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How Kazakhstan is combating non-competitive procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

Failed competitive tenderswhich previously offered a loophole for buyers to resort to direct awardshave dropped from 52% of the value of public tenders in 2018 to around 3% in 2022 to 2024. Purchasing methods 2021 2022 2023 2024 From a single source by direct award, billion tenge 2 326.2

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Government Contracts Issues for a Recession

Procurement Notes

Jay Blindauer The bond yield curve inverted in October 2022. [1] 22] Plainly, approximately (22) months after October 2022 is on or about August to September 2024. in February 2022, but still above the 2% target. [32] in February 2022, but still above the 2% target. [32] At least it has every time since 1968. [2]

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Accelerating India’s digital future: MeitY empanels AWS Asia-Pacific (Hyderabad) Region for government workloads

AWS Public Sector

Operational since November 2022, as part of AWS’s total investment of INR 1,36,500 crores (US $16.4 Government organisations can improve e-governance standards and enable on-demand digital services for citizens and businesses across India.