Financing the Sustainable Development Goals in ASEAN: Strengthening Integrated National Financing Frameworks to deliver the 2030 Agenda

This report was commissioned by UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific as part of the preparations for the ASEAN-China-UNDP Symposium on Financing the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in ASEAN held 21-22 August, 2017 in Chang Rai, Thailand. The report draws from the development finance assessments (DFAs) of 10 ASEAN countries and from a specific China-ASEAN study. All studies were overseen and supported by UNDP, with generous support from China, while the ASEAN Secretariat facilitated government consultations on the report.

This regional report analyses how the scale and mix of financing in the ASEAN region is changing in light of current challenges and opportunities. It examines Chinese financing flows into the region and highlights recommendations on how countries could strengthen the policies and institutional structures that govern their approach to finance, as well as specific steps to mobilize and maximize the impact of finance on the SDGs.