Balance Finance Quality 
American City & Country
AUGUST 28, 2024
Louis struggle with resource constraints and grapple with the significant challenges cities face in balancing budgets, maintaining public services and managing infrastructure needs. It’s why all city leaders, not just those in finance, must be well-versed in the different types of budgetary concerns and how to navigate them.
American City & Country
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Local governments face issues that range from balancing public safety and individual privacy rights to managing vast amounts of data securely and efficiently. He points out that these kinds of contracts ensure quality and reliability by involving vendors who have been vetted through a competitive selection process.
Inter-American Development Bank
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
There is no turning back now, the ministries of economy and finance are at the heart of climate action. What are finance ministries doing and discussing to advance green fiscal management? In recent years there has been an enormous increase in the development of these strategies, with around e 40 worldwide.
Inter-American Development Bank
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Smart public procurement refers to making optimal decisions to minimize waste and enhance the quality, efficiency and sustainability of public spending when purchasing and contracting goods, works and services. Better contracts and processes, for example, could reduce the risk of delays, quality problems or unexpected costs.
Open Contracting Partnership
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
The legal framework as well as the creation of procurement oversight agencies led to more accountability, with a clear set of rules as well as checks and balances. In addition, price overruns continued to plague procurement outcomes, as well as poor contract execution, manifested through poor quality works and delays.
Inter-American Development Bank
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Fiscal rules have become a common policy tool to promote the sustainability of public finances, as the number of countries with at least one fiscal rule has grown from ten in 1991 to more than 100 by 2021.
ivalua
MAY 19, 2022
As part of Ivalua’s journey to bridge the gap between Finance and Procurement, Ivalua has partnered with TransferMate to reduce the financial friction within cross-border trade. This allows for part-payments, quality or milestone-based contract terms, even payment on receipt to be visible to the supplier, finance, treasury, and the buyers.
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