BLOGS
What can we learn from trends in corruption and anticorruption?
Submitted by : Jim Anderson, World Bank
There is general agreement that corruption is harmful, undermining investment and exacerbating poverty, but can anything really be done about it? The World Bank report launched last month, Enhancing Government Effectiveness and Transparency: The Fight Against Corruption, shows through detailed case studies of the application of various tools and...
Upgrading procurement with a digital solution when Pakistan needed it the most
Submitted by : Khalid Bin Anjum, World Bank
The World Bank’s portfolio in Pakistan faced unprecedented challenges at the outbreak of the pandemic. The major challenge was to ensure continuity in project implementation and address any disruptions in the procurement...
What Rwanda can teach us about effective public procurement reform using MAPS Assessments
Submitted by : Uwingeneye Joyeuse, Nagaraju Duthaluri, Mulugeta Dinka, Devesh Mishra, World Bank
In the mid-1990s, Rwanda was one of the world’s poorest countries. Significant progress has since been made, setting the country on the way to recovery. The Rwanda of today has aspirations which are reflected in the country’s Vision 2020, the Vision 2050, and the National Strategy for Transformation (NST 1)...
What do case studies tell us about addressing corruption in public procurement?
Submitted by : Joel Turkewitz, World Bank
Public procurement often features prominently in corruption scandals in developed and developing countries, suggesting that it is vulnerable to particularly resilient...
Guidebook on Framework Agreements
Submitted by : Mr Shanker Lal, Lead Procurement Specialist, The World Bank
Framework Agreements (FAs) are being increasingly utilized by public procurement agencies to promote value-for-money, deter corruption, and avoid the waste and abuse of increasingly scarce public...
Addressing COVID-19 related Challenges in Infrastructure Projects
Submitted by : Dr Gurbandini Kaur, Associate Professor, AIMA
Global Procurement Summit 2021 organized by All India Management Association with support of Ministry of Finance, Government of India, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank gave platform for discussion and exchange of...
Six reasons why fiscal councils can help create sustainable public finance in the post-pandemic world
Submitted by : Kandarp Patel, Srinivas Gurazada, World Bank
Fiscal discipline is critical for a resilient recovery in a post-COVID world , especially in developing countries. Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), the global framework for assessing Public Financial Management (PFM) performance, emphasizes the importance of macroeconomic forecasts and fiscal policies as the foundation for...
Five tools for reducing corruption during COVID-19
Submitted by : Warren Krafchik, Leslie Lang Tsai, World Bank
Just as the global pandemic has illuminated the vulnerabilities in our health, economic, and education systems, it is shining a spotlight on the gaps, gaffes, and weaknesses in the management of public...