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Haytayan, cited as one of the leaders of the civil society talks about the importance of Beneficial Ownership in the oil and gas sector and especially in Lebanon. She is quoted saying: In many cases throughout the global oil and gas industry those companies bidding for — and sometimes winning —
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Haytayan was interviewed by L’Orient Le Jour after receiving the Golden Award from the Arab Women Council in Dubai, for her achievement in “Social Accountability. In this interview she stresses on the need to have women role models in the region to encourage young ladies and women to pursue a
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Lebanon. Haytayan said, "We are happy it has stopped for now. Initially, everything was moving at a very fast pace. The vast majority of people didn't know anything about the sector, and so could not hold the government accountable; plus, we need to know how to
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Haytayan on oil and gas in Lebanon, she says: The more Civil Society is informed, better it will be able to advocate for a more transparent and accountable process, building the capacity and technical expertise is crucial especially the sector is not developed yet. NGOs will
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In this article, Laury
Haytayan explains that civil society can already begin preparing for potential EITI implementation in Lebanon. "Civil society has to get together and they have to elect representatives" who will eventually be part of the MSG, she says. "If you don’t have representatives from
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Since 2004, Haytayan started working with different stakeholders such as youth, women, devastated communities and parliamentarians to build "pro-active" societies, and to promote a culture of accountability and transparency, and rule of law in public spheres and institutions.
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Haytayan, expert in natural resource governance in MENA talks the Voice of America about the challenges and opportunities of oil and gas discoveries in Lebanon, she says: "This goes beyond oil and gas, the sector could be used to rebuild trust in the government"
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petroleum contracts have close ties to the government through connections that influence the award. These companies can mask the identity of their ownership: "They’re hiding behind companies and law firms, behind shell companies or even entities that do not exist"
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extractive industries knowledge hub. Prior to joining NRGI, Haytayan was the executive director of Arab Region
Parliamentarians Against Corruption (ARPAC), a chapter within the
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are very high, which puts in a weak position vis-a-vis the companies. The government needs to show real interest in institutional reforms before anything else."
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Haytayan is the MENA Senior Officer at the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) formerly the Revenue Watch Institute, a framework of the
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Laury Haytayan interviewed by iloubnan on the eve of the first parliamentary extension in May 2013, she says: It's a bullet in democracy for Lebanon.
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