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
The upcoming WTO Ministerial in Bali can spur efforts to implement the revision of the WTO Government Procurement Agreement. The upcoming 9th WTO Ministerial Conference in Bali in December provides a significant opportunity for the WTO Members that are
The WTO Committee on Government Procurement will initiate work programs to address issues not resolved in the recent negotiations to revise the WTO Government Procurement Agreement. In December 2012, when the United States and the other Parties to the WTO
In light of the recent Canada-EU agreement, the United States and Canada should bolster the procurement coverage in the TPP by exchanging access to their electric utilities. Canada’s opening of the procurement of its energy utilities to the European Union
The current U.S. and EU commitments on government procurement will be the basis for the procurement negotiations in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. In July 2013, the United States and the European Union (EU) commenced negotiations of the