Asia procurement reform / Indonesia election platform / Nissan governance lesson

Asia rising: the next frontier for open contracting (Blog).  “Big things are happening to open up public contracting in Asia and the Pacific. Here’s a quick regional tour, hot off the heels of the recent Open Government Partnership regional meeting in Seoul this month.”

Open Contracting Partnership, UNDP and Hivos: https://www.open-contracting.org/2018/11/26/asia-rising-the-next-frontier-for-open-contracting/

 

Indonesian election: with nod to Malaysia’s 1MDB, Prabowo makes corruption pledge.  Indonesian presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto is confident he can bring about the change that citizens desire and run a clean government that will still be business-friendly while improving the lives of ordinary people.

Kok Xing Hui/The Star Online: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2018/11/29/indonesian-election-with-nod-to-malaysias-1mdb-prabowo-makes-corruption-pledge/

 

The Ghosn Effect on Corporate Governance.  “Another “Ghosn lesson” is to confirm the vitality of the organization’s internal whistleblower mechanism, for it was an internal complaint that prompted the Nissan board’s investigation.”

Michael Peregrine/Forbes:https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelperegrine/2018/11/27/the-ghosn-effect-on-corporate-governance/#42d29bcc70ce