The BIMP-EAGA Vision 2025 (BEV 2025) was formulated to ensure that member countries are attuned to regional and global development trends, opportunities and challenges that would influence the future of economic cooperation. BEV 2025 builds on the successes and progress achieved by BIMP-EAGA thus far. It is grounded in the commitments made by member countries through their national and local development plans to promote subregional cooperation. National consultations and sector planning workshops were conducted to ensure the greatest possible participation by BIMP-EAGA stakeholders (national and local governments, sector cluster and working groups, and the private sector) in the formulation of BEV 2025. In light of the fact that the BIMP-EAGA initiative is considered a building block of ASEAN economic integration, the BIMP-EAGA Senior Officials Meeting agreed to align the period of this strategic plan with that of ASEAN Vision 2025: Forging Ahead Together.