The decision of the UK Government to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) provides an opportunity for it to ensure that the new institution benefits from the experience of …
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New countries join the Construction Sector Transparency (CoST) Initiative
The CoST Board of Directors recently approved applications from Afghanistan, Ukraine* and Uganda, bringing the number of countries participating in the programme to 12. CoST Research and Policy Adviser Bernadine …
Tackling corruption and collusion in construction
“The current insistence on awarding construction (works) contracts solely on the basis of price is ineffectual in dealing with corruption . . . and may even be encouraging it.” This …