Participants in the global transparency initiative are exploring new criteria for country reports on oil, minerals and other natural resources.
Updates from RWI's regional office on local foreign investment, Petrobras and expanded mining operations in Colombia.
RWI is pleased to announced the release of its standardized training modules on the essential components of the EITI process.
Nearly 60 U.S. lawmakers joined in a letter calling on the SEC to issue the final oil and mining reporting rules passed in the Dodd-Frank Act.
A worldwide expert on governance issues, Kaufmann will become RWI president in September. He will succeed Karin Lissakers, who has led the organization since 2006.
The chair of Ghana’s citizen oversight committee joined experts from RWI and Oxfam to discuss the prospects for accountable oil revenue management.
On 1 June in Washington, D.C., distinguished guests joined RWI and Oxfam for a discussion on Ghana's new oil oversight committee.
As the public and the media react to an in-depth report on oil revenues, the government has responded with new disclosures.
The Strategic Partnership Agreement signed by the U.S. and Afghanistan highlights responsible resource revenue management.
Participants from 11 countries learned about managing oil windfalls and shielding economies from price volatility.
Over 100 civil society members met at the end of the OGP meeting to discuss strengthening the partnership both in-country and internationally.
At the OGP meeting in Brasilia, governments announced National Action Plans, including many concrete resource governance reforms.
Executives of oil trading firms expressed little enthusiasm for greater transparency in the sector.
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.
As more than 1,000 members of government, civil society and the private sector gather in Brasilia, the OGP's first civil society co-chair is appointed.
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.
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 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.
This video explores how legislators won greater disclosure of contracts and the chance to get a better deal for their countries.