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Welcome to CoST

"The Construction Sector Transparency (CoST) initiative will promote increased transparency and accountability in publicly financed construction projects around the world. Information on construction projects will be put in the public domain to promote good quality, sustainable infrastructure at a reasonable price, to reduce corruption and to promote responsible management of public finances."

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The Latest News

  • January 27th 2009 CoST bulletin - January 2009

    Read January 2009's edition of the CoST bulletin here.

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  • January 26th 2009 First IAG meeting, Manila 2009

    The first IAG meeting will take place in Manila this week. Representatives from all pilot countries will be brought together with international experts to discuss a diverse range of issues pertinent to CoST. To read documents associated with the meeting, please click here.

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  • January 26th 2009 Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of CoST

    A monitoring and evaluation (M&E) team was recently appointed for CoST. Please consult the resource centre for updates on the M&E exercise, including meeting minutes and country reports. The profiles of the M&E team members can be found here.

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  • January 13th 2009 Report on IAG Chairman's recent visit to pilot countries

    The available report provides an overview of the IAG Chairman's observations on CoST following his recent visit to Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia.

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