The oil and gas industry has long been a strong supporter of transparency and deeply involved in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI).

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The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) is a multinational association of 35 countries supported by 60 major oil, gas, and mining companies.

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He also revealed that he had ordered an urgent review of the UK's failure to sign up to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, which published payments by firms to governments.

BBC: Prime minister David Cameron

In 2008 the country became a candidate of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative - an international project meant to promote openness about government oil revenues - but failed to qualify by an April 2010 deadline.

BBC: Equatorial Guinea profile

Furthermore, we will learn how SAP is partnering with the German Development Organization (GIZ) to support Ghana in meeting the global standard for transparency in the oil and mining industries set by the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.

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ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, Chevron, Alcoa, DeBeers and 33 other companies are supporters of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), an international effort by businesses, countries and non-governmental organizations to shed light on what companies pay to governments for a share of their natural resources.

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ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, Chevron, Alcoa (nyse: AA - news - people ), DeBeers and 33 other companies are supporters of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), an international effort by businesses, countries and non-governmental organizations to shed light on what companies pay to governments for a share of their natural resources.

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