DOCSLIB.ORG

(Leiti) Eiti Report for the Year Ended 30 June 2016 Final

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
(Leiti) Eiti Report for the Year Ended 30 June 2016 Final LIBERIA EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE (LEITI) EITI REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 FINAL December 2018 This Report has been prepared at the request of the Liberia EITI Multi-stakeholder Steering Group (MSG) charged with the implementation of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative in Liberia. The views expressed in the report are those of the Independent Administrator and in no way reflect the official opinion of MSG. This Report has been prepared exclusively for use by MSG members and must not be used by other parties, nor for any purposes other than those for which it is intended. EITI Report for the year ended 30 June 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 7 Background .................................................................................................................... 7 Objective ........................................................................................................................ 8 Scope of Work ............................................................................................................... 8 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................. 10 1.1. EITI scope .......................................................................................................... 10 1.2. Findings ............................................................................................................. 10 1.3. Revenue Generated from the Extractive Industries ............................................ 11 1.4. Production and Exports ...................................................................................... 13 1.5. Employment in the extractive sector ................................................................... 14 1.6. Completeness and Accuracy of Data ................................................................. 14 1.7. Reconciliation of Cash Flows ............................................................................. 16 1.8. Findings and recommendations ......................................................................... 18 2. APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY ........................................................... 19 2.1. Scoping Study .................................................................................................... 19 2.2. Data Collection ................................................................................................... 19 2.3. Reconciliation and Investigation of Discrepancies .............................................. 20 2.4. Reliability and Certification of Data Reported ..................................................... 20 2.5. Accounting records ............................................................................................ 22 3. CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION ON THE EXTRACTIVE SECTORS ........... 23 3.1. Key Features of the Extractive Sectors .............................................................. 23 3.2. Legal and Institutional Framework ...................................................................... 27 3.3. Fiscal Regime .................................................................................................... 31 3.4. Contribution of the Extractive Sectors to the Economy ....................................... 33 3.5. Production and Exports Data.............................................................................. 33 3.6. State participation in the Extractive sector .......................................................... 37 3.7. Quasi-Fiscal Expenditures ................................................................................. 40 3.8. Collection and Distribution of the Extractive Revenues....................................... 40 3.9. Licenses ............................................................................................................. 43 3.10. Employment Data ............................................................................................... 48 4. DETERMINATION OF THE RECONCILIATION SCOPE ............................. 49 4.1. Revenue Streams .............................................................................................. 49 4.2. Extractive Companies ........................................................................................ 57 4.3. Government Agencies ........................................................................................ 59 4.4. Materiality Deviation ........................................................................................... 59 4.5. Other Considerations ......................................................................................... 60 Moore Stephens LLP | Parker & Company, LLC |P a g e 2 EITI Report for the year ended 30 June 2016 5. RECONCILIATION RESULTS ..................................................................... 62 5.1. Payment Reconciliation ...................................................................................... 62 5.2. Adjustments ....................................................................................................... 66 5.3. Unreconciled Differences ................................................................................... 68 5.4. Unilateral disclosure of revenues by Government Agencies ............................... 75 6. ANALYSIS OF REPORTED DATA .............................................................. 76 6.1. Analysis of Government Revenues .................................................................... 76 6.2. Analysis of social payments ............................................................................... 78 6.3. Identification data ............................................................................................... 80 6.4. Licenses ............................................................................................................. 80 6.5. Infrastructure provisions and barter arrangements ............................................. 80 7. RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................ 81 7.1. Implementation of Automated online disclosure ................................................. 81 7.2. Implementation of MSG Sub-Groups .................................................................. 81 7.3. Compliance with the Reporting Deadlines .......................................................... 82 7.4. Compliance with the Reporting Instructions ........................................................ 82 7.5. Expanding the Reconciliation Scope .................................................................. 82 7.6. Implementation of a Reporting System for Employment Data............................. 83 7.7. Completeness of Data Reported on the License Register .................................. 83 7.8. Accuracy of Exports Data ................................................................................... 84 7.9. Disclosure of Up-to date Reports ....................................................................... 84 ANNEXES ............................................................................................................. 85 Annex 1: Number of Revenue Streams Paid by In-Scope Extractive Companies ......... 86 Annex 2: Register of Licenses ...................................................................................... 87 Annex 3: Reporting Templates and Supporting Schedule ............................................ 92 Annex 4: List of Outstanding Documents ..................................................................... 98 Annex 5: List of In-Scope Companies .......................................................................... 99 Annex 6: Details of Government Revenues ................................................................ 101 Annex 7: Tracking Table of Identification Information ................................................. 118 Annex 8: Tracking Table of Social Expenditures ........................................................ 120 Annex 9: Tracking Table of Production and Export Data ............................................ 129 Annex 10: Tracking Table of Certified Reporting Templates....................................... 130 Annex 11: Tracking Table of Employment Data ......................................................... 131 Annex 12: Tracking Table of Licenses ....................................................................... 133 Annex 13: Mining licenses awarded in the FY 2015/16 .............................................. 135 Annex 14: Persons Contacted or Involved ................................................................. 144 Moore Stephens LLP | Parker & Company, LLC |P a g e 3 EITI Report for the year ended 30 June 2016 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Summary of the eight EITI Reports published by Liberia ..................................... 7 Table 2: Timeline of LEITI ................................................................................................. 8 Table 3: Revenue Generated from the Extractive Industries (FY 2015/16) .......................11 Table 4: Evolution of GDP from 2014 to 2017 ..................................................................33 Table 5: Production data (FY 2015/16) ............................................................................34 Table 6: List of revenue streams included in the reconciliation scope ..............................49 Table 7: Description of revenue streams included in the
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Peacebuilding Fund in Liberia
    PEACEBUILDING FUND IN LIBERIA TERMINAL EVALAUTION OF THE SMALL GRANTS PROJECT AWARDED TO LIBERIAN CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS May 2011 Oscar Bloh and Julius Tokpa 1 Table of Contents Acknowledgements 3 Acronyms 4 Executive Summary/Findings 5-6 Recommendations 6-7 Introduction 8 Methodology 9 Critical Issues 10-12 Conclusion 13 Appendices 14-33 2 Acknowledgements The evaluation would not have been completed without the support and cooperation of many individuals. The PBO team was very supportive of the exercise. The evaluators want to acknowledge their cooperation and support. The partners to the project were readily available for interviews despite short notice. The evaluators extend appreciation to beneficiaries who took time from their daily activities to grant interviews. Finally, the evaluator appreciates the input and comments on the draft report made by staff of PBO. At the same time, the evaluators take full responsibility for any errors, omissions, or misrepresentations in the report. 3 ACRONYMNS CEDE: Center for Democratic Empowerment CUPPDL: Citizens United to Promote Peace and Democracy in Liberia FIND: Foundation of International Dignity IMEDD: Institute for Media Development and Dignity LINNK: Liberia Non-Government Organization Network PBF: Peace Building Fund PBRC: Peace Building Resource Center PRS: Poverty Reduction Strategy RICCE: Rural Integrated Center for Community Empowerment and Concerned Women Group in Doumpa and Zuaplay UNHCR: United Nations High Commission for Refugees UNDP: United Nations Development Programme WANEP: West Africa Network for Peace Building WONGOSOL: Women NGO Secretariat of Liberia 4 Executive Summary: The small grants provided by the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) to civil society organizations (CSOs) were intended to support the consolidation of peace in Liberia at the same time creating opportunities for strengthening the institutional and programmatic capacities of CSOs.
    [Show full text]
  • Liberia Education Update June 2019
    Liberia Education Update June 2019 Liberia Career Pathways Training Liberia Career Pathways (LCP) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is “to empower and support Liberian Learners to progress through and transition from high quality education and training experiences into rewarding careers for Liberia’s economic growth.” The LCP office is in the compound of the Liberia Annual Conference Central Office where I work. During the 2018/2019 school year, LCP’s Career Clubs met weekly at Tubman High School (the government high school in Sinkor, Monrovia), St. Peters Lutheran High School in Sinkor, and Booker Washington Institute in Kakata. During one-hour club meetings, the Career Club Coordinators guide high school students as they work through the 9 modules of their career journals to identify their strengths and interests, match them to careers, begin to set goals, and chart courses to meet those goals. The government high school in Gbarnga, Bong County, and Ganta United Methodist School (UMS) in Nimba County will have Career Clubs in the new school year. To refresh the current Club Coordinators and provide orientation for the incoming Coordinators, I facilitated a 3-day workshop (May 27-29) using Michigan State University’s 4-H career planning guide and student journal, Build Your Future: Choices… Connections…Careers. On the second day of the workshop, Roger Domah, the former principal of Ganta UMS and current Nimba County representative, stopped by unexpectedly to greet his former colleagues, Rev. Joseph Dolo (Guidance Counselor) and Mr. Lawrence Gorblay (Dean of Students), who will be the Ganta UMS Career Club Coordinators.
    [Show full text]
  • There Are Two Systems of Surveillance Operating in Burundi at Present
    LIVELIHOOD ZONING ACTIVITY IN LIBERIA - UPDATE A SPECIAL REPORT BY THE FAMINE EARLY WARNING SYSTEM NETWORK (FEWS NET) May 2017 1 LIVELIHOOD ZONING ACTIVITY IN LIBERIA - UPDATE A SPECIAL REPORT BY THE FAMINE EARLY WARNING SYSTEM NETWORK (FEWS NET) April 2017 This publication was prepared by Stephen Browne and Amadou Diop for the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), in collaboration with the Liberian Ministry of Agriculture, USAID Liberia, WFP, and FAO. The authors’ views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government. Page 2 of 60 Contents Acknowledgements ...................................................................................................................... 4 Acronyms and Abbreviations ......................................................................................................... 5 Background and Introduction......................................................................................................... 6 Methodology ............................................................................................................................... 8 National Livelihood Zone Map .......................................................................................................12 National Seasonal Calendar ..........................................................................................................13 Timeline of Shocks and Hazards ....................................................................................................14
    [Show full text]
  • 188Th Annual Session Liberia Annual Conference the United Methodist Church
    Office of Connectional Ministries Liberia Annual Conference The United Methodist Church Connectional Ministries 2020 Annual Program Performance R E P O R T Presented to 188th Annual Session Liberia Annual Conference The United Methodist Church Performance Review Contents 1.0 Introduction & Overview 01 a) Program Management & Implementation 01 b) Strategic Direction Engagements 04 2.0 Program Performance & Ministry Actions 06 a) Pillar One - Evangelism, Spiritual Formation and Mission 06 b) Pillar Two - Financial and Infrastructure Management, Accountability & Stewardship 12 c) Pillar Three - Agriculture & Rural Development 18 d) Pillar Four - Education, Human Capacity Development & Outreach 23 e) Pillar Five - Health & Social Welfare 46 f) Pillar Six - Peace, Reconciliation and Unity 80 g) Pillar Seven - Age–Level Ministries 85 h) Pillar Eight - Ecumenical Relations and Connectional Partnerships 102 3.0 Next Steps & Conclusion 103 a) Program Mid-Term Performance Appraisal b) Ministry Review and Conclusion Submitted by: Rev. George D. Wilson, Jr., Director Office of Connectional Ministries, LAC-UMC Approved: Rev. Dr. J. Sarwolo Nelson, Jr., Acting Chairperson Council on Connectional Ministries & Strategic Connectional Ministries - 2020 Annual Report Commission, LAC-UMC 0 | P a g e Office of Connectional Ministries Liberia Annual Conference United Methodist Church Corner of Tubman Boulevard & 12th Street, Sinkor Monrovia - Liberia 1.0 Introduction & Overview The Office of Connectional Ministries of the Liberia Annual Conference is honored to present its program performance report for activities undertaken over the last conference year, March 2020 – February 2021. Thou challenged by the global health pandemic, and occasioned by the shot-down of routine activities, the Liberia Episcopal Area undertook a number activities that provided basic health services as well as humanitarian support.
    [Show full text]
  • UNMEER) External Situation Report 4 March 2015
    UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) External Situation Report 4 March 2015 KEY POINTS Presidents of the affected countries call for a ‘Marshall Plan’ UNMEER Sierra Leone sustains support to District Ebola Response Centers National Assembly President continues EVD advocacy field visits Key Political and Economic Developments 1. On 3 March, the European Union hosted the “Ebola: from emergency to recovery” conference in Brussel. The aim of the conference was to sustain the international mobilization, ensure pledged resources are made available to support response efforts, promote regional cooperation, assist West Africa to plan the next steps in the fight against EVD and assist the countries build resilient health systems to help secure that no other epidemic will have such devastating impact in the future as well as improve governance and accountability in the affected countries. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, President Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone and President Alpha Condé of Guinea thanked the EU and international community for their continued support in the fight to zero EVD transmission and reiterated their call for a "Marshall Plan" to rebuild their shattered economies. President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, noted among others that”to end Ebola and ensure sustainable development in the affected region is the best way to honour the memory of the victims”. The conference was co-chaired by the EU, the Presidents of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the UN, the AU and ECOWAS. SRSG Ould Cheikh Ahmed and Special Envoy Nabarro attended the conference. 2. On 3 March, the President of the National Assembly of Guinea continued his advocacy tour by visiting N’zérékoré to support local authorities in the fight against Ebola.
    [Show full text]
  • Land Commission Consultations
    Republic of Liberia REPORT 2010 Land Commission Consultations Land Commission Consultations 2010 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This report was compiled and written by the Program Staff of the Technical Secretariat of the Land Commission (LC) under the guidance and supervision of Mr. Stanley N. Toe, Land Policy and Program Development Officer. The Technical Secretariat extends its profound appreciation and gratitude to Chairman Brandy and other Commissioners of the LC for their unflinching support to this undertaking from the inception stage to the conclusion. We also acknowledge with thanks, the vital role played by Mrs. Guglielma da Passano, UN-Habitat Technical Advisor to the Land Commission in providing editorial guidance and useful feed- back during the entire exercise. An array of individuals and institutions also contributed immensely to the successful conduct of the county meetings. We hereby mention some of their names in recognition of their contributions in the form of financial and logistical support: the Minister and staff of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), superintendents and local officials of the counties, our international partners in particular, the UN-Habitat for providing the funding and logistical support for these consultative meetings. Also, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) for logistical and related support during the consultative meetings in Nimba, Bong and Lofa Counties respectively and the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL). Finally, to the participants from the various counties, normally unheralded and acknowledged in matters such as this, we say in the proverbial Liberian jargon ‘thank you yah’ for taking time off your engaging schedules to honor our invitation to participate in these meetings.
    [Show full text]
  • Human Rights Issues Emanating from Traditional Practices in Liberia
    UNMIL UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN LIBERIA An Assessment of Human Rights Issues Emanating from Traditional Practices in Liberia Table of Contents 1. Executive summary .................................................................................................... 1 2. Introduction ................................................................................................................ 2 3. Methodology and constraints .................................................................................... 3 4. Overview of traditional and cultural societies and practices in Liberia ............... 4 5. Legal and policy framework related to traditional and cultural practices .......... 6 5.1. International and regional human rights framework ................................................. 6 5.2. Domestic legal and policy framework for the protection of human rights in the context of cultural practices ................................................................................................... 10 5.3. Challenges in the legal and normative framework .................................................... 13 5.3.1. The Hinterland Regulations ..................................................................................... 13 5.3.2. “Positive Culture” in Liberian law .......................................................................... 14 5.3.3. Perceptions of human rights among traditional actors and communities ................ 15 6. Human rights abuses emanating from cultural and traditional practices ......... 15 6.1.
    [Show full text]
  • Newsletter VOL.1 NO.6
    “The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them. If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.” ...EJS MIA Renaissance A Weekly Newsletter. Ministry of Internal Affairs. Capitol Hill. Monrovia, Liberia.W.A. Vol.1 No.6 Website: www. mia.gov.lr Email: [email protected] Phone No.: 0777403678 2ND DECEMBER, 2013 A WOMAN IS YOUR Kudos to GOL's FRIEND FOI Program DO NOT BEAT ON HER n September 16, LOVE, CHERISH 2010, the Liberia OF r e e d o m o f AND PROTECT Information Act (“FOI Act”) was signed into law, making HER Liberia the first West African Country to have enacted a comprehensive FOI Law. The GOL has since begun steps to implement the Act. Pursuant to an MOU first signed in 2011 Streamlining MIA and renewed in 2012, the Carter Center has been supporting the efforts of the Government of Liberia (GOL) to pilot implementation of the law in seven ministries and agencies, and the local administration of Bong County. On February 21, 2013, the GOL and TCC again extended the 2011 MOU with agreement that two additional ministries- including Internal Affairs. Consistent with the Law, in May 2013, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, named its Re-documentation Staff in Action in Margibi Re-documentation team hit Grand Bassa County n its bid to track and account for all employees and by number of employees that have reached retirement extension validate the payroll, the Ministry of Internal in accordance with Civil Service Regulations and IAffairs has embarked upon a nation-wide employees' re- plan quality capacity development programs for documentation exercise.
    [Show full text]
  • Advancing Youth Project: Labor Market Assessment Report
    Advancing Youth Project Labor Market Assessment — Liberia This report is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development, USAID/Liberia Cooperative Agreement No. 669-A-11-00001 to Education Development Center. The content and opinions expressed within do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. Advancing Youth Project: Labor Market Assessment i Acknowledgements The Labor Market Assessment (LMA) team hereby conveys thanks to the Government of Liberia and the Ministry of Education for the establishment of Alternative Basic Education program targeting unschooled youth. We would also like to express our appreciation to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for funding the Advancing Youth project. Special thanks to Mrs. Mardea Nyumah, of USAID in Monrovia for providing technical guidance and advice throughout the design and review process of the LMA. We are also grateful to Mr. S. Tornorlah Varpilah, the Minister of Youth and Sports for his contribution of time and information which formed an important part of this report. To the many traders and companies who were interviewed during the survey, farmers and traders who participated in value chain analysis and key informants from private sector, NGOs and government institutions, to all we owe you many thanks. The USAID/Advancing Youth team including partner organizations, Education Development Center (EDC), Mercy Corps and YMCA led by Chief of Party, Simon James, was instrumental in providing valuable administrative support and team coordination. To all team coordinators, thanks for the tireless effort. YMCA played a crucial role by providing competent youth assessors, who worked hard to design data collection tools, administered the assessment in the five counties and finalized data entry process smoothly.
    [Show full text]
  • Basic Information Document
    LIBERIA INSTITUTE OF STATISTICS AND GEO- INFORMATION SERVICES HOUSEHOLD INCOME AND EXPENDITURE SURVEY (HIES 2014/2015) BASIC INFORMATION DOCUMENT December 2015 ACRONYMS AfDB African Development Bank CV Coefficient of Variation CWIQ Core Welfare Indicator Questionnaire EA Enumeration Area EU European Union GoL Government of Liberia GIS Geographic Information System GPS Global Positioning System HIES Household Income and Expenditure Survey LISGIS Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services NGO Non-governmental Organization PSU Primary Statistical Unit SIDA Swedish International Development Agency UNMIL United Nations Mission in Liberia USAID United States Agency for International Development WB World Bank Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 1 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SURVEY ........................................................................................... 1 SAMPLING FRAME FOR THE 2014/2015 HIES ............................................................................... 3 Stratification of the Sampling Frame for the 2014/2015 HIES ......................................................... 4 Sample Size and Allocation for 2014/2015 HIES ............................................................................. 4 Sample selection procedures .............................................................................................................. 7 PILOT TEST .........................................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • NOTES on SETTLEMENT HISTORIES of GBELAY-GEH STATUTORY DISTRICT, NIMBA COUNTY, LIBERIA
    NOTES ON SETTLEMENT HISTORIES OF GBELAY-GEH STATUTORY DISTRICT, NIMBA COUNTY, LIBERIA [Maarten Bedert in collaboration with Freeman B. Bartuah] HALLE (SAALE) 2017 MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY DEPartment ‘IntegraTION AND CONFLICt’ FIELD NOTES AND RESEARCH PROJECTS XVII MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY DEPARTMent ‘IntegraTION AND CONFLICT’ FIELD NOTES AND RESEARCH PROJECTS XVII Notes on Settlement Histories of Gbelay-Geh Statutory District, Nimba County, Liberia Published by Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle (Saale) P. O. Box 11 03 51 D - 06017 Halle /Saale (Germany) 9270 2׀0345׀Phone 49 http://www.eth.mpg.de ISSN 2193-987X Author: Maarten Bedert (in collaboration with Freeman B. Bartuah) Assisted by: Viktoria Zeng and Robert Dobslaw Cover Photo: Window view, Karnplay (Liberia), 2012 © Martine Noordemeer Printed 2017 by Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle (Saale) © 2017 Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology TABLE OF CONTENTS Series Editor’s Preface ................................................................................ iv Introduction .................................................................................................. v PArt 1: GBELAY CHIEFDOM 1. Karnplay ................................................................................................... 1 2. Peelar ........................................................................................................ 6 3. Loelay ....................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Peace in Liberia Challenges to Consolidation of Peace
    JOINT PROGRAMME UNIT FOR UN/INTERPEACE INITIATIVES JPU Peace in Liberia Challenges to Consolidation of Peace in the eyes of the communities A Report by the Platform for Dialogue and Peace in Liberia Made possible with the support of the UN Peacebuilding Fund Foreword Interpeace and all of its collaborating partners are immensely pleased to release this report that highlights local communities’ views of conflict as they feel its pinch in their respective communities. We release it with the fond hope that the government and people of Liberia, the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) and all stakeholders -those like us, with the avowed and common pursuit of consolidating peace and stability in Liberia- will pay keen heed to its prescriptions. The report covers diverse issues of conflict generated after nearly one year of intense field work, copious record keeping, and audio-visual tracking of the field processes. Research teams from our local partners applied lessons from participatory methodologies developed by Interpeace, along with their own knowledge of the socio-economic, political and cultural context of three regions, in a nationwide research consultation. They reached remote villages and towns in northwestern, central and southeastern Liberia using introductory letters from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and obtained essential briefings by UNMIL regional military commanders and civil authorities in designing strategies for sampling key communities for consultation in the fifteen counties. Those consulted included local authorities, traditional leaders, youth, women, elders, religious and other citizens and residents, ensuring the participation of marginalized and disabled persons. Key findings of the research are diverse.
    [Show full text]