REGULATIONS GOVERNING EXPLORATION UNDER A MINERAL EXPLORATION LICENSE OF THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA

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Field Value
Sector Mining
Country Liberia
Year 2010
RGI Edition Year 2017
Topic Revenue management, Revenue sharing, Sovereign wealth funds, Subnational governance
Document Type Policy Document
RGI Sub-component Open data
RGI Questions 2.2a: Does the central government transfer extractive resource revenues to subnational governments?,
2.2b: Are there specific rules governing the transfer of extractive resource revenues (i.e. are these rules distinct from those governing other types of transfers)?,
2.2c: Do rules specify that subnational governments of producing areas should receive a higher share of extractive resource revenues than those of non-producing areas?,
2.3a: Does the country have a natural resource fund which is funded by extractive resource revenues?,
2.3b: If there are multiple natural resource funds, which is the largest?
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Publisher Government of Liberia
Author MINISTRY OF LANDS, MINES & ENERGY Government of Liberia
Source or API link http://rgi.nrgi-assessment.org/api/public/documents/LBR-2016-MI
Maintainer Natural Resource Governance Institute
Maintainer Email Natural Resource Governance Institute