The following is excerpted from a 31 October 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.
The Committee on Government Procurement, on 31 October 2012, approved requests by Indonesia and Montenegro, respectively, for observer status. The decisions bring to 25 governments the total number of observers to the plurilateral Government Procurement Agreement.
Indonesia, in thanking the Committee, said that it had undertaken significant reforms in its government procurement system in recent years, and stressed the importance of transparency in combatting corruption. It expressed the hope that its observer status in the Committee will help it move towards its target of more transparent and competitive government procurement regulations.
This item is available in its entirety at:
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news12_e/gpro_31oct12_e.htm