Vietnam feasibility study - EITI

ACknowledgement
This study report is a joint effort of the research team from the Vietnam Chamber of Commercial and
Industry (VCCI) and the Consultancy on Development (CODE).
This study could not have been completed without significant support from many individuals and
organizations. Foremost, the research group would like to thank to Dr. Vu Tien Loc, President of VCCI,
Prof. Le Van Khoa, Director of CODE, and Mr. Tran Huu Huynh, Director of Legal Department of VCCI
for their crucial encouragement and support throughout the study. Without these supports, this study
would not have been completed on time with adequate quality.
We would like to express our deep gratitude to the experts Dr. Lai Hong Thanh, Ministry of Natural
Resources and Environment; Mr. Nguyen Hung Quang, NHQuang & Associates Law firm; Ms. Chandra
Kinana, Program coordinator in the Asia region of the Revenue Watch Institute; Dr. Samuel R Barlett,
Director in the Asia region of the EITI International Secretariat; Ms. Thea Ottman, First Secretary of
the Royal Norwegian Embassy; Mr. Luu Hoang Ha, LDV & Associates Law firm; Mr. Jason Morris-Jung,
PhD candidate of University of California – Berkeley; and Mr. Matthieu Salomon, International Senior
Advisor of Towards Transparency for their meaningful contributions to this study.
We are grateful to relevant authorities including the ministries, sectors and the local authorities;
independent scientists; representatives of nongovernmental organizations and extractive companies
for sharing information, arranging for interviews and direct contributions to the report.
The authors thank the governmental agencies, extractive companies, scholars and civil society
organizations for their comments on the study program and this report at the roundtable discussion
“Expert consultation on the Scoping study on the EITI implementation in Vietnam” on the 5 th of
November, 2010, and at the workshop “The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and the
Participation Perspective of Vietnam” on 14 th April, 2011.
Last but not least, we greatly appreciate the donors including Revenue Watch Institute, the Royal
Norwegian Embassy and the Royal Netherland Embassy for your financial and technical supports to
this study.
the research team
The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative and the Implementation Perspective of Vietnam
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