Category Archives: International

African Sun ditches procurement subsidiary

Catering and hotel supplies buyer Hotelserve is dropped as competitive prices for supplies become available again.

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Master classes give non-buyers a commercial edge

The Energy Saving Trust helps its non-purchasing staff realise when they spend company money, “they need to think and act like a buyer”.

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Infosys acquisition aids Australasian expansion plans

The business process outsourcing subsidiary of Infosys buys up procurement specialist the Portland Group.

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Infosys acquisition aids Australasian expansion plans

The business process outsourcing subsidiary of Infosys buys up procurement specialist the Portland Group.

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Angola named one of world’s riskiest business places

The southern African nation is one of nine countries labelled ‘extreme risk’ in an analyst report.

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Angola named one of world’s riskiest business places

The southern African nation is one of nine countries labelled ‘extreme risk’ in an analyst report.

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Congressman calls for change to nickels and pennies

US legislation aims to mint nickels and pennies in steel – so they cost less to produce than their monetary value.

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Travel and legal deal to save NZ public sector $178 million

The deal, struck with airlines and law firms, is available to all agencies in the public sector including up to 2,500 schools.

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GPA pot increases to $100 billion

The 42 country signatories to the Government Procurement Agreement agreed to open up more of their infrastructure and local council deals to each other at a summit in Doha yesterday.

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Global outsourcing of procurement expected to grow in 2012

The Everest Group prediction is that procurement outsourcing will grow and expand to deals across the supply chain in the coming year.

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