News
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announcements
IGF Delivers Mining Policy Framework Assessment: Jamaica
The Mining Policy Framework Assessment: Jamaica seeks to help strengthen the country's mining legal framework and promote sustainable development and poverty reduction.
IGF Releases ESIA Guidance for Governments
The Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) has released its newest Guidance for Governments: Improving Legal Frameworks for Environmental and Social Impact Assessment and Management. “This report fi ...
blogs
[EN/FR] Analysis: Mining taxes are on the rise in Africa
** Français ci-dessous** Recent legislative evolutions are raising the tax burden borne by mining companies. The following trends emerged from research based on the African mining taxation database, created by FERDI, in partnership with Cerdi, IC ...
Three Lessons From Global Mining Tax Policy Responses to COVID-19
Three lessons that emerged from our trio of webinars on the topic.