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Mining Fiscal Issues Workshop

Organized by the Oil, Gas and Mining Policy Division, The World Bank Group
October 4-5, 2006
World Bank Main Complex
Washington, D.C.

October 4, 2006

Reception and Book Launch: Mining Royalties: A Global Study of Their Impact on Investors, Government, and Civil Society

Introductory Remarks:
Rashad Kaldany, Director, Oil, Gas, Mining and Chemicals Department, The World Bank/IFC
Tom Harley, President, Corporate Development, BHPBilliton, Melbourne, Australia   

Featured Authors:
James Otto, Professor, University of Denver College of Law
Pietro Guj, Associate Professor, Western Australia School of Mines
Craig Andrews, Lead Mining Specialist, Oil, Gas and Mining Policy Division, The World Bank


MINING FISCAL ISSUES WORKSHOP
Organized by the Oil, Gas and Mining Policy Division, The World Bank Group

October 5, 2006
Preston Auditorium, World Bank Main Complex, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC

Objectives of Workshop
Introduction: Rashad Kaldany, Director, Oil, Gas, Mining and Chemicals Department, The World Bank/IFC

Four Country Case Studies from the Government Perspective:
Chile, Guatemala, Mongolia, Tanzania    
Chair: Peter Van Der Veen, Manager, Mining, Oil and Gas Division, The World Bank

Speakers:
Tanzania: H.E. Mr. Andrew M. Daraja, Ambassador of the United Republic of Tanzania in the United States (SpeechPresentation)
Chile: Patricio Cartagena, Director, SERNAGEOMIN
Guatemala: Carolina Roca, Superintendencia de Administración Tributaria
Mongolia: Battur Davaakhuu, Deputy Director, Legal Department

Panel Discussion on Country Case Study Presentations
Chair: John Strongman, Advisor, Oil, Gas and Mining Policy Division, The World Bank

Panelists:      
Bobby Godsell, CEO, Anglogold Ashanti
John Page, Chief Economist, Africa Region, The World Bank  
Keith Slack, Senior Policy Advisor, Oxfam America
Catherine Coumans, Research Coordinator, MiningWatch Canada
Tim Miller, Vice President, Central America, Glamis Gold
John Gravelle, Partner, PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Paulo Gomes, Executive Director, The World Bank

The Way Forward – Options/Experiences by Practitioners
Chair: Graeme Hancock, Senior Mining Specialist, Oil, Gas and Mining Policy Division, The World Bank

Speakers:
James Otto, Professor, University of Denver College of Law: Taxation Regimes
Bryan Land, Economic Advisor, Special Advisory Services Division, Commonwealth Secretariat: Observations on Advising on Both Mining and Petroleum Fiscal Terms
Pietro Guj, (AbstractPresentation) Assoc. Professor, Western Australia School of Mines: Mining Tax Administration
Jeff Delmon, Senior Infrastructure Specialist, Infrastructure Economics and Finance Department, World Bank: Renegotiation: Lessons Learned From Infrastructure

Speaker
Charles McPherson, Senior Advisor, Oil, Gas and Mining Policy Division, World Bank

Closing Remarks: Rashad Kaldany, Director, Oil, Gas, Mining and Chemicals Department, World Bank/IFC




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