Trade and Investment

The country's shift to net zero is seen to propel high-impact industries, including MSMEs, as well as attract investments and generate job opportunities.

Improving quality of incubators and accelerators, financial access for early-stage startups, and talent development are needed to bolster startups, says ADB report.

Sharing storage infrastructure is expected to make CCUS projects economically and technically feasible in the region.

An ADB-backed program is helping the country improve its investment climate to attain high-income status by 2045 and transition to a low-carbon economy.

The Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines Power Integration Project will scale up cross-border power trade in ASEAN.

The planned Brunei Darussalam–Indonesia–Malaysia–Philippines Power Integration may be the next multilateral power trading project.

A support unit that will be tasked to coordinate the trade pact’s implementation is expected to start operations in 2024.

Venture is part of a project to improve the market access of farmers and fisherfolks across BIMP-EAGA.

Makassar–Parepare Railway will connect two major port cities and serve five districts in South Sulawesi province.

The Philippines’ southern frontier makes an aggressive investment pitch to accelerate its growth momentum.