UN Development Business

It is the official source of international procurement information and contains current tender announcements, contract awards and operational summaries from all major international development banks, national governments and the United Nations System.

Development Business is the primary gateway for global business opportunities advertised by multilateral development banks, United Nations agencies and many national governments. Servicing the development community as well as the private sector interested in participating in projects, the website offers innovative tools for intuitive searches of Procurement Notices, Monthly Operational Summaries and Contract Awards. E-mail alerts, news updates and a section on highlights allow stakeholders to stay abreast of timely developments on bidding opportunities and projects in the pipeline. The United Nations Department of Public Information launched Development Business in 1978 with the support of the World Bank, African Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, Caribbean Development Bank and Inter-American Development Bank. Development Business was initially a part of its parent publication called Development Forum, which was a platform for governments and other entities to express ideas on issues and challenges in the international economic environment. Development Business belongs to the United Nations Department of Public Information and operates from its main office in New York with a Liaison Office in Washington DC, located inside the World Bank.