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Exchange of MOU between Brunei Darussalam and Sarawak state. Photo credit: Sarawak Energy.

Sarawak Seals Partnerships with Brunei Darussalam, ADB at Renewable Energy Forum

The Malaysian state is strengthening its position as a renewable energy hub through strategic partnerships.

A substation in Viet Nam. Photo credit: ADB.

ADB, World Bank Back ASEAN Power Grid Financing Initiative

A dedicated coordination mechanism will mobilize financing and provide technical support.

Nasi Lemak breakfast. Photo credit: iStock/Chee Siong Teh

Malaysia’s Breakfast Culture: A Celebration of Unity in Diversity

Malaysia's breakfast culture has been included in UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage.

Developing Land Management Options for Diverse Cacao-Based System in Mindanao project. Photo credit: University of Southern Mindanao

Nature-Based Solutions Help Cacao Farmers in Mindanao Increase Yields and Income

A project supported by the BIMP-EAGA and Republic of Korea Cooperation Fund adapts farming practices to overcome soil and climate challenges.

Special economic zones are typically developed to attract investments, boost exports, create jobs, and facilitate technology transfer. Photo credit: ADB.

Special Economic Zones Can Supercharge Economic Corridor and Value Chain Development

Through regional cooperation, special economic zones in economic corridors can be developed into cross-border production networks that are integrated into regional and global markets.

Building up human capital has become more urgent, with the need to transition to Industry 4.0 and the decline in learning and skills development in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo credit: ADB.

How BIMP-EAGA Is Preparing a Future-Ready Workforce

A network of educational institutions can generate demand‑driven knowledge products and services, such as research, training, and capacity-building activities,

Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines created the East ASEAN Growth Area to shift economic activities from resource extraction to higher levels of processing and value-added production, focusing on industries that adopt clean and green technologies.

Accelerating Cooperation Together

Launched In 1994, the BIMP-EAGA initiative boosts growth in trade, investments, and tourism through new intra-region shipping routes and air links as well as power interconnection projects. Other key areas of cooperation include agribusiness, tourism, the environment, and socio-cultural education.

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Riding the Rising Tide: BIMP-EAGA Readies for Growth Surge Despite Headwinds

Over the last 30 years, BIMP-EAGA has shown its ability to endure and adapt. It has sailed through the ebb and flow of economic changes and policy shifts.
BIMP-EAGA Makes Strategic Pivot to Accelerate Growth

As it enters a new decade of cooperation, BIMP-EAGA looks back on its achievements and prepares to take on new challenges and opportunities.
BIMP-EAGA: Enhanced Connectivity, Stronger Economies

Increased connectivity has made it easier to travel within and outside the subregion, improved the flow of goods, and created a conducive business climate.