At the 15th Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area, BIMP-EAGA Summit, His Majesty in a titah expresses satisfaction with BIMP-EAGA cooperation that has continued to progress well, despite challenges faced since the COVID-19 pandemic started. His Majesty says the reopening of borders has facilitated the resumption of transport services and movement of goods and people, thus bringing in opportunities such as tourism and cross-border trade to the sub-region. To this end, the development of more joint cooperation projects will further strengthen supply chain and secure BIMP-EAGA's growth area as a production base for the region. This also highlights the importance of connectivity as a driver of growth and economic activities.
With the new norm of doing business in the post-COVID-19 era, His Majesty says it is crucial to advance digitalisation through ICT-related projects, to align with BIMP-EAGA's work implemented at the ASEAN level such as the Digital Economy Framework Agreement and the Bandar Seri Begawan Roadmap on Digital Transformation.
In the titah, His Majesty also states that the relocation of the Republic of Indonesia's new capital, namely Nusantara, in Kalimantan will create even more opportunities for growth and development in this sub-region. Therefore, BIMP-EAGA is encouraged to take advantage of opportunities by having better coordination and facilitation of BIMP-EAGA's initiatives. At the end of the Summit, the leaders endorsed the Joint Statement of the 15th BIMP-EAGA Summit.
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