Welcome to the 16th edition of ICLG - Public Procurement, published by Global Legal Group. This publication provides corporate counsel and international practitioners with comprehensive jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction guidance to public procurement laws and regulations around the world, and is also available at www.iclg.com. This year, in their Expert Analysis chapter, Ashurst LLP provide an insight into EU public procurement rules. The question and answer chapters, which in this edition cover 17 jurisdictions, provide detailed answers to common questions raised by professionals dealing with public procurement laws and regulations. As always, this publication has been written by leading public procurement lawyers and industry specialists, for whose invaluable contributions the editors and publishers are extremely grateful. Global Legal Group would also like to extend special thanks to contributing editor Euan Burrows of Ashurst LLP for his leadership, support and expertise in bringing this project to fruition.