MENA: Procurement activities of state-owned enterprises need to be more transparent
Across the MENA region, state-owned enterprises (SOEs) play a major role in countries’ economies and in the delivery of essential services to the public. As a result of a comprehensive desk review, it was observed that some SOEs operate as monopolies in key sectors, while other SOEs operate in a competitive environment. In both scenarios, SOEs are major procurers of goods, works, and services, while also implementing contracts awarded to them by public purchasers.