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· Procurement Policy Office of Mauritius in collaboration with the Economic Development Board organized a one-day dissemination workshop on ‘Public procurement Laws and Policies’ recently in Mauritius
· According to the World Bank, public procurement represents on average 15% of GDP worldwide and Governments cumulatively spend US$ 10 trillion on public contracts each year
· The Bank is also working on including Contracting with Government as an 11th indicator in its methodology to measure the ease of doing business score and ranking of respective countries in its flagship publication, the Doing Business Report
Procurement Policy Office of Mauritius in collaboration with the Economic Development Board organized a one-day dissemination workshop on ‘Public procurement Laws and Policies’ recently in Mauritius.
The workshop attended by more than 200 participants comprising private sector operators, public officials, policymakers etc focused on the need for disseminating the latest legislative amendments brought to the public procurement framework in Mauritius, the various processes and institutional set-ups in place etc. top sensitize the people and agencies that are doing business with the Island nation. It also addressed the concerns and suggestions of private sector operators.
The Economic Development Board is taking further steps to enhance the business climate and acknowledges the interconnectedness between public procurement and economic development. According to the World Bank, public procurement represents on average 15% of GDP worldwide and Governments cumulatively spend US$ 10 trillion on public contracts each year. The Bank is also working on including Contracting with Government as an 11th indicator in its methodology to measure the ease of doing business score and ranking of respective countries in its flagship publication, the Doing Business Report.
