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Savan Park Special Economic Zone in Savannakhet. Photo credit: ADB.

Special Economic Zones Can Supercharge Economic Corridor and Value Chain Development

August 06, 2025

ADB organized a 3-day workshop on “SEZs as Drivers of Economic Corridors and Value Chains” on 30 July to 1 August in Jakarta in partnership with the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs of Indonesia.
Economic zone programs have helped countries in Southeast Asia move from agriculture to export-oriented manufacturing. Photo credit: iStock/faidzzainal.

A Coopetition Strategy for Special Economic Zones in BIMP-EAGA

November 25, 2022

An Asian Development Bank study shows how the subregion can create a single market and production base through cooperation and competition.
Tour boats on the Kinabatangan River in Sabah. Photo: iStock/michaelcurwood.

Opportunities in Cross-Border Production between Sabah and North Kalimantan

February 25, 2020

The economies of Sabah and North Kalimantan complement each other and offer cross-border opportunities in tourism, education, and trade.