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| In this section the Oil, Gas, and Mining Unit presents information about the extractive industries in various formats, incuding feature stories, press releases, videos, and other resources. |
PRESS RELEASES | | Date | Title | | November 8, 2011 | World Bank, EBRD Join Forces to Cut Emissions from Gas Flaring in Russia and Central Asia | | September 21, 2011 | Ghana: Increasing Local Procurement in Mining in West Africa | | September 19, 2011 | Lao PDR: Government partners with the mining sector to support local communities | | May 19, 2011 | World Bank to Strengthen Mining Capacity in Mauritania | | March 31, 2011 | World Bank to Support Good Governance in Malawi’s Emerging Mining Sector | | March 3, 2011 | World Bank Calls on Stakeholders to Increase Impact of EITI | | September 30, 2010 | A Yemeni Delegation Visits Kazakhstan as Part of a Capacity Building Exercise in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative | | June 15, 2010 | Finland’s Wärtsilä Joins World Bank’s Efforts to Reduce Waste of Natural Gas Flaring | | April 13, 2010 | World Bank Encourages Candidate Countries to Complete EITI Validation Process | | December 16, 2009 | New Analysis of Allocation of Petroleum Exploration, Development, and Production Systems Yields Lessons of Wider Applicability | | November 4, 2009 | New Study Shows Reducing Energy Intensity is Critical in Curbing CO2 Emissions | | September 3, 2009 | World Bank’s CASM Initiative and Mozambique Aim to Tap on Small-Scale Mining Opportunities to Reduce Rural Poverty | | June 9, 2009 | Tanzania: World Bank Board Approves US$50 Million for Sustainable Management of Mineral Resources Project SMMRP | | March 4, 2009 | Lower Middle-Income Countries Most Vulnerable to Oil Price Increases, says World Bank Study | | August 6, 2008 | World Bank Board Discusses Inspection Panel Report on West African Gas Pipeline Project and Approves Action Plan |
| April 2012 | Powering Growth and Saving the Environment in Azerbaijan | | February 12, 2012 | From Vision to Action: Mining Africa’s Opportunities | | February 6, 2012 | Increase Local Procurement in Mining to Promote Growth in Africa, says World Bank Study | | January 6, 2012 | Mining, Oil and Gas Riches: From Elite Plunder to Development Promise | | October 25, 2011 | Making Gold Mining a Force for Development | | September 29, 2011 | Building Civil Society Capacity to Foster Oil Revenue Transparency in Yemen | | August 29, 2011 | World Bank Managing Director Sri Mulyani Indrawati Praises Timor-Leste for Improved Transparency | | July 13, 2011 | EITI South-South Learning Exchange--May 18-20, 2011, Lome, Togo | | June 27, 2011 | Russia, Kazakhstan Lead Way to Reduce Gas Flaring and Lower Emissions | | March 3, 2011 | Making Transparency Count | | March 1, 2011 | Voices of Transparency | | December 21, 2010 | Ghana and Mongolia: A Step Forward on Transparency | | September 1, 2010 | Mining for Sustainable Growth in Afghanistan | | June 2010 | Improving Mining Benefits for Communities | | March 2010 | Iraq Commits to Transparency in the Oil & Gas Sector | | June 2008 | The East East Corridor: New “Silk Road” for Energy, Capital Flows |
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