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

Papua New Guinea seeks free trade talks with Japan, PM says
18-Jul-2024     Nikkei Asia
Japan and Papua New Guinea have discussed the path toward a potential free trade agreement, PNG Prime Minister James Marape said.
US-Maldives TIFA Council meeting held in Washington
15-Jul-2024     Avas
The third meeting of the US-Maldives Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council took place in Washington, DC.
US-Central Asia TIFA signatories agreed to expand trade, economic and investment cooperation
17-Jun-2024     Kazinform
Prospects to diversify trade and expand investment cooperation were discussed by the representatives of the six countries – Kazakhstan, the US, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan – within TIFA.
Spain responds positively to Cambodia’s investment pitch
13-Jun-2024     Khmer Times
Spanish Secretary of State for Trade Ms. Maria Amparo Lopez Senovilla responds positively to Cambodia’s ‘door-knocking’ mission to bring in more investments from Europe.
13 IPEF members ink clean fair economy agreements India to sign after domestic approval
7-Jun-2024     The Week
The government said 13 IPEF (Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity) bloc members have signed fair and clean economy agreements, while India will ink the deal after getting domestic approval.
Free trade frenzy: the hidden costs of South Asia's economic gamble
6-Jun-2024     GRAIN
As debt pressures rise, South Asia's economic strategies are increasingly revolving around FTAs. The frenzy, however, is not only reshaping the region's trade dynamics, but also a wide array of national legal frameworks, from labour rights to agriculture policies.
Trade Minister to sign three Indo-Pacific agreements with 14 countries
4-Jun-2024     RNZ
The government of New Zealand is set to sign three Indo Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) agreements in Singapore.
US, Indo-Pacific partners holding talks in Singapore on clean energy
4-Jun-2024     Reuters
The US-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework is holding a ministerial meeting this week in Singapore, including major firms joining a "Clean Economy" investor forum to boost infrastructure and climate investments across the region.
US, Indo-Pacific partners holding talks in Singapore on clean energy
3-Jun-2024     The Jakarta Post
The US-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework is holding a ministerial meeting this week in Singapore, including major firms joining a "Clean Economy" investor forum to boost infrastructure and climate investments across the region.
‘Significant strides’ made on IPEF, on to implementation: US commerce chief Raimondo
15-Mar-2024     The Straits Times
United States President Joe Biden’s signature economic initiative in the Asia-Pacific has made “significant strides” in the past two years and is now moving into the implementation phase, said US Commerce Secretary.