Tag: Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership

Opening Procurement Markets: WTO GPA & Regional Agreements

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

Government procurement – key element in TPP; Missed opportunity in RCEP?

Abstract Government procurement has been treated quite differently in trade agreements initiated by the US than in those that have been led by Asian governments. US-led trade agreements, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP), incorporate