Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 7, 2024

In 2023, the United States courts expanded the role of international arbitration under existing law and wrestled with the application of new arbitration law and fact patterns. 2023) and Yegiazaryan v. 2023) , which harmonized U.S. This post reviews some highlights and looks forward to developments anticipated during 2024.

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Collusion Insurance Capacity Corruption 52

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Challenge: In 2020, public procurement in the Dominican Republic lacked public trust and credibility due to several high-level corruption scandals. The island’s procurement agency faced more than 250 open complaints and allegations of collusion and low competition in the procurement process. in 2020 to 59.7%

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Corruption Collaboration Data Public Procurement 71

How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 10, 2023

There is emerging evidence of experimentation in procurement digitalisation, which is shedding light on regulatory risks and challenges.

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Procurement Public Procurement Ethics Transparency 52

How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 28, 2023

The 2020 data strategy stressed that Public procurement data are essential to improve transparency and accountability of public spending, fighting corruption and improving spending quality. The procurement data governance framework is now planned to be developed in the second half of 2023.

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Procurement Public Procurement Buyers Thresholds 52

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

However, as the pervasive abuses of direct awards under the emergency conditions generated by the covid pandemic evidenced in virtually all jurisdictions, dispensing with those requirements, checks and balances comes with a very high price tag for taxpayers in terms of corruption, favouritism, and wastage of public funds.

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Public Procurement Procurement Buyers Tender 104