Fourth IPEF round: Progress reported, November finish eyed

After making what the U.S. described as progress during a fourth round of negotiations in Busan, South Korea, on Sunday, Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity members are eyeing agreements on trade, clean economy and fair economy issues by November, according to a key participant. The U.S. in November is set to host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders’ summit in San Francisco, CA -- long seen as an unofficial deadline for the IPEF talks. Fiji’s permanent secretary for trade, Shaheen Ali,...