Regional Public Goods

Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (RPG)

The Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) was formed by the four Governments in March 1994 with the goal of increasing trade, investment, and tourism in the region. BIMP-EAGA consists of the entire Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam; 10 provinces on the islands of Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Maluku, and Irian Jaya in Indonesia; the states of Sabah and Sarawak and the Federal Territory of Labuan in Malaysia; and Palawan and Mindanao in the Philippines.

Transport is considered to hold the key to the future development of BIMP-EAGA, particularly in view of the sector’s central role in promoting the exchange of goods and services in the subregion.

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The Asian Development Bank has been providing technical assistance to BIMP-EAGA from its inception and in 2001 was invited to be its regional development advisor.

For more information on BIMP-EAGA, please visit http://www.adb.org/countries/subregional-programs/bimp-eaga.

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