Data & Transparency

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What Can Contract Data Tell You about World Bank Projects?

April 08, 2014
Yesterday in a blog about the World Bank and open contracting, I mentioned the bank had put out  more data on contracts that it finances.  The covered contracts are those that were large enough for World Bank procurement procedures to mandate “prior review” by ba...
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World Bank’s Flagging Leadership on Contract Transparency

April 07, 2014
Over the last few years, the World Bank has put a lot of thought and resources behind making contracting more transparent and to build up the capacity of citizens to get what they are paying for through government procurement.  The bank has designed and financed innovative community-driven proj...