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BIMP-EAGA

BIMP-EAGA

The Brunei Darussalam–Indonesia–Malaysia–Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area, or BIMP-EAGA, is a cooperation initiative established in 1994 to spur development in remote and less developed areas in the four participating Southeast Asian countries.

Thanks to Gojek and other tech startups, Indonesians can now order food, hail a taxi, move money, arrange travel, watch entertainment, shop for most things, and even consult a doctor or take courses using digital methods. Photo credit: ADB.
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Indonesia Needs to Strengthen Startup Ecosystem to Ensure More Companies Survive the ‘Valley of Death’

Improving quality of incubators and accelerators, financial access for early-stage startups, and talent development are needed to bolster startups, says ADB report.
The BIMP-EAGA subregion is rich in renewable energy resources, including natural gas, hydropower, solar, bio-mass, wind, and geothermal energy. Photo credit: ADB.
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Can Renewable Energy Certificates Increase Clean Energy Investments in BIMP-EAGA Countries?

A grant-supported study is looking into the market potential of tradeable certificates and how countries can set up a regional system.
The Lao PDR-Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore Power Integration Project imports up to 100 megawatts (MW) of renewable hydropower from Lao PDR to Singapore via Thailand and Malaysia using existing interconnections. Photo credit: ADB.
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Energy Ministers Push for Expansion of ASEAN Power Grid and Trans-ASEAN Gas Pipeline

The planned Brunei Darussalam–Indonesia–Malaysia–Philippines Power Integration may be the next multilateral power trading project.
Over the years, forest conversion and degradation have made the rainforests in Borneo a top priority for conservation. Photo credit: iStock/Rita Enes.
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Alam Sehat Lestari: Linking Conservation and Human Health to Preserve Borneo’s Rainforests

An Indonesian nonprofit provides affordable healthcare and alternative livelihoods in West Kalimantan to encourage local communities to protect and preserve climate-critical forests.
An Asian Development Bank (ADB) study shows that big data applications can help speed up COVID-19 recovery and improve the responsiveness and resilience of health and social welfare systems to future shocks. Photo credit: ADB. , Harnessing Big Data and AI Solutions in the New Normal training program in Seoul , Deputy Director Huck-Ju Kwon of the Global Development Institute for Public Affairs discusses digital transformation, policy adaptation, social protection, and smart cities in the Republic of Korea.
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Building Resilience in Health Care and Social Welfare Systems through Big Data and AI Solutions

Policymakers, health and social sector planners, and ICT professionals shared lessons and best practices at a training program in Seoul.
Over the last 2 years, 21 projects have received BKCF grant financing, including those that promote smart farming and support sustainable agriculture value chains. Photo credit: ADB.
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Korean-Backed BIMP-EAGA Fund Opens Fourth Grant Cycle

Grants ranging from $100,000 to $500,000 in store for eligible projects that support bolstering connectivity, environment, tourism, or agriculture in BIMP-EAGA.
Economic growth in Southeast Asia continues to be constrained by weakened global demand. Photo credit: ADB.
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Southeast Asia’s Growth Slows on Weak External Demand

Low demand for manufacturing exports affected particularly the more open, bigger, and trade-oriented economies.
Adopting smart tourism is in line with ASEAN's commitment to boost digital skills among tourism destination managers and use digital technologies to foster more competitive, inclusive, and sustainable tourism. Photo credit: ADB. , Gyeongju Mayor Nak Young Joo (fifth from left, front row) and ADB Principal Tourism Industry Specialist Steven Schipani (sixth from left, front row) are joined by the tourism officials who participated in the learning program.
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Embracing the Future of Tourism with Digital Technologies

Tourism officials from Southeast Asia learn about smart tourism technologies in the Republic of Korea.
At a materials recovery facility in the Philippines, mixed plastic and paper wastes are sorted and resold as recycled raw materials. Photo credit: ADB.
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Why ASEAN Is Shifting to a Circular Economy

Adopting sustainable consumption and production practices will have multiple economic and social benefits, such as creating green jobs and reducing pollution.
Southeast Asia accounts for nearly half of the global plastic leakage from land to sea. Photo credit: ADB.
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Four Southeast Asian Countries Pilot the Use of Nuclear Technology in Plastics Recycling

The International Atomic Energy Agency is piloting the application of nuclear solutions to plastics recycling in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand.