On behalf of the Board of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), the International EITI Secretariat seeks applications from suitably qualified service providers to undertake an evaluation of the EITI.
News
13 August 2010
From Peru to Mauritania to Kirgizstan to Timor-Leste, EITI implementing countries deploy an unprecedented level of effort to become compliant countries, and therefore transparent and accountable to their citizens.
5 August 2010
The EITI International Board today confirmed that the 5th EITI Global Conference will take place in Paris on 2-3 March 2011. The Conference will focus on ensuring deeper impact. It will provide an opportunity to share experiences and learn from the innovative practices and progress in the 31 EITI implementing countries, many of which have undertaken validation in 2010.
28 July 2010
The EITI Secretariat monitors on a daily basis global media for mentions of the EITI. Below are some of the articles from the past month that the EITI Secretariat has picked up. AFGHANISTAN Op-ed by Paul Collier in the New York Times: In Afghanistan, a Threat of Plunderhttp://www.
12 July 2010
German-based KfW Banking Group has now become an EITI supporter. It is the first national development bank to do so, and joins seven international financing institutions in supporting the EITI. The task of representation in EITI has been assigned to DEG, which is responsible in KfW Bankengruppe for private-sector promotion in developing countries.
7 July 2010
As we approach half-way through 2010, it is proving to be as momentous for the EITI as expected. Although most of the 22 first EITI countries did not complete the validation of their EITI processes by their deadlines, eyes are now turned towards those granted short extensions to complete by September.
1 July 2010
The EITI Board today announced that Timor Leste is EITI Compliant. Timor Leste has completed the validation process in April. The final validation report was approved by the Timor Leste EITI Working Group on 6 April 2010.
28 June 2010
G-8 leaders meeting in Muskoka in Canada on 25-26 June urged EITI candidate countries to complete EITI implementation to enhance governance and accountability in the extractive sector. The G-8 has consistently expressed its support of the EITI since the G8 Summit in Evian in 2003.
9 June 2010
The Iraq Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (IEITI) hosted a seminar for all its oil operators and buyers in Dubai on 6-7 June. Around 20 companies from Asia, Europe, America, and Africa, participated in the seminar which, for many of them, was a first introduction to the EITI process.
28 May 2010
The international credit rating agency Fitch Ratings has announced that they have upgraded Azerbaijan's sovereign credit ratings. Fitch have upgraded Azerbaijan's long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) to 'BBB-' from 'BB+'.
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