Australian minister: IPEF launch could come in April or May

Trade ministers from Asia-Pacific countries could meet as early as next month to formally launch the Biden administration’s Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and attempt to finalize the potential structure of an agreement, Australian Trade Minister Dan Tehan told Inside U.S. Trade on Monday. Tehan is in Washington, DC, this week to launch with Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo the U.S.-Australian Strategic Commercial Dialogue. He will also meet with U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, and members of Congress...