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Interviews, background on RWI research and training events and up-to-the-minute analysis by staff and experts from around the world.

The report by Ghana's Public Interest and Accountability Committee heralds a new approach in stronger oversight for the nation's burgeoning oil industry.

The organization is suing regulators over the one year delay issuing oil and mining disclosure rules passed in the Dodd-Frank Act.

The Strategic Partnership Agreement signed by the U.S. and Afghanistan highlights responsible resource revenue management.

Programmers and advocates shared gripes and wishes for better collaboration in a talk led by RWI and Harvard University.

The story of a village near a gold mine in Azerbaijan shows how secrecy can undermine the public trust and the public good.

RWI partner GPC has launched a new online map that allows users to compare resource concessions across Peru.

Executives of oil trading firms expressed little enthusiasm for greater transparency in the sector.

In March, RWI held its first IKAT-U.S. workshop, linking Southeast Asian CSOs focused on the oil and mining industries.

The paper speculates that RWI's findings "could have significant implications for the publicity-shy commodities trading industry."

Leaders at the OGP meeting, including RWI's President Karin Lissakers, describe the meaning of open government.

Revenue Watch led an OGP summit panel on practical ways to incorporate oil and mining transparency into country commitments.

17 April marked the anniversary of the deadline for the SEC to issue new oil and mining disclosure rules—rules that still have not been released.

RWI's research on the double-edged effects of mining revenue is featured in an article in the latest issue of Quehacer.

RWI's Latin America office has published a new Spanish-language report on trends in oil, gas and mining issues in Latin America.

RWI and local partners held a workshop to discuss inputs to three proposed petroleum bills.

Tanzanian advocates for transparency delivered a letter to Denmark's Prime Minister, calling for passage of new EU disclosure rules.

With RWI support, our partner Ibase has published a new report, giving an overview of Brazil's oil, gas and mining revenues.

With a new report breaking down its tax payments for 2011, Rio Tinto took a commendable step toward fuller disclosure.

A Financial Times review praises The Oil Curse, an examination of the consequences of oil wealth by RWI advisor Michael Ross.

RWI's Dauda Garuba joined Al Jazeera to discuss whether Nigeria's government has effectively protected the environment against oil operations.

RWI partner Foro's new report, El Sector Extractivo en Colombia, gives an overview of the local oil, gas and mining sector.

A recent report evalutates the performance, promise and limitations of the Nigerian EITI as an anti-corruption tool.

Oil companies face increasing pressure as tens of thousands of petition signers join the Secretary of State and others in the push for strong disclosure rules.

In countries rich in oil, gas and minerals, the new opportunities that resource wealth brings too often benefit men rather than women.

At a Canadian parliamentary hearing, members of the mining industry, civil society and parliament expressed strong support for mandatory disclosure rules.