17 May 2021 - 17:06
KABUL (Pajhwok): Discussions on the merit and disadvantages of the contract related to control over crude oil and gas are ongoing among senior government officials amid presidential directives to relevant authorities to revoke this deal.
Information from the Afghanistan National Standard Authority (ANSA) suggests the contract for quality control of crude oil and gas was signed between ANSA and an Indian company called Therapeutics Chemical Research Corporation (TCRC) for five years on December 10, 2019.
Documents available with Pajhwok Afghan News show TCRC won the contract on the basis of open bidding. Earlier, a local company known as Geo-Chem Middle East had held the contract got this project for five years.
Procurement professionalization in challenging environments: The cases of Afghanistan and Nigeria (Live Event)
OVERVIEW
The World Bank has been supporting the professionalization of public procurement to help strengthen the skills and competencies of practitioners and make the delivery of goods, services, and works to citizens more efficient.
In Afghanistan, the National Procurement Authority, through Civil Services Commission, has developed a Procurement Cadre Regulation and recruited about 1000 procurement staff. The National Procurement Institute has developed systematic training, certification, and accreditation of staff. This was part of the Fiscal Performance Support Project with support from the World Bank.
In Nigeria, the World Bank-funded Sustainable Procurement, Environmental and Social Standards Enhancement Project (SPESSE) is supporting six federal universities to graduate 21,240 students in Procurement, Environmental and Social Standards (PES). The project is also he