That year the refiner held an international tender supervised by chemical industry experts and selected ftl, a Cayman Islands entity Sapir set up for the polypropylene plant.

FORBES: The Boomerang Effect

Last week Iran had to postpone offering some 20 oil and gas projects for international tender because potential bidders were nervously wondering what the Americans would say.

ECONOMIST: Iran

The first was the rising popularity of card-based tender options in international markets.

FORBES: Playing the Rebound in Consumer Spending

The International Rugby Board (IRB) begins the tender process for the 2015 and 2019 tournaments this month by inviting "expressions of interest".

BBC: England and Wales ponder Cup bid

Algerian gas and electricity company, CEEG opened the tender late last month to local and international outfits, marking one step towards a progressive national goal of 650MW by 2015 and building towards 22, 000MW by 2030, with output almost evenly split between domestic and export demand.

FORBES: Algeria Takes Solar Steps with Tender and Grand Plans