El Salvador is the first new country to join CoST since the launch of its international programme late last year. At a recent press conference in San Salvador, Gerson Martinez …
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CoST financial needs identified
Guardian journalist Claire Provost has drawn attention to the need for investment in CoST if its benefits are to be extended to the new countries that are keen to join. …
CoST final report for the World Bank development grant facility
This report summarises the key achievements and findings from November 2011 until December 2014 based on an analysis of the data that has been gathered over this period. We then …
Land transparency moves up the agenda
The Overseas Development Institute has published a report entitled ‘The possible shape of a land transparency initiative’. The report draws on the experience of other transparency initiatives including CoST and the …
CoST attends FIDIC Centenary Conference
Consulting engineers are strategically placed to help improve transparency and accountability in public infrastructure projects. This is the view of CoST Director Petter Matthews, expressed at an ‘Integrity Tools’ event …
Mexican delegation visited El Salvador, Guatemala and the UK
Representatives from the Department of Public Administration and the Mexican Chamber of Construction recently visited El Salvador to become more familiar with CoST El Salvador’s work on enhancing transparency and …