Procurement

The digital modernization of the state has progressed at a rapid pace. The results have convinced us that with minimal (financial and political) costs, chronic problems can be eliminated. 

The electronic registry that is now being piloted in state procurements could prove to be yet another low-key but major leap toward transparency, if implemented correctly.

The Turkish manufacturing sector has continued to show signs of recovery in April following February's earthquake, with output, new orders and exports all increasing for the second month running, showed a survey conducted jointly by the Istanbul Chamber of Industry (ISO) and S&P Global.

Greek manufacturers signaled a solid upturn in operating conditions during March, according to the latest PMI data from S&P Global with the seasonally adjusted S&P Global Greece Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index at 52.8 points in March, up from 51.7 in February.

Greece's manufacturing sector, which accounts for 8% of the economy, posted in December the fastest decline of the last two years in production and new orders.

S&P Global's seasonally adjusted purchasing managers' index for the manufacturing sector in Greece (PMI) closed at 47.2 points in December, from 48.4 in November.

The headline Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose from 45.7 in November to 48.1 in December 2022, according to a survey conducted jointly by the Istanbul Chamber of Industry (ISO) and S&P Global.

The caretaker government approved changes to the Public Procurement Law, which provide for the abolition of in-house procedures in public procurement. This was announced by acting Finance Minister Rositsa Velkova at a briefing in the Council of Ministers.

Ljubljana – A report by the Food Supply Chain Relations Ombudsman for 2021 calls for equal distribution of risks throughout the food supply chain, and fair and transparent relationships.

The latest Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) pointed to a challenging demand environment in the Turkish manufacturing sector, according to a survey conducted jointly by the Istanbul Chamber of Industry (ISO) and S&P Global.

Turkey's headline Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) was unchanged at 49.2 in May, S&P Global's monthly report showed yesterday.

The reading signalled a third successive moderation in the health of the manufacturing sector, albeit one that remained only marginal.

Any figure greater than 50.0 indicates overall improvement in the sector.

Turkey's headline Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for the manufacturing industry eased to 49.2 in April, down from 49.4 in March, indicating a second successive monthly moderation in the health of the sector, the survey conducted jointy by S&P Global and the Istanbul Chamber of Industry (İSO) have shown.

Any figure greater than 50 indicates overall improvement of the sector.