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Zimbabwe: public procurement reform to catalyze greater transparency and development
Submitted by : Nazaneen Ismail Ali, World Bank
During fiscal deficits and recessions, when the pressure on the economy is profound, governments face budget shortfalls. The negative impact of a recession can also be amplified when a country, like Zimbabwe, faces overvalued exchange rates that mask the extent of underlying price...
Preventing and controlling corruption: A modern approach to procurement
Submitted by : Enzo de Laurentiis, World Bank
Supporting good governance and addressing corruption are integral to the Bank’s development work. Introduced in July 2016, the World Bank’s Procurement Framework plays an important role in this effort by emphasizing value for money (vfm) and fair competition and the highest level of integrity to encourage the participation of the...
How Bangladesh bridged the gap between amateur and professional in government procurement
Submitted by : Zafrul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, World Bank
Reform is hard because it depends on people. Building human capacity to sustain reform is often the biggest obstacle to a successful change...
Technology driving transparent and accountable public procurement reform in Bangladesh
Submitted by : Zafrul Islam, Ishtiak Siddique, World Bank
Bangladesh’s paper-based procurement process was holding back the fast implementation of development programs and...
Improving Public Procurement in Zambia and How to Get there with MAPS
Submitted by : Nazaneen Ismail Ali, Kristina Aquino, Sarah Reso, World Bank
Zambia underwent an impressive decade-long economic growth period from 2004 to 2014. Today, it is considered a stable country with successful democratic elections every five...
Five reasons why you should check out this procurement database
Submitted by : Hunt La Cascia & Justin Valentine, World Bank
It was based on this premise that the World Bank developed the Global Public Procurement Database (GPPD). The GPPD is a first of its kind knowledge product that convenes in a single platform data on different countries’ procurement laws, systems, and performances across the world....
Global survey highlights challenges and opportunities for public procurement during the Covid-19 pandemic
Submitted by : Serena Cocciolo, Vincenzo Di Maro, Sushmita Samaddar, World Bank
The study focuses mainly on three areas: (i) national public procurement systems’ ability to respond to critical emergencies as well as recently adopted procedures for Covid-19; (ii) the timeliness of responses; and (iii) the legal and administrative bottlenecks that impede effectiveness and...
Fighting corruption through Open Government Initiatives
Submitted by : Emily Kallaur, Stephen Davenport, World Bank
Some anti-corruption efforts aim directly at the problem itself, while others take a more indirect route, seeking to create an environment in which graft and fraud are less likely to...