My conversation with Open Contracting Partnership (OCP) Executive Director Gavin Hayman and Head of Communications Georg Neumann continued with an exploration of two issues: 1) infrastructure procurement, particularly regarding Ukrainian reconstruction and China’s global role in the sector; and 2) developments in beneficial ownership transparency (BOT).

According to the OECD, “public procurement is the government activity most vulnerable to waste, mismanagement and corruption,” and over “half of foreign bribery cases occurred to obtain a public procurement contract.” Of course, discussion of corruption in public procurement has lately become hotly politicized in the US. But politics should not stop the integrity community from tackling this very real challenge.