26/09/2007 :: Government representatives, the heads of international oil, gas and mining companies, and NGOs will be attending the EITI Board meeting in Oslo on Thursday 27 September 2007. Among the issues the Board will be considering will be whether 13 of the 20 EITI member countries will be permitted to retain their member status. Withdrawal of membership can have serious consequences for a country’s reputation and, not least, for the companies that operate in it. + More

Norway accounts for less than 0.1 per cent of the world’s population, and is thus a small country. Norway’s economic importance, however, is greater than its population would otherwise indicate. According to WTO statistics, Norway was the ... + More