The report by Ghana's Public Interest and Accountability Committee heralds a new approach in stronger oversight for the nation's burgeoning oil industry.
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."
RWI releases new research revealing the importance of disclosures by national oil companies, a largely-hidden area of the global market.
The Revenue Watch Institute seeks an office manager to oversee administration of the RWI Regional Africa office in Accra, Ghana.
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.
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.
In countries rich in oil, gas and minerals, the new opportunities that resource wealth brings too often benefit men rather than women.
Author Michael Ross joined RWI to discuss his comprehensive study of the economic and political consequences of oil wealth.
After four years of work with legislators on managing oil and minerals, RWI is pleased to announce our new toolkit to help strengthen parliaments.
The World Bank's Kai Kaiser discusses a new report that considers resource rich nations through a "political economy" lens.
This May, RWI will begin the third class for African journalists seeking new expertise in reporting on oil, gas and minerals.
A new investigative article considers the environmental risks of offshore drilling in the Gulf of Guinea.
Groups from Cameroon and Ghana observed industry activities firsthand and traded experiences with policy and public dialogue.
In a chapter in the newly-published Fuelling the World – Failing the Region?, Dauda Garuba discusses EITI in Africa's Gulf of Guinea.
Two alumni of RWI's media training program received top awards in a Ugandan contest for best reporting on oil and mining issues.
Discussions on how technology can further transparency goals raise "non-tech" questions about political power.
In its new 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index, Transparency International makes a direct link between global corruption and increasing public unrest.
Natural resource NGOs and tech experts huddle to discuss how data innovations can build knowledge.