How will the IPEF affect Bangladesh?
Bangladesh is not a member of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF). US representatives have, however, briefed their Bangladeshi counterparts on the IPEF. This suggests Washington DC believes the IPEF will impact Bangladesh’s economy, and sees Bangladesh as a country that could participate in the future. Separately, there remain many uncertainties regarding the IPEF’s future course. US president Joe Biden’s administration has designed a framework for multilateral dialogue based on what the president could reasonably achieve with a deeply divided congress. But each participating government has its own economic interests and political constraints. Larger IPEF economies -- like Australia and Japan -- have similar laws to those on the books in the US, while smaller IPEF economies -- like Indonesia and Vietnam -- have just begun adopting some. There are also outliers in the IPEF, like India, which has resisted multi-lateralism as part of its non-alignment, and Fiji, a micro-state that shares little in common with other IPEF members. The IPEF will then produce a wide-range of outcomes supported by different groups of countries within the IPEF, depending on their interests in each initiative. Given Bangladesh’s limited involvement at present, and the variety of variables that will emerge, it is fair for Bangladeshis to take a wait-and-see approach to the IPEF.
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