Posts Tagged ‘Crude oil’

Country Experience with EITI – Part 1

Saturday, March 14, 2009 16:44 1 Comment

Twenty-seven countries are at various stages of implementing the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). One of the earliest implementers, Nigeria, estimates that EITI helped increase petroleum revenues to the government by US$ 1 billion in 2004 and 2005. This note reviews the EITI implementation and related experience of some countries, focusing primarily on actions taken [...]

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Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

Friday, February 13, 2009 17:04 Comments Off

Founded on the belief that promoting revenue transparency in resource-rich countries is one of the fundamental building blocks for sustainable economic growth and poverty alleviation, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) [1] was launched in Johannesburg at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002. EITI aims to improve governance in oil, gas, and minerals-rich [...]

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Country Experience with Petroleum Revenue Funds – Part 1

Friday, January 30, 2009 16:40 1 Comment

Norway, Alaska, and Alberta have been operating petroleum revenue funds which are considered among the successful nonrenewable resource funds. Rules governing the three funds are quite different, from deposit and withdrawal rules to investment strategies and how the funds withdrawn are to be spent .This briefing note, third in a series of four, gives a [...]

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