Trade and Investment

A priority of BIMP-EAGA is to improve transport connectivity in the subregion to spur development in remote and less developed areas. Photo credit: Asian Development Bank.

Restoring Air and Sea Links, Fast Internet Top Business Wish List for 2021

February 24, 2021

Better connectivity seen to improve the chances of BIMP-EAGA SMEs to recover from COVID-19.

Stock photo of Sepanggar Bay Container Port. Photo credit: iStock/yusnizam.

Sepanggar Port Slated to Become a BIMP-EAGA Hub

February 18, 2021

A 1.03-billion-ringgit project will upgrade port facilities and equipment and double the container terminal’s capacity by 2024.

Measures being discussed include the One Borneo Quarantine Initiative, joint border surveillance and inspection, as well as pandemic mitigation, preparedness, and response protocols.

Here’s How BIMP-EAGA Is Boosting Health Security at the Border

February 10, 2021

Joint efforts to fortify health security include the One Borneo Quarantine Initiative, a proposed pandemic plan, and other improvements in CIQS.

BIMP-EAGA businessmen are eager to revive connectivity between Manado and Davao to spur trade and investment in the two cities. Photo credit: Asian Development Bank.

Businessmen Call for Resumption of Air and Sea Links between Manado and Davao

January 08, 2021

Jakarta-based Sriwijaya Air and Manila-based shipping operator Reefer Express Line Filipinas, Inc. eyed to serve the BIMP-EAGA route.

Thai Shipping Line Links Southern Philippine Traders to Asia, Middle East Markets

January 08, 2021

Regional Container Line (RCL) connects the Visayas and Mindanao regions of the Philippines to its transshipment hub in Singapore, improving access to other Southeast Asian markets and beyond.

Online Customs Transit System Enables Seamless Trade in ASEAN

December 15, 2020

The ASEAN Customs Transit System will help fast-track medical supplies that are vital in the fight against COVID-19.

ADB, Gojek to Study Digitization, COVID-19 Impact on Indonesian MSMEs

December 03, 2020

The joint research project will use the Gojek digital ecosystem to study the benefits of business digitization on Indonesia's micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises.