Taxonomy: Type of Measure - Public procurement
United States of America: Study of barriers to the hiring of non-citizens by the Department of Defense
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President Obama signed into law on December 31, 2011 the "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012" (Algeria: Changes to public procurement
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On 11 July 2010, the government of Algeria announced an increase in the preference margin it gives to domestic firms in public procurement contracts. Algerian firms now enjoy a preference margin of 25 percent, up from 15 percent.Azerbaijan: A new policy of state protectionism
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Azerbaijan announces a new policy of state protectionism. It includes the legislation on public procurement of goods, work and services which gives preference to products of local manufacturers.United States of America: Buy-American provisions in the proposed American Jobs Act
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The new stimulus package that the Obama administration proposed to Congress in September, 2011, entitled the “Brazil: The "Brasil Maior" plan to advance competitiveness
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On 2 August 2011, the government of Brazil announced its plan "Brasil Maior" through which it intends to strengthen the productivity and competitiveness of Brazilian industry.UK: Potential review of public procurement practices
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Following the award of a state-funded railway contract to a foreign firms (Siemens), which beat a contract put together by the subsidary of another foreign company (with commercial operations in the UK (Bombardier Transportation), on 6 July 2011 tEC: Review of public procurement policy
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In June 2011 the European Commission made public that it is reviewing its policy towards the treatment of external (that is, non-EU) bidders for European public contracts.South Africa: New preferential procurement regulations for public entities
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The National Treasury of the Republic of South Africa has introduced new national preferential procurement regulations for public entities.United States of America: Buy-American requirements for the Smithsonian Institution
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A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on March 9, 2011 would prohibit, subject to certain exemptions, the Smithsonian Institution (the principal museum facility of the Federal government) from either using non-U.S.United States of America: Dispute between Federal and county officials over hiring of foreign teachers
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A dispute between the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and a county school system in the U.S. state of Maryland could affect the hiring of foreign teachers in the United States.
