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Guinea prepares public procurement reform plan for 2026-2031

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Guinea’s Public Procurement Regulatory Authority brought public procurement stakeholders together in Dubréka on 16 and 17 October to work on its 2026-2031 strategic reform plan. The workshop aims to establish a roadmap incorporating recommendations from the MAPS II assessment conducted in 2025 with World Bank support, Guinee7 reports.

Guinea’s Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (ARMP) brought together public procurement stakeholders on 16 and 17 October 2026 in Dubréka to refine a public procurement reform plan for 2026-2031, Guinee7 reports. Discussions also focus on implementing recommendations from the MAPS II assessment, conducted in 2025 with support from the World Bank.

The workshop aims to align Guinean stakeholders on measures in the strategic action plan and turn the assessment’s recommendations into concrete actions.

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