ASEAN–ADB Cooperation Toward the ASEAN Community: Advancing Integration and Sustainable Development in Southeast Asia

This report, following the launch of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), reviews ASEAN–ADB cooperation, focusing on ADB’s role and operations in strategic areas of cooperation during the past 10 years. The aim is to provide an overall picture of this cooperation, and how it has helped ADB and ASEAN in achieving their goals, thus providing the groundwork for further cooperation and partnership between them in the future. This report is not intended to be all encompassing, considering the large number of sectors and activities involved, nor is it meant to be an evaluation of ADB interventions.