The Open Contracting Partnership (OCP) convened a meeting in London recently to discuss its draft ‘Open Contracting Principles’. The OCP Steering Group invited a range of external participants to provide …
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EU to publish Anti-Corruption Report
The European Commission estimates that up to 120 billion euros could be lost each year to corruption in the 27 Member States of the EU. This was revealed by Cecilia …
Growing interest from Latin American countries
There are urgent calls from within Latin America for improved transparency and accountability throughout the region. This was the view of participants at a CoST seminar co-hosted by EUROSOCIAL and …
CoST in Ukraine
The CoST International Secretariat met with construction stakeholders in Kiev recently to discuss the possibility of establishing a CoST Ukraine national programme. The meetings were convened by the World Bank …
DFID to support CoST Ethiopia
The UK Department for International Development has agreed to provide £100,000 in financial support to the CoST Ethiopia Programme. The funding will enable the CoST Ethiopia Multi-Stakeholder Group to increase …
CoST Tanzania Elects New MSG
CoST Tanzania held its 3rd AGM on 26th March in Dar es Salaam. In addition to the CoST members, observers from Ministries of Works and Health, USAID and TANROADS attended …