North Macedonia Ratifies WTO Government Procurement Agreement

North Macedonia accepted the World Trade Organization's Agreement on Government Procurement, queuing up the deal to enter into force in the country Oct. 30, WTO announced. The agreement will ensure that North Macedonia receives new market access opportunities while liberalizing its own procurement market, WTO said. North Macedonia will become the agreement's 49th member. The deal defines commitments related to procuring entities; the goods, services and construction services now open to foreign competition; the "threshold values above which procurement activities will be open to foreign" bidders; and exceptions to the agreement, WTO said.