In the third quarter (Q3) of 2021, Brunei Darussalam’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate declined by 2.2 per cent year-on-year. This was due to a decrease in the oil and gas sector by 5.3 per cent. The non-oil and gas sector, however, recorded an increase of one per cent. The Sultanate’s GDP at current […]
Read MoreBrunei Darussalam Central Bank (BDCB) said the domestic economy contracted by 1.5 per cent year-on-year in the first half of 2021. In its second policy statement published yesterday, BDCB also said this is largely driven by the contraction in the oil and gas sector. In line with the global inflation forecast which is expected to […]
Read MoreIn September 2021, Brunei Darussalam’s total trade was valued at BND2,346.1 million, an increase by 98.3 per cent from BND1,183.1 million during the same month last year. Meanwhile, for month-to-month changes, total trade for September 2021 increased by 5.3 per cent compared to August 2021. Total exports increased by 127.1 per cent year-on-year to BND1,356.8 […]
Read MoreThe consumer price index (CPI) in September 2021 increased by 2.2 per cent year-on-year compared to September 2020. Prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 2.5 per cent. Meanwhile, non-food prices increased by 2.1 per cent. The CPI increase was largely attributed to increases in the prices and costs of transport (7.8 per cent); […]
Read MoreBrunei Darussalam’s total trade was valued at BND2,227.4 million in August 2021, showing an increase by 60.9 per cent from BND1,384.6 million during the same month last year. Meanwhile, for month-to-month changes, total trade for August 2021 decreased by 11.1 per cent compared to July 2021, a press statement from the Department of Economic Planning […]
Read MoreBrunei Darussalam will open its borders for non-essential travel once 80 per cent of the population in the country has been vaccinated. “We are analysing this matter thoroughly and discussions are underway at the committee level,” said Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Isham bin Haji Jaafar at the daily press conference […]
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