Indoor playgrounds were allowed to host up to 60 per cent of their normal capacity at a time, under guidelines set by the Ministry of Health (MoH) since yesterday. The general safety measures for all visitors include temperature checks, BruHealth QR code scans, using hand sanitiser, wearing face masks and maintaining social distancing. Nuraini Mohd, […]
Read MoreBrunei Darussalam’s total trade is valued at BND1,302.8 million, an increase by 0.9 per cent from BND1,290.7 million during the same month last year. Meanwhile, for month-to-month changes, total trade for May 2020 increased by 13.9 per cent compared to April 2020. Exports increased by 20.5 per cent year-on-year to BND865.2 million compared to BND718.1 […]
Read MoreBrunei Darussalam is moving towards more easing of restrictions, starting from August 17, which will see an increase from 100 to 200 in the number of attendees at mass gatherings, among other activities. The latest announcement for the de-escalation was made by Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Isham bin Haji Jaafar, […]
Read MoreThe issues of unemployment and manpower development are constant challenges faced by countries. This was said by Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Finance and Economy II Dato Seri Setia Dr Awang Haji Mohd Amin Liew bin Abdullah yesterday. “In Brunei Darussalam, we have been tackling these issues for many years. As […]
Read MoreThe consumer price index (CPI) increased by 2.6 per cent last June, compared to the previous month. This was highlighted by the Department of Economic Planning and Statistics (JPES) at the Ministry of Finance and Economy in a report yesterday. Prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 2.8 per cent, while prices of non-food […]
Read MoreBrunei Darussalam’s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow at 1.6 per cent in 2020, according to a forecast by a macroeconomic surveillance organisation, Asean+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO). The only countries with expected positive growth are Brunei, Vietnam (3.1 per cent), China (2.3 per cent), Myanmar (1.1 per cent), and Laos (0.5 per […]
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