Trade and Investment

ADB organized a 3-day workshop on “SEZs as Drivers of Economic Corridors and Value Chains” on 30 July to 1 August in Jakarta in partnership with the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs of Indonesia.

Mindanao, where majority of Muslim Filipinos live, is being developed as the country’s halal hub because of its proximity to large halal ecosystems.

Robust trade networks, solid financial linkages, and substantial movement of people across Asia credited for Southeast Asia's lead in regional integration.

Favorable macro-trends are creating an opportunity for ASEAN to accelerate industrial cooperation through regional complementarity.

Over the last 30 years, BIMP-EAGA has shown its ability to endure and adapt. It has sailed through the ebb and flow of economic changes and policy shifts.

The Mindanao Development Authority is helping explore ways to deploy renewable energy in salt production in the province.

A project supported by the BIMP-EAGA–Republic of Korea Fund provides a conceptual framework for creating a regional market.

The cooperation program strives to enhance MSME competitiveness, specialization, and innovation through capacity building, market access, and digital tools.

The region plans to develop its cattle industry in line with BIMP-EAGA's vision to become a food basket for ASEAN and the rest of Asia.

A meeting organized by the Indonesian Consulate in Davao City discussed how to make transport services sustainable.