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Amir Shafaie

Legal and Economic Programs Director
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Amir leads NRGI’s portfolio of research, policy analysis, technical assistance, capacity development and advocacy related to legal and economic issues. Amir works closely with his team to support the work of NRGI regional and country teams in areas such as legal reform and economic analysis relevant to good governance of the oil, gas and mining sectors, while also contributing to the strategic direction of NRGI more broadly.

Prior to joining NRGI, Amir was a managing associate in the energy, infrastructure and project finance team of a leading international law firm based in London. Amir's pro bono experience includes assisting the International Senior Lawyers Project in advising the Liberian government on a port concession.

Amir has degrees in history and law, both from the University of California, Berkeley. He also studied international relations at Sciences Po. Amir is fluent in English, French and Farsi.

Authored content

Europe’s Demand for Africa’s Gas: Toward More Responsible Engagement in a Just Energy Transition

Antonio HillHervé LadoThomas ScurfieldAmir Shafaie
31 May 2022

Can African Oil and Gas Benefit From Europe’s Energy Crisis?

Silas Olan'gThomas ScurfieldAmir Shafaie
29 March 2022

Politics Are Holding Back Implementation of Extractive Sector Transparency Rules

Amir ShafaieMoses KulabaKaisa Toroskainen
29 September 2021

G7 Countries Cannot Secure Critical Minerals Without Tackling Governance and Corruption

Alexandra GilliesAmir ShafaiePatrick Heller
8 June 2021

Les divulgations en cours jettent les bases d’une transparence sur les prêts adossés aux ressources naturelles

Hervé LadoDavid MihalyiAmir Shafaie
27 April 2021

Disclosures Pave the Way for Transparency in Resource-Backed Loans

Hervé LadoDavid MihalyiAmir Shafaie
9 April 2021

Code des hydrocarbures Tunisien : Adaptation du processus d’octroi des permis aux bonnes pratiques internationales

Briefing
4 August 2020
Wissem HeniAmir Shafaie

Lessons for Generating Government Revenue for New and Prospective Liquefied Natural Gas Producers

Briefing
18 December 2019
Thomas LassourdAmir ShafaieThomas Scurfield

Why Tunisia Should Resume Use of Model Contracts in the Hydrocarbons Sector

Wissem HeniAmir ShafaieHichem Mansour
8 May 2019

Des solutions importantes pour consacrer la transparence et la bonne gouvernance dans le cadre juridique minier tunisien

Amir ShafaieWissem Heni
13 February 2019

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  • Topics
    Beneficial ownership
    Civic space
    Commodity prices
    Contract transparency and monitoring
    Coronavirus
    Corruption
    Economic diversification
    Energy transition
    Gender
    Global initiatives
    Legislation and regulation
    Licensing and negotiation
    Mandatory payment disclosure
    Measurement of environmental and social impacts
    Measurement of governance
    Open data
    Revenue management
    Revenue sharing
    Sovereign wealth funds
    State-owned enterprises
    Subnational governance
    Tax policy and revenue collection
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    • Natural Resource Charter
    • Regional knowledge hubs
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    • Mexico
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