In 2024, major trading partners focused more on protecting domestic procurement interests than opening new procurement markets. That is the conclusion of a new Briefing Paper, Key International Procurement Developments in 2024, published by Thomson
China has proposed standards for determining whether a product is considered a “domestic product” for purposes of government procurement, and thus eligible for a 20% price preference. If finalized, this measure will fill a gap in implementation of
On December 6th, the European Union (EU) and four Mercosur countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay) reached a political agreement on an
A European court has issued a significant ruling that limits the rights of suppliers from the United States and other countries to participate in the European Union’s vast public procurement market unless the procurement is covered by the WTO Government
The parties to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) approved a compilation of best practices for promoting and facilitating the participation of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in government procurement. This compilation
To mark the 10th anniversary of the entry into force of the 2014 revision of the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA 2012), the GPA committee is presenting a public program on October 9 (2:00-5:00 pm Geneva time). It will look back on the achievements
China has criticized US government procurement policies and practices in its recent report on the United States’ compliance with its WTO obligations. As Inside U.S. Trade has pointed out, the report “focuses on a number of issues that China
In July, the WTO conducted its ninth review of China’s trade policies and practices, including those relating to government procurement. At the conclusion of the Trade Policy Review (TPR), the chair, Nigerian Ambassador Adamu Mohammed
European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, proposed a procurement preference for EU products in her bid for a second term. Such a move would represent a departure from the EU’s generally open procurement market and its criticism of preferences
The WTO’s recent review of Canada’s trade policy pointed to its continued development of a more restrictive government procurement policy based on reciprocity. Canada began consideration of reciprocal government procurement measures in 2022. While the