Recent Articles

The nation's natural resource management is improving, but challenges to oversight and efficiency remain.
News Article ~ 25 July 2011
RWI seeks a Senior Associate for its MENA region. The Senior Associate will work closely with the MENA Regional Coordinator and collaborate with the Program Associate.
News Article ~ 21 July 2011
RWI seeks a Regional Associate for its MENA office. The Associate will work closely with the MENA Regional Coordinator and collaborate with the Senior Associate.
News Article ~ 21 July 2011
RWI's calculator compares company listings and values on 35 international exchanges.
Press Release ~ 21 July 2011
RWI said the international group will be a new force for accountability.
Press Release ~ 12 July 2011
RWI’s Juan Carlos Quiroz offers lessons from the Revenue Watch Index.
News Article ~ 8 July 2011
At the region’s top mining conference, governments worked to shore up regional investment.
News Article ~ 7 July 2011
The first issue of “View Point” focuses on changes in contract practices.
News Article ~ 6 July 2011

RWI Deputy Director Antoine Heuty discusses how oil-rich countries in the MENA region can make sure that oil is linked to development and democracy.

News Article ~ 27 June 2011
Journalists Ken Silverstein and Andrew Feinstein joined RWI in May for a discussion on oil and arms middlemen.
News Article ~ 21 June 2011
The Transparency and Accountability Initiative seeks a Program Officer to support its impact and learning working group.
News Article ~ 20 June 2011
New research tracks the size of the oil, gas and mining sector in 35 markets.
News Article ~ 16 June 2011
The Transparency and Accountability Initiative is looking for a convener to strengthen the role of BRICS and other emerging economies in extractive industries transparency and accountability.
News Article ~ 31 May 2011
RWI calls on the EU and G20 to follow the G8’s lead.
News Article ~ 27 May 2011
On 27 April, three international experts discussed the best ways to battle oil industry opacity at the Columbia University panel "Power and Pressure: The Media in Africa." The conversation illustrated that, while each country's situation is unique, promoting good governance and transparency is always a collaborative effort.
News Article ~ 12 May 2011

Investigative journalist Nick Shaxson has spent much of his career covering the economies and politics of oil-rich African countries, research that led to his 2007 book Poisoned Wells. His new book, Treasure Islands: Tax Havens and the Men Who Stole the World, explores a topic Shaxson says was the logical conclusion of following oil money. He spoke with Revenue Watch this April.

News Article ~ 9 May 2011
Revenue Watch and our colleagues at the Open Society Foundations were deeply saddened by the deaths of photographers Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros during fighting in Libya. Hetherington's images have helped RWI tell the story of resource wealth and economic struggle with a more human element than commentary or analysis can convey.
News Article ~ 21 April 2011
With growing global momentum for country-by-country reporting, senators question regulators about delays in the rulemaking process.
News Article ~ 20 April 2011
Africa's economic ascent was the focus of the eighth annual African Economic Forum at Columbia University this March. Panelists argued that oil, gas and mining are the most important industries contributing to Africa's economic growth, and that they must improve transparency and management in order to spur development across the continent.
News Article ~ 19 April 2011
RWI Deputy Director Antoine Heuty discusses the role of resources in the current Middle East revolts.
News Article ~ 7 April 2011
Revenue Watch's April/May newsletter, in a brand-new format, presents brief reports from each RWI region and important developments in the oil, gas and mining sectors. In this issue, Director Karin Lissakers discusses the fifth global EITI conference, francophone Africa calls for Dodd-Frank-style regulations, the Nabucco Pipeline project feels the impact of "Arab Spring," RWI holds its second Regional Hub event in Peru, and much more.
News Article ~ 7 April 2011
How do their the claims of Dodd-Farnk opponents compare with the facts?
News Article ~ 6 April 2011
Deborah Brautigam, author of The Dragon's Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa, spoke with RWI about China's development and business interests in Africa. 
News Article ~ 28 March 2011
In recent months, the governments of Bolivia, Ecuador and Chile decided to reduce or eliminate gasoline subsidies for the domestic market. The programs, meant to combat petroleum shortages, have imposed unwieldy costs on national governments and created a disincentive for private investment. The experiences of these three countries demonstrate how the debate has played out in the region.
News Article ~ 15 March 2011
In the latest of an ongoing series of investigations of oil and mining companies' activities abroad, the Danish organization DanWatch has released a report on the involvement of Danish companies in the Angolan oil sector. The report examines the activities of Maersk Oil in an environment in which corruption has become the norm and local populations reap little benefit from their country’s vast oil wealth.
News Article ~ 7 March 2011