articles on institutional reforms in the mining sector

Feb 18, 2021 · Myanmar has various laws and regulations that govern the extractives sector, including a Mining Law, a Gemstone Law and a Petroleum Act, but contracts typically govern all extractive projects. Contracts are confidential, with only the PSC signed between Total Myanmar EP and MOGE for the Yedana project (dated 9 July 1992) being publicly available .

Adding another valuable link to understanding power sector reforms, Nepal and Jamasb (2012) investigated the relationship between broader institutional reforms and power sector reforms. Using panel data of 29 transition economies of Eastern and Central Europe from 1990 to 2008, the study finds that power sector reforms are highly interdependent ...

Apr 24, 2021 · Reforms in the mining sector need to be reviewed. It is vital to strike a balance so that the country's vision of 200 per cent increase in mineral production is achieved in the next five years ...

This study assesses the impacts of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the mining sector on rural poverty in Ghana. To this end, the study uses qualitative research techniques, and employs New Institutionalist and Marxist theoretical perspectives. The study notes that largescale mining activities in Ghana have intensified with increased foreign capital involvement in the mining industry ...

Mar 16, 2017 · Third, whereas industry organizations such as the International Council on Metals and Mining (ICMM) have worked on environmental and social aspects of present and future mineral supply (see the ...

Aug 26, 2021 · Implementation of institutional and structural reforms taking too long. The Minerals Council South Africa notes the StatsSA report of record unemployment of % announced yesterday and urges government to accelerate the implementation of institutional and structural reforms to improve competitiveness, grow investment and raise the inclusive ...

Oct 16, 2020 · The tough choices on structural reforms that would allow much greater private sector participation and investment are mostly absent or are only mentioned in passing.

Sep 25, 2009 · Mining and Sustainability Challenges in Peru. Minerals account for 62% of the exports of Peru, and the mining boom of the country has helped foster sustained economic growth, running at 8% growth (per annum) by 2008 ().Fig. 1 illustrates the effects of this growth on the longterm trend of mining concessions. Since 1990, 89% of all of the area ever claimed for mining has been given over as ...

Apr 15, 2021 · Apr 15, 2021 · Deanna Kemp is a professorial research fellow and director of the Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining at the University of Queensland, Australia. Her research focuses on company–community conflict, displacement and resettlement, and human rights and development. She also examines how the global mining industry is organized, resourced, and incentivized to respond to social .

As a result of sector reforms to date there are now six agencies with primary responsibility over elements of the electricity sector. Reform Efforts. Early reforms to sector structure included the creation in 1997 of the Energy Commission, established as a licensing authority and technical regulator, and the Public Utilities Regulatory ...

Frequency: 2 issues/year. ISSN: . EISSN: . 2019 JCR Impact Factor*: The Review of Environmental Economics and Policy is an official journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists and the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. REEP fills the gap between traditional academic ...

Institutional reforms are attempts to change the rules affecting human interactions. It is a structure of actions, ways of execution, crisis management, and main interaction principles with other entities [].The crises from 1929 to 1933 were treated by Roosevelt's reforms while Reagan's reforms were a response against the stagnation of the 1970s [].

The developed countries' institutional research undertaken on corporate social responsibilities (CSR) have shown a positive relationship between accessibility of financial related assets and CSR. Contentions that we classified as the Institutional Difference Hypothesis (IDH) drawn from the institutional writing, on the other hand, propose that institutional contrasts amid of developing and ...

Jul 14, 2006 · Chibamba says the 1995 legislation introduced "international standards and best practices for public supervision and control of the mining sector" but that, for example, the institutional ...

Apr 16, 2019 · Investment demand could also have a positive impact on the service industry in terms of value added while increasing the output of nonmetal and metal products and the mining sectors. Spatial urbanisation not only leads to an increase in the output of the manufacturing sector but also stimulates an increase in value added in the service sector.

Feb 19, 2020 · Dr Yao Graham, the Coordinator of Third World Network (TWN), has reiterated the need for institutional gaps in the mining sector to be addressed.

Oct 13, 2009 · Oct 13, 2009 · Results Mining and Sustainability Challenges in Peru. Minerals account for 62% of the exports of Peru, and the mining boom of the country has helped foster sustained economic growth, running at 8% growth (per annum) by 2008 ().Fig. 1 illustrates the effects of this growth on the longterm trend of mining concessions. Since 1990, 89% of all of the area ever claimed for mining has been given ...

Jan 20, 2021 · Mr. Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda, was appointed to lead the AU institutional reforms process. He appointed a panAfrican committee of experts to review and submit proposals for a system of governance for the AU that would ensure the organisation was better placed to address the challenges facing the continent with the aim of implementing programmes that .

May 01, 2020 · The issues related to reforms in auction structure, efficient institutional arrangements, participation of private sector in exploration and mining, making public sector more competitive as well ...

Aug 18, 2021 · "The mining sector had grown weary of Lungu's populist reforms, which gradually undermined relations between the government and foreign investors," Montana said. That meant the mining industry bore the brunt of the country's fiscal difficulties, as Lungu aggressively targeted foreign mining companies for quick cash injections, Montana said.

Aug 20, 2021 · In this article the legal and institutional framework regulating the mining industry in selected jurisdictions in Africa is examined to determine the extent to which they respond to the problems arising from the development of mineral resources, particularly the human rights violations caused by the adverse impacts of mining.

Apr 07, 2021 · Serbia has passed through a period of dramatic change, managing a rapidly evolving political and economic environment. Today, Serbia is a candidate country for EU membership, reflecting the significant progress made so far in structural and institutional reforms.

Aug 20, 2021 · Aug 20, 2021 · In this article the legal and institutional framework regulating the mining industry in selected jurisdictions in Africa is examined to determine the extent to which they respond to the problems arising from the development of mineral resources, particularly the human rights violations caused by the adverse impacts of mining.

"The multidimensionality of exclusion in the smallscale gold mining sector in Guyana: Institutional reform, landlordism, and mineral uncertainty," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 123(C), pages 11. Rejoice Selorm WirekoGyebi Michael Osei Asibey Owusu Amponsah Rudith Sylvana King Imoro Braimah Godfred Darko Anne Mette Lykke, 2020.

POLICY AND INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS FOR AN EFFECTIVE EIA SYSTEM IN SUDAN. OSMAN MIRGHANI MOHAMED ALI; ... Studies of EIA Practice in Developing Countries, Division of Technology, Industry and Economics, eds. M. McCabe and B. Sadler (UNEP, Geneva, Switzerland, 2003) pp. 1–6. ... Ministry of Energy and Mining (2005). The Regulation of the ...

Nov 24, 2020 · The instability in Zimbabwe, caused by a spike in violence in the country's gold mining sector over the last year, has eroded the export revenue that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government ...

Jun 07, 2019 · Royalties reform seeks to kickstart mining sector June 7th 2019 | Colombia | Coal. Colombia is a resourcerich country that has not been able to realise its extractivesector potential. The business environment around mining has been clouded by factors such as a lack of transparency regarding royalties and an inefficient framework for dialogue ...

Apr 16, 2009 · Critics scoff at such arguments, saying the benefits of mining law reform outweigh industry concerns. They note the mining industry is prospering during the worldwide recession because most hardrock mining that takes place on federal land is for gold, and the perounce price of gold is near an alltime high.

Dec 28, 2020 · New Delhi: The country's mining sector will see "hectic activities" in the new year with the central government's approvals for pending mining reforms expected in January itself and efforts continuing to bolster overall mineral output. The reforms will pave the way for auctioning of at least 500 mineral blocks, Mines Secretary Anil Kumar Jain told and emphasised that calendar year 2021 will be ...

Sep 03, 2021 · London Head office. World Gold Council Head Office 7th Floor, 15 Fetter Lane, London EC4A 1BW United Kingdom [email protected] +44 207 826 4700. New York

Jan 14, 2021 · The Union Cabinet has approved a blueprint for facilitating reforms in the mining sector. This includes amending the Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act 1957, clarifying doubt on ...

Feb 16, 2020 · KATHMANDU, Feb 16: Policymakers, experts and practitioners of technical voional eduion and training (TVET) have highlighted the need of its reforms in terms of institutions, policy and programme so as to broaden its discernible contributions to the country's development.

Jun 18, 2020 · Reforms in the coal sector are an ongoing policy evolution. The recent move to untether the sector marks a paradigm shift in the way business in the coal sector will be conducted. While doing this ...

Oct 13, 2009 · Oct 13, 2009 · Results Mining and Sustainability Challenges in Peru. Minerals account for 62% of the exports of Peru, and the mining boom of the country has helped foster sustained economic growth, running at 8% growth (per annum) by 2008 ().Fig. 1 illustrates the effects of this growth on the longterm trend of mining concessions. Since 1990, 89% of all of the area ever claimed for mining .

The past 15 years has seen a massive expansion of mineral resource extraction as many developing countries liberalized their mining sectors, allowing foreign capital and mining companies onto the lands of peasant farmers and indigenous people. This mining expansion has also facilitated the rise of artisanal and smallscale mining (ASM).