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Balancing Efficiency and Effectiveness in Procurement

The Procurement School

The latter groups have a strong influence on the priorities to be realized and the time frames for their delivery.

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How Developing Countries Reduce the Impact of Climate Vulnerability on Sovereign Risk

Inter-American Development Bank

In our recent publication, Asymmetric Sovereign Risk: Implications for Climate Change Preparation , we explore how perceptions of climate risk influence sovereign spreads across countries with varying economic conditions. This includes mechanisms for reallocating budgets and evaluating expenditures to create fiscal space for contingencies.

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4 steps EdTechs can take to grow their profitability on AWS

AWS Public Sector

EdTech leaders must strike the right balance of investment to drive growth, and a return on investment for their owners. At AWS, we believe that optimizing IT costs (including cloud) helps unlock budget to invest in more innovation. Applying the CFM framework in your company The methodology follows a four-step, data-driven approach: 1.

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Complying with Fiscal Rules in Latin America and the Caribbean: From Promises to Action

Inter-American Development Bank

The experience with the implementation of fiscal rules in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) shows that compliance with fiscal rules is far from perfect, and understanding the multiple factors that influence compliance is key to enhance the effectiveness of this instrument to promote the sustainability of public finances.

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Are Latin American and Caribbean Countries Complying with Their Fiscal Rules?

Inter-American Development Bank

Over the past two decades, a growing number of Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries began adopting fiscal rules to limit overspending influenced by election cycles, public pressure, and other political economy factors, helping the region strengthen its fiscal solvency and sustainability.

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Navigating the Intersection of Sovereign Acts and Commercial Activities: Insights from Omega v. Panama

Kluwer Arbitration

Panama’s decision to terminate a contract was influenced by the Claimants’ failure to provide the necessary operational expenses to support their change order requests. These actions were deemed significant, considering that Panama had granted multiple time extensions to complete the project.

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When should procurement be outsourced?

The Procurement School

Factors which influence outsourcing: Smaller public entities, in terms of budgets, typically do not fund staffing resources for procurement. Outsourcing could potentially save the cost of two staffing positions at a minimal cost of $200,000 per year, realizing a budget reduction of $1,000,000 in that same 5-year period.