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Three ways World Bank procurement can drive collaboration for the SDGs

Open Contracting Partnership

Collect and analyse beneficial ownership data at the award stage, to ensure the Bank knows who it is doing business with, and that a true diversity of suppliers are participating. It should be central to the World Bank’s mission which is to support development to help countries maximise the impact of that spending.

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GAO wants OMB to prioritize agencies’ FedRAMP use, modernization and more

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Those recommendations include ensuring FedRAMP usage in agencies, releasing guidance for agencies’ implementation of transparent data requirements, modernizing legacy systems to avoid higher costs for maintenance, avoiding cybersecurity pitfalls and updating procedures for electronic information system functionalities for recordkeeping systems.

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Mongolia: Investment Related Developments in the Mining Sector

Kluwer Arbitration

Unless and until Mongolia embraces a stable business environment that transparently creates and predictably implements laws and regulations, investors will likely find Mongolia too risky and opt for more competitive countries. Notably, in 2016, Mongolia faced a significant downturn in FDI, registering a negative inflow of $4.1

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Maryland Department of General Services Announces eMaryland Marketplace Advantage Goes Live

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This initiative is a direct result of Governor Larry Hogan’s 2016 Commission to Modernize State Procurement, led by Lt. eMMA offers a user friendly interface that will drive transparency, quality, and compliance,” said General Services Secretary Ellington E. Governor Boyd K. Rutherford.

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Delhi Arbitration Weekend 2024: India and the Evolving Nature of Investor State Dispute Settlement

Kluwer Arbitration

He supported this position by referring to India’s termination of 76 of 87 of its BITs in 2016. Ever since then, the Indian government has taken a more cautious approach with the 2016 India Model BIT (“India Model BIT”). The shift in India’s position has become more visible after the White Industries award and subsequent cases.

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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

Such provision was declared unconstitutional in Judgment C-035 of 2016 because it authorized mining activities in projects with pre-acquired environmental licenses in páramo areas. In June 2015, Colombia enacted Law 1753 , ratifying the mining ban in páramos , but reviving a grandfathering provision alike Law 1382.

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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

Such provision was declared unconstitutional in Judgment C-035 of 2016 because it authorized mining activities in projects with pre-acquired environmental licenses in páramo areas. In June 2015, Colombia enacted Law 1753 , ratifying the mining ban in páramos , but reviving a grandfathering provision alike Law 1382.

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