USTR announces listening sessions for fifth IPEF round in Thailand

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on Thursday announced it would, with the Commerce Department, host two “listening sessions” for the fifth Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity negotiating round in Bangkok, Thailand, in September. USTR confirmed the round would take place Sept. 10-16, as Thailand’s National News Bureau announced earlier this week . USTR and Commerce will host two stakeholder listening sessions for the fifth negotiating round. One session will meet virtually on Aug. 24, while the other will...