Brunei's Legislative Council has ratified the sultanate's budget for the 2008-09 financial year, approving a spending plan geared towards investment and economic development.
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Economic Update | Budgeting for Growth
22 Jul 2010
Economic Update | Building Concerns
22 Jul 2010
While there has been no slowdown in the flow of new projects announced in the emirate, Dubai's construction sector, like those across the Gulf, is experiencing some difficulties as it struggles to...
Economic Update | Acquisitions, Not Mergers
22 Jul 2010
Indonesia's banking sector is attracting attention this month, with Singapore's sovereign investment fund Temasek planning to sell its stake in Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII), the country's sixth...
Economic Update | Full Spend Ahead
22 Jul 2010
The Philippines is embarking on a programme of ramped-up spending, with a new budget allotting a significant amount to infrastructure projects and the government calling on local banks to help...
Economic Update | Election Woes
22 Jul 2010
Malaysia's political landscape was dramatically transformed last weekend as the ruling coalition government, Barisan Nasional (BN), suffered its lowest margin of victory in 50 years.
Economic Update | Reviving Rice Production
22 Jul 2010
Brunei is looking at ways to boost production of one of its staple food crops, rice, seeking to encourage a return to the traditional industry while modernising the age-old sector.
