Southeast Asia and the Pacific

CLDP is engaged in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands in support of two government-wide initiatives to help meet the region’s critically important need for high quality infrastructure.

Infrastructure Transaction and Assistance Network (ITAN); which aims to streamline and strategically deploy US government tools that promote private sector investment in infrastructure in the Indo-Pacific in a comprehensive and cohesive manner.
Asia Enhancing Development and Growth through Energy (AsiaEDGE); which aims to strengthen energy security and promote energy access across the Indo-Pacific.

CLDP works with governments in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands to develop transparent legal and procedural frameworks to oversee complex infrastructure projects. CLDP's efforts help build the lndo-Pacific region's capacity to attract high quality investors and developers, procure sustainable, high-standard infrastructure, and reach financial close on projects.

Countries within CLDP’s Southeast Asia portfolio include Thailand, Cambodia, Burma (Myanmar), Malaysia, Timor Leste, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, and the Pacific Islands.

BURMA (MYANMAR)

Goal: CLDP has been working with law schools in Burma (Myanmar) since 2018 to improve understanding of commercial arbitration. Developing commercial arbitration is an important indicator that a country is ready for foreign direct investment.

Program Areas:

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

INDONESIA

Goal: CLDP has been working to develop a multi-track technical assistance program that will target Indonesia's subnational governments. The tracks include topics pertaining to municipal bonds for infrastructure development and building up infrastructure procurement capacity as part of the Infrastructure Transaction and Assistance Network (ITAN).

Program Areas:

Municipal Bonds
Procurement

MARSHALL ISLANDS

Goal: CLDP has been working with the Ministry of Finance in the Marshall Islands to provide guidance on investment screening. CLDP is working with the Marshall Islands to conduct an assessment of their procurement framework using the OECD MAPS Assessment as part of the Infrastructure Transaction and Assistance Network (ITAN).

Program Areas:

Procurement

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Goal: CLDP has been working with the Ministry of Finance in Papua New Guinea by reviewing and providing comments on their legal and regulatory frameworks for public-private partnerships as part of the Infrastructure Transaction and Assistance Network (ITAN).

Program Areas:

Public-Private Partnerships

TIMOR-LESTE

Goal: With a focus on Public-Private Partnerships, renewable energy, and procurement, CLDP has been working with the government of Timor-Leste to enhance the legal and regulatory frameworks as part of the Infrastructure Transaction and Assistance Network (ITAN).