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Revenue Transparency: The Extractive Industry and Developing Countries
Over 40 representatives from extractive companies, non-governmental organizations, government and international finance institutions met last Wednesday in a confidential roundtable, chaired by representatives of the American Petroleum Institute and Transparency International-USA, to discuss the issue of revenue transparency. The discussion focused primarily on elements of a UK-led Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and the Publish What You Pay Campaign.