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FEBRUARY, 2006

February 27
World Bank agrees on Congo's eligibility for debt relief
AP

Venezuela Expanding Oil Markets
Prensa Latina

Rosneft after assets in Russia and Kazakhstan - head
Interfax

Mauritania becomes Africa's newest oil producer
AP

Nigeria: FG in Crucial Meeting With Oil Chiefs
This Day

Nigeria blasts Sao Tome after failed oil signing
Reuters

Cameroon sacks minister in anti-graft drive
Reuters

Venezuela to Buy Back Brady Bonds
AP

February 24
Mauritania: Panel launched to track use of new oil revenues
IRIN

Shell told to pay Nigeria $1.5bn
BBC

Venezuela Delays Giving Oil Pact Details
Herald News Daily

Baku to host oil revenue transparency meeting
AzerNews

Kenya - Graft: Court victory for Saitoti and Raila
Daily Nation

Peru Candidate Humala Calls for End to Gas Exports
Bloomberg

South Africa seizes luxury flats from impeached Nigerian governor
Xinhuanet

Polls says foreign firms not transparent
AzerNews

International firms apply to invest in Yemen’s oil industry
Yemen Times

Opinion: Taking on Corruption
Washington Post

February 23
Judge hears oil firm in ex-Mauritanian minister`s graft case
Angola Press

Beyond a Memorandum of Transparency
This Day

Anti-corruption inspector arrested in PetroVietnam probe
ABC

Ecuador declares oil state crisis
Turkish Weekly

Nigerian governor defies protests, backs Obasanjo
Reuters

Arrested government inspector tried to bribe boss
Thanh Nien News

February 22
East Timor takes steps to avoid pitfalls of oil wealth
International Herald Tribune

Nigeria Earns N8.8trn Revenue in 5 Years
Daily Champion

High hopes and fear stir Belize as oil riches swirl
New York Times

China: Ex-finance chief gets 2 years for oil scam
China Daily

Kuwaiti MPs urge new cabinet to fight corruption
Middle East Online

WB takes tough stance against corruption
BDNEWS

February 21
Caucasus: Pipelines Bring Danger Along With Wealth
Caucaz.com

Protests hit Ecuador oil exports
BBC

Chad's Oil Riches, Meant For Poor, Are Diverted
World Bank (press release)

Bangladesh: Govt grilled for taking FCB loan to foot fuel import bill
Financial Express

Analysis: Africa no model for newest oil producer Mauritania
Reuters

WB takes tough stance against corruption
BDNEWS

February 20
Chad oil funds earmarked for poor go astray
New York Times

Audit: NEITI Records N71bn Tax Underpayment by Oil Companies
This Day

China's investment, clout in Africa cause concern
Chicago Tribune

ONGC welcomes Rangarajan panel recommendations
Zeenews.com

Azerbaijan increases oil production 53.8%, gas - 26.9% in Jan
Interfax

Nigeria: Country with a surfeit of crude and corruption
Telegraph

February 17
Straw presses Africa to tackle graft
Reuters

Mauritania Sets Up State Account for Oil
AP

Azerbaijan Oil Fund to Alter Investment Policy
USACC

Kazakhstan and Iran discuss anti-corruption co-operation
Kazakhstan Today

Nigeria, Others Lose $148bn, Says Obasanjo
This Day

Talks start on use of Russia-China oil line
Oil & Gas Journal

US lawmakers seek info on cheap oil from Venezuela
AP

February 16
China's appetite for African oil grows
Fortune

NEITI Directs Oil Firms to Submit Fresh Production Figures
This Day

Nigeria: UK Ready to Return Looted Funds
Daily Champion

IFC to spend $675m in Nigeria, commends FG on reforms
Vanguard

Kazakhstan to buy stake in oil producer
AP

February 15
2005 Oil Licensing Round: Conoil, Agip, Oando Heighten the Stakes
This Day

Philippine president faces graft charges
ABC

NEITI Directs Oil Firms to Submit Fresh Production Figures
This Day

Samir Sharifov: "Many extracting companies decline to publicize reports on transparency privately"
Today.Az

Oil talks for Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela
Trinidad & Tobago

February 14
Arroyo, execs face graft raps on Lafayette mining operations
INQ7.net

OPEC Raises Nigeria, Saudi Arabia Oil Quotas
This Day

Senior US officials to visit Equatorial Guinea
Reuters

Nigeria restores crude oil output by 170,000 bpd
Vanguard

As Kazakh oil wealth climbs, so, too, does need to diversify
Middle East Times

February 13
Nigeria: Shell denies bribery allegation
Tribune

Russia under pressure to guarantee gas supplies after shortage in Ukraine
Guardian

Obasanjo intervenes in revenue allocation row
Vanguard

Analysis: Yemen cabinet shake-up is part of early election campaign
DPA

Venezuela's oil shipments to China soon to reach 300,000 barrels a day
AP

Mexican oil monopoly mulls refinery
AP

‘Graft impeding in­vestments in Kenya' - Danish diplomat
Times

February 10
Nigeria plagued by oil unrest
World Peace Herald

Repsol YPF denies exporting Bolivian oil without authorization
AFX

From oilfield to gas pump: G8 energy fears
Reuters

The world's most corrupt countries
Forbes

Kazakhstan extends oil export ban to end of Feb.
Xinhuanet

MEMR signs memo with oil companies on supplies for refineries
Kazakhstan Today

Mexican oil output could drop sharply - report
AFX

February 9
Bolivia Said Probes Alleged Oil Smuggling
AP

ABB discloses possible bribery to U.S.
International Herald Tribune

Vietnam trade minister accused in textile quota graft
Today Online

Analysis: Anger over reforms fuels Latin America's move to left
USA Today

Analysis: How to Beat Corruption Networks
Nation

 

   
 

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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