This leaflet introduces our programme, informs about the general background and the specific approaches on regional economic cooperation and integration. It introduces the programme's focus areas and reports on results and prospects.

1. Regional Economic Cooperation and Integration in AsiaThe Deutsche Gesellschaft für International Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in Asia
As a federally owned enterprise, GIZ supports the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of in-
ternational cooperation for sustainable development. As an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable de-
velopment with worldwide operations, has been operating in Asia for almost 30 years. As an instrument of bilateral
cooperation, we act on behalf of the German government and in the interests of both Germany and Asia.
We constantly adjust the performance profile to address long-term objectives of the region. This includes the current
implementation gap of bilateral and regional approaches within Asia. GIZ serves as a gear-wheel between selected
partner initiatives working on the goal of sustainable economic development. Bringing together regional expertise and
best practices from the GIZ portfolio enhances the capacities of partners and the programme alike.
Cooperation with German businesses is a key component of our projects. By virtue of the longstanding nature of its
cooperation, GIZ has developed close ties with partners in the region and is building upon this relationship to foster
German-Asian cooperation.
Deutsche Gesellschaft für
Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Regional Economic Cooperation and Integration in Asia
Office China
Ta Yuan Diplomatic Office
14 Liangmahe South Street, Chaoyang District
100600 Beijing, PR China
Office Mongolia
Naiman Zovkhis Building
Seoul Street 21,
Ulaanbaatar 14251, Mongolia
Office Thailand
193/63 Lake Rajada Office Complex
New Ratchadapisek Road, Klongtoey
Bangkok 10110, Thailand
Dr. Jürgen Steiger
Programme Director & Deputy Country Director GIZ China
T +8610 8532 3114
F +86 10 8532 5774
E juergen.steiger@giz.de
Deutsche Gesellschaft für
Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenar-
beit (GIZ) GmbH, on behalf of the German Government,
has been involved with regional economic cooperation
and integration for many years. GIZ supports several
regional initiatives in Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe and
Latin America. Taking into account the specific needs of
our partners we use tailor-made approaches and
instruments in different sub-regions. Our work targets
actors at both regional and national level and includes
stakeholders from the public sector like officials and
technical staff at regional secretariats and national
governments, private sector associations and cham-
bers of commerce, and civil society organisations.
How we support
Regional Economic Integration
© GIZ/Frommann

2. Regional Economic Cooperation and Integration in AsiaThe Deutsche Gesellschaft für International Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in Asia
As a federally owned enterprise, GIZ supports the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of in-
ternational cooperation for sustainable development. As an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable de-
velopment with worldwide operations, has been operating in Asia for almost 30 years. As an instrument of bilateral
cooperation, we act on behalf of the German government and in the interests of both Germany and Asia.
We constantly adjust the performance profile to address long-term objectives of the region. This includes the current
implementation gap of bilateral and regional approaches within Asia. GIZ serves as a gear-wheel between selected
partner initiatives working on the goal of sustainable economic development. Bringing together regional expertise and
best practices from the GIZ portfolio enhances the capacities of partners and the programme alike.
Cooperation with German businesses is a key component of our projects. By virtue of the longstanding nature of its
cooperation, GIZ has developed close ties with partners in the region and is building upon this relationship to foster
German-Asian cooperation.
Deutsche Gesellschaft für
Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Regional Economic Cooperation and Integration in Asia
Office China
Ta Yuan Diplomatic Office
14 Liangmahe South Street, Chaoyang District
100600 Beijing, PR China
Office Mongolia
Naiman Zovkhis Building
Seoul Street 21,
Ulaanbaatar 14251, Mongolia
Office Thailand
193/63 Lake Rajada Office Complex
New Ratchadapisek Road, Klongtoey
Bangkok 10110, Thailand
Dr. Jürgen Steiger
Programme Director & Deputy Country Director GIZ China
T +8610 8532 3114
F +86 10 8532 5774
E juergen.steiger@giz.de
Deutsche Gesellschaft für
Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenar-
beit (GIZ) GmbH, on behalf of the German Government,
has been involved with regional economic cooperation
and integration for many years. GIZ supports several
regional initiatives in Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe and
Latin America. Taking into account the specific needs of
our partners we use tailor-made approaches and
instruments in different sub-regions. Our work targets
actors at both regional and national level and includes
stakeholders from the public sector like officials and
technical staff at regional secretariats and national
governments, private sector associations and cham-
bers of commerce, and civil society organisations.
How we support
Regional Economic Integration
© GIZ/Frommann

3. CAREC GTI
PBG
GMS
Progress, Results and Prospects
Focus Areas
Approach
Background
Regional economic cooperation and integration are consensu-
ally seen as key to Asia’s future development, whose
architecture is built largely on sub-regional initiatives with so
far only few, lean regional institutions.
The flexible character of Asian regionalism reflects the region’s
great economic, social, political and cultural diversity. Sub-
regional economic cooperation initiatives – Greater Mekong
Sub-region Economic Cooperation Programme (est. 1992),
Greater Tumen Initiative (est. 1995), Central Asia Regional
Economic Cooperation (est. 2001), Pan-Beibu Gulf Economic
Cooperation (est. 2006), and others – provide platforms for
groups of countries, economies and territories to join the
integration process at their own speed. They aim at
promoting cooperation in specific areas, like trade
and transport, investment, tourism, energy or
environment.
The flexibility of Asian regionalism, however,
leaves national governments the option to limit
their commitments and to slow down the progress
of formal integration. Given the development gaps
in the region it is even more important to make
regional cooperation inclusive and to ensure that
the smaller countries can access benefit from
regional actions.
The RCI-Programme supports regional and national stakehold-
ers in the context of sub-regional cooperation initiatives by
providing capacity building, organizing trainings and dialogue
events, and conducting sector studies. Wherever suitable, we
• Addressing functional aspects of regional cooperation and integration within PBG by organizing studies
and capacity building activities on key subjects such as trade facilitation and port cooperation. Strength-
ening the capacity of smaller PBG-countries to engage in regional cooperation.
• Contributing to the implementation of concrete projects in the GTI priority areas of trade, multi-
destination tourism and local cross-border cooperation through ongoing technical trainings and provision
of international expertise.
• Promoting peer-to-peer learning and exchange of good practices among regional initiatives, leading to
pilot replication of lessons learnt.
To support PBG cooperation, the RCI-Programme contributes to
the drafting of a road map by supporting selected priority sector
studies. A study on potentials for port cooperation in the region
is currently underway, which will be accompanied by workshops
and study tours. In order to improve the competencies of smaller
PBG countries to engage in regional cooperation and integration
processes the programme activities in 2013 will cover trade
capacity building measures for stakeholders from Cambodia,
Laos and Vietnam.
In the scope of its cooperation with GTI, the RCI-Programme
contributes to a multi-destination-tourism study trough interna-
tional expertise and consultancy. It furthermore provides input
to capacity building courses on cross-border activities for
Northeast Asian local governments as well as project manage-
ment courses for GTI secretariat on a regular basis. In Mongolia,
the RCI-Programme supports the national single window imple-
mentation process by conducting technical trainings and
facilitating the transfer of lessons learnt through study tours to
other countries which went through similar reforms (e.g. Central
Asian countries and Senegal).
Many regional cooperation and integration good practices are
created within the region. To make this knowledge accessible the
RCI-Programme organizes expert hearings with participants
from member countries of the sub-regional initiatives. This
framework provides a platform for professional exchange of
knowledge and lessons learnt regarding regional
cooperation and cross-border trade strengthening
network building among the initiatives’ members.
Regional economic cooperation and integration play an increasingly important role in Asia’s economic
landscape. They help countries to overcome the limitations of domestic markets and foster inclusive develop-
ment, both by boosting economic growth and by providing the resources for pro-poor policies. The GIZ
Programme “Regional Economic Cooperation and Integration (RCI) in Asia” supports regional stakeholders with
the aim to strengthen selected core processes of regional economic cooperation and integration and to
contribute to sustainable and inclusive economic development in the region.
Commissioned by: German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Key subjects: Trade and investment facilitation, port cooperation and local cross-border economic cooperation
Overall term: July 2011 – June 2015
include European integration experiences, and –
in cooperation with other GIZ projects in the
region – regional good practices by facilitation of
knowledge exchange.
Pan-Beibu Gulf Economic Cooperation (PBG): Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, People’s
Republic of China (PRC) (Guangxi, Guangdong and Hainan), Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam
Greater Tumen Initiative (GTI): Mongolia, PRC (Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang and Inner Mongolia), Republic of Korea and Russian
Federation (Primorsky Territory)
Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC): Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, PRC
(Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia), Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
Greater Mekong Sub-region Economic Cooperation (GMS): Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, PRC (Yunnan and Guangxi), Thailand and
Vietnam
© GIZ/Ostermeier

4. CAREC GTI
PBG
GMS
Progress, Results and Prospects
Focus Areas
Approach
Background
Regional economic cooperation and integration are consensu-
ally seen as key to Asia’s future development, whose
architecture is built largely on sub-regional initiatives with so
far only few, lean regional institutions.
The flexible character of Asian regionalism reflects the region’s
great economic, social, political and cultural diversity. Sub-
regional economic cooperation initiatives – Greater Mekong
Sub-region Economic Cooperation Programme (est. 1992),
Greater Tumen Initiative (est. 1995), Central Asia Regional
Economic Cooperation (est. 2001), Pan-Beibu Gulf Economic
Cooperation (est. 2006), and others – provide platforms for
groups of countries, economies and territories to join the
integration process at their own speed. They aim at
promoting cooperation in specific areas, like trade
and transport, investment, tourism, energy or
environment.
The flexibility of Asian regionalism, however,
leaves national governments the option to limit
their commitments and to slow down the progress
of formal integration. Given the development gaps
in the region it is even more important to make
regional cooperation inclusive and to ensure that
the smaller countries can access benefit from
regional actions.
The RCI-Programme supports regional and national stakehold-
ers in the context of sub-regional cooperation initiatives by
providing capacity building, organizing trainings and dialogue
events, and conducting sector studies. Wherever suitable, we
• Addressing functional aspects of regional cooperation and integration within PBG by organizing studies
and capacity building activities on key subjects such as trade facilitation and port cooperation. Strength-
ening the capacity of smaller PBG-countries to engage in regional cooperation.
• Contributing to the implementation of concrete projects in the GTI priority areas of trade, multi-
destination tourism and local cross-border cooperation through ongoing technical trainings and provision
of international expertise.
• Promoting peer-to-peer learning and exchange of good practices among regional initiatives, leading to
pilot replication of lessons learnt.
To support PBG cooperation, the RCI-Programme contributes to
the drafting of a road map by supporting selected priority sector
studies. A study on potentials for port cooperation in the region
is currently underway, which will be accompanied by workshops
and study tours. In order to improve the competencies of smaller
PBG countries to engage in regional cooperation and integration
processes the programme activities in 2013 will cover trade
capacity building measures for stakeholders from Cambodia,
Laos and Vietnam.
In the scope of its cooperation with GTI, the RCI-Programme
contributes to a multi-destination-tourism study trough interna-
tional expertise and consultancy. It furthermore provides input
to capacity building courses on cross-border activities for
Northeast Asian local governments as well as project manage-
ment courses for GTI secretariat on a regular basis. In Mongolia,
the RCI-Programme supports the national single window imple-
mentation process by conducting technical trainings and
facilitating the transfer of lessons learnt through study tours to
other countries which went through similar reforms (e.g. Central
Asian countries and Senegal).
Many regional cooperation and integration good practices are
created within the region. To make this knowledge accessible the
RCI-Programme organizes expert hearings with participants
from member countries of the sub-regional initiatives. This
framework provides a platform for professional exchange of
knowledge and lessons learnt regarding regional
cooperation and cross-border trade strengthening
network building among the initiatives’ members.
Regional economic cooperation and integration play an increasingly important role in Asia’s economic
landscape. They help countries to overcome the limitations of domestic markets and foster inclusive develop-
ment, both by boosting economic growth and by providing the resources for pro-poor policies. The GIZ
Programme “Regional Economic Cooperation and Integration (RCI) in Asia” supports regional stakeholders with
the aim to strengthen selected core processes of regional economic cooperation and integration and to
contribute to sustainable and inclusive economic development in the region.
Commissioned by: German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Key subjects: Trade and investment facilitation, port cooperation and local cross-border economic cooperation
Overall term: July 2011 – June 2015
include European integration experiences, and –
in cooperation with other GIZ projects in the
region – regional good practices by facilitation of
knowledge exchange.
Pan-Beibu Gulf Economic Cooperation (PBG): Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, People’s
Republic of China (PRC) (Guangxi, Guangdong and Hainan), Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam
Greater Tumen Initiative (GTI): Mongolia, PRC (Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang and Inner Mongolia), Republic of Korea and Russian
Federation (Primorsky Territory)
Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC): Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, PRC
(Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia), Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
Greater Mekong Sub-region Economic Cooperation (GMS): Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, PRC (Yunnan and Guangxi), Thailand and
Vietnam
© GIZ/Ostermeier

5. CAREC GTI
PBG
GMS
Progress, Results and Prospects
Focus Areas
Approach
Background
Regional economic cooperation and integration are consensu-
ally seen as key to Asia’s future development, whose
architecture is built largely on sub-regional initiatives with so
far only few, lean regional institutions.
The flexible character of Asian regionalism reflects the region’s
great economic, social, political and cultural diversity. Sub-
regional economic cooperation initiatives – Greater Mekong
Sub-region Economic Cooperation Programme (est. 1992),
Greater Tumen Initiative (est. 1995), Central Asia Regional
Economic Cooperation (est. 2001), Pan-Beibu Gulf Economic
Cooperation (est. 2006), and others – provide platforms for
groups of countries, economies and territories to join the
integration process at their own speed. They aim at
promoting cooperation in specific areas, like trade
and transport, investment, tourism, energy or
environment.
The flexibility of Asian regionalism, however,
leaves national governments the option to limit
their commitments and to slow down the progress
of formal integration. Given the development gaps
in the region it is even more important to make
regional cooperation inclusive and to ensure that
the smaller countries can access benefit from
regional actions.
The RCI-Programme supports regional and national stakehold-
ers in the context of sub-regional cooperation initiatives by
providing capacity building, organizing trainings and dialogue
events, and conducting sector studies. Wherever suitable, we
• Addressing functional aspects of regional cooperation and integration within PBG by organizing studies
and capacity building activities on key subjects such as trade facilitation and port cooperation. Strength-
ening the capacity of smaller PBG-countries to engage in regional cooperation.
• Contributing to the implementation of concrete projects in the GTI priority areas of trade, multi-
destination tourism and local cross-border cooperation through ongoing technical trainings and provision
of international expertise.
• Promoting peer-to-peer learning and exchange of good practices among regional initiatives, leading to
pilot replication of lessons learnt.
To support PBG cooperation, the RCI-Programme contributes to
the drafting of a road map by supporting selected priority sector
studies. A study on potentials for port cooperation in the region
is currently underway, which will be accompanied by workshops
and study tours. In order to improve the competencies of smaller
PBG countries to engage in regional cooperation and integration
processes the programme activities in 2013 will cover trade
capacity building measures for stakeholders from Cambodia,
Laos and Vietnam.
In the scope of its cooperation with GTI, the RCI-Programme
contributes to a multi-destination-tourism study trough interna-
tional expertise and consultancy. It furthermore provides input
to capacity building courses on cross-border activities for
Northeast Asian local governments as well as project manage-
ment courses for GTI secretariat on a regular basis. In Mongolia,
the RCI-Programme supports the national single window imple-
mentation process by conducting technical trainings and
facilitating the transfer of lessons learnt through study tours to
other countries which went through similar reforms (e.g. Central
Asian countries and Senegal).
Many regional cooperation and integration good practices are
created within the region. To make this knowledge accessible the
RCI-Programme organizes expert hearings with participants
from member countries of the sub-regional initiatives. This
framework provides a platform for professional exchange of
knowledge and lessons learnt regarding regional
cooperation and cross-border trade strengthening
network building among the initiatives’ members.
Regional economic cooperation and integration play an increasingly important role in Asia’s economic
landscape. They help countries to overcome the limitations of domestic markets and foster inclusive develop-
ment, both by boosting economic growth and by providing the resources for pro-poor policies. The GIZ
Programme “Regional Economic Cooperation and Integration (RCI) in Asia” supports regional stakeholders with
the aim to strengthen selected core processes of regional economic cooperation and integration and to
contribute to sustainable and inclusive economic development in the region.
Commissioned by: German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Key subjects: Trade and investment facilitation, port cooperation and local cross-border economic cooperation
Overall term: July 2011 – June 2015
include European integration experiences, and –
in cooperation with other GIZ projects in the
region – regional good practices by facilitation of
knowledge exchange.
Pan-Beibu Gulf Economic Cooperation (PBG): Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, People’s
Republic of China (PRC) (Guangxi, Guangdong and Hainan), Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam
Greater Tumen Initiative (GTI): Mongolia, PRC (Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang and Inner Mongolia), Republic of Korea and Russian
Federation (Primorsky Territory)
Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC): Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, PRC
(Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia), Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
Greater Mekong Sub-region Economic Cooperation (GMS): Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, PRC (Yunnan and Guangxi), Thailand and
Vietnam
© GIZ/Ostermeier

6. CAREC GTI
PBG
GMS
Progress, Results and Prospects
Focus Areas
Approach
Background
Regional economic cooperation and integration are consensu-
ally seen as key to Asia’s future development, whose
architecture is built largely on sub-regional initiatives with so
far only few, lean regional institutions.
The flexible character of Asian regionalism reflects the region’s
great economic, social, political and cultural diversity. Sub-
regional economic cooperation initiatives – Greater Mekong
Sub-region Economic Cooperation Programme (est. 1992),
Greater Tumen Initiative (est. 1995), Central Asia Regional
Economic Cooperation (est. 2001), Pan-Beibu Gulf Economic
Cooperation (est. 2006), and others – provide platforms for
groups of countries, economies and territories to join the
integration process at their own speed. They aim at
promoting cooperation in specific areas, like trade
and transport, investment, tourism, energy or
environment.
The flexibility of Asian regionalism, however,
leaves national governments the option to limit
their commitments and to slow down the progress
of formal integration. Given the development gaps
in the region it is even more important to make
regional cooperation inclusive and to ensure that
the smaller countries can access benefit from
regional actions.
The RCI-Programme supports regional and national stakehold-
ers in the context of sub-regional cooperation initiatives by
providing capacity building, organizing trainings and dialogue
events, and conducting sector studies. Wherever suitable, we
• Addressing functional aspects of regional cooperation and integration within PBG by organizing studies
and capacity building activities on key subjects such as trade facilitation and port cooperation. Strength-
ening the capacity of smaller PBG-countries to engage in regional cooperation.
• Contributing to the implementation of concrete projects in the GTI priority areas of trade, multi-
destination tourism and local cross-border cooperation through ongoing technical trainings and provision
of international expertise.
• Promoting peer-to-peer learning and exchange of good practices among regional initiatives, leading to
pilot replication of lessons learnt.
To support PBG cooperation, the RCI-Programme contributes to
the drafting of a road map by supporting selected priority sector
studies. A study on potentials for port cooperation in the region
is currently underway, which will be accompanied by workshops
and study tours. In order to improve the competencies of smaller
PBG countries to engage in regional cooperation and integration
processes the programme activities in 2013 will cover trade
capacity building measures for stakeholders from Cambodia,
Laos and Vietnam.
In the scope of its cooperation with GTI, the RCI-Programme
contributes to a multi-destination-tourism study trough interna-
tional expertise and consultancy. It furthermore provides input
to capacity building courses on cross-border activities for
Northeast Asian local governments as well as project manage-
ment courses for GTI secretariat on a regular basis. In Mongolia,
the RCI-Programme supports the national single window imple-
mentation process by conducting technical trainings and
facilitating the transfer of lessons learnt through study tours to
other countries which went through similar reforms (e.g. Central
Asian countries and Senegal).
Many regional cooperation and integration good practices are
created within the region. To make this knowledge accessible the
RCI-Programme organizes expert hearings with participants
from member countries of the sub-regional initiatives. This
framework provides a platform for professional exchange of
knowledge and lessons learnt regarding regional
cooperation and cross-border trade strengthening
network building among the initiatives’ members.
Regional economic cooperation and integration play an increasingly important role in Asia’s economic
landscape. They help countries to overcome the limitations of domestic markets and foster inclusive develop-
ment, both by boosting economic growth and by providing the resources for pro-poor policies. The GIZ
Programme “Regional Economic Cooperation and Integration (RCI) in Asia” supports regional stakeholders with
the aim to strengthen selected core processes of regional economic cooperation and integration and to
contribute to sustainable and inclusive economic development in the region.
Commissioned by: German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Key subjects: Trade and investment facilitation, port cooperation and local cross-border economic cooperation
Overall term: July 2011 – June 2015
include European integration experiences, and –
in cooperation with other GIZ projects in the
region – regional good practices by facilitation of
knowledge exchange.
Pan-Beibu Gulf Economic Cooperation (PBG): Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, People’s
Republic of China (PRC) (Guangxi, Guangdong and Hainan), Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam
Greater Tumen Initiative (GTI): Mongolia, PRC (Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang and Inner Mongolia), Republic of Korea and Russian
Federation (Primorsky Territory)
Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC): Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, PRC
(Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia), Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
Greater Mekong Sub-region Economic Cooperation (GMS): Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, PRC (Yunnan and Guangxi), Thailand and
Vietnam
© GIZ/Ostermeier

7. Regional Economic Cooperation and Integration in AsiaThe Deutsche Gesellschaft für International Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in Asia
As a federally owned enterprise, GIZ supports the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of in-
ternational cooperation for sustainable development. As an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable de-
velopment with worldwide operations, has been operating in Asia for almost 30 years. As an instrument of bilateral
cooperation, we act on behalf of the German government and in the interests of both Germany and Asia.
We constantly adjust the performance profile to address long-term objectives of the region. This includes the current
implementation gap of bilateral and regional approaches within Asia. GIZ serves as a gear-wheel between selected
partner initiatives working on the goal of sustainable economic development. Bringing together regional expertise and
best practices from the GIZ portfolio enhances the capacities of partners and the programme alike.
Cooperation with German businesses is a key component of our projects. By virtue of the longstanding nature of its
cooperation, GIZ has developed close ties with partners in the region and is building upon this relationship to foster
German-Asian cooperation.
Deutsche Gesellschaft für
Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Regional Economic Cooperation and Integration in Asia
Office China
Ta Yuan Diplomatic Office
14 Liangmahe South Street, Chaoyang District
100600 Beijing, PR China
Office Mongolia
Naiman Zovkhis Building
Seoul Street 21,
Ulaanbaatar 14251, Mongolia
Office Thailand
193/63 Lake Rajada Office Complex
New Ratchadapisek Road, Klongtoey
Bangkok 10110, Thailand
Dr. Jürgen Steiger
Programme Director & Deputy Country Director GIZ China
T +8610 8532 3114
F +86 10 8532 5774
E juergen.steiger@giz.de
Deutsche Gesellschaft für
Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenar-
beit (GIZ) GmbH, on behalf of the German Government,
has been involved with regional economic cooperation
and integration for many years. GIZ supports several
regional initiatives in Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe and
Latin America. Taking into account the specific needs of
our partners we use tailor-made approaches and
instruments in different sub-regions. Our work targets
actors at both regional and national level and includes
stakeholders from the public sector like officials and
technical staff at regional secretariats and national
governments, private sector associations and cham-
bers of commerce, and civil society organisations.
How we support
Regional Economic Integration
© GIZ/Frommann