June 22, 2017 – The Platform for Collaboration on Tax (PCT) – a joint initiative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), United Nations...
Date: June 22, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
DAKAR, May 15, 2017—Extractives are an important source of income globally, including for about 30 countries in Africa. Efficient management of the collection of tax revenues from extractives can generate...
Date: May 15, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, 10 March, 2017 – A recent two-day seminar organized jointly by the government of Nigeria, the International Gas Union (IGU), the World Bank and GGFR, focused on reducing gas flaring at oil...
Date: March 10, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
WASHINGTON, March 9, 2017 – A comprehensive legal framework is crucial for the proper governance of Africa’s mining sector. However, access to and knowledge of the evolving legislation of many African...
Date: March 9, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) provides a critical livelihood for millions of people across the world. And Artisanal miners produce a significant portion of the world’s minerals and gemstones,...
Date: January 30, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
OMV Group has underscored its commitment to act on climate change mitigation and responsible resource management by endorsing the “Zero Routine Flaring by 2030” global initiative. Since 2008 OMV reports...
Date: January 24, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Washington, December 12, 2016 – New data released today shows an increase over the past five years in the amount of gas flared at oil production sites worldwide, reversing a trend of flaring reduction....
Date: December 12, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
The World Bank presented an overview and analysis of Afghanistan’s economy at the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan on October 5, 2016. 70 countries and 20 international organizations and agencies were...
Date: October 5, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Zambia has a long history of mining and a large known resource base of copper, emeralds, and other deposits. It also has very good potential for further discoveries. Mining accounts for 12% of Zambia's...
Date: July 18, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
WASHINGTON, June 15, 2016 — The World Bank and the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Uruguay announced the completion of an oil hedging program, aimed at protecting the Uruguayan economy from abrupt changes...
Date: June 15, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Naomi Kakundu is from the small town of Ndola in the copperbelt province of Zambia. In 2014, she was a second-year law student at the University of Cape Town Faculty of Law, considering whether to take...
Date: June 9, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
On Friday, March 18 several hundred people gathered in Yangon, Myanmar for the launch of the country’s first EITI report, which provides the most comprehensive data to date on Myanmar’s revenues from extractives;...
Date: April 28, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Over the last decade Latin America experienced high growth and consistent poverty reduction in part due to the boom in commodity prices. In 2013 the region received 27% of global exploration spending and...
Date: March 25, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Kim welcomes U.S./Canada plan to endorse zero gas flaring initiative WASHINGTON, March 11, 2016 – World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim today welcomed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to...
Date: March 11, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
An impressive amount of data from the oil, gas and mining industries has been collected through the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) since its launch in 2003. A total of 45 countries...
Date: March 9, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
KAFFRINE, January 5, 2016 – In the region of Kaffrine, where electricity, jobs, and natural resources are scarce, there is a bubbling optimism despite current hardships. Change is in the dusty hot winds,...
Date: January 5, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
LIBREVILLE, December 17, 2015 – Entitled “Protecting the Poor Despite Slower Growth,” the first issue of the Gabon Economic Update assesses the country’s macroeconomic situation and proposes solutions...
Date: December 17, 2015
Type: Press Release
Language: English
The Republic of Ghana issued a US$1 billion sovereign bond on October 7 with a 15-year final maturity. The sovereign bond is partially guaranteed by a US$400 million Policy Based Guarantee (PBG) by the...
Date: November 18, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining, Honourable Bright Msaka, SCPrincipal Secretary for Ministry of Energy Mining and EnvironmentOther Principal Secretaries and directors here present;Members...
Date: September 22, 2015
Type: Speeches and Transcripts
Language: English
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