| Database on Cross-Border Trade and Investment |
| CATEGORY: GOVERNMENT
SOURCE: Asian Development Bank (ADB)
For effective planning and implementation of subregional cooperation efforts, the availability of essential quantitative economic and trade data is crucial for appropriate target setting and monitoring of the progress. The Grant Assistance (Financed by the Japan Fund for Information and Communication Technology) JFICT: REG 38034 aims to support the participating countries in revitalizing and sustaining economic cooperation in Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines - East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) by establishing institutional and technical infrastructure necessary for quantitative planning and monitoring. The activity will support institutional strengthening and provision of information services, thus helping to increase efficiency in policy making. The assistance will held develop a trade and investment database on the BIMP-EAGA that public and private sector clients within and outside BIMP-EAGA can quickly access. The specific objectives are to (i) develop an EAGA trade and investment database reaggregated at the subregional level, i.e. aggregated at the BIMP-EAGA subregion level as a whole with articulation of the data on the movement of goods, services, financing within the different points of the subregion as well as to and from the subregion, to allow formulation of economic development strategies and monitoring of change on the basis of the existing reliable raw data and economic indicators; (ii) harmonize key indicators and concepts and definitions for these indicators, for potential data users including government, civil society, and the private sector; and (iii) set up a web-based system for updating, reporting, and disseminating information on key indicators. |
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| Promotion of BIMP-EAGA as a Single Destination: with emphasis on Natural and Cultural Tourism Resources |
| CATEGORY: JOINT TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
SOURCE: ASEAN - Japan Centre (AJC)
Although BIMP-EAGA region has a large potential for tourism through its rich natural and cultural resources, its recognition as a tourism destination is relatively low among Japanese travel sector, one of the potential market. There is a lot of effort taking place at the subregional level to promote the subregion in a sustainable way by the BIMP-Facilitation Centre and other local tourism organizations by cooperative regional marketing and improving transport connections.
In this study, the ASEAN-Japan Centre proposes to support the BIMP-EAGA tourism promotion on two themes (1) BIMP-EAGA tourism promotion through appropriate use of natural and cultural tourism resources and (2) Promotion of BIMP-EAGA as a subregion/multi-city destination with three goals (1) To conduct HRD cooperation to support local initiatives (2) To increase awareness of EAGA as a tourism destination among Japanese travel sector and (3) To support further networking among relevant organizations. |
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| Capacity Building for Creating an Eco-Circulation Society through Biomass Utilization in the BIMP-EAGA Region |
| CATEGORY: NATURAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
SOURCE: Asian Productivity Organization (APO)
The proposed project would like to address the lack of holistic approach in waste management and the lack of knowledge and information on eco-circulation society, as an approach to handling the waste management issues – especially biomass waste. The project would facilitate capacity building and training of relevant stakeholders in introducing and achieving an eco-circulation society in the BIMP-EAGA region. This would also include planning meetings to develop regional plans and programs to use biomass waste for eco-business development, waste-to-energy projects, and benefiting from carbon markets. Special assistance needs to be provided for local government units in the BIMP-EAGA region as one of the most important stakeholders. |
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| Promoting Economic Cooperation in BIMP-EAGA |
| CATEGORY: GOVERNMENT
SOURCE: German Technical Cooperation (GTZ)
The GTZ - BIMP-EAGA Project is aimed to strengthen relevant institutions in the sub-region in order to facilitate the development of cross-border trade, investment and tourism. Its components are: (a) Institutional strengthening of the BIMP-EAGA Business Council and focal points; (b) Institutional strengthening of the BIMP-EAGA Facilitation Centre and focal points; (c) Enhance cooperation with international groups, e.g. ASEAN; and (d) Strengthen intra and extra cross-border trade, investment and tourism. |
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| Human Resource Development (HRD) for Sustainable Development of Fisheries in Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) Region |
| CATEGORY: NATURAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
SOURCE: The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center
A HRD project focuses on enhancing country capacity at national and local levels required for planning and promotion of sustainable development of fisheries in the BIMP-EAGA region. By mobilizing regional technical cooperation schemes, the project will promote solidarity among countries in the BIMP-EAGA region as well as to support the national development strategy and equitable economic development in the concerned region. The project objectives are: (a) to enhance human resource capacity of the concerned staff in the project areas in order for them to develop appropriate supporting mechanism and capacity for the future promotional activities on the sustainable fisheries SMEs development programs; and (b) to exchange experiences among the target countries in planning and conduct of HRD activities as a bais for future intra-regional collaboration in sustainable development of fisheries particularly for SMEs. |
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