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Lebanon Needs a True Win at the EITI Global Conference
Originally posted by The Daily Star On June 18th, the Lebanese Minister for Energy and Water, Nada Boustany, is expected to deliver a key note speech at the Opening ceremony of the EITI Global Conference happening in Paris1. The Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative, is an international transparency standard that governments voluntarily decide to implement to […]
Promises are Vanity, Contracts are Reality, Transparency is Sanity
Contracts signed between governments and resource companies are the fundamental documents that set out obligations, rewards, rights and protections in many oil, gas and mining investments. Without access to them, it is not possible for citizens to understand the nature of the agreements that their governments have made or monitor government and company commitments.
Secrets of Hydrocarbon Contracts in Tunisia
El Kamur, Om Shiah, Kerkenna, Argub, Douz … regions that have become famous for their successive protests since 2011 about the management of natural resources in Tunisia. The reasons for protests are summarized by a young man from the village of Faouar in the Governorate of Kebili in southern Tunisia, nearby several oil wells: “we […]
Past the Tipping Point? Contract Disclosure within EITI
When governments and private sector companies agree to exploit publicly held natural resources, citizens have the right to know the terms of the resulting deals. These terms are contained in licenses, contracts, regulations and legislation. While regulations and legislation are usually public, licenses and contracts are not.
Contract Disclosure Survey 2018: A review of the contract disclosure policies of 40 oil, gas and mining companies
Contract disclosure in the oil, gas and mining sector is an emerging global norm. Given the progress by governments, international financial institutions and the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, this report aims fill the research gap in information regarding corporate policies on contract disclosure. It provides a snapshot of the current landscape of corporate policy based […]
UK financial regulator confirms oil, gas and mining companies must name government entities receiving their payments
In 2016 UK-incorporated and London Stock Exchange (LSE)-traded oil, gas and mining companies began to publicly disclose their payments to governments annually under the European Union Accounting and Transparency Directives and UK national law. The regulations require companies to file reports that are disaggregated and granular, providing data both on each country where the company […]
Selection of Civil Society Representatives on the International EITI Board (2019-2022)
Version française ici | Русская версия здесь Seeking Civil Society Representatives for the EITI International Board (2019-2022) The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) is a global standard promoting the open and accountable management of oil, gas, and mineral resources. The International Board, the EITI’s main governing body, is comprised of 21 representatives from the various Constituencies […]
PWYP in Africa should intensify its work to advance the Africa Mining Vision
With members in 26 African countries, the Publish What You Pay (PWYP) coalition is one of the biggest and most widespread CSO networks working on mineral governance issues in Africa. PWYP members are an important factor in the influence and continuing growth of citizens’ pressure on African governments and mining companies for accountability in the […]
Looking back at the Global Assembly 2019
The Global Assembly is PWYP’s tri-annual strategic convening of members. It is a unique opportunity for members and partners from around the world to come together to discuss trends in the transparency and accountability movement, strategise around key developments in the extractives sector and learn from each other. Global Assembly 2019 From power analysis and […]
Global Reporting Initiative’s public consultation on Tax and Payments to Governments
The Publish What You Pay Global Council submitted a public comment form on Global Reporting Initiative’s public consultation on Tax and Payments to Governments in March 2019.
Prominent human rights defender under serious threats to his life in Equatorial Guinea
French version here, Spanish here A group of human rights and anti-corruption civil society organisations* is appalled by the illegal detention and house arrest of human rights defender Alfredo Okenve Ndoho on the same day that he was supposed to receive the Franco-German Human Rights Award at a ceremony organised by the French Embassy in […]
Breaking new ground at EITI – and looking ahead to the global conference in June
For years, PWYP members have been calling for the EITI standard to include several critical transparency measures.