Assessment of Bangladesh Public Procurement System

Assessment of Bangladesh Public Procurement System

Bangladesh has enjoyed relatively high and stable growth over the last two decades,accompanied by rapid poverty reduction. Gross domestic product (GDP) growth averagedclose to 6 percent annually since 2000 and, according to official estimates, acce...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
ACCOUNTABILITY
PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
GOVERNANCE
PUBLIC SECTOR GOVERNANCE
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT CAPACITY
INTEGRITY
TRANSPARENCY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/950811591599744079/Assessment-of-Bangladesh-Public-Procurement-System
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spelling okr-10986-338822021-05-25T09:55:09Z Assessment of Bangladesh Public Procurement System World Bank PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ACCOUNTABILITY PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT GOVERNANCE PUBLIC SECTOR GOVERNANCE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK PUBLIC MANAGEMENT CAPACITY INTEGRITY TRANSPARENCY Bangladesh has enjoyed relatively high and stable growth over the last two decades,accompanied by rapid poverty reduction. Gross domestic product (GDP) growth averagedclose to 6 percent annually since 2000 and, according to official estimates, accelerated toover 8 percent in FY19. The poverty rate dropped from 44.2 percent in 1991 to 14.8 percentin 2016. With per capita gross national income (Atlas method) at $1,954 in 2019, Bangladeshhas moved into lower middle-income country status since 2015. The Government of Bangladesh (GOB)’s Vision 2021 aims to propel the country into middle-income status and further reduce poverty. The most recent five-year plan (FYP16-20) focusses on productive employment for the growing labor force and a substantial increase in investment. Other key elements of the plan are to ensure good governance and pursue for an environmentally sustainable and socially inclusive development process. The key objectives of the assessment were to: (i) establish a shared understanding of thecurrent state of Bangladesh public procurement system amongst all stakeholders; (ii) identifythe strengths and weaknesses of the overall public procurement system and formulateappropriate mitigation measures for the identified gaps; and (iii) develop action plan forfuture system development in achieving a modern and harmonized procurement system withparticular reference to enhanced e-GP, contract management, sustainable procurement, andcitizen engagement. 2020-06-11T18:25:52Z 2020-06-11T18:25:52Z 2020-06-05 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/950811591599744079/Assessment-of-Bangladesh-Public-Procurement-System http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33882 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Country Procurement Assessment South Asia Bangladesh
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topic PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
ACCOUNTABILITY
PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
GOVERNANCE
PUBLIC SECTOR GOVERNANCE
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT CAPACITY
INTEGRITY
TRANSPARENCY
spellingShingle PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
ACCOUNTABILITY
PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
GOVERNANCE
PUBLIC SECTOR GOVERNANCE
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT CAPACITY
INTEGRITY
TRANSPARENCY
World Bank
Assessment of Bangladesh Public Procurement System
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Bangladesh
description Bangladesh has enjoyed relatively high and stable growth over the last two decades,accompanied by rapid poverty reduction. Gross domestic product (GDP) growth averagedclose to 6 percent annually since 2000 and, according to official estimates, accelerated toover 8 percent in FY19. The poverty rate dropped from 44.2 percent in 1991 to 14.8 percentin 2016. With per capita gross national income (Atlas method) at $1,954 in 2019, Bangladeshhas moved into lower middle-income country status since 2015. The Government of Bangladesh (GOB)’s Vision 2021 aims to propel the country into middle-income status and further reduce poverty. The most recent five-year plan (FYP16-20) focusses on productive employment for the growing labor force and a substantial increase in investment. Other key elements of the plan are to ensure good governance and pursue for an environmentally sustainable and socially inclusive development process. The key objectives of the assessment were to: (i) establish a shared understanding of thecurrent state of Bangladesh public procurement system amongst all stakeholders; (ii) identifythe strengths and weaknesses of the overall public procurement system and formulateappropriate mitigation measures for the identified gaps; and (iii) develop action plan forfuture system development in achieving a modern and harmonized procurement system withparticular reference to enhanced e-GP, contract management, sustainable procurement, andcitizen engagement.
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title Assessment of Bangladesh Public Procurement System
title_short Assessment of Bangladesh Public Procurement System
title_full Assessment of Bangladesh Public Procurement System
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