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  • Report: "Does Transparency Work?"

    Advocates for responsible resource governance assume that transparency and accountability help create positive change, but the actual impact of transparency can be hard to gauge. In the Yale Journal of International Affairs, RWI's Antoine Heuty and Alex Gillies examine the challenges of measuring transparency's impact on achieving better governance and more development in resource rich countries.

  • OGP: "The Costs of Closed"
    Speaking at the inaugural meeting of the Open Government Partnership, RWI Director Karin Lissakers highlighted the "Costs of Closed" for countries rich in oil, gas and minerals.
  • OGP: President Obama Commits U.S. to Implement EITI
    Speaking today at the formal launch of the Open Government Partnership, President Obama said the U.S. would implement the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. RWI applauds President Obama's decision to apply a new standard of transparency to oil, gas and mining revenues from federal lands.
  • OGP: Subnational Work in Indonesia Advances International Transparency Goals
    At the inaugural meeting of the Open Government Partnership, RWI shows how collecting and sharing information on natural resources in Indonesia can increase government revenues and improve the management of natural resources.
  • Event: Plundered Nations, A Conversation with Paul Collier
    Joseph Stiglitz, Chris CanavanOn 21 September in Washington, D.C., Revenue Watch will hold a book discussion of Plundered Nations: Successes and Failures in Natural Resource Extraction, with Professor Paul Collier at the World Bank/IMF Civil Society Policy Forum. Collier will join RWI Director Karin Lissakers and Deputy Director Antoine Heuty to examine the different ways countries have approached extraction.
  • The 2011 EITI Rules: A Guide for Civil Society
    The EITI board issued revised rules in February 2011 that include clearer, more rigorous requirements for compliance and an updated Validation Guide. This briefing paper focuses on what the public and civil society need to know to participate effectively in the EITI process and to take full advantage of country reports.

REVENUE WATCH INDEX


Revenue Watch IndexA pioneering measurement of government disclosure in the management of natural resources, the Revenue Watch Index ranks 41 countries among the world's top producers of oil, gas and minerals.

EITI REPORT DATA


View country summaries, compare results, print and share data from RWI's analysis of EITI reports from 23 countries.

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Revenue Watch is seeking an Asia Pacific regional coordinator, a regional associate and a senior associate for the MENA region, a governance policy analyst, a Nigeria consultant, a program officer for the Transparency and Accountability Initiative, a part-time research and advocacy coordinator and legal and economic consultants. Learn more about RWI jobs and opportunities.

COUNTRIES

  • Ghana
    Traditionally dominated by mining, Ghana stands on the brink of becoming an oil exporting country, following the historic 2007 discovery now known as the Jubilee Field. Commercial extraction began in 2010, and oil is expected to generate over US $1 billion per year in exports over the next 20 years. Ghana's extractive sector also includes gold, diamonds, bauxite and substantial resources of iron ore.
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