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Falling Prices, Rising Risks: A Series on Low Commodity Prices

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As prices of various commodities fall, many resource-rich countries are facing increasingly difficult choices. This series of articles, by NRGI experts and the organization’s partners, explores specific challenges in different contexts, as well as the solutions open to countries facing lowered investment, reduced government revenues, and increasing deficits. The series kicked off in February 2015, when the Financial Times’ BeyondBRICs blog published our overview piece.

Wherever possible, we discuss where opportunities lie to improve economic management, rationalize resource-based development, improve public understanding of extractive industries, and jump-start governance reform. If you have feedback on the ideas expressed in the pieces below, please feel free to contact Thomas Lassourd ([email protected]) and David Manley ([email protected]).

    Oil, Identity Politics and the Struggle for Reform in Iraq

    6 April 2016

    New Petroleum Producers' Experiences Diverge as Hydrocarbon Prices Stay Low

    Patrick Heller
    14 March 2016

    Low Commodity Prices and the Law: Rescuing DRC Mining Code Reforms

    Amir ShafaieJean Pierre OkendaDavid Manley
    23 February 2016

    Baisse des prix des minerais et cadre juridique : comment sauver la réforme du code minier en RDC?

    Amir ShafaieJean Pierre OkendaDavid Manley
    23 February 2016

    How Will Volatile Oil Prices Affect Azerbaijan's Budget This Year?

    19 January 2016

    What a Saudi Aramco Flotation Could Mean for Governance

    Patrick Heller
    11 January 2016

    Low Oil Prices: Mixed Impact in Tanzania

    David ManleyThomas LassourdLee Robinson
    11 November 2015

    Answering Questions About the Commodity Slump: A Summary from the 2015 NRGI Conference

    23 October 2015
    David Manley

    Falling Prices Accentuate Structural Weaknesses in Venezuela

    Alonso Hidalgo
    25 August 2015

    Cheap Oil Comes with Pros and Cons for Tunisia and Egypt

    Nadine Abou Khaled
    25 August 2015

    Why Weren't Governments Better Prepared for the Commodity Price Crash?

    Andrew BauerDavid Mihalyi
    3 July 2015

    Securing Gas-Driven Gains: How Can Bolivia Stay Out of Commodity Price Troubles?

    Fernando Patzy
    2 July 2015

    Rio Tinto, Mongolia, and the Art of Negotiating Amidst Price Volatility

    Amir Shafaie
    24 June 2015

    A Taxing Question Arises When Commodity Prices Fall

    David ManleyThomas Lassourd
    24 June 2015

    Resource Resilience: How to Break the Commodities Cycle

    Lisa SachsNicolas Maennling
    16 June 2015

    Lower Oil Prices: An Opportunity for Oil and Gas Companies

    Carole Nakhle
    11 June 2015

    Low Oil Prices Impose Difficult Choices in Uganda

    Paul Bagabo Thomas Lassourd
    8 June 2015

    Petroleum Pulls the Purse Strings: Implications of Low Oil Prices for the Nigerian Economy

    Akpan EkpoDauda GarubaMax George-Wagner
    18 May 2015

    Falling Oil Prices Expose Ghana's Governance Challenges

    Mark Evans
    29 April 2015

    The Miracle That Became a Debacle: Iron Ore in Sierra Leone

    David Mihalyi
    2 April 2015

    Watch the Video "Falling Commodity Prices, Rising Tensions" Featuring Sir Paul Collier and NRGI President Daniel Kaufmann

    Helen Dempsey
    1 April 2015

    Ten Consequences of Lower Commodity Prices for Resource-Rich Countries

    6 February 2015

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    Beneficial ownership
    Civic space
    Commodity prices
    Contract transparency and monitoring
    Coronavirus
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    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
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    Sovereign wealth funds
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    Subnational governance
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