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Bilateral deal-making involving governments of Asia and the Pacific region.

US says Indo-Pacific Economic Framework beyond “traditional trade agreement”
8-Sep-2022     The Print
Official negotiations on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework are set to start in Los Angeles, when US Trade Representative and US Commerce Secretary sit down with their counterparts from 13 other participating countries.
Demanding a transparent and participatory process in any Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) negotiations
8-Sep-2022    
The need for another trade agreement in Asia-Pacific has not been established. If countries choose to move forward with Indo-Pacific Economic Framework talks, they must be based on a new model that prioritizes the interests of people instead of just big corporations.
Q & A on IPEF (“Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity”)
5-Sep-2022    
The IPEF is the US’s latest strategy to be the global rule-maker on trade, food production, digital and data, the climate crisis, regulating services, corporate power to influence new laws, multinationals’ tax rates, and much else.
US looking to lock in Pacific with new economic framework
5-Sep-2022     PANG
This week Trade Ministers from eleven countries will meet with the view to launch negotiations for an Indo-Pacific economic agreement.
Some implications of the digital economy paragraph of the leaked draft ministerial text for IPEF trade pillar
2-Sep-2022    
The US will host the first in-person IPEF Ministerial meeting in Los Angeles from 8-9 September 2022, which is expected to launch formal negotiations. Some countries may decide not to remain involved in some or all of the IPEF’s “pillars”.
US to host virtual meeting on Tuesday of Indo-Pacific trade, economic ministers
25-Jul-2022     Reuters
President Joe Biden, who launched the IPEF in May on a trip to Tokyo, wants to use it as a way to raise environmental, labor and other standards across Asia.
100+ civil society groups ask White House for transparency in IPEF deal
25-Jul-2022     Public Citizen
Public, congressional input is essential to prevent another TPP.
Is IPEF an obligations-only agreement?
18-Jul-2022     The Hindu BusinessLine
IPEF will not be a normal trade agreement and hence challenging to negotiate. Here are some of the challenges.
IPEF negotiations expected to start in August
6-Jul-2022     Business Korea
The US and South Korean governments are expected to initiate negotiations on the framework proposed by US President Joe Biden in August (2022).
Kingdom, Mongolia eyeing deal to up trade, investment
4-Jul-2022     The Phnom Penh Post
Cambodia and Mongolia are looking to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance bilateral trade and investment ties.