The Country Procurement Assessment for India commenced in January 2000, which in view of the magnitude of the task, and … comprehensive summary, to present a total picture of public procurement in the country, its strengths and weaknesses, and the … recommendations for improvement and modernization. It reviews the public procurement regime and its performance within the country …

This working paper elaborates on an assessment framework to monitor and evaluate e-government procurement systems in … India. This is relevant due to the fact that many government agencies have sought to extend use of e-tendering system … implemented in their organization to handle procurement in World Bank funded projects. The World Bank has developed a procedure to …

"This paper examines the role of private support institutions in determining small and medium enterprise (SME) growth …-based, business networks. There are important links between these informal governance institutions and SME performance. Networks raise …

agencies in the procurement of goods through International Competitive Bidding (ICB). The procedures and practices presented in …

support efforts to maximize local procurement by the mining sector by providing policy recommendations for national … increasing local procurement. The report takes a regional approach, driven by the potential to realize economies of scale and … project to support local procurement by the mining sector in West Africa. The project objectives were to (i) inform government …

This assessment reviews the current status of public procurement in Armenia and makes recommendations for further … improvements. It also provides an update of the Country Procurement Assessment Report (CPAR) carried out in May 2004. The report … includes an action plan to assist the Government of Armenia (GoA) in moving the procurement reform agenda forward. The …

as a precursor to carrying forward the Government's efforts to upgrade the Country Procurement Systems (CPS) to … assessment, being the first phase of a comprehensive procurement performance assessment, covered the four pillars as well as all … compared to the standard required for a transparent, efficient and effective procurement system, the existing system in …