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Smart Public Procurement for Better Public Spending in Latin America and the Caribbean

Inter-American Development Bank

In our region and within multilateral developing banks, it is a common practice to rely exclusively on monetary thresholds to decide on selection methods, which can be problematic as it is not the optimal solution for all cases. Inefficiency includes passive and active waste. [3] 4] Bandiera, O., Prat, A., & Valletti, T.

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Kluwer Arbitration ITA Arbitration Report, Volume No. XXII, Issue No. 5 (May 2023)

Kluwer Arbitration

(‘Ecopetrol’), the national oil company of Colombia, seeking a declaration with respect to certain indemnification terms under a Share Purchase Agreement entered into in 2008 (the ‘2008 SPA’). Mexico and New York) and because Forbes IP’s anti-suit injunction would be dispositive of the Mexico Injunction.

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Is the City of Lights Losing Its Allure? Highlights from the Paris Arbitration Breakfast Conference on the Seat of Arbitration

Kluwer Arbitration

The keynote address also offered insights into ICC case statistics, revealing Paris as the consistent top choice throughout the years, 2008-2022, except for two instances in 2019 and 2021 when London briefly took the lead.

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Red Eagle v. Colombia: Colombia’s Decisions to Protect Páramos Do Not Constitute a Violation of the Minimum Standard of Treatment vis-à-vis an Investor with No Vested Right

Kluwer Arbitration

ARB/18/13) issued an award under the Canada-Colombia FTA (2008)) (“FTA”). In his opinion, although the threshold for a breach of the MST is stringent, it includes an obligation to the State not to frustrate the investors’ legitimate expectations. Mr. Martínez de Hoz, an arbitrator in this case, dissented.

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Red Eagle v. Colombia: Colombia’s Decisions to Protect Páramos Do Not Constitute a Violation of the Minimum Standard of Treatment vis-à-vis an Investor with No Vested Right

Kluwer Arbitration

ARB/18/13) issued an award under the Canada-Colombia FTA (2008)) (“FTA”). In his opinion, although the threshold for a breach of the MST is stringent, it includes an obligation to the State not to frustrate the investors’ legitimate expectations. Mr. Martínez de Hoz, an arbitrator in this case, dissented.

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Government Contracts Issues for a Recession

Procurement Notes

To be at the 100-employee threshold, the employer must be a “business enterprise that employs— (i) 100 or more employees, excluding part-time employees; or (ii) 100 or more employees, including part-time employees, who in the aggregate work at least 4,000 hours per week, exclusive of hours of overtime.” [57] 75] In re APA Transp.

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Friday Flash 07/19/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

In July 2008, Paws for Purple Hearts held the first Canine-Assisted Warrior Therapy® session at the Palo Alto VA’s Men’s Trauma Recovery Program in Menlo Park, California, with one hundred and thirty participants. Suggested thresholds in the ANPRM range from data sets on 100 U.S. persons for less sensitive data categories.