Recent Articles

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

Blog ~ 4:43, 4 May 2012

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

Blog ~ 14:29, 23 March 2012

RWI's Galib Efendiev talks about RWI's work to promote transit revenue transparency as an integral part of EITI.

News Article ~ 21 March 2012

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

Blog ~ 6:30, 13 March 2012

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

Blog ~ 7:30, 12 March 2012

Peru has become the first Latin American country to achieve compliant status in the EITI.

Blog ~ 8:21, 24 February 2012

As Senegal faces protests over its upcoming elections, the government announced plans to implement the transparency initiative.

Blog ~ 9:29, 14 February 2012
RWI has held two regional workshops to help local groups analyze the report and take a leading role in Iraq's EITI process.
News Article ~ 23 January 2012

The EITI has just released an amended version of its new 2011 rules, now available for download.

Blog ~ 9:22, 18 November 2011

The foreign minister and the minister of resources and energy announced that the country will pilot implementation of EITI.

Blog ~ 14:24, 27 October 2011

The White House announced on Tuesday that Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will lead U.S. EITI efforts.

Blog ~ 18:01, 26 October 2011
President Sirleaf's advocacy for natural resource transparency has been an essential element of Liberia's progress.
Blog ~ 9:28, 7 October 2011
President Obama says the U.S. will implement the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.
News Article ~ 20 September 2011
View, compare and download EITI reports and Revenue Watch analysis.
News Article ~ 27 February 2011
RWI congratulated Ghana and Mongolia for becoming the fourth and fifth EITI Compliant countries, and joined with economist and author Joseph Stiglitz to welcome Indonesia as the newest EITI Candidate country. The countries each had their new status approved by the EITI's international board during a meeting this week in Dar es-Salaam, Tanzania. RWI Chair Anthony Richter commended all three countries for making openness an integral part of their resource sectors.
News Article ~ 22 October 2010
On February 2, the Revenue Watch Institute launched its new online Resource Center: an interactive database of research, training and policy documents and videos concerning transparency and the management of natural resource wealth. This tool, which compiles a comprehensive selection of research materials from around the world in multiple languages, represents a cross-section of expertise, analysis and good practice.
News Article ~ 18 February 2010

The Revenue Watch Institute is excited to announce the formal launch of its online Resource Center, a tool for knowledge-sharing and transparency advocacy.

News Article ~ 2 February 2010
This June, Revenue Watch Institute worked with the Timor Leste Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative Secretariat and the East Timor NGO Forum (FONGTIL) to implement a series of training on EITI for civil society, the MSG and parliamentarians.  Facilitated by Revenue Watch Asia-Pacific Regional Coordinator Chandra Kirana, Radhika Sarin, Coordinator of Publish What You Pay (PWYP) International, and other civil society representatives, the workshops drew 56 participants to learn about the EITI and analyze the experience of other countries, such as Kazakhstan and Liberia, that have already undergone the process. 
News Article ~ 4 September 2009
Oil companies in resource-rich nations are recognizing the power of investor trust and a focus on national development as their best tools for survival in the current financial downturn. "State-owned oil companies are a pivot-point in this crisis," said Karin Lissakers, director of Revenue Watch Institute. "They are realizing that transparency in revenue management and reporting has become an economic necessity."
Press Release ~ 20 February 2009