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APRIL, 2006

April 27
Chad May Soon Regain Access to Its Oil Funds
Washington Post

Kazakhstan: Opposition journalist beaten for second time
CPJ (press release)

China near deal with Nigeria on oil drilling rights
FT

Venezuela Needs to Invest $200 Billion For Heavy-Oil Reserves
Bloomberg

Venezuela Signs Oil Deal with Nicaraguan Mayors
VOA

JS watchdog suggests fuel oil rationing
UNB

Analysis: Do As I Say, Please
Forbes

April 14
Opinion: Transparency Campaigners Must Be Released Immediately and Unconditionally
Publish What You Pay (press release)

Audit shows lost Nigeria oil taxes
BBC

Azerbaijan leading oil transparency initiative, official says
AzerNEWS

Big Oil goes with the flow in Chavez's Venezuela
Reuters

Venezuela tightens oil grip
Christian Science Monitor

Oil most transparent business: Study
PTI

Wolfowitz unveils anti-corruption strategy
Reuters

Venezuela's State Oil Says It Has Paid Off $83 Million in Debt Registered With the SEC
AP

NGO tasks oil companies on Niger Delta dev
Tide

Ogoni Land: MOSOP, Shell Trade Words
This Day

Corruption Bane Of Nigeria’s Development — ICPC Chairman
Independent

April 11
Congo Republic detains two anti-graft campaigners
Reuters

Sudan opens oil pipeline, output to rise to 500,000 bpd
Reuters

Chad, World Bank Move To End Oil Revenue Dispute
World Bank (press release)

Caracas warns oil companies of more tax increases
FT

Venezuelan oil vice-minister tries to reassure investors
eluniversal.com

Multinationals evince interest in Indian exploration blocks
newKerala.com

Angola set up development bank against IMF advice
afrol News

Tensions Brew Over Oil Exports
Reuters

China Accused of Prolonging Sudan Bloodshed Because of Oil
CNSNews.com

Libya Oil Co Head: Oil,Commodity Prices Threaten Oil Devt
Dow Jones

April 10
Congo holds 2 activists who assailed oil deals
Boston Globe

Exxon Mobil, BP, Chevron Among Bidders for Colombia Oil Project
Bloomberg

Azerbaiian exceeds pipeline budget
UPI

Oil 'curse' could be Timor's blessing: Wolfowitz
Sydney Morning Herald

World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz's Remarks in Timor-Leste
World Bank

ASEM ministers meet, eye oil prices, global imbalance, IMF reform
Japan Economic Newswire

SOCAR head discussed oil-gas sector cooperation with EU
Trend

Opinion: The World Bank weeds out corruption: Will it touch the roots?
Bretton Woods Project

April 7
Int’l community praises Azeri extractive industries transparency
AssA-Irada

Prosecutor Closes Case In Kozeny Extradition Hearing
Bahama Journal

EU Urged To Act Against Bribery
IPS

Venezuela seeks to sell off U.S. refinery
AP

Azerbaijan suggests creating standards for EITI implementation
Kazakhstan Today

Chávez diverts $20bn to fund favourite causes
FT

Kazakhstan entertains grand economic plan
EurasiaNet

Commentary: It takes more than a brave heart to fight corruption and its networks
Daily Nation

Commentary: Sino-Africa Relations Beneficial
Herald

McDermott awarded further operations in the Caspian
AssA-Irada

April 5
IMF, Congo Discuss Economic Policy, Target Graft
World Bank (press release)

Mauritania state sells first oil
Business in Africa

Kazakhstan To Double Oil Pipeline Capacity To Russia
AP

Venezuela oil seizures cause unease
UPI

Nigeria: FG Plans $22bn Investment in Upstream
This Day

Development Partners Compliment the Government of Timor-Leste on the Program to Fight Poverty
World Bank (press release)

Nigeria: Govt Pays Off Paris Club This Month
Vanguard

Russia, Kazakhstan strengthen co-op in military, energy fields
Xinhua

U.S. publishes terms for Gulf oil, natgas leases
Reuters

April 4
Venezuela seizes Total and Eni's oil fields: reports
Japan Economic Newswire

President-Backed Coalition Wins Sao Tome Elections
VOA

US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State arrives in Baku
Today.Az

Bahamas gives CR priority over US in Kozeny case
CTK

Venezuela's Chavez wants oil prices to average 50 usd over long term - report
AFX

Statement by an IMF Staff Mission to the Republic of Congo
IMF (press release)

Nigeria power generation down 50% on Agip closure
Reuters

Investment Company to step up state role in Azeri economy
AssA-Irada

CanArgo Energy Corporation: Georgian Operations Update
CanArgo (press release)

War-scarred Angola seeks a future
BBC

Commentary: Foreboding About the Future in Yemen
MERIP

April 3
Russia: Govt. committee says budget should not include oil income - PM
RIA Novosti

Venezuela signs deals with oil companies
AP

Nation rich in oil, corruption holds talks about reform
AP

Saudis to press ahead with reforms: Abdullah
newKerala.com

Debt Relief: Nigeria Signs Final Bilateral Agreements
This Day

Jurnalul National Sued Romania’s Government Under The Romanian FOIA Law
Jurnalul National

Political outsider leads Peru's presidential charge
Houston Chronical

Woodside Offers Mauritania US$100M Extra For Oil
Dow Jones

Sudan: NCP-SPLM, corruption fireworks
Sudan Tribune

Kozeny may be brought before Czech court - state attorney
Czech News Agency

Azerbaijan President Issues Decree on Additional Measures to Encourage Investments
Turan

US oil giants eye Indian energy sector
PTI

 

   
 

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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