The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) broadens the public infrastructure projects that are covered by its government procurement provisions with its application to public-private partnerships (PPPs), in particular build-operate-transfer (BOT) contracts and
The European Union (EU) covers public works concessions – a form of public-private partnerships (PPPs) – under the revised WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA), as well as under bilateral agreements. Under the GPA, the EU limits its
Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are increasingly of interest to governments as a means of providing public infrastructure assets and services. This post is the first of a series that will examine PPPs from the perspective of international trade
The U.S. and the EU should exchange coverage of build-operate-transfer contracts and works concessions in the TTIP. In the negotiations of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), the United States and the European Union (EU) should aim