruption networks. It also identifies key transparency gaps in commodity trading.
Revenue Sharing: Lessons from Bolivia and Peru
Many national governments in Latin America have shared mining and hydrocarbon revenues with subnational authorities for years. But what are the most effective models? NRGI has explored and documented revenue sharing arrangements in Peru and Bolivia and isolated elements for success.
Rethinking Corruption: An Empirical Governance Perspective
NRGI president and CEO Daniel Kaufmann delivered the keynote presentation at “Transparencia: Open Data and Anticorruption in Latin America,” a symposium at Harvard University. In the immediate wake of the Panama leaks, he spoke about the challenges of state capture and legal corruption.
Natural Resource Charter Case Studies
NRGI has produced several case studies illustrating the principles of the Natural Resource Charter. New analysis focuses on Botswana, Ghana, Thailand, Timor-Leste and others.
Spotlight on Data
NRGI Launches New Oil, Gas and Mining Open Data Platform ResourceProjects.org
NRGI has launched the public alpha version of ResourceProjects.org, an open-source repository of data on oil, gas and mining projects across the world.
Video
Watch Daniel Kaufmann discuss the commodities supercycle and the macroeconomic picture in Mongolia on the DeFacto newscast.
Blog
Oil, Identity Politics and the Struggle for Reform in Iraq
Iraqi oil production has grown steadily since 2010, reaching a peak of 4.4 million barrels per day at the end of 2015. With prices tumbling, however, the central government is struggling to cover $4 billion per month in salaries and pensions.
U.K. Publishes First EITI Report Amid Tax Transparency Media Frenzy
The U.K. published its first-ever Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) report. It offers a bounty of useful information and signals a significant commitment by the country's government, industry and civil society.
NRGI's Kaufmann Meets Mongolia President, Delivers Economic Forum Keynote in Ulaanbaatar
Daniel Kaufmann was a featured keynote speaker at the Mongolia Economic Forum in Ulaanbaatar and launched the expansion of NRGI’s engagement in the country. He met with Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj and other leading politicians, as well as CSOs and business leaders.
From Reports to Results: The Story Behind Ghana's EITI Success
In February, the Ghana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GHEITI) received a 2016 EITI Chair’s Award for helping turn policy recommendations into actionable reforms at EITI’s global conference.
Controversial Gas Contracts Shift Peru Election Debate
Gas policy is at the center of the Peruvian political conversation. The focus is on contracts signed by the Peruvian government and a consortium in 2004 regarding Camisea, the country’s largest natural gas reserve.
As EITI Goes Local, a Look at Lessons Learned
EITI brings together the supply of extractive data and the demand for such relevant information (and for inclusion in policy debates) from the impacted communities.
NRGI in the News and On the Web
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Anti-Corruption in the Wake of the Panama Papers: Next Steps
The leaks from Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca (as well as Monaco-based Unaoil) have intensified global attention to corruption and tax havens. Since the leaks, NRGI has provided insight on how a global register could change the policy impact of beneficial ownership data; underscored the importance of building the capacity of administrators to fight persistent tax evasion in Francophone Africa; and charted the prospects for beneficial ownership disclosure in Ghana. And in the run-up to the U.K. Anti-Corruption Summit on 12 May (and the conference that precedes it), a new NRGI think piece explores legal and illegal corruption as well as the interconnectedness of corruption networks. It also identifies key transparency gaps in commodity trading.
Revenue Sharing: Lessons from Bolivia and Peru
Many national governments in Latin America have shared mining and hydrocarbon revenues with subnational authorities for years. But what are the most effective models? NRGI has explored and documented revenue sharing arrangements in Peru and Bolivia and isolated elements for success.
Rethinking Corruption: An Empirical Governance Perspective
NRGI president and CEO Daniel Kaufmann delivered the keynote presentation at “Transparencia: Open Data and Anticorruption in Latin America,” a symposium at Harvard University. In the immediate wake of the Panama leaks, he spoke about the challenges of state capture and legal corruption.
Natural Resource Charter Case Studies
NRGI has produced several case studies illustrating the principles of the Natural Resource Charter. New analysis focuses on Botswana, Ghana, Thailand, Timor-Leste and others.
Spotlight on Data
NRGI Launches New Oil, Gas and Mining Open Data Platform ResourceProjects.org
NRGI has launched the public alpha version of ResourceProjects.org, an open-source repository of data on oil, gas and mining projects across the world.
Video
Watch Daniel Kaufmann discuss the commodities supercycle and the macroeconomic picture in Mongolia on the DeFacto newscast.
Blog
Oil, Identity Politics and the Struggle for Reform in Iraq
Iraqi oil production has grown steadily since 2010, reaching a peak of 4.4 million barrels per day at the end of 2015. With prices tumbling, however, the central government is struggling to cover $4 billion per month in salaries and pensions.
U.K. Publishes First EITI Report Amid Tax Transparency Media Frenzy
The U.K. published its first-ever Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) report. It offers a bounty of useful information and signals a significant commitment by the country's government, industry and civil society.
NRGI's Kaufmann Meets Mongolia President, Delivers Economic Forum Keynote in Ulaanbaatar
Daniel Kaufmann was a featured keynote speaker at the Mongolia Economic Forum in Ulaanbaatar and launched the expansion of NRGI’s engagement in the country. He met with Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj and other leading politicians, as well as CSOs and business leaders.
From Reports to Results: The Story Behind Ghana's EITI Success
In February, the Ghana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GHEITI) received a 2016 EITI Chair’s Award for helping turn policy recommendations into actionable reforms at EITI’s global conference.
Controversial Gas Contracts Shift Peru Election Debate
Gas policy is at the center of the Peruvian political conversation. The focus is on contracts signed by the Peruvian government and a consortium in 2004 regarding Camisea, the country’s largest natural gas reserve.
As EITI Goes Local, a Look at Lessons Learned
EITI brings together the supply of extractive data and the demand for such relevant information (and for inclusion in policy debates) from the impacted communities.
NRGI in the News and On the Web
- Wall Street Journal: BP's Azerbaijan Push Comes at a Cost
- The Times of India: Corruption through privatization of public policy
- Huffington Post: Burma: Will International Financial Institutions Get It Right this Time?
- OECD Development Centre: Corruption in the Extractive Value Chain
- Central European University School of Public Policy: Is There an Alternative to the Boom and Bust Cycle?
- Africa Independent Television (Nigeria): Neiti Calls On Citizens To Take Advantage Of Data Contained In Its Audit Reports
- Devex: Why haven't more Latin American countries joined EITI?
- The Observer (Uganda): Uganda: Minister Lokeris Warns On Misuse of Oil Royalties
- New Vision (Uganda): Emulate South Sudan on oil companies, Uganda advised
- UB Post (Mongolia): Government reform is the way out of crisis
- Devex: Whose company is it anyway?
- Peace FM 104.3 (Ghana): Look Beyond Oil And Gas Revenue
- WMC Tunisie: Le casse-tête de la redistribution des revenus des ressources naturelles
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