THE Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam (BIBD) intensified its efforts in promoting cashless payments in Brunei by launching an integrated payment solution with Makan Ceria Sdn Bhd at McDonald’s Brunei Gadong Branch last Friday. The integration of the point-of-sale (POS) terminal with cash register system enables entering cashless payment details in cash register system, which will […]
Read MoreTHE results for several international studies covering a range of topics recently released included Brunei Darussalam in their findings. One such study was the Henley Passport Index, in which the passport of Brunei Darussalam was named as the 21st most powerful in the world, with a visa-free/visa-on-arrival score of 165. Japan, Singapore and South Korea now […]
Read MoreHIS Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam will attend the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) in Beijing, China from today until April 27. The monarch will join representatives from over 100 countries and […]
Read MoreBUSINESS start-up programmes at DARe (Darussalam Enterprise), intellectual property (IP) protection in Brunei Darussalam, and a local solar company’s journey in patenting their products were among the topics discussed at the ‘Industry 4.0: Convergence of Innovation’ executive seminar held at Lecture Theatre 2 of Universiti Teknologi Brunei’s (UTB) Library Complex yesterday. The seminar was held […]
Read MoreLOANS/financing to the agricultural sector in Brunei Darussalam increased from BND11.9 million in 2015 to BND23.8 million in 2018. This aligns with the country’s diversification aspiration. According to Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam (AMBD), Brunei Darussalam’s financial system, in which Islamic and conventional financial institutions co-exist in parallel, recorded an overall asset base of BND21.9 billion […]
Read MoreBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, April 19 (Xinhua) — Brunei was ranked seventh among Southeast Asian countries for fixed broadband speed for March this year. Speedtest.net released their monthly Global Index for mobile and fixed broadband speeds on Friday which showed that Brunei experienced download speeds of 19.03 megabits per second (Mbps) and upload speeds of 12.01 […]
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