Mid-Term Review of the Technical Assistance ARISE Plus (ASEAN Regional Integration Support) (2020)

In the light of the fact that ARISE PLUS is a very big project and the mission was a short one, it was agreed that the methodology would consider the whole programme in a light touch approach but would focus in more depth on representative activities from the four components.

To this were added specific component activities about which concerns were expressed and these were to be investigated in greater detail. Overall Objective: The overall objective of the ARISE PLUS TA contract is: To support greater economic integration in ASEAN through the implementation of the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint 2025

Purpose: The purposes of this contract are as follows: To provide technical assistance to the beneficiaries with the purpose: 

1. To improve customs, transport facilitation, trade facilitation and standards with a view to achieve a highly integrated and cohesive economy;
2. To strengthen institutional capacities through, in particular, managing the integration process with an emphasis on strengthening compliance and outcomes monitoring and impact assessment, including statistics, coordination and management and improved capacity among ASEAN bodies and the ASEAN Secretariat.