The Asian Development Bank (ADB) sees growth across Asia-Pacific falling to a 59-year low largely because of the COVID-19 pandemic, with Brunei Darussalam’s gross domestic product (GDP) forecast at 1.4 per cent this year compared to two per cent as previously projected. However, the ADB’s Asian Development Outlook (ADO) Supplement report released on Thursday showed […]
Read MorePUTRAJAYA: Malaysia is still in early discussions with Singapore and Brunei on the possibility of reopening its borders with the two countries. “So far, it is still in the early stages, and currently the discussion does not only involve the Ministry of Health, but also the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and others. “The team from the […]
Read MoreBrunei’s retail sales performance in the first quarter (Q1) of 2020 increased to 4.3 per cent compared to the first quarter of 2019. This was stated in the Retail Sales Index (RSI) released by the Department of Economic Planning and Statistics (JPES) recently. JPES also released the Food and Beverages Services Index (F&BSI). The reports […]
Read MoreMinister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Isham bin Haji Jaafar said that Brunei Darussalam has set up a committee to discuss the ‘green bubble’ or ‘green lane’ countries method and how it will be managed. The minister responded to a question on a recent statement made by Malaysian Health Director-General Datuk Dr […]
Read MoreThe Consumer Price Index (CPI) in April 2020 increased by 1.9 per cent year-on-year compared to April 2019. Prices of Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages and Non-Food increased by three per cent and 1.7 per cent respectively. According to the Department of Economic Planning and Statistics (DEPS) under the Ministry of Finance and Economy, the CPI […]
Read MoreBrunei has seen an increase in the number of Internet and social media users and mobile connections this year compared to the previous year, according to the Global Digital Overview 2020 by We are Social and Hootsuite. The country had 413,000 Internet users in January 2020. The number of Internet users in Brunei increased by […]
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