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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.

ADB serves as BIMP-EAGA Regional Development Advisor.

Consumers are going back to their pre-pandemic habits. The report says a deep understanding of consumers’ usage behavior is key to identifying growth areas. Photo credit: ADB.
News
27 February 2023

Southeast Asia’s Digital Economy to Hit $200B in 2022

Google-led study says e-commerce continues to accelerate, but travel and transport will take time to fully recover.
Priority projects include renewable energy and sustainable tourism development. Photo credit: ADB.
News
10 February 2023

BKCF Grants Fund Now Open for Third Round of Project Proposals

Priority projects include renewable energy, green enterprises, sustainable tourism, low-carbon transport, and high-quality agro-fisheries production.
Several ASEAN countries are shifting to electric vehicles (EVs) to achieve net zero emissions. They also aspire to become an EV manufacturing hub. Photo credit: iStock/Samsul
News
8 February 2023

Electric Vehicles, Electronics, and the Digital Economy Drive FDI Flows to ASEAN

Growing investor interest in these key industries helps boost foreign direct investments to near pre-pandemic levels in 2021.
Replacing fossil-fueled with electric-powered motorcycles on the road will not be an easy task. Photo credit: ADB.
Article
3 February 2023

How Indonesia Can Put 55 Million e-Motorcycles on the Road by 2030

ADB study favors limiting the use of gasoline motorcycles for specific zones over subsidizing electric-powered units.
A farm stay resort in Southeast Asia provides bicycles for rent to tourists. Photo credit: ADB
News
31 January 2023

Positive But Cautious Outlook for Tourism Sector in 2023

UNWTO sees visitor arrivals nearing pre-pandemic levels in some regions but notes slow recovery in Asia–Pacific.
Nusantara’s plan to achieve a carbon-neutral, resource-efficient, and livable city will contribute to Indonesia’s target of achieving net-zero emissions by 2060. Photo courtesy of Indonesia's Ministry of Public Works and Housing.
News
20 January 2023

Indonesia’s Future Capital Aspires to Be Carbon Neutral by 2045

Nusantara’s plan to achieve a carbon-neutral, resource-efficient, and livable city will contribute to Indonesia’s target of achieving net-zero emissions by 2060.
According to the report, individuals with just basic digital skills met with less growth in demand than those with either intermediate or advanced disruptive digital skills. Photo credit: ADB.
Article
6 January 2023

Here Is How Employers in Asia–Pacific Are Hiring in the Digital Age

Education systems need retooling to meet the growing demand for higher digital skills.
Joint BIMP‑EAGA and IMT-GT Tourism Recovery Communications Plan and Toolkit 2022–2024
Publication
12 December 2022

Joint BIMP‑EAGA and IMT-GT Tourism Recovery Communications Plan and Toolkit 2022–2024

This publication, which provides a tourism recovery communications plan and toolkit, was jointly prepared by BIMP-EAGA and IMT-GT.
BIMP-EAGA and IMT-GT offer a variety of tourism products that include adventure, religion, nature, wellness, and community-based tourism. Photo: iStock/aldarinho.
News
12 December 2022

BIMP-EAGA, IMT-GT Launch Joint Tourism Communications Plan

The 2‑year communications plan seeks to build traveler awareness that destinations in the subregions are open, safe, and easy to visit.
Fintech solutions can be powerful in helping long-excluded low- and middle-income populations gain access to healthcare and buttress them against health-related bankruptcy. Photo credit: ADB.
Article
21 October 2022

Widening Access to Health Systems with Fintech

Using fintech can help ease the financial and health burden of individuals and help improve health systems and outcomes, says a new ADB report.