From 2001 to 2016, membership in the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) nearly doubled, increasing from 27 to 47 WTO members. The plurilateral pact now covers almost 30% of the WTO membership. Three factors underlie its 20-member expansion over 16
On April 18, Ukraine ratified the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA). It will become the 46th WTO member subject to the Agreement on May 18 — 30 days after submitting its instrument of accession. In November 2015, the WTO procurement
On November 11th, the WTO Committee on Government Procurement (Committee) approved Ukraine’s accession to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA). Ukraine’s membership in the GPA will help it “strengthen good governance in the area of public
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