A weekly digest of activity on GOXI
Interest rates, civil wars, community agitation, falling prices, etc, etc...Is that mine worth the trouble? Jodi Liss explains how mining companies make these calculations.
Here's another question without easy answers: How should countries strike a balance between building the capacity of domestic players in the oil industry and avoiding corruption and cronyism? This post by Seibik Bugri and Antipas Massawe's response to it illustrate this point. What are your thoughts?
Twenty years ago, Azerbaijan had to consider building domestic capacity as it entered the "contract of the century" with 11 oil companies. But have expectations been met? Farid Guliyev asks.
Mining in Malawi reports on what happened when the country's President Mutharika met with George Soros and other investors in America.
And Lars Benson reports on practical steps that smaller companies can take to implement a robust anti-corruption compliance programme, with a focus on Kenya.
More blogs, photos, videos and discussions on GOXI.
New GOXIans - Welcome
Ana Carolina González Espinosa; Coordinator - Universidad Externado de Colombia; Bogota, Colombia
Avery Grau; Graduate Student - University of Edinburgh; Edinburgh, UK
Brad Brooks-Rubin; Global Director of Development and Beneficiation - Gemological Institute of America; Washington, D.C., USA
Caroline Ngonze; Social Affairs Officer - UNECA; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Thiago Miotto Palo; Research Assistant - Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment; Sao Paulo, Brazil
James Morrissey; Researcher - Oxfam America; Washington, D.C., USA
Adnan Adams; News Editor - Economy Times; Accra, Ghana
Sarmina Ferhad; Planning Officer - GIZ; Berlin, Germany
New Posts
Throwing oil blocks away? Ghana's Minister stands accused - Seibik Bugri- Read
VIDEO: What is a mine worth 9-14 - Jodi Liss - Watch
Anti-corruption compliance - Lars Benson - Read
Malawi’s mineral wealth on show - Mining Review (August 2014) - Mining in Malawi - Read
The “Contract of the Century” 20 years after: A mixed blessing – Farid Guliyev - Read
Events
UPCOMING EVENTS
IGF: The Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development; Geneva, Switzerland; October 20-24, 2014 - RSVP
IAIA: Special Symposium for Resettlement; Kruger National Park, South Africa; October 20-24, 2014 - RSVP
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Adam Smith: Fiscal Regime Expert - Kabul, Afghanistan - Apply
World Bank: Call for Resumes: Gender and Extractive Industries Expert Consultant Roster - Submit
TDM: Call for Papers - Arbitration in the Middle East - Expectations and Challenges for the Future - Submit by September 30
The Global Innovation Challenge of Making: Share Ideas - how to promote better governance, transparency and accountability, and decreased corruption - Submit by October 15
OGEL: Call for Papers - Emerging Emerging Issues in Polar Energy Law and Governance - Submit by November 15
Synergy Global: CRP Training - October 13 -17 - Register
IM4DC & AMDC: Course - Emerging Leaders in African Mining Program - Cape Town, South Africa February 2 - February 13, 2015- Register
Synergy Global & University of Witwatersrand: Certificate Programmes;
March 23 - March 27, 2015 - Community Relations Practice in the Extractive Industry: Management of Community Impacts - Register
June 8 - June 12, 2015 - Community Relations Practice in the Extractive Industry: Management of Community Benefits and Partnerships - Register
November 2 - November 6, 2015 - Community Relations Practice in the Extractive Industry: Developing and Maintaining Stakeholder Relations - Register
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Featured organization - CIPE
The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) is affiliated with the US Chamber of Commerce and one of the core institutes of the National Endowment for Democracy. Its main program areas include democratic governance, combating corruption, business association development, corporate governance, legal and regulatory reform, access to information, women and youth empowerment, informal sector, and property rights. CIPE's mission is to promote democracy through private enterprise and market oriented reforms. See more at http://cipe.org
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Beyond GOXI: Books, news, papers and reports
China’s demand growth may make it globally dominant, speakers suggest - Oil&Gas Journal - Read
Rio Tinto and Mongolia settle Oyu Tolgoi mine tax dispute - The Sydney Morning Herald - Read
ExxonMobil outlines international approach to unconventional development - Oil&Gas Journal - Read
Study finds bad well construction, not fracing, fouled water wells op ten business risks - Oil&Gas Journal - Read
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