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INDO-PACIFIC ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK FOR PROSPERITY\nThe Parties to this Agreement:\nRECALLING the Statement on Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity of May 23,\n2022, launching the process to establish the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity\n(IPEF), and the September 9, 2022, Ministerial statements on IPEF;\nSHARING a commitment to a free, open, fair, inclusive, interconnected, resilient, secure, and\nprosperous Indo-Pacific region that has the potential to achieve sustainable and inclusive\neconomic growth that will strengthen the vibrancy of the regional economy;\nACKNOWLEDGING that their economic policy interests in the Indo-Pacific region are\nintertwined, and that deepening economic engagement among the Parties is crucial for\ncontinued growth, peace, and prosperity;", "impact": "High", "effort": "Low", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Regulated entities / policy teams", "source": "strategies/ipef-overarching-agreement.pdf 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