VerDat Signals · Weekly briefing

2026-W28 · Jul 6, 2026 – Jul 12, 2026

5 public-data findings to investigate this week

A reproducible editorial selection of changes, concentrations, and cross-source matches. Every finding retains its chart, records, source, methodology, and limitations.

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15 additional findings from the week

Special-regime and direct contracting account for 79.5% of SECOP processes published in JuneColombia · Procurement · Jul 12, 2026Below-threshold and minor contracting account for 88% of processes started in the latest 30-day windowDominican Republic · Procurement · Jul 12, 2026Twelve Data Lab awards are dated within a recorded 2017 ineligibility periodParaguay · Sanctions · Jul 11, 2026A Supreme Court purchase was published one day after an ineligibility period endedParaguay · Sanctions · Jul 11, 2026Economy and Finance leads Peru’s published accrued spending for January–March 2026Peru · Budget execution · Jul 11, 2026Fiscal Auditor III was the most frequent role in Panama’s Comptroller payroll for May 2026Panama · Public workforce · Jul 11, 2026El Salvador’s accrued public spending ended 2025 5.5% below 2024El Salvador · Budget execution · Jul 11, 2026“Other contracting and external credit” led the value published in Compranet for 2023Mexico · Procurement · Jul 11, 2026Direct purchase was the most frequent method among Uruguay’s 2025 records that report oneUruguay · Procurement · Jul 11, 2026April 2020 marked the largest monthly drop in Mexico’s reported investigation filesMexico · Public safety · Jul 11, 2026Costa Rica’s central-government accrued spending ended 2025 slightly below 2024Costa Rica · Budget execution · Jul 11, 2026Bolivia’s tax and customs revenue ended 2024 below its 2014 peakBolivia · Tax revenue · Jul 11, 2026How deposits in Nicaragua’s financial system are changingNicaragua · Financial indicators · Jul 11, 2026The monthly path of Panama’s public debtPanama · Public debt · Jul 11, 2026The evolution of public employment links in UruguayUruguay · Public workforce · Jul 11, 2026

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Impact before volume

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