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Lost in Public Space: Exploring the Unknown with the Norwegian Public Sector Segment

ivalua

The result– the market has turned into almost a monopoly where there is one dominant provider and the threshold for other vendors is so high that entry is incredibly difficult. In Norway there has been a long period of consolidation on the vendor side where vendors have been bought to be discontinued or bought to be sold under a common brand.

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Mastering How to Get Government Contracts

Select GCR

Securing a contract involves preparing a competitive proposal that meets the solicitation document’s requirements, developing effective pricing strategies that balance competitiveness with profitability, and potentially navigating subcontracting and partnerships.

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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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New Index Helps Governments Design Better Escape Clauses to Bridge Fiscal Rigidity with Crisis Adaptability

Inter-American Development Bank

These clauses, designed to provide temporary flexibility from strict fiscal targets during crises, aim to strike a balance between upholding fiscal rules and effectively responding to unexpected circumstances. This enhances objectivity and transparency, strengthening the credibility of escape clause implementations.

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Measuring the benefits of open contracting: Case studies on Mexico, Paraguay, and Slovakia

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

GTI-WP/2020:01, Budapest: Government Transparency Institute. It establishes a robust methodology to explore what impacts can be measured and also explores the channels through which transparency is indeed impactful – e.g. who are the stakeholders and enablers that are the actual drivers of change using increased transparency.

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Advances in the new international taxation and challenges for Latin America and the Caribbean

Inter-American Development Bank

The administration of the tax would require a single tax return (consolidated balance sheet of the mega MNE) to be filed with the tax authorities of the country where the ultimate parent company is domiciled, and the information would be shared with the other countries.

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Red Eagle v. Colombia: Colombia’s Decisions to Protect Páramos Do Not Constitute a Violation of the Minimum Standard of Treatment vis-à-vis an Investor with No Vested Right

Kluwer Arbitration

The tribunal stated Colombia acted transparently, publicizing the páramo delimitation, to the point that Red Eagle itself took the chance to participate in such delimitation. The investor should have known that laws are subject to constitutional control in Colombia. Mr. Martínez de Hoz, an arbitrator in this case, dissented.

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