Publications

Question 1.2.1a: Does the government publicly disclose data on the volume of extractive resource production?, 1.2.1c: Is the data disclosed on the volume of extractive resource production machine-readable?

Question 1.4c: What is the name of the largest company in which the government has a controlling share (i.e. an SOE)?

Question 2.1.1a: Does the government have an online data portal containing publicly available data on reserves, production and exports?

Question 1.1.10b: Has the government publicly disclosed all active licenses/contracts, regardless of when they were signed?, 1.3.4a: From 2015 onwards, have environmental mitigation management plans been publicly disclosed?, 1.1.6b: From 2015 onwards, and after each licensing process, did the licensing authority actually disclose the identity of the winning bidder/applicant?, 1.1.10a: From 2015 onwards, has the …

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Question 1.3.1a: Are extractive companies required to prepare an EIA and/or SIA prior to development?, 1.3.5a: Do rules require the government to set penalties (i.e. fines, license suspension or license revocation) for non-compliance with environmental mitigation management plans?

Question 1.4.9c: Does the SOE publicly disclose the costs and revenues deriving from its participation in joint ventures?, 1.4.2a: Does the government publicly disclose how much revenue it receives from the SOE?

Question 1.2.7a: Was the national tax authority audited over the most recently completed audit timeframe?

Question 2.2b: Are there specific rules governing the transfer of extractive resource revenues (i.e. are these rules distinct from those governing other types of transfers)?, 2.2a: Does the central government transfer extractive resource revenues to subnational governments?

Question 1.4.10a: Does the SOE have a publicly available code of conduct?, 1.4.9a: Does the SOE publicly disclose its participation in joint ventures?, 1.4.4a: From 2015 onwards, did the SOE engage in non-commercial activities (e.g. payments for social services, public infrastructure, fuel subsidies, national debt servicing)?, 1.4b: Does the SOE receive a production share or in-kind …

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Question 2.1.2a: Does the country have a numerical fiscal rule?, 2.1.3b: Was the government’s adherence to the fiscal rule externally monitored over the most recently completed audit timeframe?