{"id":8384,"date":"2013-08-21T10:52:28","date_gmt":"2013-08-21T15:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/?p=8384"},"modified":"2013-08-21T10:52:28","modified_gmt":"2013-08-21T15:52:28","slug":"panama-call-for-transparency-in-government-procurements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/panama-call-for-transparency-in-government-procurements\/","title":{"rendered":"Panama: Call for Transparency in Government Procurements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Transparency.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8385\" title=\"Transparency\" src=\"http:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Transparency.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"574\" height=\"385\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After several cases of apparent favoritism in the awarding of  government contracts, Panamanian businessmen are demanding efforts be  made to keep to standards of transparency and ethical values.\u00a0 Really, favoritism in Government contracts, this is as old an issue as the Bible as is the call for transparency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"description\">From a statement by the <span class=\"hlink\">Panamanian Association<\/span> of Business Executives (APEDE):<\/p>\n<p>The APEDE is calling for <span class=\"hlink\">transparency<\/span>, integrity and respect for the law in procurements<\/p>\n<p>The Panamanian Association of Business Executives recognizes the  importance of State investments which improve the quality of life of  citizens and strengthens the development of the country, however, we  advise that they be carried out on the basis of transparency, on the  part of the government and the private sector, without preference,  always with integrity, quality, at the lowest cost possible, and away  from allegations of corruption.<\/p>\n<p>In the view of the APEDE, all public procurement contracts and addenda,  many of which reach into the millions, have to be embedded in the  provisions of the Public Procurement Act 2006 and its various  amendments. 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