Right after Tajikistan training on June 22-24 in Istanbul NRGI\u2019s Eurasia Extractive Industries\u2019 Knowledge Hub organized EITI Data Analyses workshop applying EITI\u2019s 3-party MSG format.<\/p>\n
If one of the workshop targets was to deliver NRGI\u2019s EITI report analyses methodology, another was putting together people from MSGs and create multistakeholder atmosphere to discuss problems and find solutions.<\/p>\n
The workshop was attended by 22 MSG members and activists from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Ukraine. The regional character of the workshop gave opportunity to participants to hear problems and approach of others as well.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have been involved in EITI process in my country from the very beginning and main aim of my participation here is to learn how to work with our EITI report and contribute to quality of reporting\u201d \u2013 said Tojinisso Azizova, CSO MSG member from Tajikistan when telling about her expectations.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am a person who fills EITI reports on behalf of my company and it is good to know where all that information goes and how it looks finally\u201d \u2013 said Sara Suleymanova, chief accountant of Binagadi Oil, an extractive company based in Azerbaijan.<\/p>\n
Among other expectations participants told about experience exchange, promotion of EITI reports at sub-national level and improving tax collections.<\/p>\n
Participants also shared with their views on main gaps in their EITI reporting. \u201cKazakhstan is not fulfilling any of encouraged EITI requirements. However information on beneficial ownership and part of PSAs on ecological and social payments are not confidential by law in our country. Also there\u2019s lots of data, but very little analyses of it\u201d \u2013 said Svetlana Ushakova, CSO representative from Kazakhstan.<\/p>\n
Main analyze subject during the workshop was 2013 EITI report of Kazakhstan, due to fact it was the only published and available in Russian language EITI report in Eurasia.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 The analyses methodology applied during the workshop was worked out by NRGI experts. It is a 3 step process starting with collection of information, its evaluation based on provisions Natural Resource Charter<\/a> and other best practices and working out policy recommendations. Sessions were delivered by Eurasia Hub and NRGI Eurasia staff and covered topics on EITI Conception and Standard, EITI report analyses methodology, License Allocation, Production, Government Receipts from Extractives, State Owned Enterprises and Sub-national transfers. Each session had group work component when country MSG teams came together to analyze particular information and work out recommendations.<\/p>\n The session on \u201cAnalyses methodology\u201d started with practical question on why analysis was important to participants. \u201cThe State Oil Company of Azerbaijan publishes annual information on oil production in Azerbaijan, on the other side BP also does reporting. But there\u2019s always discrepancy between these 2 information sources. I will now look at EITI reports only for concrete and correct information\u201d \u2013 said Ilham Shaban, CSO expert from Azerbaijan.<\/p>\n \u201cEITI analyses will help us in forming policy within government for sustainable development\u201d \u2013 said Roman Nitsovych from Ukraine.<\/p>\n The group works showed not only CSO members were active, but government officials and company representatives were also very engaged and made presentations on behalf of their team.<\/p>\n \u201cThis workshop is very important for us, Kazakhstan delegation, to find out gaps and prevent them during next reporting\u201d \u2013 said Elvira Jantureeva, representative of Ministry of Investments and Development of Kazakhstan.<\/p>\n![\"IMG_2369\"](\"http:\/\/eiti.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_2369-1024x768.jpg\")
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