The total trade recorded a year-on-year (y-o-y) decrease of 39.9 per cent to BND1,482.2 million in March 2023 compared to BND2,464.8 million in March 2022. This was due to a decrease in both exports value by 39.7 per cent to BND1,004.2 million from BND1,664.6 million, and imports value by 40.3 per cent to BND478.0 million […]
Read MoreBrunei Darussalam ranked fifth in Muslim women-friendly destinations, according to Global Muslim Travel Index (GMTI) 2023 published this month. Malaysia led the Muslim women-friendly destination, underscoring its well-rounded appeal to Muslim women in terms of safety, no faith restrictions, and sustainable socio-economic practices. Following closely is Indonesia, which mirrors Malaysia’s score almost identically, signifying its […]
Read MoreBrunei’s economy is projected to be 2.5 per cent this year and 2.8 per cent next year, according to the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) April 2023 released recently while inflation stood at two per cent and 1.6 per cent this year and 2024 respectively. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its recent annual World Economic […]
Read MoreBrunei Darussalam’s economy is projected to grow by 3.2 per cent in 2023 and also 3.2 per cent next year aided by investments in the fertiliser industry and higher oil and gas prices due to the war in Ukraine. The Sultanate has expanded its fertiliser, oil and gas, and petrochemicals production capacity aggressively in recent […]
Read MoreTotal exports value increased by 10.1 per cent in fourth quarter (Q4) 2022, due to a rise in the exports unit value index by 23.1 per cent which was mainly contributed by index of beverages (31.0 per cent), mineral fuels (24.1 per cent) and manufactured goods (20.4 per cent). Rising prices of these commodities in […]
Read MoreBrunei Darussalam saw an increase of 7.9 per cent year-on-year in total trade from BND2,287.5 million in January 2022 to BND2,469 million in January 2023, according to the Department of Economic Planning and Statistics’ International Merchandise Trade Statistics report for January 2023. The rise was primarily contributed by an 20.8-per-cent increase in export value from […]
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