Burkina/Public procurement: 156 companies suspended in 2025 for irregularities
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ARCOP, Burkina Faso's public procurement regulator, presents its 2025 activity report: 1,149 appeals filed (+16%), 37 training sessions, and an 18% rise in the number of contracts but a 7% drop in their total value.
Burkina / Public procurement: ARCOP suspends 156 companies in 2025 (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (ARCOP) presented its 2025 activity report: 156 companies and their managers were suspended from public procurement, and 46 other companies received financial penalties. Appeals rose by 16%.
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