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Growth Gateway: ASEAN Industrial Projects Based Initiative framework

The ASEAN Industrial Projects Based Initiative (AIPBI) framework outlines a non-binding mechanism to accelerate industrial projects, across goods, talent, finance and policy.

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This January 2025 update sets out the ASEAN Industrial Projects Based Initiative (AIPBI) framework for coordinated project‑based industrial co-operation. It aims to boost regional competitiveness, value-chain resilience and sustainable development by aligning national priorities and mobilising private-sector leadership.

The document explains strategic goals, 5 guiding principles, and ASEAN‑level facilitation on movement of goods and talent, blended finance and industrial policy co-ordination. It outlines a simple approval mechanism through senior economic officials, with independent expert assessment and non‑binding facilitation packages. It defines minimum eligibility criteria, phased implementation using pathfinders, and monitoring with project‑level KPIs linked to the strategic goals.

The intended audience is policymakers, ASEAN bodies, private proponents and financiers seeking to develop multi‑country industrial projects.

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Published 20 April 2026

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