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About BIMP-EAGA
The BIMP-EAGA (or
simply EAGA) stands for the Brunei Darussalam Indonesia Malaysia the
Philippines - East ASEAN Growth Area. It is Asia's largest regional grouping,
spanning territories of four ASEAN countries. Some point out that it may
also be the fastest growing, in light of its achievements in only four
years.
EAGA comprises the entire sultanate of
Brunei Darussalam; 10 provinces in the Indonesian islands of Kalimantan,
Sulawesi, Maluku, and Irian Jaya; Sabah, Sarawak, and Labuan in Malaysia;
and Mindanao and Palawan in the Philippines. Its land area of roughly
1.54 million square kilometers is home to about 45.6 million people (1996).
History
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October 1992
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Philippine President Fidel Ramos discussed the concept
of the East ASEAN Growth Area with East ASEAN Heads of State in Brunei
Darussalam |
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January 1993
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President Ramos discussed EAGA with Malaysian Prime
Minister Mahathir Mohammad during his State Visit to Malaysia |
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May - June 1993
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Government and private sector mission from Mindanao
to Sulawesi, Indonesia and Sarawak Malaysia |
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September 1993
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- President Ramos' State Visit Indonesia and back to the Philippines
via Manado and Davao City
- Indonesian President Suharto publicly endorses EAGA
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October 1993
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- East ASEAN Business Council Preparatory Committee formed
- EAGA discussed by Economic Ministers during the ASEAN Economic
Ministers' Meeting in Singapore
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November 1993
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Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei Darussalam confirms
participation in EAGA |
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February 1994
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Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad makes an official visit
to the Philippines and publicly endorses EAGA |
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March 1994
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Inaugural BIMP-EAGA Senior Official's and Ministerial
Meeting in Davao City |
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November 1994
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1st BIMP-East ASEAN Business Conference &
Exhibits, attended by over a thousand businessmen all over BIMP-EAGA.
Creation of BIMP-BIMP-EAGA BC |
Areas Covered
| Brunei Darussalam |
Brunei Darussalam |
| Indonesia |
The Provinces of:
- West Kalimantan
- Central Kalimantan
- South Kalimantan
- East Kalimantan
- North Sulawesi
- Central Sulawesi
- Southeast Sulawesi
- South Sulawesi
- Maluku
- Irian Jaya
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| Malaysia |
The Provinces of:
- Sabah
- Sarawak
- Federal Territory of Labuan |
| Philippines |
The Islands of:
- Mindanao
- Palawan |
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