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 [...]
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 [...]
The announcement of Cambodia’s first significant petroleum discovery in January 2005 has put Cambodia on a path to becoming a new oil producer. The world petroleum industry has a long history and oil has not always benefited people in the countries where it is discovered for reasons not always easy to understand. This is the [...]
The impending development of off shore oil fields discovered in Cambodia’s territorial waters, and continuing onshore exploration, may herald big changes to the country’s economy. A joint ADB and World Bank Oil and Gas Mission visited Cambodia recently. During their visit the World Bank Newsletter had the opportunity to interview Ms Masami Kojima, Lead Energy [...]