Recently, the Republic of Korea has entered two new free trade agreements (FTA), one with an existing party to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) and the other with a country about to become a GPA member. Both include government procurement
The United States offers broad coverage of services procured by federal and state entities under the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) and free trade agreements (FTAs). It covers all services purchased by its covered entities, with the exception of
Australia has already undertaken significant procurement reform and commitments that should facilitate its GPA negotiations. On November 14, Australia’s Trade and Investment Minister, Andrew Robb, announced Australia’s commitment to work towards joining
Joining the GPA would strengthen Ukraine’s procurement system and buttress its efforts to fight corruption. In a recent article (June 14, 2014), the Economist reported on efforts in Ukraine to reverse the “runaway corruption” that characterized the rule
Despite some improvements, China’s latest GPA offer has only slightly narrowed the gap with the coverage of current GPA Parties. A recent posting outlined China’s slow progress over the past 12 years to meet its 2001 WTO commitment to join the