Whether big or small, businesses struggled to cope with the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. However, micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) were the most affected, suffering large income and capital losses. In Southeast Asia, many MSMEs shut down because...
A project to help cacao farmers in Mindanao and a study on renewable energy certificates will be implemented with the support of the BIMP-EAGA–Republic of Korea Cooperation Fund (BKCF). On 17 June, the 2nd ROK-BIMP-EAGA Senior Officials’ Meeting approved this first batch...
Unified National Networks (UNN) held its second Safety Day event for its employees at Dewan Sejahtera 2 in Sumbangsih Bahagia on Friday. Participating agencies from Safety, Health, and Environment National Authority (SHENA), Department of Electrical Services (DES), Brunei Fire and...
Brunei’s domestic economy narrowed by 1.6 per cent year-on-year in the first half of 2022, according to Brunei Darussalam Central Bank’s (BDCB) bi-annual policy statement. In its Policy Statement 1/2022, BDCB noted that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised...
Brunei Darussalam Central Bank (BDCB) recently published Brunei Darussalam’s Business Sentiment Index (BSI) for June 2022. The index is based on surveys conducted on more than 500 micro, small, medium and large-sized businesses from the 11 economic sectors in Brunei...
Her Royal Highness Princess Hajah Rashidah Sa’adatul Bolkiah, the daughter of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, recently attended the Awards and Convocation Ceremony of Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Anak Hariisah Widadul Bolqiah binti Pengiran Maharaja...
Four local charity bodies each received $25,000 donation derived from proceeds of the special screening of the documentary “Prince Azim: Son of the Arts,” which premiered nationwide last July and August 2021. Consented to grace the handover ceremony held recently...
Rentokil Initial (the company), the world’s leading pest control and hygiene services company, provided integrated hygiene solutions to the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA), Brunei during the early pandemic of Covid-19. It is both Rentokil Initial and DCA’s priority to...
Indera Motors, the sole authorised retailer of Jaguar and Land Rover luxury vehicles in Brunei, is set to hold a roadshow dubbed ‘Road to Luxury’ this weekend from 29 to 31 July at One City Shopping Mall in Salambigar. The...
Progresif recently introduced a new Prepaid product called YO! in a digital debut held via the brand’s social media channels. The new prepaid offers no monthly fee and a variety of Add-ons for Data, Talk N Text, and a Combo...