This was also seen by many in our pop-up community discussion, with a public sector accountant in Botswana stating that: 'THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS SEVERELY IMPACTED THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS IN THE SENSE THAT HURRIED RESPONSES HAD TO BE THE ORDER OF THE DAY IN ORDER TO PROMPTLY RESPOND TO ...
We use firm-level cross-sectional data from the World Bank Enterprise Survey (WBES) spanning the period 2007 to 2021 to examine whether external audit certification influences the relationship between the decision to participate in government procurement contracts and the extent to which access to fina...
related economic disruptions. This call was contained in a press release issued after a virtual conference organized by the Economic Commission for Africa from its headquarters in Addis Ababa. The call also underscored the need to support the private sector and protect at-risk over 30 million jobs...