Overall objective of the study is to assess effectiveness and relevance of goals and targets of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). It will examine impediments to building an AEC by 2015. In this respect the study should materially extend, and provide additionality to Institute of Southeast Asian studies (ISEAS) work document in Brick by Brick: The Building of an AEC. The study aims to (i) address major impediments to AEC's building blocks (i.e., AFTA, ASEAN Investment Area and ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services) (ii) examine the challenge of narrowing the economic development divide within ASEAN (iii) examine whether the goal of building an econmic community in an uncompromised and legitimate way can be realized given the current economic crisis and relative short timelines involved and (iv) provide policy recommendations that could be implemented to expedite the integration process.
| Project Name | Assessment of Impediments and Actions Required for Achieving an ASEAN Economic Community by 2015 | ||||
| Project Number | 44095-012 | ||||
| Country | Regional |
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| Project Status | Closed | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Strategic Agendas | Inclusive economic growth Regional integration |
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| Drivers of Change | Knowledge solutions Partnerships |
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| Sector / Subsector |
Industry and trade - Trade and services Public sector management - Economic affairs management |
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| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | No gender elements | ||||
| Description | Overall objective of the study is to assess effectiveness and relevance of goals and targets of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). It will examine impediments to building an AEC by 2015. In this respect the study should materially extend, and provide additionality to Institute of Southeast Asian studies (ISEAS) work document in Brick by Brick: The Building of an AEC. The study aims to (i) address major impediments to AEC's building blocks (i.e., AFTA, ASEAN Investment Area and ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services) (ii) examine the challenge of narrowing the economic development divide within ASEAN (iii) examine whether the goal of building an econmic community in an uncompromised and legitimate way can be realized given the current economic crisis and relative short timelines involved and (iv) provide policy recommendations that could be implemented to expedite the integration process. | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | N.A. | ||||
| Impact | The impact of the TA is accelerated process of ASEAN economic integration. | ||||
| Project Outcome | |
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| Description of Outcome | Timely achievement of the ASEAN Economic Community |
| Progress Toward Outcome | |
| Implementation Progress | |
| Description of Project Outputs | The expected outputs of the TA are: (i) 12 background studies (ii) 3 4 business surveys (iii) 1 perception survey (iv) final publication and (v) inception, review, and dissemination workshops. |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | |
| Geographical Location | ASEAN |
| Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects | |
|---|---|
| Environmental Aspects | |
| Involuntary Resettlement | |
| Indigenous Peoples | |
| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
| During Project Design | |
| During Project Implementation | |
| Business Opportunities | |
|---|---|
| Consulting Services | Consulting firm for 34 person months through single source selection. National consulting inputs of 5 person months. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Menon, Jayant |
| Responsible ADB Department | Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | ERCI |
| Executing Agencies |
Asian Development Bank Jayant Menon [email protected] 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550, Philippines |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 05 Jul 2010 |
| Fact Finding | 11 Mar 2010 to 25 Mar 2010 |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 24 Aug 2010 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| PDS Creation Date | 10 Aug 2010 |
| Last PDS Update | 13 Aug 2010 |
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 24 Aug 2010 | - | 24 Aug 2010 | 31 May 2012 | 30 Jun 2014 | - |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 500,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 500,000.00 | 24 Aug 2010 | 432,789.34 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Assessment of Impediments and Actions Required for Achieving an ASEAN Economic Community by 2015: Technical Assistance Completion Report | TA Completion Reports | Jun 2015 |
| Assessment of Impediments and Actions Required for Achieving an ASEAN Economic Community by 2015 | Technical Assistance Reports | Aug 2010 |
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