This post considers the prospects for developments relating to government procurement in the international arena in 2019. They include the Trump administration’s aims to obtain approval of the replacement of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
The United States and Japan are preparing to embark on bilateral trade negotiations, which could begin as soon as mid-January 2019. However, the scope of the negotiations remains unclear. The September joint statement announcing the negotiations suggested a
The U.S. trade advisory committees have weighed in with their assessments of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), measuring it against the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which it will replace. This post highlights the committees’
A paper examines the prospects for increasing the membership of the WTO Government Procurement Agreement beyond countries such as China and Russia with commitments to join the GPA. It contrasts the role of bilateral and regional trade agreements (RTAs) in
At the 11th hour on September 30, the United States, Mexico and Canada agreed to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with a new agreement, entitled the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The Trump administration describes the
The United States and Mexico reached agreement on August 31 to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). USTR fact sheets describing the results made no mention of government procurement. However, according to Politico’s Morning Trade,
On April 21st, the European Union announced that it had reached an agreement in principle with Mexico on a new trade pact, which upgrades an existing agreement. Mexico will open more procurement to the EU than it has in any other free trade agreement (FTA).
In March, the WTO conducted its 5th review of the Philippines’ trade policies and practices. Since its last Trade Policy Review (TPR) review, the Philippines has carried out various reforms. Nonetheless, WTO members pointed to the need for further
On March 8, the Canadian province of Ontario enacted the Fairness in Procurement Act, 2018, in response to Buy American laws adopted by states, in particular one that New York will implement on April 1. This post examines the new provincial law and how its
On March 8, eleven countries signed the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), a multilateral free trade agreement (FTA). They revived the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), in which the United States had been a leading