World Bank2013-08-212013-08-212002-06-28https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15270The CPAR has reviewed the Ethiopian procurement system against the generally accepted international principles of sound procurement fiduciary management, meeting the criteria of transparency, economy and efficiency necessary for an optimal use of scarce public funds. These criteria are: (i) existence of a comprehensive and transparent legal framework, including a clear, well defined organizational structure to ensure the application of procurement laws with adequate monitoring; (ii) the use of modernized procurement procedures and practices; (iii) a proficient and evenly distributed procurement staff; (iv) existence of an independent control mechanism, including a functioning system to treat bidders' complaints and carry out independent audits, and (v) anti-corruption measures with effective sanctions. Using these benchmarks, the team has found that these criteria are only partially satisfied in Ethiopia, and that improvements are necessary.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCOUNTABILITYADMINISTRATIVE DECENTRALIZATIONANTI-CORRUPTIONAUDITSAUTHORITYBENCHMARKSBRIBERYCENTRAL GOVERNMENTCENTRAL MINISTRIESCIVIL SERVICECIVIL SOCIETYCOMMODITIESCOMPETITIVE BIDDINGCOMPLAINTSCONSTITUTIONCORRUPTIONCOUNCIL OF MINISTERSDECENTRALIZATIONDECENTRALIZATION POLICYDECENTRALIZED SERVICE DELIVERYDECREEDISTRICTSETHICSEXECUTIONFEDERAL AGENCIESFEDERAL GOVERNMENTFINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONSFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTFISCALGOVERNMENT AGENCIESGOVERNMENT AUTHORITYGOVERNMENT ENTITIESGOVERNMENT LEVELGOVERNMENT MINISTRIESINSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKINTEGRITYLAWSLEGAL FRAMEWORKLEGISLATIONLEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORKLEGISLATURELOCAL GOVERNMENTLOCAL GOVERNMENTSMINISTRIES OF FINANCEMINISTRY OF FINANCENATIONSNBPNO BRIBERY PLEDGEPARASTATALSPROCUREMENTPROCUREMENT EFFICIENCYPROCUREMENT LAWSPROCUREMENT POLICIESPROCUREMENT PROCEDURESPUBLIC EXPENDITUREPUBLIC EXPENDITURESPUBLIC FUNDSPUBLIC OFFICIALSPUBLIC PROCUREMENTPUBLIC PROCUREMENT SYSTEMPUBLIC SECTORPUBLIC SERVICEPUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERYREGIONAL DECENTRALIZATIONREGULATORY FRAMEWORKREHABILITATIONREPRESENTATIVESREQUESTS FOR PROPOSALSREQUESTS FOR QUOTATIONSSANCTIONSSERVICE DELIVERYSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL SECTORTENDERINGTRANSPARENCY PROCUREMENT EFFICIENCYLEGAL FRAMEWORKTRADE PRACTICESPUBLIC PROCUREMENTPUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAWPROCUREMENT POLICIESPROCUREMENT PROCEDURESPROCUREMENT REGULATIONSPROCUREMENT ROLE OF BORROWERPROCUREMENT PLANNINGAUDITINGANTICORRUPTION MANDATESANTICORRUPTION MEASURESANTICORRUPTION POLICIESRISK ASSESSMENTGRIEVANCE MECHANISMSTRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTSDECENTRALIZATIONPRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATIONBIDDING DOCUMENT CONTENTDISBURSEMENT PROCEDURESOVERSIGHT OF PAYMENT SYSTEMSETHICS CODESCAPACITY BUILDINGCIVIL SOCIETYSTANDARD BIDDING DOCUMENTSWorld Bank10.1596/15270