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Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA)
Updated: 19 October 2007

The Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Growth Area or BIMP-EAGA initiative was launched by the four governments in 1994. The objective was to hasten, through regional cooperation, the development of the economy of Brunei and subregions of the three other countries.

BIMP-EAGA consists of

Brunei Darussalam
Central Kalimantan
North Sulawesi
South Sulawesi
Maluku
Sabah and Sarawak states and the Federal Territory of Labuan in Malaysia

East and West Kalimantan
South Kalimantan
Central Sulawesi
Southeast Sulawesi
Irian Jaya in Indonesia
Island of Mindanao and Palawan Province in the Philippines

BIMP-EAGA is eyed as a major location in ASEAN of high value added agro-industry, natural resource- based manufacturing, and high-grade tourism as well as nonresource-based industries.

Sample ADB Activities in the Area:

Prioritizing Strategic Directions for BIMP-EAGA [ PDF: 74kb | 13 pages ]
Identifying the current production structures and marketing network, carrying out in-depth research and analyses aimed at quantifying the potential benefits of improved regional cooperation or the real economic cost of its absence, and to carry out prefeasibility/feasibility studies for selected priority projects for subregional economic cooperation.

Expanding the Strategy for SME Development [ PDF: 42kb | 13 pages ]
Supporting the revival of economic activities in BIMPEAGA through cooperation by promoting the coordinated development of SMEs in the subregion.

Coordinating the Revival of Cooperation Activities in BIMP-EAGA [ PDF: 51kb | 18 pages ]
Helping define the requirements and build up the capacity of the newly created Central Project Facilitation Unit and developing a supportive and dynamic framework for the coordination of BIMP-EAGA activities.

Strengthening the Subregional Cooperation in the Transport Sector of the EAGA and the IMT-GT Regions [ PDF: 77kb | 15 pages ]
Improving transport links within IMT-GT and BIMP-EAGA (the project area) by reviewing the key issues affecting the transport sector, and identifying the necessary collective actions.

Events

2007
Date	Events	Venue
22-23 October	BIMP-EAGA Investment Conference (Icon)	Marco Polo Hotel, Davao City, Mindanao, Philippines
23-24 October	2nd BIMP-EAGA Chief Ministers, Governors and Heads of Local Government Forum	Koronadal, South Cotabato, Mindanao, Philippines
24-25 October	15th BIMP-EAGA Senior Officials Meeting	Marco Polo Hotel, Davao City, Mindanao, Philippines
25 October	2nd BEMCA Roundtable for EAGA Media	Marco Polo Hotel, Davao City, Mindanao, Philippines
26 October	12th BIMP-EAGA Ministers Meeting	Marco Polo Hotel, Davao City, Mindanao, Philippines

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Regional Cooperation

Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) Updated: 19 October 2007

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Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA)
Updated: 19 October 2007