To help accelerate investment in infrastructure in the region, the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity 2025 (MPAC 2025) recommended the establishment of a rolling priority pipeline list of potential ASEAN infrastructure projects and sources of funds. With the technical assistance of the World Bank and the support of the…

BANGKOK, 2 November 2019 – The ASEAN Coordinating Council, comprising ASEAN Foreign Ministers, welcomed the announcement of the Initial Rolling Priority Pipeline of ASEAN Infrastructure Projects (Initial Pipeline) at the 24th ACC Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand today. ASEAN developed the Initial Pipeline in line with international best practices to attract…

As ASEAN advances to become the worlds fourth largest economy by 2030, it is undergoing a transition marked by a demographic shift to a younger population, a rising middle class, and rapid adoption of technology. With many mobile-first markets in the region, ASEAN is expected to see rapid increase in…

JAKARTA, 1 October 2019 – The Lead Implementing Body for the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity (MPAC) 2025 Strategic Area of Sustainable Infrastructure (LIB-SI) held the Forum on Development of Framework for Improving ASEAN Infrastructure Productivity at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta on 30 September -1 October. The forum brought…

BANGKOK, 27 August 2019 – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand hosted the 10th ASEAN Connectivity Symposium in Bangkok today, bringing together over 140 participants, including ASEAN Connectivity Coordinating Committee Representatives, Sectoral Body Chairs or representatives, Dialogue Partners and other key stakeholders. Under the theme Connecting ASEAN through Financing…