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Coalition Calls for Dialogue After Deadly Violence at Sierra Leone Diamond Mine
The National Advocacy Coalition on Extractives (NACE) has begun an investigation into the violent confrontation between police and protestors outside a diamond mine in the eastern town of Koidu.

OSI-RELATED EVENTS

Escaping the Resource Curse: Managing Natural-Resource Revenues in Low-Income Countries
This 2004 event, hosted by the Center on Globalization and Sustainable Development of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, was sponsored by the Open Society Institute.

WORKSHOPS

Lessons Learned and Future Directions in Budget and Revenue Monitoring PDF file
On April 24-25, 2004, Revenue Watch, the International Budget Project and the Center for Policy Studies held this workshop to determine what we can learn from the experiences of budget advocates that can help enhance the policy influence of (existing and potential) natural resource monitoring groups (specializing in oil and gas revenues monitoring).

   
 

Landslide Shuts Down Ecuador Pipeline - Reuters

Nigerian President Touts New Oil Legislation - Daily Trust/AllAfrica

Africa Demands Larger Slice of Mining Revenues - Mineweb

Russia in Bid for Kyrgyz National Gas Company - Eurasianet

 
 

OSI's Revenue Watch Program Becomes Independent Institute

In June 2006, the Open Society Institute spun off its Revenue Watch program to create an independent Revenue Watch Institute (RWI), a sister organization to coordinate and lead the Soros Foundation Network’s (SFN) work on transparency and accountability in resource-rich countries.

 
 
 

IMF Country Reports on Kazakhstan
The IMF produced new Kazakhstan country reports November 15, 2004.
   • Selected Issues
   • Statistical Appendix

IMF: Azerbaijan's Poverty Reduction Progress
The Government of Azerbaijan submitted its Progress Report on Poverty Reduction Strategy to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in October 2004. IMF Joint Staff has released its assessment of the progress report prepared by the government.
• Progress Report PDF file
• Joint Staff Assessment PDF file

 

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