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Who wins if Zimbabwe joins the EITI?

02/20/2020
Recent news, which the government has not refused, suggested that Zimbabwe is not keen on joining the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI).

Philippines: Will TRAIN run over the mining sector?

02/14/2018
In his July 2017 State of the Nation Address, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said he would tax miners to “death.”

Have Westerosis benefited from their natural resources?

08/17/2017
Gold, silver, iron, and copper in Westeros has been exploited for centuries yet extraction only benefited a few great houses and their lords and ladies.

Recent posts

Who benefits from stringent reporting under Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Act?​

03/23/2020​
A more stringent Section 1504 benefits not just Americans but also citizens where US extractive companies operate.

Who benefits from stringent reporting under Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Act?​

03/23/2020​
A more stringent Section 1504 benefits not just Americans but also citizens where US extractive companies operate.

How much and how dependent?

3/19/2020
Natural resources offer host countries the opportunity to translate their assets into sustainable development

How indebted are national oil companies?

3/11/2020
As oil prices plummet, so will revenues and government transfers of national oil companies (NOCs).

Reflections on my 5-year open extractives data journey

3/7/2020
On my first week at Bantay Kita - PWYP Philippines back in June 2015, I was tasked to create primers using subnational data from the Philippine EITI report.

Who wins if Zimbabwe joins the EITI?

2/20/2020
Recent news, which the government has not refused, suggested that Zimbabwe is not keen on joining the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI).

Five concrete ways communities can maximize the new EITI Standard

1/30/2020
The new Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Standard is like the latest smartphone in the market - it is fancy on the outside but packed with useful features on the inside.

Philippines: will TRAIN run over the mining sector?

2/14/2018
In his July 2017 State of the Nation Address, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said he would tax miners to “death.”

Have Westerosis benefited from their natural resources?

8/17/2017
Gold, silver, iron, and copper in Westeros has been exploited for centuries yet extraction only benefited a few great houses and their lords and ladies.

The data we take for granted

2/28/2017
​Today I met with members of two mining affected communities in Palawan.

Why we need financial modeling

11/5/2016
Prices of oil and minerals can go really high. A country may benefit given the right fiscal regime.

Making open data work for communities in the Philippines 

10/31/2016
There are two types of disclosures. One is disclosure for the sake of transparency, while the other is disclosure that actually works for the people it is intended to help.

​5+ tools every Data Extractor needs to know

10/28/2016
Asking why we need to use data is like asking why we fall in love or breathe.

Why we need relevant data

7/12/2016
Data can be simply numbers for some while for others it can mean either having livelihood projects or none at all.