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

Asean nations in IPEF pushing for all members to join trade pact: Indonesia’s chief negotiator
7-Apr-2023     The Straits Times
The Asean members who are part of the framework have been pushing for the inclusion of Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia.
US agenda revealed at IPEF talks in Bali
5-Apr-2023     AFTINET
The summaries of US inputs at the recent Bali round of negotiations for the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) reveal US pressure of the other 13 states to adopt US standards.
Position paper on pure food and genetic modification
21-Mar-2023     Ngā Toki Whakarururanga
Ngā Toki Whakarururanga believes IPEF provisions would cut across the rights, interests, duties and responsibilities of Indigenous Peoples throughout the region.
IPEF is only to save US corporations from crisis while continue to eliminate people’s rights
15-Mar-2023     Solidaritas Perempuan
Indonesian Civil Society held a protest today in front of the US Embassy in Jakarta to express its rejection of the IPEF. In the midst of the global economic crisis, the US is trying to rebuild its national industrialisation with a less open free trade agreement and push for policy harmonisation based on US standards.
Latest round of IPEF talks get underway
14-Mar-2023     Politico
US trade officials are in Bali, Indonesia, this week for the latest round of negotiations over the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework.
Shared views on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF)
3-Mar-2023     Citizens Trade Campaign
Any final deal should correct the errors of past trade pacts and becomes a useful model for future agreements that deliver real benefits to people and the planet.
Emerging issues in the IPEF trade negotiations: A critical summary
28-Feb-2023     Ibon International
The US is trying to present IPEF as a rethinking of the aggressive trade liberalisation model it championed for the last four decades. At its core, however, IPEF appears to be mainly a geopolitical tool for the US to maintain its hegemony in the Asia-Pacific.
Kazakhstan to sign trade agreement
13-Feb-2023     The Express Tribune
Kazakhstan plans to sign a Transit Trade Agreement with Pakistan to provide a legal framework for businesses alongside an agreement between banks of both countries to develop cooperation in the banking sector.
Second round of IPEF negotiation to start in India on Wednesday
8-Feb-2023     Business Standard
India has opted out of the trade pillar as broad consensus had not emerged on issues pertaining to labour, environment, digital trade, and public procurement.
Azerbaijan ready to sign PTA: envoy
6-Feb-2023     The International News
Azerbaijan wants to increase economic relations with Pakistan by signing a preferential trade agreement, Ambassador of Azerbaijan Khazar Farhadov said.