Not just buying!

And, by the way, they didn't do it because the technology was so great they did it for themselves.

I had to pretend to buy it back.

York was with a man who outbid her.

Procurement practices within the United Nations system

The Benedicts. They got it though purchase, years ago.

You sell things and let me do the buying.

It's against the rules here to chat with customers unless it's a sale.

The regional procurement arrangement in Nairobi was not effective.

Most customers in most markets are pretty happy buying from the current suppliers.

Did Marriott tell you who owned the jade he was buying back?

The proposed contract relates to procurement from a sole source of supply or perishable supplies

Notes with appreciation the progress achieved in the harmonization and streamlining of procurement practices

Bids could be faxed directly to the purchasing assistant without any attempt to maintain confidentiality.

First, he tried to get an amendment to The Constitution passed that would expressly permit the purchase, but Congress wasn't willing to do it.

Why would ten people go uphill to buy drugs, when only one can go buy some for everyone?

It also did not record the price the acquiring company had to pay for the acquisition.

The Procurement and Logistics Division has identified procurement courses for all levels of experience and expertise for staff to attend over the next two years.

For example, the revised Financial Regulations and Rules of the United Nations already allow for electronic procurement, including electronic signatures.

The Department for Development Support and Management Services provides administrative and operational support services to projects, principally in the form of procurement, recruitment and finance functions.

Of course investors who believe that their wealth is securely liquid, and that they are adding value for themselves by buying and selling are suffering from a delusion.

Document DP 1993 63 submitted to the Governing Council for its consideration and approval new financial regulations concerning authorization for procurement and for cost sharing arrangements.

IAPSO has also reported that most United Nations agencies are reporting similar difficulties as far as procurement for field operations are concerned.

The Committee was informed that the air operations for UNPROFOR were procured and contracted at Headquarters and in this respect there was no procurement delegation to the mission.

Tourism cannot truly become more sustainable unless consumers (tourists) consistently favour more sustainable destinations and activities in their purchasing decisions.

The Model Law reflected widely accepted principles for publicly funded government purchasing and was fully consistent with existing GATT guidelines on procurement.

Of this total, 46 million related to procurement on behalf of Governments for projects funded from sources other than UNFPA (agency procurement).

UNICEF agrees with the issue of electronic procurement and notes that the best benchmark for measuring progress would be other public procurement organizations that have been successfully implementing e procurement.

49. Experience has shown that significant underexpenditure in respect of a budget period has occurred in areas related to procurement (see para. 21 above).

36. The United Nations recognizes the need for maintaining the highest level of internal control, to ensure compliance with United Nations financial regulations and rules, as well as administrative procedures relating to procurement, inventory control, etc.

Further, a review of the present list of freight forwarders, of which there is one in each European country where UNICEF purchases, has been initiated and will be continued during the next 12 months.

Moreover, the practice of using vendors or suppliers suggested by requisitioners could lead to irregularities in the process and could raise questions of conflict of interest.

Whilst the law does not deny a woman's capacity to make contracts with any party, use her own name, buy or sell, what does limit her is her financial capacity and legal knowledge.

This is therefore complementary to the IAPWG Common Procurement Training initiative, which focuses on increased skills and training for United Nations staff.

During its twenty ninth meeting, the Inter Agency Procurement Working Group (IAPWG), of which UNFPA is an active member, considered the JIU draft report on procurement practices.

81. As a means to address this problem, it is intended to increase further the limits established for the local committees on contracts in the field missions and to expand authorized local procurement areas to more surrounding countries with versatile and competitive markets.

(a) Providing administrative and management direction including appropriate programme support services (covering human resources management, medical services, financial, security, procurement and travel related operations, facilities and buildings management, information technology and communications, conference, language and editorial services)

For example, as shown in paragraph 25 above, unencumbered balances related to procurement totalled nearly 58 million during the period from 1 April to 30 September 1994.

As if all this were not enough to decide against America, the clincher might well have been the Indian government s desire to avoid any further procurement controversy at a time when allegations of corruption beset it from all sides.

According to UNPD, some functions pertaining to procurement, such as preparation of specifications, contract management, accounts payable, follow up on claims and litigation are performed outside the procurement units a fact to be considered in the benchmarking process.

UNICEF has provided its comments to the JIU and has also participated in and contributed to the twenty ninth meeting of the Inter Agency Procurement Working Group (IAPWG), which made detailed comments on the draft report, many of which were incorporated in the final report.

WARSAW The seemingly never ending debate over the eurozone s fiscal problems has focused excessively on official bailouts, in particular the proposed purchase of government bonds on a massive scale by the European Central Bank.

4. Notes the activities of the Common Services Procurement Working Group on enhancing the transparency and increasing the harmonization of procurement practices, and encourages the Secretary General and the executive heads of the United Nations funds and programmes to continue their work in this regard

Having a competitive supplier base for inputs is of great benefit for TNCs, and often it is the large buyer company that supports SME suppliers in upgrading their activities.

8. Instructions have been sent to field missions, drawing their attention to the need carefully to review long outstanding requisitions, in particular late requests for procurement made near the end of a mission, to ensure their justification before taking procurement action.