For update, see: Launch of Environmental Goods Agreement Negotiations A new initiative aimed at free trade in environmental goods will be developed as a plurilateral agreement among “like-minded” WTO Members. On January 24, 2014, the United States and
The international procurement system made modest gains in 2013 with promises for more progress in 2014. For the United States, the primary developments in international procurement centered on the negotiations of two major regional trade agreements. The
Implementation of the revised WTO Government Procurement Agreement has been delayed until the first quarter of 2014. Even though the WTO’s 9th Ministerial Conference in Bali, Indonesia (Dec. 2-7, 2013) was able to conclude a successful agreement on a