ABOUT BIMP-EAGA

The Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) is a sub-regional cooperation established in 1994 as a means to accelerate socioeconomic development by strengthening the economic linkages of the following sub-economies: 

• the entire sultanate of Brunei Darussalam; 

• the provinces of Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Maluku, and West Papua of Indonesia; 

• the states of Sabah and Sarawak and the federal territory of Labuan of Malaysia; and 

• the island of Mindanao and the province of Palawan in the Philippines. 

The cooperation promotes public-private partnership as part of its development approach, with the private sector leading the reins towards growth, and the public sector providing a conducive environment for economic opportunities.