With the Biden administration showing no intention of restarting Trump-initiated negotiations of a free trade agreement (FTA), the United Kingdom (UK) is seeking to build relationships with individual US states. So, far it has signed non-binding arrangements
In a February 2020 meeting, the WTO Committee on Government Procurement assessed the status of negotiations by several WTO members to join the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) and Switzerland’s imminent ratification of the revised GPA. This post
A paper, Converging Procurement Systems: Developments in 2019, was presented at the annual Thomas Reuters’ Government Contracts Year in Review Conference in February 2020. It examined key developments in the international procurement
On February 27th, the United States and other parties to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) gave their final approval to the United Kingdom’s accession to the Agreement, in its own right, once it leaves the European Union. This post examines
On November 27th, the parties to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) approved in principle the United Kingdom’s final market access offer for membership in the GPA, in its own right, after it leaves the European Union. They must still approve a
One of the central pillars of the Trump administration’s trade policy has been the negotiation of new agreements. That aim prompted the president to request an extension of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA). However, so far, he has not launched negotiations
A report of the June 27th meeting of the WTO government procurement committee pointed to progress in negotiations of WTO members to join the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA). It has been two years since the GPA added new members. This post highlights
On March 20, the president asked Congress for a three-year extension of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA). TPA provides for a streamlined consideration of trade agreements by the Congress. To date, the only negotiations conducted by the Trump administration
On February 28, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) sent the President’s 2018 trade policy agenda to the Congress, in accordance with the 1974 Trade Act. The agenda sets out five major pillars for U.S. trade policy: supporting national security;
The ease with which President Donald Trump carried out his campaign promise to pull the United States out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will not be matched in Britain’s exit from the European Union (Brexit). Until the United Kingdom stands on its