The Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam (AITI) and Beep Digital Solutions recently launched its first cashless payment solution for laundromat services LaundryHub, as part of their Cashless Society pilot project. The inaugural project kicked off at the...
Standard Chartered Securities Brunei hosted a virtual Market Outlook webinar on Friday for more than 200 valued clients of the Bank. Senior Investment Counsellor at Standard Chartered Brunei Hazwan Kamarulzaman was joined by Senior Investment Strategist at Standard Chartered Singapore...
The Brunei Darussalam Central Bank (BDCB) has issued a total of $100 million sukuk (Islamic bonds) at a rental rate of 0.25 per cent. The country’s central bank in a statement recently said that the 202nd issuance of sukuk was...
The People’s Republic of China and BIMP-EAGA recently hosted a virtual webinar on 16 December to discuss initiatives and opportunities for deepening cooperation. Jointly organized by the BIMP-EAGA national secretariats and China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and supported by the...
Young entrepreneurs are powering up Southeast Asia’s largest economy as it moves toward a post-pandemic recovery. Next to Singapore, Indonesia has the greatest number of unicorns, startups valued at over $1 billion, in the region. The COVID-19 crisis may have...
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Committee on Science, Technology, and Innovation (COSTI), in partnership with the U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and Underwriters Laboratories, recently launched the call for applications for the eighth...
The Embassy of the United States of America in Brunei Darussalam concluded a two-day virtual training on human trafficking prevention recently for more than 40 Bruneian investigators, prosecutors, police officers, and government employees involved in the fight against Trafficking in...
Brunei Shell Petroleum Company (BSP) In-Country Value (ICV) Department, supported by the Brunei Innovation Lab (BIL), recently held a virtual ICV Forum on Information Technology (IT) and Digitalisation. The ICV Forum on IT and Digitalisation is a series of events...
Brunei Darussalam’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate declined by 2.2 per cent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2021. This was due to a decrease in the Oil and Gas sector by 5.3 per cent. However, the Non-Oil and...
The Early Endemic Phase has been extended for one month, starting 15 January until 14 February 2022, announced the Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister of Finance and Economy in a press briefing. The stay-at-home directive implemented...
