The Sultanate has introduced a variety of reforms across all its sectors with the aim of diversifying the economy. The government is focused on making the most of ASEAN’s recent surge in growth by attracting foreign direct investment. To achieve this goal the state has realigned its reforms to improve the country’s ranking on the World Bank’s “...
Dominated by hydrocarbons, the energy sector in Brunei Darussalam has seen production begin to falter in the past five years and, therefore, is now awaiting the results of exploration and development programmes being carried out by international oil companies. There remains a high degree of optimism that these efforts will bear fruit, with the...
The biggest development in Brunei Darussalam’s banking sector over the past 12 months is likely the arrival of a new credit bureau. Having begun operations in the fourth quarter of 2012, the bureau is the key tool of Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam (AMBD) for lenders to determine their potential customers’ credit-worthiness. Following on from...
Islamic services have long been part of the financial mix within Brunei Darussalam. For the past two decades, Islamic banking, takaful (Islamic insurance) and Islamic capital market products have been taking root and growing. These services now compete strongly against their conventional counterparts and continue to grow market share. With...
Raising the level of private sector participation in the economy is key to the diversification from the oil and gas sector that is already under way in the Sultanate. What policy measures are in place to accelerate the pace of growth in the private sector? In which specific sectors do you see additional opportunities for investors...
The economy, buoyed by hydrocarbon revenues, has continued to grow, enabling a new push to greater diversification and increased hiring of locals. The government maintains strong fiscal and current account surpluses and is showing a strong appetite to direct this towards future growth and diversification. Indeed, with oil and gas making up more than...
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