Supporting the Post-2025 ASEAN Agenda

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The technical assistance (TA) will provide targeted support to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and ASEAN member states (AMS) in strategy and policy formulation. The TA will support the upstream identification of potential projects in priority sectors, such as tourism, food security, energy, finance, health, digital economy, the blue economy, and disaster risk management. ADB will undertake these in close coordination with ASEAN Secretariat and member states; and close collaboration with the sectors departments and resident missions of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). ADB's developing member countries (DMCs)specifically Cambodia, Indonesia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Viet Namare expected to benefit from this TA . At the request of the Government of the Philippines, the TA will also support activities and deliverables for the country's 2026 ASEAN chairship. In addition, the TA also will provide select support for Timor-Leste's integration into ASEAN, following its accession. The TA will facilitate coordination among ASEAN and the three ADB-supported subregional programs in Southeast Asiathe Brunei DarussalamIndonesiaMalaysiaPhilippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA), Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), and IndonesiaMalaysiaThailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT)which act as building blocks for regional integration and serve as test beds for implementing ASEAN frameworks and initiatives.