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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. The efficiencies can reduce office space, reduce hiring, reduce on-going training, reduce investment in technology and continuous upgrades, and increase workload capacity. There can be a cost to this apparent efficiency.

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

Kluwer Arbitration

Assessing Commercial Legitimacy The central question was whether Panama acted reasonably in a commercial capacity or engaged in illegitimate sovereign conduct. 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.

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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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Bringing Agility to the Modern Security Operations Center (E132)

FedInsider

As an active participant in the IT and Cyber Security fields for the past twenty years, Michael is responsible for the effective implementation of the laboratory’s risk balanced cyber security and information protection programs, along with the strategic direction, management, and oversight of the central IT organization.

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The Global Minimum Tax is a Game Changer: Learn About the Main Tax Policy Trade-offs

Inter-American Development Bank

The choice seems easy to make, as it tends to increase domestic resource mobilization, but the revenue expected needs to be balanced with the cost of administering the complexity and increasing data processing demand of a global tax, requiring investments in technology and capacity building inside their tax administrations.

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2024 PAW: Affaires d’Etats Vol. 3 – Amplifying the Voices of Developing States in ISDS Reform

Kluwer Arbitration

Jaime appeared in their personal capacities. Mehranvar noted that these observations underscore a concerning trend where countries with greater influence in the creation of the ISDS regime are once again re-writing the (asymmetric) rules, paving the way for the re-legitimization of an inherently flawed system. Mr. Bigge and Ms.

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Sanctions in Current Geopolitical Climate: Challenges to International Arbitration in the Context of the Russia-Ukraine War

Kluwer Arbitration

This thus allows for increased efficiency in arbitral proceedings administration and the dispute resolution process, and the achievement of a greater balance between the right of countries to impose sanctions and the sanctioned parties’ rights in international arbitration.