IPEF negotiations continue; African leaders head to DC; the Ex-Im Bank puts on a show
The first negotiating round of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity continues in Brisbane this week with the U.S. presenting the first text proposals in the trade pillar covering trade facilitation, agriculture, good regulatory practices and services domestic regulation. Meanwhile, the White House this week hosts the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, bringing a bevy of leaders from Africa to Washington, DC, to discuss, among other items, how the U.S. and African can foster new economic engagement. First, the focus is on...