Headlines from latest issue - XXXVI, No 21, Monday 05th November, 2018

Canada says Value Propositions “have been a real game changer”, but the “harms test” comes under attack

Addressing the GOCA Fall Conference in Vancouver, a spokesman from Canada’s Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) talked up the success of his country’s Industrial and Technological Benefits (ITB) policy. Businesses on the receiving end talked it down.

Headlines from latest issue - XXXVI, No 21, Monday 05th November, 2018

Contractors warned: Not even God can overrule India’s auditors

“Clean up your act,” Dhiraj Mathur, partner (Aerospace and Defence) at PWC’s Delhi branch, told contractors attending the GOCA conference. He issued a stark warning to anyone with obligations in India that the government is cracking down on compliance and documentation in response to a number of dodgy offset claims.

Headlines from latest issue - XXXVI, No 21, Monday 05th November, 2018

UAE: Tawazun’s fresh, happy approach

The Tawazun Economic Council’s “Contractors Council Workshop” adopted a fresh approach at its October meeting. It invited contractors to be frank and honest when raising their concerns. Astonished delegates accepted the challenge. A feedback session was done in very good humour. There was no update on the new offset policy, however.

Headlines from latest issue - XXXVI, No 21, Monday 05th November, 2018

Report analyses importance of offsets to Poland

A report by the Polish Institute of International Affairs explains that the country is an outlier among European countries with a defence industrial base that consists largely of a single state-run company. The value of exports produced by the Polish Armaments Group is relatively low and the group is dependent on domestic sales.

Headlines from latest issue - XXXVI, No 21, Monday 05th November, 2018

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