January 23, 2003

IAG COMMUNIQUE

The International Advisory Group (IAG), represented by Member Abdou El Mazide Ndiaye, participated in the workshop on extractive industries organized by the Extractive Industries Review (EIR) from January 13 to 18, 2003, in Maputo, Mozambique.

The EIR is an independent review sponsored by the President of The World Bank to examine with its stakeholders the future role of the Bank in relation to extractive industries. In response to a request from the EIR Secretariat, the IAG has transmitted its preliminary reflections in written form on the following topic: “From the IAG perspective, what does it consider to be the strategic issues related to the World Bank Group role in Extractive Industries to eradicate poverty through sustainable development, globally as well as Africa in particular”. It is based on this document and its 21 months’ experience in the context of the Chad-Cameroon Project that the IAG participated in and intervened at the EIR workshop in Maputo.

The documentation on the EIR workshop is available on its website www.eireview.org.

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