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Article

22 Oct 2005

Author:
Valérie Hirsch, Libération [France]

L'or noir moins opaque

Sous la pression internationale, de plus en plus de producteurs et de pétroliers publient leurs comptes. Mais en découvrent les désavantages. La hausse du prix du pétrole pourrait être une mauvaise affaire pour les habitants pauvres des pays producteurs...car, souvent, la manne pétrolière est détournée par les élites au pouvoir... «La hausse des prix va leur offrir un répit : ils seront moins sensibles aux pressions internationales», déplore Stuart Brooks, de la compagnie américaine Chevron... [Le] président de Transparency International, Peter Eigen...[a recemment appelé] les grandes banques à apporter leur concours pour convaincre les pays récalcitrants­ comme l'Angola ou les pays arabes ­à rejoindre l'Initiative [Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative]. [fait référence à Calyon (partie de Crédit Agricole), BP, Shell, ExxonMobil, Total]

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