PTF Calls on IDA21 To Expand Partnerships with Local CSOs to Do Better at the Country Level April 17, 2024 PTF representatives attended the roundtable discussions among CSOs, the International Development Association, and the World Bank Board on April 17, 2024, during the World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington…...
Moldova Project’s Public Procurement Monitoring Coalition held its 4th Working Meeting
On Friday, March 29, 2024, the fourth working meeting of the Coalition for Monitoring Public Procurement was held. During the event, sub-grantees of the Increasing the Integrity of Public Procurement project, implemented by the Institute for Development and Social Initiatives (IDIS) “Viitorul” in partnership with the Partnership for Transparency, reported…...
Time for New Partnerships With Civil Society for the World Bank’s International Development Association
Partnership for Transparency Releases New Report: “Enhancing Citizen-Driven Delivery and Accountability in International Development Association (IDA) Operations”. To improve its effectiveness – in reducing waste, management inefficiencies, and countering corruption – the world’s largest multilateral agency serving the poorest countries, the International Development Association (IDA), now needs to…...
Attaining Ajay Banga’s New Bank Vision – Mainstreaming Partnerships with Civil Society
Vinay Bhargava and Frank Vogl have published an article on how the World Bank can mainstream partnerships with civil society. The article, entitled “Attaining Ajay Banga’s New Bank Vision – Mainstreaming Partnerships with Civil Society”, was published by the Bretton Woods Committee and can be found here. Vinay Bhargava is…...
Sustainable Procurement: a Smart Way to Procure Looking at the “Big Picture”
Sabine Engelhard is a Partnership for Transparency (PTF) Advisor who is a member of the PTF team working with IDIS Viitorul on the Increasing the Integrity of Public Procurement in Moldova project. Sabine wrote an article titled “Sustainable Procurement: a Smart Way to Procure Looking at the “Big Picture””, which describes why…...
PTF Represented at UNCAC CoSP10 in Atlanta
Vinay Bhargava, Hady Fink, and Jillian Hess represented Partnership for Transparency (PTF) at the tenth session of the Conference of the States Parties (CoSP10) to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) in Atlanta from December 11 to 15, 2023. In addition, Hady gave a presentation entitled “Engaging Civil Society…...
Civil Society Leaders Call on the World Bank to Ensure Anti-Corruption Plays A Key Role in its New Gender Strategy
Civil society anti-corruption leaders from more than 50 countries signed a letter to the World Bank in support of its ambitious Gender Strategy 2024 – 2030: Accelerate Gender Equality for a Sustainable, Resilient, and Inclusive Future. However, they warned that the goals will be unattainable without significant emphasis on anti-corruption.…...
