Tag: Russia GPA commitment

Russia’s WTO Commitment to Join GPA: Advancing?

In January, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) delivered to Congress its annual report on the Russian Federation’s compliance with WTO rules. In the report, USTR assessed Russia’s implementation of the commitments it made when it joined the WTO in 2012.

WTO GPA Update #7

WTO building

This post highlights recent activities related to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA), in particular, Moldova’s accession, the June meeting of the WTO GPA committee and the update of the WTO’s e-GPA Portal. It also notes Russia’s

2016 Trade Barriers Report: Government Procurement

In the recently released annual National Trade Estimates (NTE) report, the U.S. Trade Representative identifies major foreign barriers to U.S. exports. Government procurement is one of the 10 categories covering “government-imposed measures and policies

Why No BRICS in the GPA?

 The BRICS have not yet opened procurement under international agreements, but several have obligations to do so. None of the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) has joined the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA). However,