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Was UK’s Covid PPE procurement even worse than we thought? New analysis raises more red flags

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billion as having three or more red flags for corruption risks and conflicts of interest (see Annex 3 of the report for 14 red flags they used). Here is Colombia setting up an open framework to better connect buyers and sellers in an orderly and transparent manner. The market is disrupted, buyers and suppliers urgently need to connect.

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In Kazakhstan, opening up procurement boosts public oversight and prevents millions in wasteful spending

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Challenge: Despite ongoing government reforms, corruption and inefficient spending remains pervasive in Kazakhstan’s public procurement. Finally, the Anti-Corruption Agency is proactively supporting the development of civic monitoring and has agreed to cooperate with the civil society coalition to monitor procurement.

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Binding Non-Signatories: Ukrainian Supreme Court Adopts a More Liberal Approach

Kluwer Arbitration

Two weeks later, the Buyer and Grain Power LLC (Guarantor) – another Ukrainian agricultural company – entered into an additional agreement to the Contract under the terms as per which the Guarantor assumed all obligations of the Buyer arising from the Contract (Additional Agreement).

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Public procurement (entry for an Encyclopaedia)

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However, as the pervasive abuses of direct awards under the emergency conditions generated by the covid pandemic evidenced in virtually all jurisdictions, dispensing with those requirements, checks and balances comes with a very high price tag for taxpayers in terms of corruption, favouritism, and wastage of public funds.

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The GAFTA Default Clause and the Scope of Arbitration Appeals

Kluwer Arbitration

In this case, Mundra, India, was the discharge port, such that the price included transportation to and unloading at Mundra. The Goods arrived at Mundra in June 2017, but the Buyers failed to make payment prior to arrival. The Court dismissed the appeal, holding that the Buyers had not shown the Tribunal had erred in law.

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The Contents of the ICCA Awards Series, Volume I (2023), Upload 2

Kluwer Arbitration

In one case , the sole arbitrator ruled that, under the CISG and the UNIDROIT Principles, a buyer could not offset damages for late delivery against the purchase price.

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Our 2030 vision: Better procurement for people and planet

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For example, with our support, the Dominican Republic’s procurement agency monitors all transactions in the country’s electronic procurement system in real-time using 21 automated corruption red flag risk indicators. This is all the more urgent when we consider the huge scale up that we need in green financing to achieve our net zero goals.