Public procurement reform initiatives / Malaysia beneficial ownership law / Indonesia government debt control

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Seven pathbreaking teams will advance public procurement reforms to increase access, competition and participation with the support of Lift.  “Seven projects from France, India, Mexico, Nigeria, Paraguay, and the United States have been selected to advance procurement reforms as part of the Open Contracting Partnership’s impact accelerator program Lift... Over the next 18 months, the Open Contracting Partnership will support the selected teams as they open and strengthen their procurement systems and build their team capacity to make procurement more community-centered and effective for all.”

Open Contracting Partnership: https://www.open-contracting.org/news/seven-pathbreaking-teams-will-advance-public-procurement-reforms-lift/    

 

MACC: Malaysia needs law on beneficiary ownership to fight graft.  “Malaysia needs to have a law on beneficiary ownership on top of the existing regulations…introduced by the Companies Commission of Malaysia to fight corruption, said Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Datuk Seri Azam Baki...he said among MACC’s initiatives under the National Anti-Corruption Plan (NACP) 2019-2023 were to put a new provision under the existing MACC Act 2009 to address issues of beneficiaries and beneficiary ownership about public procurement.”

Malay Mail: https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2021/06/29/macc-malaysia-needs-law-on-beneficiary-ownership-to-fight-graft/1985896  

 

Economist proposes five steps to control government debt.  “[Indonesia's] government must move to restrict corrupt attitudes to ensure taxation rules are upheld because corruption can hurt tax receipts, [Center of Economic and Law Studies (Celios) director Bhima Yudhistira] said.”

Antara News: https://en.antaranews.com/news/177610/economist-proposes-five-steps-to-control-government-debt

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