Reversing the Resource Curse:
Theory and Practice
An SPP–NRGI Course
— Year 4 —
17–29 April 2016 l Budapest, Hungary
Participants’ Booklet i
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The Course ...........................................................
The Political Economy of Policymaking
in Resource-Rich States .................................
Path 1: Getting a Good Deal: Designing and
Evaluating Fiscal Regimes ...................
Path 2: Distributing, Managing, and Spending
Resource Revenues ............................
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Course Methodology ..............................................
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Course Schedule ...................................................
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Clinics .................................................................
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Program ...............................................................
Arrival and Accommodation ............................
Dinner Reception ...........................................
Course Venue ................................................
Public Policy Panel ........................................
Farewell Reception ........................................
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Logistical Information ............................................
Course Venue ................................................
From Arcadia Hotel/Hotel Central Basilica
to CEU-SPP ...........................................
Meals ...........................................................
Eating Out ....................................................
Smoking .......................................................
Internet and Wifi ...........................................
Social Media .................................................
Medical Care .................................................
Weather and Clothing .....................................
Course Coordinators .......................................
A Note on Hungary.........................................
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Table of Contents
Background .........................................................
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Table of Contents
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Metro and Suburban Railway Lines in Budapest ..
Weekend Options in Budapest and
Surrounding Areas ...................................
Useful Hungarian Phrases ...............................
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Course Readings ...................................................
Political Economy ..............................................
Path 1: Getting a Good Deal: Designing and
Evaluating Fiscal Regimes ......................
Path 2: Distributing, Managing, and Spending
Resource Revenues................................
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Biographies ..........................................................
Course Faculty ..............................................
Course Participants ........................................
NRGI Staff....................................................
SPP Global Policy Academy Staff ....................
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Organizers ............................................................
Natural Resource Governance Institute .............
CEU School of Public Policy,
Global Policy Academy ...........................
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Notes...................................................................
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Background
T
he effort to promote transparency and good governance in resourcerich countries has gained significant momentum over the last decade
and made substantial progress. At the same time, the degree to which
this agenda finds more than rhetorical support from political elites is
questionable. It is equally unclear whether civil society, the media, and
parliaments in developing countries are sufficiently well-informed to
take full advantage of enhanced transparency to secure more effective
oversight. The persistent disconnect between the governance research
community and practitioners also hinders innovation in specific contexts.
In light of this, the School of Public Policy (SPP) at Central European
University and the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI)
designed this two-week course to equip a pool of exceptional individuals
from government, civil society, parliaments, media, international
development agencies, and the private sector, as well as academics,
researchers, and analysts, with the knowledge and tools necessary to
help reverse the “resource curse.” Specifically, the course will examine
the political economy of governance in resource-rich states and explore
how it impacts domestic policy debates and practice. The course will also
offer practical lessons for policy improvement based on best practices
from around the globe as well as exchanges among participants.
Using the Natural Resource Charter as a framework and focusing on
rigorous analysis and advanced techniques, the course is designed
primarily for individuals who already have a solid understanding of the
subject but are seeking to enhance their knowledge and skills to play
a more prominent role in developing, monitoring, and/or evaluating the
mining and petroleum sectors in specific countries or globally.
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The Course
The course covers:
The political economy of policymaking in resource-rich states
Designing and evaluating fiscal regimes
Distributing, managing, and spending resource revenues
All participants will attend sessions on the political economy of
policymaking that provide a basic overview of all policy issues. Thereafter,
they will be asked to choose one of two paths:
Path 1: Getting a good deal: designing and evaluating fiscal regimes
Path 2: Distributing, managing, and spending resource revenues.
The Political Economy of Policymaking in Resource-Rich States
All course participants will explore different political economy
trajectories of domestic governance in resource-rich states. The main
goal is to introduce analytical tools of political economy to enhance
understanding of the crucial impact of politics and power on policy
outcomes. Participants will be exposed to case studies and interactive
exercises and will assess how political dynamics shape policy in countries
relevant to their work. Along with identifying risks—such as the political
inconvenience of saving or principal-agent problems associated with
national oil companies—the course will suggest tools that actors can
use to better understand their roles within the political landscape and
mitigate obstacles to reform. Experts will also discuss the deficits in
good governance and transparency that pervade many resource-rich
countries, explore their implications, and provide an update on global
efforts (such as various transparency initiatives) to remedy the deficits.
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A properly designed fiscal regime (i.e., the range of tax, royalty, and other
revenue collection tools used by governments) can attract investments
and secure substantial resources that can be used to fund development.
However, the challenges to good fiscal regime design can be formidable
and the choice of a fiscal regime involves significant trade-offs. There is
no “one-size-fits-all” model. Understanding the trade-offs and effectively
evaluating policy choices is therefore an essential skill, particularly as a
significant drop in commodity prices is triggering a wave of tax reforms.
The Course
Path 1: Getting a Good Deal:
Designing and Evaluating Fiscal Regimes
There will be a plenary session on designing fiscal regimes and resource
contracts so that all participants can explore the economic theory
underpinning the most commonly used fiscal tools in a government’s
arsenal. Course participants will gain a better understanding of the
key features of these tools, their similarities and differences, and the
challenges of administering taxes and effectively collecting revenues.
Participants who choose Path 1 will be able to dive deeper into these
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The Course
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issues and develop key practical and analytical skills. Their time will
be evenly divided between classroom lecture and group work. In guided
workshop sessions, Path 1 participants will learn to read and use Excelbased models to evaluate and compare different fiscal regimes, make
investment decisions, forecast revenue streams, and assess risks of
revenue leakages.
Participants will also learn how to use standardized models developed
by NRGI to inform policy analysis and decision-making through a
mock negotiation exercise. Courses and exercises covered in Path 1
will include licensing and allocation of rights and links to cost-benefit
analyses, institutional capacity, revenue management, state-owned
companies, and political economy considerations, providing participants
with a nuanced and practical understanding of tax policy in resourcerich countries.
In resource-rich countries, oil, gas, and mineral revenues offer
opportunities to accelerate economic development and reduce poverty.
At the same time, their unpredictability, volatility, and size relative
to the rest of the economy, as well as their finite nature, can create
perverse incentives, complicating economic management and in some
cases actually impeding development. Common challenges include
overdependence on a single source of revenue, over-borrowing followed
by debt crises, poor public investment, destabilizing “boom-and-bust”
cycles, redirection of funds to special interests, patronage, nepotism,
and conflict between national and subnational authorities. Participants
in Path 2 will explore how to analyze and address these problems.
The Course
Path 2: Distributing, Managing, and Spending Resource
Revenues
Sessions will examine the causes of weak development outcomes in
resource-rich environments and elaborate on some available tools to
improve the distribution, management, and use of oil, gas, and mineral
revenues. These tools include: rules describing revenue distribution to
the national budget, sovereign wealth funds, sub-national jurisdictions,
and state-owned companies; rules controlling the amount of resource
revenues that enter the domestic economy; public accountability
mechanisms for revenue and expenditure management; and formulation
and implementation of national and sub-national development plans.
Path 2 participants will also examine how national and local economies
can benefit from the presence of extractive companies through
implementation of “local content” policies and shared-use infrastructure.
While theory will be covered, sessions will emphasize real-world policy
options and case studies. They will prepare course participants to analyze
revenue distribution and management systems and provide advice to
policymakers on specific saving and spending choices.
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Course Methodology
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he course uses the Natural Resource Charter as its primary intellectual
framework. The charter is a set of economic principles for governments
and societies on how to best manage the opportunities created by
natural resources to promote development. It is not a blueprint for the
policies and institutions countries must build, but instead provides the
ingredients successful countries have used to build such institutions:
www.naturalresourcecharter.org
The course will include interactive lectures, group discussions, and
practical skill-building workshops or policy labs, as well as guest
presentations by leading experts. The course includes the following
components:
General concepts (theory and practice)
Comparative analysis of current situations (globally)
Case studies
Policy labs to analyze case studies and develop practical analytical
skills
Plenary discussions and conclusions
Exercises in country- and mixed-teams
A public panel organized at the Central European University
Participants also have the opportunity to sign up for one-on-one “clinics”
in the evening with course experts to discuss the challenges they face in
their countries and request advice.
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Course Methodology
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Analysis to action lab 2:
Applying political economy
analysis (15.00–17.30)
Cristina Corduneanu-Huci
& Katarina Kuai
Analysis to action lab 1:
What are your challenges
and successes? (Sharing
among peers)
Katarina Kuai & Leila Fitt
SPP public policy panel
Paul Collier, Andrew
Bauer & participants
(TBD)
15:45–17:15
17:30–19:00
Welcome reception
Transparency and
accountability
(13.30–14.45)
Cristina Corduneanu-Huci
Analysis to action lab 1:
What are your challenges
and successes? (Sharing
among peers)
Paul Collier
13:30–15:15
19:30–
Political economy theory
(11.30–12.45)
Katarina Kuai
Policy levers for reform
(rules, institutions,
informed citizens)
Paul Collier
Corruption in natural
resource sector
(09.15–11.15)
Katarina Kuai
11:00–12:45
Framing the challenge: the
decision chain of natural
resource management
Paul Collier
Overview of the course
Leila Fitt
SPP October Hall
SPP October Hall
9:15–10:45
Political economy
Overview
Arrival of
participants
Welcome remarks
Wolfgang Reinicke
Tuesday
19 April
Monday
18 April
Sunday
17 April
Natural resource benefit
sharing
Andrew Bauer
Distributing natural
resource revenues
Andrew Bauer
Managing natural resource
revenues: Macroeconomic
management
Eric Parrado
Managing natural resource
revenues: Opportunities
and challenges
Eric Parrado
Friday
22 April
Tax modelling
exercise 3
Robert Conrad
Tax modelling
exercise 2
Robert Conrad &
Thomas Lassourd
Conceptual
building blocks of
tax modelling 2
Robert Conrad &
Thomas Lassourd
Conceptual
building blocks of
tax modelling 1
Robert Conrad &
Thomas Lassourd
SPP October Hall
Revenue
management:
group exercise
Andrew Bauer
Revenue
management:
Macroeconomic
frameworks and
monetary policy
Andrew Bauer
Room 102
(Parallel paths begin)
Room 101
Optional clinics with experts
Tax modelling
exercise 1
Robert Conrad
Understanding cash
flow in tax regimes
Robert Conrad
Examination
of tax structures
Robert Conrad
Introduction
to tax regimes
Robert Conrad
Recap (SPP October Hall)
SPP October Hall
Designing and
evaluating fiscal
regimes
SPP October Hall
Thursday
21 April
Path 2: Distributing, Managing & Spending Resource Revenues
Distributing, managing &
spending resource revenues
Wednesday
20 April
Path 1: Getting a Good Deal: Designing and Evaluating Fiscal Regimes
9:00–9:15
All
Week One (18–22 April 2016)
Course Schedule
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19:30–
17:30–19:00
15:30–17:15
Environmental
and social impact
exercise
Daniel Franks
Development
strategies at the
local and national
levels
Andrew Bauer
State-owned
enterprise
exercise
Keith Myers &
Thomas Lassourd
State-owned
enterprise
exercise
Andrew Bauer
State-owned enterprises
Keith Myers
Mineral and
petroleum
licensing
Keith Myers &
Thomas Lassourd
Analysis to action lab 3
Leila Fitt
Room 101
Contract
negotiation game
Thomas Lassourd
Contract
negotiation game
Thomas Lassourd
Farewell dinner
at Aria Hotel
On- and offsite project
work
Analysis to action lab
4: Applying political
economy analysis
to participants’ own
countries
Cristina Corduneanu-Huci
& Leila Fitt
Introduction to data
sources for political
economy analysis
Cristina Corduneanu-Huci
SPP October Hall
Political Economy
Thursday, 28 April
Closing lunch
Evaluation and
certificates
Tanja Manners
Closing
Edward Branagan
Analysis to action lab
5: Action planning and
wrap-up
Leila Fitt
SPP October Hall
Action Planning
& Closing
Friday, 29 April
Course Schedule
Natural resource
revenue sharing
Andrew Bauer
Natural resource
revenue sharing
Andrew Bauer
Local content
and shared-use
infrastructure
exercise
Sophie
Thomashausen
Local content and shared
infrastructure
Sophie Thomashausen
Contract
negotiation game
Thomas Lassourd
Recap
Room 102
Wednesday, 27 April
(Parallel paths continue)
Tuesday, 26 April
Optional clinics with experts (SPP October Hall)
Extra-budgetary
funds: group
exercise
Andrew Bauer
Mitigating and accounting for
environmental and social costs
Daniel Franks
Development banks,
sovereign wealth
funds, and other
extra-budgetary
mechanisms
(11.45–12.45)
Andrew Bauer
Tax analysis
exercise 4
Thomas Lassourd
11:00–12:45
13:30–15:15
Budgeting in natural
resource-rich
settings
(09.15–11.45)
Izabella Barati-Stec
Tax administration
and compliance
Thomas Lassourd
Room 102
9:15–10:45
9:00–9:15
Room 101
(Parallel paths continue)
Monday, 25 April
Week Two (25–29 April 2016)
Clinics
As part of the Reversing the Resource Curse course, we offer participants
the opportunity to sign up for optional “clinics” with session leaders.
The purpose of these clinics is to give you the opportunity to meet the
expert session leaders in person. You will have dedicated time in which
to interrogate the issues you are working on in your countries in more
depth.
Clinics should be participant-led and, ideally, problem-focused: you
should come prepared with discussion points for a 10–15 minute
session. A useful approach could be to think about what you are working
on at present and how the experts’ inputs could help you to address the
challenges you face.
You could take a more general approach to your clinic by using your time
slot to explore session topics in more depth. To make sure the discussion
remains relevant to you, it would be good to try to link the themes and
issues in question to your country contexts and to seek help from the
experts in teasing out responses to the various problems that you are
addressing in your work.
Alternatively, you could use your time slot for a more focused discussion.
You could present one or two carefully chosen challenges and then use
your allocated time to work with the expert, drawing on their knowledge
to brainstorm solutions and strategies that you could adopt.
The overall time made available for clinics is from 17:30–19:00 each
day, with the exception of Daniel Franks’ session, which will be from
13:00–13:30 on Monday, 25 April. Clinic slots are of 10–15 minutes
in length each, are optional and are offered on a first-come, first-served
basis.
Sign-up sheets are available on the day on which the clinic takes place
and the time for signing up will close at the end of the afternoon coffee
break (15:30), each day. On Monday, 25 April, sign up time will close
at the end of the first coffee break. Room location will be indicated on
the sign-up sheets.
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Tuesday, 19 April
Wednesday, 20 April
Thursday, 21 April
Friday, 22 April
Katarina Kuai
(17:30–19:00)
Eric Parrado
(17:30–19:00)
Robert Conrad
(17:30–19:00)
Robert Conrad
(17:30–19:00)
Monday, 25 April
Tuesday, 26 April
Wednesday, 27 April
Thursday, 28 April
Daniel Franks
(13:00–13:30)
Keith Myers
(17:30–19:00)
Sophie
Thomashausen
(17:30–19:00)
Cristina
Corduneanu-Huci
(17:30–19:00)
Clinics
Participants are asked to respect the time of the expert and their fellow
participants by arriving on time, being prepared and adhering to their
time slot.
Cristina
Corduneanu-Huci
(17:30–19:00)
Izabella Barati
(17:30–19:00)
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Program
SUNDAY — 17 April
ARRIVAL AND ACCOMMODATION
The taxi company serving Liszt Ferenc International Airport is Főtaxi.
Reservations are made in person outside the exit of the terminal. The fare
to the city center will not exceed 7,500 HUF (24 EUR).
There is also an airport shuttle which will cost around 4,000 HUF (13 EUR)
to the city center. You can order a shuttle to your hotel at the airport shuttle
stand at arrivals. The shuttle will probably take slightly longer than a taxi as
it is shared with other people.
Scholarship participants will be
staying at Arcadia Hotel Budapest
and Hotel Central Basilica.
VENUE:
Arcadia Hotel Budapest
Madách tér 3, 1075 Budapest
Tel: (+36 1) 796 2070
VENUE:
Hotel Central Basilica
Hercegprímás utca 8
1051 Budapest
Tel: (+36 1) 328 5010
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The course will be launched on Sunday evening, 17 April, with a dinner
reception on Európa boat. The reception will start at 19:30.
VENUE:
Vigadó tér, 1052 Budapest
Program
DINNER RECEPTION
The boat will leave from Vigadó tér.
The dock number is not known yet.
Our staff will pick you up at the
reception of your hotel:
Arcadia 19:00 and Hotel Central Basilica 19:00. If you are staying
elsewhere, please come to the reception of either hotel at 19:00 sharp.
MONDAY — 18 April
COURSE VENUE
The course will take place on the ground floor of CEU’s School of Public
Policy in Október Hall. Sessions will begin at 9:00; please arrive at the
CEU School of Public Policy at 8:45 am to register.
VENUE:
School of Public Policy, Október Hall
Október 6 utca 7, H–1051 Budapest
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Program
PUBLIC POLICY PANEL
At 17:30 you are invited to attend a public panel in SPP’s Október Hall.
The Final Bust: Country Strategies to Escape the Pitfalls
of Low Commodity Prices
INTRODUCER & MODERATOR: Andrew BAUER, Senior Economic Analyst,
Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI)
PANELISTS: Sir Paul COLLIER, Professor of Economics and Public
Policy, University of Oxford, UK
Rani FEBRIANTI, Head of Legal Information,
Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Indonesia
Dr. Donald MMARI, Executive Director, Policy Research
for Development (REPOA), Tanzania
Oil and mineral prices have been in a slump for two years, crippling
economies in natural resource-rich countries around the world. While
some countries—including Bolivia, Indonesia, Norway, Peru, Saudi
Arabia and Timor-Leste – were well-prepared, others have not fared so
well. Unmet expectations of large resource revenues have exposed budget vulnerabilities in Cameroon, Ghana, Iran, Mexico, Mongolia, Nigeria
and Venezuela, among others. Important oil or mining projects in Guinea,
Mongolia, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Uganda are being delayed. As a
result, each country has postponed plans for investments in much-needed
infrastructure and social services. And opposition and civil society
repression is intensifying in Azerbaijan, Gabon, Russia and Venezuela,
likely related to financial pressures on elites.
Three experts and policymakers will explore how oil, gas and mineralrich countries have responded to the commodity price crash and what
they can do to prevent future boom-bust cycles. Why did so many countries fail to plan for the commodity price crash? Is there a race to bottom
by countries trying to attract oil and mining investment? How can we encourage politicians to better plan for boom-bust cycles? And, given these
boom-bust cycles and an extended period of low prices, will commodities really be a principal source of development financing in the future?
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FAREWELL RECEPTION
Following the end of the course you are invited to join us for drinks and
snacks at Aria Hotel High Note Bar, at 19:30, which is located by the
Basilica.
Program
THURSDAY — 28 April
VE NUE:
Aria Hotel
Hercegprímás utca 5
1051 Budapest
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Logistical Information
COURSE VENUE
There are restrooms on all floors. A drink vending machine is located on
the first floor. There is a multi-faith quiet lounge and prayer room at the
main CEU campus (Nádor utca 11, mezzanine level) where participants
can unwind and meditate. Room B100 of the Faculty Tower in Nádor
utca 9 is designated for participants with young children who need a
space for quiet time or nursing.
From Arcadia Hotel/Hotel Central Basilica to CEU–SPP
MEALS
Coffee breaks and lunches will be served on the first floor of the building
where the course takes place.
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There are many places that are close to CEU/SPP where you can have
dinner. The list below is not exhaustive, so we encourage you to explore
the neighborhood. Restaurants marked with an * offer vegetarian dishes.
Burger and Love
Október 6. utca 6 l open 11:30–24:00
Hummus Bar*
Október 6. utca 19 l open 10:00 (12:00 on Sun&Sat)–22:00
Istanbul Kebab
Október 6. utca 22 l open 08:00–05:00
La Trattoria
Október 6. utca 13 l open 11:00–23:00
Padthai Wokbar*
Október 6. utca 4 l open 11:00–23:00
Rétesház (Strudel House)*
Október 6. utca 22 l open 9:00–23:00
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E AT I N G O U T
Soup Culture*
Október 6. utca 19 l open 11:00-19:00, closed on Sundays
Vai Me! Georgian Restaurant*
Október 6. utca 8 l open 08:00–23:00
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Logistical Information
SMOKING
Smoking is strictly prohibited within five meters of all building entrances.
I N T E R N E T A N D WIFI
Wifi is available on campus.
Network name: CEU Guest
Password:
Budapest1991
European plugs (220V) are
available at CEU.
S O C I A L M E D IA
You will be invited to join an alumni Facebook group.
Also, if you wish to tweet about the event, please use the handles
@NRGInstitute and @SPPCEU. The hashtag is #resourcegov.
MEDICAL CARE
The CEU Medical Center is open to participants with valid medical
insurance. There are two qualified English-speaking doctors (male and
female) who hold regular consultation hours.
CEU Medical Center
Nádor utca 11 Building, Courtyard
Tel.: (+36 1) 327 3815
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April is characterized by abundant sunshine and temperatures start to
rise markedly. The weather is often very agreeable during the day and
cool at night. There is occasional rainfall at this time of year. The average
maximum temperature is 17°C and the average minimum temperature
is 6°C. Except for the welcome reception (smart casual), dress code for
the course is casual.
COURSE COORDINATORS
Tanja MANNERS
Mobile: +36 30 943 0332
Email: [email protected]
Logistical Information
WEATHER AND CLOTHING
Livia MARSCHALL
Mobile: +36 30 629 1807
Email: [email protected]
Ilona PUSKÁS
Mobile: +36 20 945 4291
Email: [email protected]
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Logistical Information
A NOT E ON H U N G A RY
Capital city: Budapest
Population: ~ 9.9 million
Population of Budapest
~ 1.7 million (city)
~ 3.3 million (including periphery)
Language: Hungarian
Religion
54.5% Catholic, 19.5% Protestant, 0.2% other Christians,
0.1% orthodox Christian, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% other.
Electric plug details: European plug (220V) with two circular
metal pins
Country dialing code
Hungary: 0036 or +36 (00361 or +361 – for Budapest)
To dial Hungarian numbers from Hungary you can dial:
06 + 1 xxx xxxx (Budapest), or
for cellular phone: 06 + 2/3/7 + 0 + xxx xxxx.
Safety
Budapest is a safe city but as with other popular tourist destinations
you need to be vigilant. There are three risks that we want to alert you to:
— Do not hail a cab on the street; call a cab. A reliable company is
CITY TAXI, at +36 1 211 1111. Make sure the meter is set at
the pickup rate of 470 HUF before you begin any journey.
— Shops, bars, and restaurants may give the wrong change as a result
of frequent visitor confusion over the multiple zeros in the currency.
— For male participants: young women may approach you and ask
you to buy them drinks or offer to take you to clubs and bars.
Male tourists who take them up on these offers will find that the
women are in the employ of local bars and clubs, resulting in a
hefty bill at the end of the night.
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The Hungarian currency is the forint (HUF).
1 EUR = 310 HUF, 1 USD = 275 HUF
You usually CANNOT pay in Euro or US dollars. You can exchange
money at the airport or train stations, but change as little as possible
there since exchange rates at these locations are bad. It is preferable
to use one of the many ATMs or cash points across the city.
Public Transport
Budapest has an excellent public transit system consisting of
subways, buses, trolleys, trams, and electric commuter trains called
HÉV. Tickets are available at all Metro stations from automated
machines, and most stations also have cashiers at ticket windows.
As the machines aren’t always reliable, it is preferable to buy
tickets directly from the cashier. Tickets can also be bought at
some newsstands, tram stops, and on some buses, but it is best to
purchase tickets at the Metro station and keep a supply with you.
Tickets can be bought individually, discounted in books of 10, or in
the form of daily, weekly, or monthly passes.
Logistical Information
Money
You need to validate your ticket before starting your trip on the Metro
or immediately upon boarding a bus, tram, trolley, or commuter
train. Insert the ticket into the machines at Metro station entrances
and in the red or yellow boxes on trams, buses, and trolleys. The
yellow boxes automatically stamp the ticket, but you must pull the
black lever on the red boxes towards the ticket to punch it.
Tickets are valid for 60 minutes after they have been stamped or
for 90 minutes on the night service. Passes and tickets are checked
by inspectors at random and you will be fined HUF 6,000 on the
spot if you cannot produce your pass or validated ticket. If fined,
get a receipt, as foreigners are sometimes overcharged. Public
transportation runs from 4:30 until 23:00 and is both regular and
frequent. Night trams and buses run on an abbreviated schedule.
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Emergency Numbers
Any kind of emergency: 112
Police:
107
Ambulance: 104
Fire-fighters: 105
Metro and suburban railway lines in Budapest
Budapest spas
Among the most popular attractions in Budapest are its thermal baths,
now renowned throughout the world. Its unique facilities were fully
recognized by Roman legionaries over 2,000 years ago. Most of the baths
that are open today were established by the Turks, examples of which
(the Rudas and the Király Baths) are still in operation after 500 years.
The Széchenyi Thermal Baths (pictured below), built at the beginning
of the 20th century and the first healing baths in Pest, is the biggest
bathing complex in Europe. It is also very reminiscent of the Roman,
Greek, and Eastern styles of bathing.
Logistical Information
WEEKEND OPTIONS IN BUDAPEST AND AROUND
Szentendre
Szentendre is a riverside town in the county of Pest near Budapest. It
is known for its museums (most notably the Open-Air Ethnographic Museum), galleries, and artists. Due to its historic architecture and easy rail
and river access, it has become a popular destination for tourists staying
in Budapest. There are many facilities, including souvenir shops and restaurants, catering to these visitors.
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Vienna
Vienna is the capital of the Republic of Austria. It is the largest city
in Austria with a population of almost 2 million, as well as a cultural,
economic, and political center. As the former home of the Habsburg court
and the capital of its empire, the city still has the trappings of the imperial
capital it once was. The historic city center is inscribed on the UNESCO
World Heritage List. If you are interested in spending the weekend in
Vienna, touring museums, eating at cafes, or visiting imperial palaces,
SPP staff can facilitate the purchase of train tickets from Budapest which
include public transportation in Vienna. The ticket costs around 35 Euro
(HUF 10,800) + optional seat reservation 6 Euro (HUF 1,800). The train
ride takes 2 hours and 45 minutes one way. You will have to take your
passport with you.
English
Hungarian
Pronounciation
Yes/No
Igen/nem
igen/nem
Thank you
Köszönöm
Kurssurnurm
Hello
Jó napot
Yow nopot
Goodbye
Viszontlátásra
Vissont-latashruh
Please
Kérem szépen
Kherem sehpen
Do you speak English?
Beszél angolul?
Bessayl ungolool?
I can’t speak Hungarian Nem beszélek magyarul
Nem besseylek mud-yarool
Entrance
Bejárat
Beh-yarut
Exit
Kijárat
Ki-yarut
I’m sorry
Elnézést
Ellnezeysht
Toilet
WC
Vaytsay
Logistical Information
USEFUL HUNGARIAN PHRASES
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Course Readings
GENERAL
Required reading for all participants. You have been given access to an
e-learning site that contains pre-course readings.
Collier, P. (2010), “Principles of Resource Taxation in LowIncome Countries” pp. 75–85, in Daniel et al. (2010) Taxation
of Petroleum and Minerals: Principles, Problems and Practice.
Collier, P. (2010), “The Political Economy of Natural Resources”
in Social Research, Vol. 77, No. 4, p. 1105–1132.
ELAW (2010), “Overview of Mining and Its Impacts” in
Guidebook for Evaluating Mining Projects EIAs. Environmental
Law Alliance Worldwide: Eugene.
Hults, D.R. (2012), “Hybrid governance: state management of
national oil companies” in Oil and Governance: State-owned
Enterprises and the World Energy Supply (eds. David G. Victor,
David R. Hults and Mark Thurber). Cambridge UP: Cambridge.
NRGI (2015), The Resource Curse: The Political and Economic
Challenges of Natural Resource Wealth. NRGI Reader, New York.
Ossowski, R. (2013), “Managing Non-renewable Resource
Revenues” in The International Handbook of Public Financial
Management (eds. Richard Allen, Richard Hemming and Barry
H. Potter). Palgrave Macmillan: New York.
POLITICAL ECONOMY
Recommended reading (April 19 session)
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Barma, N.H. et al. (2012), Rents to Riches? The Political
Economy of Natural Resource-Led Development (Chapter 2).
Washington, D.C.: The World Bank.
Kaufmann, D. (2015), “Corruption Matters” in Finance &
Development, September 2015, Vol. 52, No. 3.
Keefe, P.R. (2013), “Buried Secrets: How an Israeli billionaire
wrested control of one of Africa’s biggest prizes.” The New
Yorker. July 8, 2013.
Nash, R. et al. (2006), Mapping Political Context: A Toolkit
for Civil Society Organisations. London: Overseas Development
Institute.
Ross, M. (2015), “What Have We Learned About the Resource
Curse?” in The Annual Review of Political Science. 18:239–59.
Samset, I. (2009), Natural Resource Wealth, Conflict, and
Peacebuilding. New York: Program on States and Security,
Graduate Center, City University of New York (Synthesis Series).
Course Readings
SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Recommended reading (April 25 session)
Franks, D.M. et al. (2014), Conflict translates environmental
and social risk into business costs, PNAS, Vol. 111, No. 21.
Franks, D.M. (2015), Mountain Movers, Mining, Sustainability
and the Agents of Change, Routledge Studies of the Extractive
Industries and Sustainable Development.
TEEIC (2016), “Potential Impacts of Oil and Gas Production”
in Energy Resources: Oil and Gas, Office of Indian Energy and
Economic Development (United States Government).
Vanclay, F. et al. (2015), Social Impact Assessment: Guidance
for assessing and managing the social impacts of projects,
International Association for Impact Assessment.
STATE-OWNED COMPANIES AND COMMODITY TRADING
Recommended reading (April 26 session)
Ericsson, M. (2011), Overview of State Ownership in the Global
Minerals Industry, Long Term Trends and Future, World Bank.
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Course Readings
Gillies, A., Guéniat, M. and Kummer, L. (2014), Big Spenders:
Swiss trading companies, African oil and the risks of opacity,
NRGI / Basel Declaration / Swissaid.
Heller, P. et al. (2014), Reforming National Oil Companies: Nine
Recommendations. Natural Resource Governance Institute.
IMF (2013), Energy Subsidy Reform: Lessons and Implications.
IMF: Washington, D.C.
McPherson, C. (2003), “National Oil Companies: Evolution,
Issues, Outlook” in Fiscal Policy Formulation and Implementation
in Oil-Producing Countries (eds. J.M. Davis, R. Ossowski and A.
Fedelino). IMF: Washington, D.C.
Tordo, S. (2011), National Oil Companies and Value Creation,
World Bank Working Paper.
LOCAL CONTENT AND SHARED-USED INFRASTRUCTURE
Recommended reading (April 27 sessions)
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Toledano, P. et al. (2014), A Framework to Approach Shared
Use of Mining-Related Infrastructure. Columbia Center for
Sustainable Investment: New York.
Tordo, S. et al. (2012), Local Content Policies in the Oil and Gas
Sector, World Bank: Washington, D.C.
World Bank (2012), Increasing Local Procurement by the Mining
Industry in West Africa. World Bank: Washington, D.C.
Required reading
Calder, J. (2014), Administering Fiscal Regimes for Extractive
Industries: A Handbook. IMF and World Bank: Washington, D.C.
Stanley, M. and Mikhaylova, L. (2011), Mineral Resource
Tenders and Mining Infrastructure Projects Guiding Principles.
World Bank: Washington, D.C.
FISCAL REGIMES
Recommended reading
Aarsnes, F. and Lundstøl, J. (2013), The Case for Windfall Taxes
– a guide to optimal resource taxation, PWYP Norway.
Cottarelli, C. (2012), Fiscal Regimes for Extractive Industries:
Design and Implementation, IMF: Washington, D.C.
Daniel et al. (2010), “Evaluating fiscal regimes for resource
projects: An example from oil development” pp. 187–225, in
Taxation of Petroleum and Minerals: Principles, Problems and
Practice.
Natural Resource Charter (2014), “Precept 4: Fiscal regimes
and contract terms”.
Readhead, A. (2016 forthcoming), Transfer Pricing in the Mining
Sector in Africa: Challenges to Implementation of Transfer
Pricing Rules, NRGI.
Course Readings
PATH 1: GETTING A GOOD DEAL: DESIGNING AND EVALUATING
FISCAL REGIMES (April 22–27)
MINERAL AND OIL LICENSING
Recommended reading
Aumeister, C. and Kilian, L. (2016), Forty Years of Oil Price
Fluctuations: Why the Price of Oil May Still Surprise Us, CFS
Working Paper No. 525.
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Course Readings
Campton, P., Chapter 5: How to Best Auction Oil Rights, in
“Escaping the Resource Curse” (Humphreys, M., Sachs, J.D.,
Stiglitz, J.E., eds., New York, Columbia University Press, 2007)
Inkpen, A. and Moffett, M.H. (2011), The Global Oil and Gas
Industry: Management, Strategy and Finance (Chapter 3), Tulsa:
Pennwell.
Natural Resource Charter (2014), “Precept 3: Exploration and
license allocation”.
PATH 2: DISTRIBUTING, MANAGING & SPENDING RESOURCE
REVENUES (April 22–27)
Required reading
Bauer, A. et al. (2016 forthcoming), Natural Resource Revenue
Sharing, NRGI–UNDP.
NRGI–CCSI (2014), “Natural Resource Fund Governance: The
Essentials” in Managing the public trust: How to make natural
resource funds work for citizens.
REVENUE MANAGEMENT, SUBNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION AND
ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION
Recommended reading
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Bauer, A. (2013), Subnational Oil, Gas and Mineral Revenue
Management, NRGI.
Céspades, L.F. et al. (2014), “Fiscal Rules and the Management
of Natural Resource Revenues: The Case of Chile” in Annual
Review of Resource Economics. 6:105–32.
Commission on Growth and Development (2008), The Growth
Report: Strategies for Sustained Growth and Inclusive Development, World Bank: Washington, D.C.
Diamond, J. (2013), “Policy Formulation and the Budget
Process” in The International Handbook of Public Financial
Frankel, J. (2011), “How Can Commodity Exporters Make Fiscal
and Monetary Policy Less Procyclical?” in Beyond the Curse:
Policies to Harness the Power of Natural Resources (eds. Arezki,
Gylfason & Sy). IMF: Washington, D.C.
IMF (2012), Macroeconomic Policy Frameworks for ResourceRich Developing Countries. IMF: Washington, D.C.
Ramkumar, V. (2008), Our Money, Our Responsibility: A Citizens’
Guide to Monitoring Government Expenditures, International
Budget Partnership: Washington, D.C.
Shah, A. (2007), “A Practitioner’s Guide to Intergovernmental
Fiscal Transfers” in Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers:
Principles and Practice (eds. Robin Boadway and Anwar Shah).
World Bank: Washington, D.C.
Tomassi, D. (2013), “The Budget Execution Process” in The
International Handbook of Public Financial Management (eds.
Richard Allen, Richard Hemming and Barry H. Potter). Palgrave
Macmillan: New York.
Course Readings
Management (eds. Richard Allen, Richard Hemming and Barry
H. Potter). Palgrave Macmillan: New York.
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Biographies
COURSE FA C U LT Y
Izabella BARATI-STEC
CEU School of Public Policy
Izabella Barati-Stec is a visiting professor at Central European
University. She holds a PhD in economics and has been on
the faculty of Corvinus University since 2003. Her research
topics cover municipal investment finance, municipal credit
market participation, and resource and task allocation among levels of government.
She currently teaches public finance in emerging economies, cost-benefit analysis
of public decisions, and ethics and public policy at SPP. In 2011 and 2013 she
was a visiting scholar at the Monterey Institute of International Studies and the
Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto. Her research on service
delivery, municipal finance, and fiscal policies resulted in several publications, as
well as presentations at international conferences. She has been a consultant for
the World Bank, the Canadian Urban Institute, and the European Union and recently
led the preparation of a policy note as part of the National Urban Strategy on the
Establishment of Effective Local Self-Governments System in Georgia.
Andrew BAUER
Natural Resource Governance Institute
Andrew Bauer is a senior economic analyst at the Natural
Resource Governance Institute (NRGI). Prior to joining NRGI,
he served on Canada’s G7/8 and G20 teams as an international
economist at the Department of Finance, where he provided
economic policy advice and participated in the planning and execution of summits
as well as the preparatory ministerial meetings during Canada’s host year. At NRGI,
Andrew focuses on economic technical assistance and research, including advising
governments and civil society on macroeconomic management, the economic
implications of extractive sector policy options, and governance and accountability
mechanisms. He has held positions in government, non-profits, and the private
sector, having worked for Debt Relief International, UNICEF–Canada, Transparency
International–Kenya, the Commission on Human Rights, and Administrative Justice
(CHRAJ Ghana), among others. Originally from Montreal, Canada, Andrew holds an MSc
in economics for development from Oxford University, where he won a thesis distinction
for his work on monetary transmission mechanisms in Tanzania. He also received a BA
in economics and international development studies from McGill University.
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Oxford University
Paul Collier is a professor of economics and public policy at
the Blavatnik School of Government, the director of the Centre
for the Study of African Economies, and a professorial fellow
of St. Antony’s College. From 1998 to 2003 he took a fiveyear public service leave during which he was director of the Research Development
Department of the World Bank. He is currently a professeur invité at Sciences Po,
and at Paris 1 and distinguished visiting professor at CEU’s School of Public Policy.
In 2008 Paul was awarded a CBE ‘for Services to Scholarship and Development.’
Paul is currently advisor to the Strategy and Policy Department of the International
Monetary Fund, advisor to the Africa Region of the World Bank, and advisor to DFID.
He has written for the New York Times, the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal,
and the Washington Post. His research covers the causes and consequences of civil
war; the effects of aid; and the problems of democracy in low-income and naturalresource rich countries. Recent books include The Bottom Billion (Oxford University
Press, 2007) which in 2008 won the Lionel Gelber, Arthur Ross and Corine Prizes
and in May 2009 was the joint winner of the Estoril Global Issues Distinguished
Book Prize; Wars, Guns and Votes: Democracy in Dangerous Places (Vintage Books,
2009); and The Plundered Planet: How to Reconcile Prosperity with Nature (Oxford
University Press, 2010).
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Sir Paul COLLIER
Robert F. CONRAD
Duke University
Robert Conrad is an authority on the economics of tax policy,
mineral taxation, and international tax issues. He has over
30 years of experience providing assistance to governments,
international organizations, and private sector entities about
tax and natural resource policy. His particular areas of expertise include the overall
design of tax systems, mineral taxation, and taxation of multinational enterprises.
Robert has worked in over 40 countries and has had extensive experience in Russia
and Eastern Europe. He is a member of the faculty at Duke University where he was
director of the Duke Center for International Development. In addition, he currently
serves on the Panel of Experts at the International Monetary Fund. Among other
positions, Robert is director of the U.S. Treasury’s Tax Advisory Program for Central
and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union and was selected by the United
States government and the Russian Federation to coordinate and direct all bilateral
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technical assistance for tax policy between the two countries. His papers have
appeared in journals such as the Review of Economics and Statistics, the Journal
of Public Economics, The National Tax Journal, Resources and Energy, and Land
Economics. He holds a PhD in economics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Cristina CORDUNEANU-HUCI
CEU School of Public Policy
Cristina Corduneanu-Huci holds a PhD in political science
from Duke University and an MA from the University of
South Carolina. For her dissertation—Ambidextrous Regimes:
Leadership Survival and Fiscal Transparency—she conducted
extensive fieldwork in Morocco, Turkey, and Romania. Additionally, she has written on
social movements, clientelism, bureaucratic reform, and the politics of healthcare.
Her work has appeared in Comparative Sociology, the World Bank Policy Research
Working Papers series, and several edited volumes. She co-authored a book
entitled Understanding Policy Change: How to Apply Political Economy Concepts in
Practice, exploring the complex relationship between collective action and economic
development. Cristina also benefitted from a symbiotic relationship between her
academic and policy experience. Since 2010, she has worked for the World Bank
in Washington, DC, conducting political economy research and training activities for
evidence-based policymaking. In this capacity, she was involved in studies of the
distributive implications of natural resources in the Democratic Republic of Congo,
healthcare policies in Uruguay, as well as in projects on the rule of law and public
financial management in the Middle East and North Africa region. Her research has
been accompanied by various training programs prepared or delivered in Ethiopia,
Singapore, Sudan, and Ghana. At SPP, Cristina teaches courses on governance and
the political economy of development.
Daniel FRANKS
United Nations Development Programme
Daniel Franks is chief technical advisor and programme
manager at the United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP) where he leads the ACP–EU Development Minerals
Programme. Daniel is well known for his research on
sustainable development in the extractives sector. He is the author of more than
80 publications including his recently published book Mountain Movers: Mining,
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Katarina KUAI
Natural Resource Governance Institute
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Sustainability and the Agents of Change. Originally a geologist Daniel retrained in
political and social sciences. He has field experience at more than 50 mining and
energy sites in more than 25 countries. He serves as co-chair for Social Impact
Assessment at the International Association for Impact Assessment. Prior to joining
UNDP he was deputy director of the Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining at the
Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland, Australia, and was an
active part of the International Mining for Development Centre.
As senior officer within NRGI’s capacity development team,
Katarina’s expertise includes capacity development in revenue
management, economic diversification, contract monitoring,
and EITI report analysis. She has a special interest in conflictresource linkages, non-fiscal benefits and costs of extraction, and climate change.
Katarina also advises on the development of NRGI’s work on data visualization, the
development of web-based learning, staff training, global course design, and anticorruption work. Katarina has led NRGI’s work in Afghanistan since 2010 and advises
regional work in Asia Pacific and Latin America with a focus on priority engagements
in Myanmar, Mongolia, and Colombia. Before NRGI, Katarina worked at the United
Nations (UN) in New York where she specialized in issues that straddle the fields of
human rights and economic development including human rights mainstreaming, UN
reform, South-South cooperation, civil society partnerships, and indigenous peoples’
issues. She has worked in both policy research and program management for the
Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights and UNDP and has been
deployed to field missions in Afghanistan and Indonesia. She holds a master’s in
international relations with a certificate in international security studies from Yale
University and a BA from New School University in political philosophy.
Thomas LASSOURD
Natural Resource Governance Institute
Thomas Lassourd is an economic analyst at NRGI. He led its
technical assistance project in Guinea between 2011 and
2013, based in Conakry, advising the government on miningsector fiscal regimes, legislative reforms, and a transparent
process to review contracts signed under previous regimes. He also developed modeling
tools on various iron ore and bauxite mines, including integrated mines-transport
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infrastructure. At NRGI, Thomas now focuses on economic technical assistance and
research, including advising governments and civil society on assessing fiscal and
revenue management policies for oil, gas, and mineral resources. Prior to joining
NRGI, Thomas took part in the Overseas Development Institute Fellowship Scheme
as a government economist in the Poverty Reduction Strategy Unit of the Republic
of Burundi, where he worked on macro-economic frameworks and Public Financial
Management issues. He also worked for the Belgian Technical Cooperation on tax
administration reforms in Mozambique. Thomas has a master’s degree in business
administration from HEC Paris and a master’s in economics with a major in public
and development economics from the Paris School of Economics.
Keith MYERS
Richmond Energy Partners Ltd.
Keith Myers is a UK-based oil and gas analyst with over 27
years’ experience in the sector. He is the managing partner
at Richmond Energy Partners Ltd and an independent expert
on global exploration and oil company performance for oil
company and investor clients. Keith is on the advisory board of
the Natural Resource Governance Institute and provides advice to governments and
parliaments in emerging oil producing countries. He has acted as an advisor to the
World Bank, IMF, and the UN on petroleum governance issues and was an associate
fellow at Chatham House. Keitsh is on the teaching faculty at the Blavatnik School
of Governance at the University of Oxford. Previously he worked for BP for 13 years
as an exploration geologist and commercial negotiator spending much of his time
working on projects in Africa notably in Angola, Algeria, Mozambique, and South
Africa.
Eric PARRADO
Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez
Eric Parrado is professor of economics and finance at the
Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez and consultant for the IMF, the
World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank. He
also advises several governments, central banks and companies
on international financial matters, asset management and monetary policy. He has
coordinated international finances of the Chilean Ministry of Finance and served as
senior economist and financial stability manager at the Central Bank of Chile. As a
consultant, he has provided advisory services to the central banks of Bolivia, China,
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Wolfgang H. REINICKE
CEU School of Public Policy
Wolfgang H. Reinicke is the founding dean of the School of
Public Policy (SPP) launched at Central European University
in September 2011. He is also director of the Global Public
Policy Institute (GPPi) and a non-resident senior fellow in the
Foreign Policy Studies program at the Brookings Institution
in Washington, DC. His areas of expertise include global governance, global finance,
international economic institutions, public-private partnerships, and global public
policy networks as well as EU–US relations. His numerous publications include Global
Public Policy. Governing without Government? (Brookings Institution Press 1998),
Critical Choices. The United Nations, Networks, and the Future of Global Governance
(with Francis Deng, Thorsten Benner, Jan Martin Witte, IDRC Publishers 2000) and
Business UNUsual. Facilitating United Nations Reform Through Partnerships (with Jan
Martin Witte, United Nations Publications 2005). Wolfgang was a senior scholar with
the Brookings Institution from 1991–1998 and a senior partner and senior economist in
the Corporate Strategy Group of the World Bank in Washington, DC, from 1998–2000.
From 1999–2000, while in Washington, he directed the Global Public Policy Project,
which provided strategic guidance on global governance for the UN Secretary General’s
Millennium Report. He co-founded the Global Public Policy Institute in 2003. Wolfgang
holds degrees from Queen Mary College of London University (BS in economics) and
Johns Hopkins University (MA in international relations and economics). He received
his MPhil and PhD in political science from Yale University.
Biographies
Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Kenya, and to the governments of
Colombia, Mongolia and Nigeria. Parrado has a doctorate in economics from NYU and
a BA in economics from the University of Chile. He is also a Member of the Global
Agenda Council of the World Economic Forum on long-term investment.
Sophie THOMASHAUSEN
Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI)
Sophie Thomashausen’s work at the CCSI focuses on optimizing
legal and governance frameworks to promote sustainable
development. In particular, she undertakes research and
provides advice on issues related to mining law and policy,
resource-related infrastructure, public-private partnerships, and large-scale land
investments. She also leads CCSI’s initiative on strengthening negotiation support
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to developing host country governments, as well as the center’s collaboration with
the Columbia Water Center on a three-year, NBIM-funded project on assessing minewater risks. Prior to joining CCSI, she was a Law Fellow at the Public International
Law and Policy Group. She also spent seven years at Allen & Overy LLP in London
and São Paulo where she advised on project finance, asset finance, and other banking
transactions in the Middle East, Africa, Kazakhstan, and Brazil. From 2010–12, she
also worked on a number of law capacity-building projects in Rwanda. She received
an AB from Princeton University, a BA and MA in law from Cambridge University and
an LLM from the College of Europe in Bruges. She is admitted to the Bar in New York
State (2013) and England and Wales (2007). She is also currently the Young Lawyers
Liaison Officer of the Mining Law Committee of the International Bar Association.
Nazgul ABDRAZAKOVA
University of Central Asia l Kyrgyzstan
PATH: Distributing, managing and spending resource
revenues
Nazgul is a research fellow at the Institute of Public Policy and
Administration (IPPA) of the University of Central Asia based
in Bishkek. She holds a master’s degree in management from the Academy of Public
Administration under the President of the Kyrgyz Republic. She has been involved
in the implementation of various IPPA projects including assisting the preparation
of the certificate program for civil servants in the framework of the Research and
Public Policy Initiative (RPPI). She has also participated in the implementation of
the Mining Policy Initiative and other research projects. Nazgul has worked with
various partners within the government including the Ministry of Economy and the
National Institute of Strategic Studies, as well as international organizations such as
the World Bank. Her main areas of expertise are macroeconomic and sectoral analysis
of Central Asian economies, regional trade, and modelling.
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COURSE PAR T I C I PA N T S
Mark O. A. AGYEMANG
Public Interest and Accountability Committee l Ghana
PATH: Distributing, managing and spending resource
revenues
Mark is an energy professional and currently the technical
manager at the Secretariat of the Public Interest and
Accountability Committee in Ghana. Prior to this, he worked at Ghana’s Energy
Commission as a senior program officer and was an energy policy advisor to the
sector minister. He holds an MSc in oil and gas engineering from the UK and a BSc
in petroleum engineering from Ghana. He contributes to extractive sector governance
in Ghana with a special focus on petroleum revenue management, stakeholder
engagement, and energy sector reforms. He works closely with CSOs in Ghana within
the extractive sector for effective monitoring of resource governance and leads the
preparation of the Secretariat’s semi-annual and annual reports on how Ghana’s
petroleum revenues have been collected, managed, and utilized.
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Francis Nnamdi AKOBUNDU
Symbol Energy Ltd l Nigeria
PATH: Distributing, managing and spending resource
revenues
Based in Abuja, Francis is a professional accountant with
almost 10 years of working experience in the field of finance,
administration, and banking. He also has extensive knowledge in the oil and gas
sectors. Since 2002, he has been working as the managing director and CEO of
Nobel Productions, Ltd (Oil and Gas) and since 2013 he has held the same position
at Symbol Energy, Ltd. He has also worked as an advisor on finance and revenue for
the Abia state government. Francis holds a degree in accounting from the University
of Nigeria. He is currently working on a graduate diploma in economics at the London
School of Economics.
Kamal ANDIWAL
Ministry of Mines and Petroleum l Afghanistan
PATH: Getting a good deal: designing and evaluating
fiscal regimes
Kamal is an extractive sector economist at the Ministry of
Mines and Petroleum in Kabul. He holds a bachelor’s degree
in business administration from Pune University, India, and a master’s degree in
public finance from the American University of Afghanistan. Previously, he worked
as a non-tax revenue analyst at the Ministry of Finance of Afghanistan where he
provided technical assistance on revenue prediction and management from natural
resources. Since 2013, he has been working with the Ministry of Mines and
Petroleum on extractive industry governance. Kamal has contributed significantly
to the development of the national mining policy, the national petroleum policy, the
Extractive Industries Development Framework, as well as minerals and petroleum
fiscal regime policies.
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CEU School of Public Policy l Nigeria
PATH: Distributing, managing and spending resource
revenues
Evangel is a second-year MPA student at the School of Public
Policy (SPP). He is interested in policy strategies aimed at
strengthening government regulations especially in sub-Saharan African economies,
while reducing government involvement in the provision of goods and services in the
economy. His interest was spurred by his experiences living and working in Nigeria
where regulatory agencies in the economy are inefficient or nonexistent. This results
in financial waste and losses for the economy, poor enforcement of standards, and
further corruption. Before enrolling at SPP, Evangel obtained his LLB from the
University of Benin, Nigeria in 2011 and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2012.
He was engaged in private commercial legal practice until his desire to improve
governance outcomes in his country prompted him to enroll at SPP in 2014.
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Evangel ANIH
Eaimt Phoo Phoo AUNG
British Embassy l Myanmar
PATH: Distributing, managing and spending resource
revenues
As prosperity program manager at the British Embassy since
2012, Eaimt Phoo Phoo Aung has informed and led elements
of the prosperity portfolio – primarily macro-economic analysis and economic
governance reform – while also expanding her knowledge in a variety of areas critical
to Myanmar’s reform process, including the green economy, responsible business,
and ASEAN relations. She has led missions of international experts to natural
resource-rich areas as well as newly emerging industrial and special economic zones
in Myanmar, taking a key role in aiding the protection and sustainable management
of Myanmar’s natural resources. Owing to her broad understanding of local and
regional development contexts, she has been invited to give presentations on
development-related issues at international conferences such as the Development
Forum on Challenges and Voices (USA, 2014), ASEAN Economic Community Grand
Final Conference (Myanmar, 2013) and International Conference on Human Rights
and Conflict Resolution in Southeast Asia (Indonesia, 2012). She has published oped pieces in Devex International.
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Baldorj BAATARTSOGT
Ministry of Mining l Mongolia
PATH: Getting a good deal: designing and evaluating
fiscal regimes
Baldorj was appointed director of the Geological Policy
Division of Mongolia’s Ministry of Mining in 2012. Since
assuming this position, he has been deeply involved in developing the state’s policy
on the minerals sector. Baldorj started his career as an exploration geologist with
BHP Minerals in Mongolia specializing in copper and gold exploration. He carried out
scientific research on ore deposit geology at the University of Tübingen in Germany
and obtained a PhD in geology and mineralogy in 2006. Meanwhile, he worked as
a lecturer at the National University of Mongolia, conducted research on geology,
and taught mineral exploration and geochemistry. Previously, he was director of the
Geology and Mining Inspectorate, General Agency for Specialized Inspection.
Fridolin BEREK
Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas)
l Indonesia
PATH: Distributing, managing and spending resource
revenues
Fridolin is currently working at the Directorate for Laws and
Regulations at the Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas). He is
responsible for the coordination, monitoring, and evaluation of the implementation
of the National Strategy on Corruption Prevention and Eradication. He completed his
bachelor’s in urban and regional planning at Winaya Mukti University in 2006. At
university he was active in the student movement which contributed to developing
his passion for improving public services, anti-corruption work, and the public policy
making process. In 2006, he founded the NGO Lembaga Advokasi Kerakyatan which
focuses on public service advocacy, development planning, budgeting, and anticorruption.
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Mining Governance Institute of Mongolia l Mongolia
PATH: Distributing, managing and spending resource
revenues
Tuvshin has worked in the Mongolian mining and infrastructure
sectors for the past seven years. He earned his bachelor’s degree
in international relations from the National University of Mongolia, and his master’s
degree in management from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. From
2009 to 2012, he worked at one of the largest privately owned mining companies as
director in charge of commodity exports. Between 2012 and 2013, Tuvshin worked
at the state-owned company Mongolian Railway as project manager for developing
the strategy for new railway projects for the mining industry, and from 2013 to 2015
he was the deputy director, later director, of the Tavantolgoi power plant project, one
of the Mongolian government’s largest infrastructure projects. In early 2016, Tuvshin
established and became chairman of the Mining Governance Institute of Mongolia,
working towards strengthening the mining governance in Mongolia. Since September
2015, he has been pursuing a master’s degree in economics at Paris 1 PanthéonSorbonne.
Biographies
Tuvshin BATTSEREG
Zsuzsánna BIEDERMANN
Hungarian Academy of Sciences l Hungary
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revenues
Zsuzsánna has been working as a research fellow at the
Institute of World Economics – Centre for Economic and
Regional Studies of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences for six years. She finished
her PhD studies at the Corvinus University in Budapest in 2013; her dissertation –
published as a monograph in 2015 – analyzes economic aspects related to genocide
and mass atrocities in the African Great Lakes region. As an assistant professor at the
National University of Public Service, she teaches African Studies and is currently
working on a book dealing with resource-rich sub-Saharan African countries.
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Eric BISIL
Natural Resource Governance Institute l Guinea
PATH: Distributing, managing and spending resource
revenues
As Africa Program Officer Eric is responsible for the coordination of NRGI’s work in Guinea. With various agents of change,
including decision makers in parliament, civil society organizations, and the media,
Eric ensures synergies and identifies new opportunities for collaboration. Prior to joining
NRGI, Eric worked at Cameroon’s Center for Environment and Development (CED) as
the Extractive Industries Program Coordinator. As part of a multidisciplinary team, Eric
developed and implemented the CED strategic program for the extractive industries.
He was one of the CSO representatives at the Cameroon EITI multi-stakeholder group
where he led the improvement of the 2014–2016 Cameroon EITI action plan. As CSO
representative, Eric has worked on the ongoing revision of the Cameroon mining code.
Eric was also a member of the Publish What You Pay Cameroon coalition. Eric holds a
Master’s degree in environmental sciences from the University of Yaoundé and is the
author of a guidance book for civil society organizations working on EITI.
Emanuel BRIA
Natural Resource Governance Institute l Indonesia
PATH: Getting a good deal: designing and evaluating
fiscal regimes
Emanuel specializes in political economy analysis and is
currently the Asia Pacific senior officer at the Natural
Resource Governance Institute. His research interests include political economy of
development, energy and natural resources, international trade, ASEAN, and China.
He has worked and lived in Kenya, Cambodia, Timor Leste, and Indonesia. He has
advised and managed development and governance programs in partnership with
civil society organizations, think tanks, government, international organizations, and
academic institutions in Asia. His works appear in major media outlets such as Open
Democracy, The Jakarta Post, Tempo Magazine, and Kompas. Emanuel has recently
co-edited and contributed a chapter to a book entitled Developing Indonesia from
the Periphery. He was a Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) fellow in Germany as part of
the global youth leaders program focused on global governance and climate policy.
Academically, he is trained in philosophy and international relations. He also blogs at
hps://briawordpress.wordpress.com/.
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Protection des Écorégions des Miombo au Congo l
Democratic Republic of Congo
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revenues
Christian has been working for PREMI-Congo, an NGO for
the development and protection of the Miombo ecoregions in Congo since 2002.
He has held several positions: outreach supervisor (2002–05), program manager
(2005–08), and coordinator (2008–15). Christian was also the focal point for the
Civil Society Natural Resources Network in the province of Katanga from 2006 until
2010. In 2015, he worked as a consultant in the mining governance project of
World Vision in the DRC. He is a member and co-founder of the Platform of Civil
Society Organizations, which is involved in the mining sector. Christian has a degree
in labor science from ISES (Social Studies Higher Institute, 2009) and a degree in
management from ISGEA (Business and Management Higher Institute, 1992). He
has published several articles and reports on mining and forestry governance in the
province of Katanga.
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Christian BWENDA KATOBO
George CHABBY HAULE
National Audit Office of Tanzania l Tanzania
PATH: Distributing, managing and spending resource
revenues
George has over 12 years of experience in the field of
performance audit. He is an assistant auditor general
responsible for performance audit at the National Audit Office of Tanzania (Office
of Controller and Auditor General). He has participated in a number of performance
audits carried out by NAOT in different capacities as an overall supervisor, team
leader, and team member. Currently, he is supervising four audits on extractive
industries which are expected to be tabled to Parliament in April 2016. George is also
a performance audit trainer and has acted as lead facilitator in various performance
audit courses organized by AFROSAI–E. In addition, he took part in the development
of the AFROSAI-E Template Manual for Performance Audit and has been supporting
other SAIs in the region to customize the manual according to their countries’ needs.
He has a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, a master’s degree in engineering
management, as well as a master’s degree in economics and finance for development.
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Ee Chia CHUA
CEU School of Public Policy l Malaysia
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revenues
Ee Chia is currently a second-year MPA student at the School
of Public Policy (SPP). She has a background in IT. Prior to
coming to SPP, she worked as product manager at Malaysiakini, an independent
online newspaper in Malaysia. Since 2008, she has been actively involved in the civil
society movement in Malaysia (Saya Anak Bangsa Malaysia, Occupy Dataran, Pasar
Percuma (Free Market), and others). She is interested in bottom-up participatory
processes, natural resource governance, artisanal and small-scale mining in
Zimbabwe, climate change, wealth inequality, the diversity of the Coral Triangle and
its inhabitants (the stateless Bajau Laut in Sabah), and the ecumenical movement.
Inesa CIORNII
International Atomic Energy Agency (Vienna) l Moldova
PATH: Distributing, managing and spending resource
revenues
Inesa has been a MOSAIC training assistant at the International
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna since 2011. She holds
a master’s degree in international law from the Academy of Public Administration in
Moldova. Previously, she worked with the TACIS program (2006–07), at the Czech
Embassy (2005-06), and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Moldova (2005) as well
as with Swiss Logistics in Azerbaijan (2009-10). She served as an election expert
(long- and short-term observer) in a number of OSCE Election Observation Missions
in 10 countries. She is fluent in Russian, Romanian, and Ukrainian.
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The New Crusading Guide l Ghana
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revenues
Marlvin-James is a journalist working for the Ghanaian-based
investigative newspaper, The New Crusading Guide, and has
in-depth knowledge of the extractive sector. For the past five years, he has been the
newspaper’s regional correspondent for Ghana’s Western Region, the country’s hub
of oil, gas, and mining extraction. His stories have mainly focused on extractives
revenue generation, distribution, and utilization. He also writes on environmental
issues resulting from natural resource extraction. Marlvin-James enjoys using his
stories to generate debate and shape public policies in his country’s extractive sector.
As a member of the data journalism team, CODEX, established by NRGI in Ghana,
he has been using data journalism tools to break down complex and technical issues
in the extractive sector for public consumption, creating awareness and enhancing
public understanding of the sector. He holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from
Jayee University College, Ghana.
Biographies
Marlvin-James DADZIE
Rani FEBRIANTI
Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources l Indonesia
PATH: Getting a good deal: designing and evaluating
fiscal regimes
Rani is currently working as head of the Legal Information
Subsection of the Directorate General of Mineral and Coal at
the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources in Indonesia. Rani finished her master’s
studies in law at the University of Indonesia and has an LL.M in mineral law and
policy from the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Policy, University of Dundee
(full scholarship from Chevening and Rio Tinto 2011). Her dissertation focuses on
the formalisation of artisanal and small-scale mining in Indonesia. She started her
career as a legal drafter, and has been involved in drafting several Indonesian mining
policies, such as the obligation to increase mineral value added domestically. Rani
has also conducted research as part of the Implementing Public Private Partnership
scheme for the Community Development and Empowerment program together with
the Sustainable Mineral Institute, University of Queensland. Since 2009, Rani has
acted as negotiator in amending 107 mining contracts and has successfully amended
22 contracts which significantly increase tariffs on taxes and royalties.
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Shilton Mbuh FUNDOH
Ministry of Mines l Cameroon
PATH: Getting a good deal: designing and evaluating
fiscal regimes
Shilton is the chief of service at the Ministry of Mines’ SubDepartment of Mines, where his duties include designing and
implementing development policies of mineral resources and developing measures
for the optimal exploitation of mineral deposits. Previously he worked at the Ministry
of Mines as a financial controller. He has also worked with the United Bank for
Africa as a human resource manager. He holds a master’s degree in international
communication and public policy from the International Relations Institute Cameroon
and a bachelor’s degree in economics with a focus on management science from the
University of Yaounde II, Soa.
Jeff GEIPEL
Engineers Without Borders l Canada
PATH: Getting a good deal: designing and evaluating
fiscal regimes
Jeff is the founder and venture leader for Mining Shared Value
at Engineers Without Borders Canada. This venture works
to improve the development impact of mineral extraction in developing countries
and regions through increasing local procurement by the global mining industry.
Previously, Jeff was the founder and first executive director of Fair Trade Vancouver.
Originally from Vancouver, Jeff has been researching global political economy and the
resource curse since his undergraduate degree in political science from Simon Fraser
University. He has visited 64 countries. He holds a master’s degree in international
development from the London School of Economics. Jeff currently resides in Toronto.
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Ministry of Mines and Geology l Guinea
PATH: Getting a good deal: designing and evaluating
fiscal regimes
Raphaël works as an analytical engineer in the mining cadaster
at the Ministry of Mines and Geology’s Center for Promotion
and Mining Development. He contributes to the management of mining titles and
is responsible for updating geological data, receiving, analyzing, and reviewing
applications for mining titles as well as administration of mining licenses. He is a
member of the Technical Committee of the Mining Titles and has also been a member
of the Ad Hoc Technical Committee of Mining Titles, established to manage the
public tender of the blocks of bauxite of Boffa Sud, Boffa Nord, and Santou Houda,
the first public tender that Guinea put on the market. Raphaël is an active participant
in the presentation of Guinea’s mining sector to the investor community, both in the
country and abroad. He graduated from the Institut Superieur des Mines et Geologie
de Boke (Guinea) as a mining engineer in 2006.
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Raphaël GNAMBALAMOU
Damdinnyam GONGOR
Canadian International Resource and Development
Institute l Canada
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revenues
Damdinnyam is an academic research assistant at the Canadian
International Resource and Development Institute (CIRDI) in Vancouver. He has more
than 12 years of experience in politics and social science with extensive knowledge
of political activities in Mongolia. He worked as a vice president of economic and
social development at the Mongolian State University of Science and Technology,
Ulaanbaatar, for three years. He has also advised the Mongolian Ministers of Political
Affairs and managed several successful election campaigns. Damdinnyam holds a
BA in law and an MA in politics from the Mongolian State University of Education.
He earned a master’s of applied science in mining engineering at the University of
British Columbia, Canada in 2015. His MA research work focused on social license
and shared value creation in the Mongolian mining industry. Last year, he began
his PhD research work on Mongolian mining policy development and community
engagement issues.
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Farid GULIYEV
Eurasia Extractive Industries Knowledge Hub l Azerbaijan
PATH: Distributing, managing and spending resource
revenues
Farid is a research associate and project coordinator affiliated
with the Eurasia Extractive Industries Knowledge Hub
at Khazar University in Baku. He holds a PhD in political science from Jacobs
University in Bremen, Germany (2014), and an MA from Central European University
in Budapest (2004). His work has been published in peer-reviewed journals such
as Democratization, Demokratizatsiya, Energy Policy, and as book chapters in
Challenges of the Caspian Resource Boom (Palgrave Macmillan, 2012) and The
Routledge Companion to Social Media and Politics (with Katy Pearce, Routledge
2015). A research project titled “Tackling the Resource Curse: The Role of Democracy
in Achieving Sustainable Development in Resource-rich Countries” (co-authored with
A. Ahmadov) has been accepted for publication by International IDEA. His current
research focuses on the comparative study of political institutions, governance of
natural resources, and public policy in developing countries.
Daniel GYAN
Parliament of Ghana l Ghana
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revenues
Daniel currently works in the Parliament of Ghana as a research
assistant to the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee
and member of parliament for Dormaa Central. In this role he has acquired knowledge
and experience of Ghana’s legislature policy formulation, implementation, and review
in particular in relation to mining, oil, and gas agreements. The Public Accounts
Committee investigates the reports of the auditor general on public funds, including
reports from the Minerals Development Funds, Ghana National Petroleum Company
(GNPC), as well as public interest and accountability reports. Daniel also works as
a director to Extractives Africa. He graduated from Kwame Nkrumah University of
Science and Technology.
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I Watch l Tunisia
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revenues
Mohamed is a research consultant and investigative journalist
from Tunisia. As a journalist at Nawaat, an independent
collective blog, he published many articles about energy and mining. Some of his
investigations led to the opening of judicial inquiries. He received an OpenGovTN
award as recognition for his effort to raise awareness about the mismanagement of the
Tunisian oil sector. He was also a member of the jury of Transparency International’s
Prize of Investigative Journalism for the MENA region. As a personal advisor to the
National Constituent Assembly’s Head of the Energy Committee, he played a key role
in the inclusion of provisions that protect citizens’ rights to natural resources in the
new Tunisian Constitution. Since then, Mohamed has been working as a consultant
for many organizations. He is currently involved in a project on local governance of
natural resources in the South of Tunisia run by Avocats Sans Frontières in partnership
with I Watch. He also works with NRGI on the preparation of the Revenue Governance
Index for the Tunisian oil and mining sectors. In addition, Mohamed is a research
consultant for the University of York on transformative justice in the south of Tunisia.
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Mohamed Dhia HAMMAMI
Mohamed HAMUDA
Libyan Public Policy Forum l Libya
PATH: Distributing, managing and spending resource
revenues
Mohamed is a social entrepreneur who is passionate about
bringing change both locally and globally through his
engagement in development programs and international networks. He founded the
H2O organization in 2011, designing and implementing different civic engagement
and advocacy projects. His experience has given him in-depth knowledge of
community and voluntary sectors in Libya and the region. Mohamed also serves as
general manager of the Libyan Public Policy Forum (LPPF), an independent nonprofit think-tank that works as a national dialogue forum. Through LPPF he has
become aware of relevant national and local government policy initiatives and has
also engaged with other Libyan and international influencers to promote transparency
and good governance with innovative approaches. Mohamed is motivated to develop
links between Libyan knowledge communities and other countries and has shown
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commitment to understanding the benefit of intercultural dialogue through joining
the Global Shapers, an initiative of the World Economic Forum developed and led by
young people who are locally engaged and globally connected.
Vincent KEDI
Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development l Uganda
PATH: Getting a good deal: designing and evaluating
fiscal regimes
Vincent is a senior mining engineer at the Ministry of Energy
and Mineral Development of Uganda. A master of engineering
science graduate in geotechnical engineering and engineering geology from the
University of New South Wales, Sydney, he has served in Uganda’s energy and
mineral sectors as a geologist, geotechnical engineer, as well as an engineering
geologist. He has project management and strategic planning experience from
working on feasibility studies, construction, and regular inspections of the
Karuma, Isimba, Ayago, and Muzizi hydropower projects. He is currently also the
project manager for the implementation of the Sukulu phosphate and steel mining
project in Eastern Uganda. Vincent previously worked as a geotechnical engineer
for Rio-Tinto’s Northparkes mine in New South Wales, where he undertook regular
monitoring of geotechnical conditions of all the underground and surface mines,
mine design, installation of support, and mine ventilation. Presently, he is involved
in licensing and administration of the Ugandan mining industry. He has attained
additional qualifications in evidence-based policy making, mining and resources law,
socioeconomic benefit optimization in the mining industry, mine closure, and postmining transition.
Nazgul KULOVA
Natural Resource Governance Institute l Kyrgyzstan
PATH: Getting a good deal: designing and evaluating
fiscal regimes
Nazgul is an NRGI consultant in the Kyrgyz Republic currently
managing the benchmarking exercise for the Kyrgyz Republic
Natural Resource Charter and liaising with different stakeholders. She is also a
director of a local NGO, which, among other things, provides pro bono consultations
on strategic development to key government bodies, regulating the extractive industry
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of the Kyrgyz Republic. She has also worked with GIZ and USAID on business process
analysis and public awareness campaigns. Her experience in the extractive sector
started with the State Agency for Geology and Mineral Resources where Nazgul
was responsible for external policy, communication, and strategic documents
development. She is interested in encouraging wide reforms in the extractive industry
of Kyrgyzstan by gathering best local and international analysts and experts on fiscal
regimes and revenue management. She holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees
in business administration from the American University of Central Asia. She also has
certificates of attendance from the European School of Economics, the International
Institute for Mining Technology, Revenue Watch Institute, and Columbia University.
Moses KYALIGONZA
Parliament of Uganda l Uganda
PATH: Distributing, managing and spending resource
revenues
Moses holds a second upper BA in environmental management
from Makerere University and will soon receive a postgraduate
diploma in monitoring and evaluation from the Uganda Management Institute. He
has 10 years of comprehensive technical experience in policy analysis, regulatory
impact assessment, compliance assessment and auditing, public consultation,
socioeconomic assessment, participatory rural appraisal, occupational health and
safety assessment, environmental impact assessment, environmental audit, and
pollution assessment. He is currently working in the Parliament of Uganda as a senior
policy analyst posted in the Office of the Leader of the Opposition and attached to
the Committee on Natural Resources. He was voted Employee of the Year runner-up
2014. Moses has worked with Gissat Environment Associates as a NEMA Certified
Team Member involved in conducting environment impact assessments and audits,
with the Drought Impact Mitigation Research Project as project manager, and the
German Foundation for World Population – DSW (Uganda) as social worker.
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Amir LEBDIOUI
University of Cambridge l Algeria
PATH: Distributing, managing and spending resource
revenues
Amir is currently a PhD student at the Centre of Development
Studies, University of Cambridge. His research addresses
the role of the state in harnessing natural resources for economic development. He
analyzes the dynamics of public investment of resource revenues in productive assets
and the scope for state intervention in the export diversification process. Amir has
interned and produced reports for various intergovernmental agencies such as UNDP,
the European External Action Service, and UN-Habitat. He has also conducted country
risk assessments and open source intelligence collection on several North African
countries. He holds a BA in international relations from Queen Mary, University of
London, and an MPhil in development studies from the University of Cambridge.
Dian LESTARININGSIH
Resource Governance in Asia Pacific (RegINA) l
Indonesia
PATH: Distributing, managing and spending resource
revenues
Dian received a scholarship on women and leadership from the
UN WOMEN program at Ewha University, South Korea. Her interests lie in extractive
industries governance (EIG) and promoting gender equality in EIG across Asia
Pacific. Her ongoing research is on citizenship in resource-rich regions in Indonesia,
strengthening local knowledge for natural resource governance in Banyuwangi, Tanah
Bumbu, Manggarai and Belu, and on women’s agency in Tegaldowo (Central Java) and
Tumbak (Nusa Tenggara Timur). Prior to working for RegINA, Dian worked at Caritas
Indonesia as a program and institutional manager and served as advocacy coordinator
for the Caritas Asia network. In addition to working on women empowerment issues,
she also works with disaster management and co-founded the Asia Pacific Alliance for
Disaster Management in 2011. She sat on the National Board of Indonesia National
Platform for Disaster Management from 2010 to 2014 and on the Advisory Board of
Humanitarian Forum Indonesia from 2011 to 2014. Dian conducted scoping studies
on LGBT issues in Surabaya (East Java) in 2009 and research on building resilience
in Eastern Indonesia in 2011.
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Sonangol l Angola
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revenues
Francisco holds a degree in economics from the Lisbon Higher
Institute of Economics & Management (ISEG) and is currently
pursuing a master’s degree in energy economics at the Catholic University of Angola
(UCAN). He worked for Sonangol, the Angolan state-owned oil company for 30 years,
occupying senior positions in finance, accounting, auditing, planning (director),
and management (chairman of Base do Kwanda – a joint venture). From 1986 to
1993, Francisco was a lecturer in economic projects and enterprise management
at Agostinho Neto University. He has had extensive political experience with key
positions in MPLA (1975), Front for Democracy (founder in 1991), and now in the
Democratic Block, an opposition party. As a social activist, he is heavily involved with
several Angolan non-profit organizations in a number of areas including transparency,
governance, civil rights, rural development, youth empowerment, environmental
protection, and peacekeeping.
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Francisco F. V. LOPES
Etienne LUFANKA KIDJANA
Ministry of Mines l Democratic Republic of Congo
PATH: Getting a good deal: designing and evaluating
fiscal regimes
Etienne has been working at the Ministry of Mines CTCPM
(La Cellule Technique de Coordination et de Planification
Miniere) for 15 years. The CTCPM is the technical unit in charge of mining planning
and related policies coordination. Since 2009, he has worked as the head of the
Data Bank Department. He has experience in the Congolese mining economy with a
broad understanding of aspects affecting production, commercialization, and mining
taxation. His main responsibility is to participate in the development of studies,
strategies, and mining policies. His is currently involved in reviewing the mining code
and a study on the potential of the DRC mining sector in the next decade. He gained
his license diploma in applied economics with a focus on finance from the Faculty of
Economics and Management at the University of Kinshasa in 2001.
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Meliana LUMBANTORUAN
Publish What You Pay Indonesia l Indonesia
PATH: Distributing, managing and spending resource
revenues
Meliana is a research and knowledge manager in Publish What
You Pay Indonesia. She received her master’s in international
relations from Gadjah Mada University. From 2012–13, she worked as a researcher
for the Centre of World Trade Study, Gadjah Mada University, and was actively
involved in discussions of industrial development, with a focus on the dilemma of
upstream and downstream industrial development for forest products. In 2014–15,
she managed and monitored the Reversing the Resource Curse project of PWYP
Indonesia in Bojonegoro and the West Sumbawa district where she engaged with
local governments and assisted local CSO partners on running the project. Meliana’s
interests lie in the global value chain, extractive governance, community advocacy,
sustainable development, revenue and poverty alleviation, ASEAN affairs, beneficial
ownership as well as illicit financial flows and the effectiveness of revenue sharing of
natural resources towards poverty alleviation issues.
Serge Nzeza MAKETA
CADEC l Democratic Republic of Congo
PATH: Distributing, managing and spending resource
revenues
Serge works as an expert in natural resource governance
and a specialist in environment at the NGO Conseil d’Appui
au Developpement Communautaire (Community Development Support Council).
His responsibilities include contributing to the development of new institutional
frameworks including components of the governance of natural resources sustainable
development and gender mainstreaming in environmental management; as well as
participating in and coordinating the development of new projects and activities in
the field of natural resource governance, sustainable development and environmental
management. Serge also works at the Research Centre Mines et Developpement
where he analyzes the mining policy and governance in DRC and Africa and facilitates
training in governance and mining policy. He holds a master’s degree in economics
and development from the Catholic University of Congo.
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Environmental Women in Action for Development l
Uganda
PATH: Distributing, managing and spending resource
revenues
Ruth is a social development and gender expert. She received
her bachelor’s in development studies from Makerere University and will soon
graduate with an MA in gender studies from the same university. She has over 10
years’ experience in addressing socioeconomic and environmental challenges in
the minerals sector. She is passionate about improving standards of living of the
economically disadvantaged artisanal and small scale miners (ASMs). She published
the Small Scale Mining Handbook: A Guidebook for Improving the Performance of
Artisanal and Small Scale Mining in Uganda (2008–2010) and The Mining and
Minerals Sector in Arid and Livelihood Constrained Karamoja Region: Development
Opportunities and Constraints (2010–2011). She volunteers for several lobbying and
advocacy campaigns for good governance of the minerals sector.
Biographies
Ruth MBABAZI
Jason McMANN
Natural Resource Governance Institute l USA
PATH: Getting a good deal: designing and evaluating
fiscal regimes
Jason is a research analyst on NRGI’s Research and Data
Team. Based in New York, Jason plays a central role in the
design, delivery, and launch of NRGI’s flagship Resource Governance Index (RGI).
Jason comes to NRGI with extensive experience in index design and analysis
spanning various issue areas. Prior to joining NRGI, Jason worked as a consultant at
the International Finance Corporation, where he oversaw survey-based data collection
on land use/registration for the Enabling the Business of Agriculture index (with
a regional focus on Southeast Asia). As part of his doctoral studies, Jason also
spent three years developing a novel index of foreign direct investment regulation
spanning 80 developing countries from 1972–2010. Jason has also worked as a
consultant in the World Bank’s Agriculture Global Practice, where he organized big
data “roadshows” to incentivize evidence-based decision-making among producers
and policymakers in the agricultural sector. Jason holds a BA in individualized study
from NYU’s Gallatin School, an MA in international relations from the University of
Chicago, and an MA/PhD from Princeton University (expected winter 2016), where
his research focuses on the political economy of FDI regulation.
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Roula MEKHAEL
Maharat Foundation l Lebanon
PATH: Distributing, managing and spending resource
revenues
Roula is a journalist and the executive director of Maharat
Foundation, a watchdog organization leading advocacy actions
to reform media laws in Lebanon. Since its establishment, Maharat has developed
an in-depth training program targeting journalists, journalism students, and activists
to build their capacities on media and human rights. It has also built partnership
with media faculties and established a media monitoring unit. Roula has an MA
in journalism from the University of Paris II and a BA in journalism from Lebanese
University. She has 17 years’ experience of journalism with An-Nahar, one of the
leading newspapers in Lebanon. Under Roula’s leadership, Maharat launched a news
website Maharat-news (www.maharat-news.com) serving as a new model of nonpartisan journalism. Furthermore, Roula co-founded the Lebanese Center for Civic
Education and the Women Alliance for Virtual Exchange – WAVE, the first alliance
in the MENA and Central Asia region that empowers women through the use of ICT.
Roula was elected as IFEX Council deputy convener for the mandate 2015–17.
Donald MMARI
Policy Research for Development (REPOA) l Tanzania
PATH: Getting a good deal: designing and evaluating
fiscal regimes
Donald is an economist, development researcher, and
management consultant. He holds a PhD from the International
Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam, an MBA from the
University of Oregon, and an MA and BA in economics from the University of Dar es
Salaam. He has over 18 years of experience in these fields, having worked in policy
research, the business and management advisory industry, academia, and financial
services. He has led professional teams on various assignments for the government,
international organizations, and business enterprises. He has been extensively
engaged in policy development processes, including coordinating the Research and
Analysis Working Group of the National Poverty Monitoring 2001–12 and reviewing
growth and poverty reduction strategies, including PRSP and its successor strategies.
His recent research work has focused on institutional innovations and agricultural
market competitiveness; industrial development; and natural resources for socio-
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Paul MOGBO
Ministry of Finance l Nigeria
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economic transformation. Donald has significantly contributed to the development
of policies and legislation in the Tanzanian petroleum sector, and has served on
the boards of directors of various public corporations, including the National Oil
Company.
Paul studied economics at Kogi State University, Anyigba,
and is a graduate of the Nigeria Institute of Management with
experience in data analysis. He has been active in government service for nine years
and has served at various ministries in different capacities. Early in his career, he was
engaged with the Ministry of Youth Development as a network and social mobilization
officer where he became part of the team that designed the Youth Development
Framework in 2007 and facilitated the first Youth Parliament in 2009. In late 2010
he joined the Ministry of Justice as a budget and monitoring officer. In 2014, he was
selected to join the technical officers in the Oil and Gas Division, Technical Services
Department of the Federal Ministry of Finance, as a data analyst. Presently, he is
participating in oil and gas model training with DBrown Consulting sponsored by the
World Bank Mission in Nigeria. He is researching the flow of revenue from the oil and
gas industry.
Marcela MORALES
Grupo FARO l Ecuador
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revenues
Marcela is a researcher in the Extractive Industries Programme
at Grupo Faro. She has worked on research projects relating
to the extractive industries in Latin America as well as to economic integration
opportunities for refugees. From 2008 to 2012 she worked in the United Nations
Office on Drugs and Crime in Ecuador, in the Global Outreach and Campaigns
Department at Transparency International, and in the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy
in Germany. Her research interests include education programs, extractive industries,
human rights, intercultural communication, gender and social dynamics, and
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research methods. Marcela has an MA in intercultural conflict management from
Alice Salomon University of Applied Sciences Berlin and a BA in international affairs
and international trade from the Catholic University of Ecuador.
Sarah MUYONGA
Natural Resource Governance Institute l Nigeria
PATH: Getting a good deal: designing and evaluating
fiscal regimes
Sarah is responsible for overseeing NRGI’s Nigeria portfolio.
She has an MA in public policy from the University of
Nottingham and a degree in law from University of Nairobi. Her expertise is in policy
advocacy and on issues related to natural resource governance and progressive
taxation. Prior to joining NRGI, she worked for ActionAid International in Uganda
as a national tax justice advisor where she offered technical support on tax policy
advocacy and a global Tax Justice Campaign. She also worked for Tax Justice Network
–Africa, as a policy and advocacy manager for Africa and regional advocate for the
Financial Transparency Coalition based in her home country, Kenya.
Yu Yu NAING
British Embassy l Myanmar
PATH: Getting a good deal: designing and evaluating
fiscal regimes
Yu Yu Naing has worked in the regional/border trade related
private sector in Myanmar for nearly six years. Her research
has covered border trade, international trade, special economic zones, foreign direct
investment, and micro-finance. She is a private sector development advisor at the UK
Department for International Development (DIFD) in Burma. Her portfolio at DFID
covers extractive sector, public private partnership, infrastructure, and trade. She has
been a lead advisor at DFID in managing extractive industries transparency initiatives
and other centrally managed extractive sector programs in Burma since 2013.
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Higher Institute of Technological Studies of Gafsa l
Tunisia
PATH: Distributing, managing and spending resource
revenues
Rachdi is a technologist of economics and management at
the Higher Institute of Technological Studies (ISET) of Gafsa and at the Faculty of
Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences of Tunis. He was head of the department
at ISET from 2005 to 2008. He has served as a trainer for several organizations
such as the business incubator of Gafsa, The Phosphate Company of Gafsa, and
Tunisie Telecom. Rachdi is a civil society activist and is now the president of the
Tunisian Association for Entrepreneurial Culture (ATuCE), the treasurer of the Ahmed
Tlili Foundation for Democratic Culture (FATCD), a member of Initiative and Change
Association, and a founding member of the Tunisian Coalition for Transparency in
Energy and Mines. His main fields of interest are entrepreneurial culture and natural
resource governance.
Biographies
Rachdi NASRI
Elmira NESSIPBAYEVA
CEU School of Public Policy l Kazakhstan
PATH: Distributing, managing and spending resource
revenues
Elmira is an MPA student at the School of Public Policy (SPP).
Prior to joining Central European University, Elmira gained
extensive professional experience in the banking sector, working for a subsidiary
of a European banking group in her home country. Elmira’s current studies are
concentrated in the area of sustainable development and human security. For her
MPA capstone project, Elmira is carrying out applied research on engendering policy
in the artisanal and small-scale mining sector in Zimbabwe, where she did her
ten-week internship and fieldwork last year. While there, she attended a summer
school on mineral resource governance and Zimbabwe Alternative Mining Indaba,
organized by her client organization – the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association.
Elmira’s research interests are focused on sustainable development and post-conflict
reconstruction, spanning issues of South-South development cooperation, natural
resource management, informal sector economy, gender, and gender equity.
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Marie-Joséphine NSENGIYUMVA
Natural Resource Governance Institute l Guinea
PATH: Getting a good deal: designing and evaluating
fiscal regimes
Marie-Joséphine is an economic analyst at the Natural Resource
Governance Institute, leading its technical assistance project
in Conakry, Guinea, and advising the Ministry of Mines and Geology on mining sector
governance reforms. Before joining NRGI, she was a senior economist at the Canadian
Ministry of Finance, specializing in development finance, international trade and
financial sector policies. There, she led the Ministry of Finance’s engagement with
the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
(AIIB) and served as an analyst for the African Development Bank (AfDB). She also
worked with other departments in the Canadian Public Service and the private sector
in Canada and Switzerland. Marie-Joséphine holds an MA in economics from the
University of Montpellier I, an MSc in administration (applied economics) from HEC
Montréal and a graduate diploma in development studies from the Graduate Institute
of International and Development Studies in Geneva. Marie-Josephine speaks fluent
French, English and Kinyarwanda as well as intermediate Spanish.
Karen OCAMPO TORRES
Universidad Nacional de Colombia l Colombia
PATH: Distributing, managing and spending resource
revenues
Karen graduated from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia
in mining and metallurgy engineering and has been working
as an assistant and co-researcher in gold and coal research projects in the CIMEX
Minerals Institute (Facultad de Minas, Universidad Nacional de Colombia) since
2009. She is currently studying for her master’s degree in mineral resources at the
same university. Her research focuses on sustainable development in the Sinifaná
Basin (Southwest-Antioquia, Colombia) and how mining activities, in particular coal
mining, can promote sustainable development in this region.
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New Vision l Uganda
PATH: Distributing, managing and spending resource
revenues
John is a business reporter and one of the leading writers
on oil, gas, minerals, and energy issues. He has trained in
journalism, and taken courses on economics, commerce, and business writing. He
has been active on the legislative front, covering economics- and accountabilityrelated committees in Parliament. He has written analytical and critical articles on
the oil sector in Uganda. John has worked closely with civil society organizations
focusing on the extractive sector in the quest for good governance.
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John ODYEK
Jean-Pierre OKENDA
Natural Resource Governance Institute l
Democratic Republic of Congo
PATH: Getting a good deal: designing and evaluating
fiscal regimes
Jean Pierre Okenda works as NRGI’s DRC Country Manager. As
part of his role, he facilitates and coordinates the implementation of NRGI’s country
strategy in DRC. Jean Pierre has been working on extractive industries issues for the
past nine years as a researcher and civil society activist. Before joining NRGI, Jean
Pierre was the DRC program adviser with CORDAID, where he led the development
of the country strategy on EI, provided technical advice to his organization and
various stakeholders, and supported research and analysis. Prior to this, he worked
for The Carter Center as Deputy Program Coordinator for the mining program and
conducted the impact assessment of several projects including the DRC–China
project SICOMINES. He also worked for the civil society platform in the mining
sector (POM) in Lubumbashi as deputy program coordinator, independent consultant,
human rights defender and researcher with ACIDH. Jean Pierre holds a law degree
from the University of Lubumbashi.
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Anthonia Obiageli ONUORAH
Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
(NEITI) l Nigeria
PATH: Distributing, managing and spending resource
revenues
Anthonia is the acting director and communications/team
leader of NEITI. She coordinates stakeholder engagements for NEITI which include
civil society, oil, gas, and solid minerals companies, government, parliament, and
the general public. Anthonia has worked for the Nigeria Television Authority as a
reporter and editor for over a decade. She has also been active in policy development
and analysis and was the Parliamentary Policy Advisor for ActionAid International
Nigeria in 2009. She was the Nigerian Coordinator of Activista, the global youth
campaign network of ActionAid International. Anthonia has a BA in English and a
master’s in media arts. She trained at the Radio Netherlands Training Centre and
later worked at the BBC World Service Trust, teaching broadcast journalists how
to improve coverage of elections and electoral processes, conflict mitigation, girl
child education, transparency, and accountability. With vast experience spanning
the public, private, and non-profit sectors, Anthonia has helped develop the strategic
plan and the current communications strategy for NEITI.
Roshelle RAMFOL
Durban University of Technology l South Africa
PATH: Getting a good deal: designing and evaluating
fiscal regimes
Roshelle is an academic at the Durban University of Technology,
lecturing in the taxation program. She sits on the board of the
National Tertiary Retirement Fund. After serving articles at BDO Spencer Steward,
she took up an appointment at the South African Revenue Services as Regional
Taxpayer Education Manager. She is currently completing a PhD in tax policy at the
University of Pretoria. Her research is focused on designing the fiscal regime for the
extractive sector in South Africa. Her interest in the extractive industry was sparked
by proposals of state nationalisation of the mining sector and the imposition of a
resource rent tax in South Africa. She has authored a chapter on “South Africa’s Gold
Mining Tax Regime” in the book titled “Income Tax in South Africa: The First 100
Years (1914–2014)”.
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Ombudsman Energía México l Mexico
PATH: Distributing, managing and spending resource
revenues
Paul is currently CEO at Ombudsman Energía México, an
independent, non-profit, and non-governmental organization
which provides alternative dispute resolution services for energy consumers and
suppliers and conducts economic, social, and environmental investigations to promote
transparency and accountability in Mexico’s oil and gas sector. Previously, Paul occupied
several positions at Mexico’s National Oil Company, PEMEX, such as advisor to the
Board of Directors, deputy secretary of the Investment and Strategies Committee, and
advisor to the Audit and Environmental Committees. For almost two years, Paul was
part of the drafting process of the Mexican Energy Reform Bill. He is a frequent speaker
at national conferences, a consultant, and a published author who focuses on Mexican
energy reform, oil and gas policy and regulation, and resource revenues management.
Paul received a PhD in public policy from the Monterrey Tech Institute.
Biographies
Paul SANCHEZ
Ursula SANCHEZ
CEU School of Public Policy l Mexico
PATH: Distributing, managing and spending resource
revenues
Ursula Sanchez worked for nearly three years in the Accountability Office of Mexico City planning policies to improve
governance in the city. She also has experience at the Human Rights Commission
of Mexico City where she recommended policies to authorities to respect, promote
and protect human rights. She has a background in political science at the National
Autonomous University of Mexico and is currently finishing her Master in Public
Administration at the School of Public Policy at CEU. She has worked on a consultancy
project for over a year with The Linkage Project, a data analytics start up, that aims to
help internally displaced persons in Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Abdourahamane SOW
Property Rights and Artisanal Diamond Development
Project l Guinea
PATH: Distributing, managing and spending resource
revenues
Abdourahamane is a geographic information system (GIS)
specialist in the USAID-funded project Property Rights and Artisanal Diamond
Development II (PRADD-II). His tasks include setting up a GIS platform for tracking
Artisanal and Small scale Mining (ASM) in Guinea and using Unmanned Aerial
Vehicles (UAVs) for conducting alluvial diamond resource assessments in Forécariah,
Guinea. Previously, he was governance and GIS specialist at the Ministry of Mines
and Geology. He holds a master’s degree with honors in applied mathematics from
the Julius Nyerere University of Kankan, Guinea.
Saruul SUKHBAATAR
Erdenes Mongol LLC l Mongolia
PATH: Distributing, managing and spending resource
revenues
Saruul is a senior investment analyst at Erdenes Mongol LLC, a
state-owned holding company for mineral deposits, established
in 2007 and considered to be of strategic importance to the government of Mongolia.
As a financial investment analyst with experience in mining, energy, and natural
resources, he is currently involved in managing several high profile transactions and
portfolios of Erdenes Mongol’s subsidiaries, namely Baganuur JSC and Shivee Ovoo
JSC, which are the first and second largest thermal coal producers in Mongolia, and
also the portfolios of Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi and Erdenes Oyu Tolgoi. Prior to joining
Erdenes Mongol, he worked on cross-border mergers, acquisitions, and private equity
transactions at Schulze Global Investments, as an investment analyst. Saruul was
also an administrator at Garrison Capital Pty Ltd, a company that focuses on the
acquisition, funding, and management of resources opportunities globally. He holds
a master’s from the University of Queensland and a bachelor’s degree from the
University of Wales Institute, Cardiff.
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Pyoe Pin Programme l Myanmar
PATH: Distributing, managing and spending resource
revenues
Salai is a strategic advisor at the Pyoe Pin Programme that uses
political economy analysis to understand stakeholders, and
their interests and incentives around issues. Pyoe Pin facilitates processes that bring
civil society and other stakeholders together around issues of common concern. He
manages projects on issues around land, natural resources, and environment. Before
joining Pyoe Pin, he worked at UNDP, ECODEV (a National NGO), Equitech Company,
and the University of Forestry. He is involved in a number of national policy areas:
as a member of the National Expert Group on Climate Change for Initial National
Communication (2008–09), as a member of the National Technical Committee for
Integrated Household Living Conditions Assessment (2008–10), and a member of
the taskforce for the development of the National Strategic Framework for Rural
Development (2013). He is currently a member of the National Task Force for Forest
Law Enforcement Governance and Trade. Salai is also involved in Myanmar’s peace
process and is a delegate to the Union Peace Conference.
Biographies
Salai Cung Lian THAWNG
Thwe Thwe TOE
Ministry of Finance l Myanmar
PATH: Distributing, managing and spending resource
revenues
Thwe Thwe Toe has worked as a staff officer at the Ministry
of Finance’s Budget Department for almost four years. He
has taken part in the reform of the organizational structure of ministries, issuing
guidelines and instructions on restructuring and privatization of state-owned
enterprises in line with the public sector reform process. He is now serving as one of
the officers of the Fiscal Policy, Strategy and EITI Division, which is a new section
of the Budget Department. Thwe Thwe Toe’s responsibilities include assisting in the
responsibility of the Myanmar EITI Office by supporting the MEITI-Multi-Stakeholders
Group (MSG) process; correctly disclosing material revenue data and all necessary
contextual information on time and in accordance with the scope and reporting
templates approved by the MEITI-MSG and in compliance with the EITI Standard;
cooperating and working together with CSOs, private sector’s EITI environment; and
supporting the MSG by procuring assistance from technical experts in extractive
industries governance and revenue management.
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Alexandra TOHMÉ
Lebanese Center for Policy Studies l Lebanon
PATH: Distributing, managing and spending resource
revenues
Alexandra is a program coordinator for the MENA Natural
Resource Governance Hub and a researcher at the Lebanese
Center for Policy Studies (LCPS), focusing on oil and gas governance in Arab countries
in addition to projects pertaining to Syrian refugees and stability in Lebanon. Prior
to joining LCPS, Alexandra worked at the Permanent Mission of Lebanon to the
United Nations, where she engaged in multilateral negotiations on UN peacekeeping
operations, sustainable development, and the financial planning and programming of
UN agency work in Lebanon. She also served on the Security Council when Lebanon
held a seat, and was involved in closed consultations over various legal issues and
events in the Middle East. Alexandra holds a master’s degree in public policy from
Columbia University’s School of International & Public Affairs, with a concentration
on energy policy in the Middle East, as well as a BA in international affairs and
Middle East studies from George Washington University, during which she spent a
semester at Sciences Po in Paris.
Beatrice Naa TORSHIE TORTO
Institute of Financial and Economic Journalists l Ghana
PATH: Getting a good deal: designing and evaluating
fiscal regimes
Beatrice is project manager of the Institute of Financial and
Economic Journalists (IFEJ) and country representative for
the Nyarkoa Foundation. She also serves as researcher and country reviewer for
the Global Integrity Initiative – a partner of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation for Africa
Integrity Indicators. She holds a master’s degree in international affairs from
(LECIAD) University of Ghana, Legon, and a bachelor’s degree in law and history
from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). With over
10 years of professional experience, Beatrice has worked in various capacities with
international organizations and NGOs such as ACCORD in South Africa, World Bank
Ghana and Liberia, and Torshie Consults. She is also a writer and has published
features and peer-reviewed articles on strategic African development issues both
locally and internationally.
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CEU School of Public Policy l Vietnam
PATH: Getting a good deal: designing and evaluating
fiscal regimes
Giang is an MPA student at the CEU School of Public Policy.
She has taken courses to pursue her interest in natural
resource management, such as international development, the political economy
of oil, South-South development, and impact evaluation. With over eight years of
experience in journalism in Vietnam, she has covered various issues that are crucial
to the development of her country, including macroeconomics, climate change,
and official development assistance. She holds a bachelor’s degree in international
relations. After graduating from CEU, she hopes to go back to Vietnam and work in
the resource-related field to promote transparency, efficiency, and sustainability in
natural resource management.
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Giang VU
Charfeddine YAKOUBI
Ministry of State Domains and Land Affairs l Tunisia
PATH: Distributing, managing and spending resource
revenues
Charfeddine has a master’s degree in public administration.
He is a government chief auditor working at the Ministry of
State Domains and Land Affairs in Tunisia. In addition, he is the founder and former
president of the Tunisian Association of Public Auditors, an organization that has
led the good governance and transparency movement in Tunisia. Charfeddine has
conducted extensive research and is actively involved in fighting corruption within the
framework of the Tunisian public administration, especially in the area of extractive
resources. He is also a strong advocate for the adoption of EITI in Tunisia. In 2015,
he won the prize for the Best Association in Tunisia for Advocacy and Community
Mobilization. He is also liaising and collaborating with other CSOs and the public
sector to build the capacities of civil servants on transparency.
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Masouma ZARGAR
Ministry of Mines and Petroleum l Afghanistan
PATH: Getting a good deal: designing and evaluating
fiscal regimes
Masouma was born in Bamyan, Afghanistan, and began her
academic career in industrial management at the Imam
Khomeini International University. Soon after graduation, she started working as
a project manager in an industrial manufacturing company and later joined the
Administrative Reform and Civil Service Commission, learning more about governance
in Afghanistan. In 2012, she was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship and earned a
master’s degree in public administration from the University of Oregon, specializing
in public policy and economic development. Her particular areas of interest are
natural resources and energy issues in developing countries.
Mohamed ZRIG
Assembly of People Representatives l Tunisia
PATH: Distributing, managing and spending resource
revenues
Mohamed Zrig lived in Canada for many years where he was
active in various organizations. His involvement in activism and
politics include being Secretary General of the Association of Human Rights in the
Arab Maghreb; president of the Association Al-Rissala; a member of the Coalition of
Arab and Muslim Associations for the defense of political rights and social aspects of
the Arab community; co-founder of the International Organization of Tunisian Exiles;
and a member of the coalition of Tunisians in Canada. Since his return to Tunisia,
he is active within civil society in the field of development and environment. He is a
leading member within the political party Ennahdha and president of the Association
of Development and International Cooperation. His parliamentary activities include
being a member of the Constituent Assembly of Tunisia; a member of the Commission
of the Infrastructure and the Environment; a member of the Commission of Energy;
a member of the Commission of the Security and the Defense; and president of the
Parliamentary Forum for Sustainable Development and Employment.
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Leila FITT
Capacity Development Officer
Leila Fitt is a development practitioner who has been working
in the international aid and development sector since the mid2000s. Her current responsibilities at NRGI include managing
NRGI’s flagship global courses, including ‘Reversing the Resource Curse’, in partnership with CEU. Prior to joining NRGI,
Leila worked on both humanitarian response and disaster preparedness programmes in Asia and the Caribbean and on development programmes
across a global portfolio, partnering with locally-based NGOs and CSOs to work on,
variously, gender, HIV/AIDs, land rights, livelihoods, governance, extractives and conflict transformation. She has also worked in the elections sector, spent some time
based in Asia, Moscow and Romania and worked on educational programmes with
refugee groups in the UK. Leila read English literature, linguistics, Russian and development studies at universities in London.
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Helen DEMPSEY
Capacity Development Associate
Helen Dempsey has been the capacity development programme
associate at NRGI since June 2013. She supports the Capacity
Development and Training team focusing particularly on supporting the global hub program and executive training course.
Prior to this, she was program assistant at the Natural Resource
Charter. She holds an MA in international development from the University of Manchester, and an MA in sociology and anthropology from the University of Glasgow.
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Bernhard KNOLL-TUDOR
Director of SPP’s Global Policy Academy
Prior to his appointment at CEU, Bernhard worked for the
OSCE, an international organization devoted to ”hard” security
as well as to human rights diplomacy. He was involved in
policy design and public relations, both at the level of field
missions (Sarajevo, 1999–2000; Prishtina, 2000–02) and at
the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (Warsaw, 2006–12).
He has held positions at the European Union Monitoring Mission (deputy head,
Political and Information Division, Bosnia & Herzegovina, 1998); the United Nations
Administration Mission in Kosovo (acting Temporary Media Commissioner, 2003), and
with the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Political Directorate, desk officer for EU
accession countries, 2005–06). Bernhard earned a master in law at the University of
Vienna and an MA in international relations and economics at Johns Hopkins/SAIS
with a focus on IR theory (Bologna and Washington, DC). He obtained his PhD from
the European University Institute (Florence, Italy), and is the author of Legal Status
of Territories Subject to Administration of International Organisations (Cambridge
University Press, 2008). He has published widely on human rights protection in postconflict situations in leading academic journals and currently teaches a two-credit
elective course on international law at SPP.
Tanja K. MANNERS
Senior Program Manager, SPP Global Policy Academy
Tanja spent the past decade working in education both in front
of the classroom and behind the scenes, teaching mathematics
in Micronesia and Austria and working in administration at the
Institute of Education, University College London, and King’s
College London. She has a degree in applied mathematics
from Brown University and a master’s degree in comparative education from the
Institute of Education of the University of London. She moved to Hungary in summer
2015 after spending a year as an education consultant in Shanghai.
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Program Coordinator, SPP Global Policy Academy
Livia joined CEU as a program assistant at the Roma Access
Programs Unit in 2014. She was appointed to her present role as
part-time program coordinator at SPP’s Global Policy Academy
in 2015. She holds an MA in cultural anthropology and English
language and literature from Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) in
Budapest. At university, she conducted fieldwork in a Hungarian Roma community and
has participated in various Roma advocacy projects. Livia is also currently working as
a curator at Gallery8–Roma Contemporary Art Space.
Biographies
Livia MARSCHALL
Ilona PUSKÁS
Events Manager and Program Assistant, SPP Global
Policy Academy
As a devoted communications professional, Ilona liaises with
creative practitioners, the business sector, and the media. She
has a background in cultural project management. Involved in
contemporary fine art, she has been researching the role of the
curator in facilitating sustainability and solidarity in curatorial praxis. She earned an
MA in art and design management from the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design
and a BA in communication and media studies (specialization in journalism) from
Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) in Budapest.
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Natural Resource
Governance Institute
NRGI helps people to realize the benefits of their countries’ endowments
of oil, gas, and minerals. We do this through technical advice, advocacy,
applied research, policy analysis, and capacity development. We work
with innovative agents of change within government ministries, civil
society, the media, legislatures, the private sector, and international
institutions to promote accountable and effective governance in the
extractive industries.
CEU School of Public Policy,
Global Policy Academy
SPP’s Global Policy Academy (GPA) organizes academically rigorous
and policy-relevant courses that are designed not so much as traditional
training seminars but rather as hubs for sectoral dialogue and experience
exchange. The Academy leverages the broad and deep expertise of SPP
faculty to address the needs of policy professionals who wish to broaden
their knowledge as they serve the public good. Participants from the
public, private, and nonprofit sectors enroll in GPA courses to gain
relevant practice-oriented skills grounded in research-based knowledge.
They also take advantage of the School’s global reach to grow and enrich
their professional networks in an exceptional learning environment.
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