In an effort to raise awareness about and stimulate discussion about the challenges of managing windfall revenues in Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, and other extractive sector countries, the Caspian Revenue Watch was launched at conferences in Washington, London, Brussels, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan. Presentations made at these conferences appear below in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.

"Caspian Oil Windfalls: Who Will Benefit?" Washington DC: May 12, 2003

A conference sponsored by the Center for Strategic International Studies and the Open Society Institute. Agenda Transcript of Meetings: Introduction and Welcome Findings and Recommendations of the Caspian Revenue Watch Keynote Address by George Soros Petroleum, Governance, and Development Beyond the Caspian Government Plans and Challenges in Managing Petroleum Wealth CSIS Newsletter May/June 2003

"Caspian Oil Windfalls: Who Will Benefit?" Baku: May 29, 2003

A conference sponsored by the Entrepreneurship Development Foundation and the Open Society Institute. Azerbaijan: Managing Oil Revenues Michael Mered, IMF Resident Representative, Azerbaijan Sustainable Development in Azerbaijan & the World Bank's Perspective Saida Bagirova, External Affairs Officer & NGO Liaison, World Bank, Azerbaijan Reflections on Alaska's Experience with Petroleum Development Richard A. Fineberg, Independent Consultant The Norwegian Government Petroleum Fund: Background and Challenges Carl J. Vogt, Vice President, Norges Bank Investment Management Presentation to the Baku Conference Svetlana Tsalik, Director, Caspian Revenue Watch, OSI Management of Oil Revenues as a Pre-condition for Institutional Reform Ingilab Akhmedov Trend Information Agency Contributing to Wealth Management Andrew McAuslan, Commercial Manager, BTC Project, BP Azerbaijan

"Caspian Oil Windfalls: Who Will Benefit?" Almaty: June 2, 2003

A conference sponsored by the Public Policy Resource Center and the Open Society Institute. Agenda List of Participants Presentation by Svetlana Tsalik, Director, Caspian Revenue Watch, OSI The Functioning of the National Fund of the Republic of Kazakhstan Daniyar Akishev, Deputy Director of the Department, The National Bank of Kazakhstan Selected Issues on Oil Revenue Management and Use Dennis de Tray Central Asia Regional Director, World Bank PPRC Newsletter (In Russian)

"Can the Caspian Avoid the Oil Curse?" London: June 11, 2003

A conference sponsored by the Foreign Policy Center and the Open Society Institute. Presentation by Svetlana Tsalik, Director, Caspian Revenue Watch, OSI Management of Oil Revenues as a Pre-condition for Institutional Reform Ingilab Akhmedov Public Finance Policy Center Director, IAA Trend The Norwegian Experience: Lessons for the Caspian Region? Leiv Lunde, ECON Analysis

"Caspian Oil: EU Interests and Concerns" Brussels: June 13, 2003

A conference sponsored by the European Policy Center and the Open Society Institute. Presentation by Svetlana Tsalik, Director, Caspian Revenue Watch, OSI Management of Oil Revenues as a Pre-condition for Institutional Reform Ingilab Akhmedov Director, IAA Trend Presentation to Baku Conference Caspian Oil: EU Interests and Concerns Communication To Members S35/03 European Policy Center Dialogue