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Smart Public Procurement for Better Public Spending in Latin America and the Caribbean

Inter-American Development Bank

Smart Public Procurement Can Contribute to Marofiscal Stability Smart public procurement spending can be a critical area for improving fiscal balances because it can improve the effectiveness of public expenditure by reducing waste. Better fiscal balances will contribute to greater macroeconomic stability.

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AML Whistleblowers Can Play a Key Role in Exposing the Illicit Side of Sports

Whistleblower Network News

The AML Whistleblower Improvement Act established the AML Whistleblower Program, an important tool for balancing the unregulated sports environment and targeting corruption within the industry. These provisions offer monetary awards and anti-retaliation protections to whistleblowers who report money laundering violations.

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Tackling Corruption in the Arbitral Process: Reflections on Nigeria v Process and Industrial Developments Limited

Kluwer Arbitration

P&ID’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Quinn, had conducted himself dishonestly in giving evidence at the Court of which parts were knowingly false, namely that P&ID had procured the contract with Nigeria through corrupt payments to a Nigerian official. Inadequate Representation: Should a Tribunal Do More?

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Worley International Services v. Ecuador: The What, When and How in Corruption Allegations

Kluwer Arbitration

On its part, the Respondent raised several objections to the jurisdiction of the Tribunal, specifically pointing to several instances of corrupt and illegal acts allegedly committed by Worley at the making and during the operation of the investment. Worley may have willfully failed to monitor and investigate Tecnazul’s corrupt activities.

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2024 PAW: In Search of the Right Balance: The interplay between Human Rights, ESG, Civil Society and Investment Arbitration

Kluwer Arbitration

Szabolcs Nagy kicked off the first round of the panel discussion by explaining the EU’s approach towards promoting and enhancing the importance of human rights and ESG, simultaneously to fostering economic development, as an integral part of its trade and investment treaty policy.

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Tui v Griffiths: The Importance of Putting Your Case to Witnesses and Experts in Cross-Examination

Kluwer Arbitration

The decision has important implications for arbitration. In this respect, the observations of the UKSC in Tui as to when the rule should apply provides important guidance on how a tribunal should exercise its discretion ( Tui , paras. However, most civil law practitioners, as well as U.S. What Is the Rule in Browne v Dunn?

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UNCITRAL Working Group II 78th Session: Seeking the Balance Between Innovation and Due Process

Kluwer Arbitration

As discussed below a recurring theme was the need to find a balance between having model clauses that were, on the one hand, innovative and likely to lead to faster and more efficient resolution of disputes in practice, while, on the other hand, containing sufficient quality and due process safeguards.

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