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 (Speech, Presentation) 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, (Abstract, Presentation) 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 |