Episode 199: IPEF: Turning a New Corner - Thai and Regional Perspective

The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), a group of 14 countries led by the United States, was launched in May last year. As a non-traditional economic arrangement that does not offer market access concessions and tariff liberalisation to its members, the IPEF presents a blueprint for a new but untested kind of economic engagement in the region. In this episode, Ms Ramita Iyer, Research Analyst, ISAS, is in conversation with Dr Kaewkamol "Karen" Pitakdumrongkit, Assistant Professor and Head of the Centre for Multilateralism Studies, S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, and Ms Priyanka Kishore, Economic and Forum Director, IMA Asia, Singapore. They discuss the decisions delivered by the IPEF till now and examine the prospects of its further progress.