The meetings, incentives, conference and exhibitions (MICE) segment of Brunei Darussalam’s tourism market represents an important area of potential growth. While the Sultanate’s facilities are relatively limited when compared to those offered by major MICE destinations, such as Singapore, they are still suitable for smaller conferences where a...
Industrial estates are considered an integral part of Brunei Darussalam’s national infrastructure, as much as housing, roads, and utilities. While this has resulted in significant government support over the past two decades, it has also meant that the sector has remained designed largely by government structures, with growth driven by activities...
the need to cross the Mediterranean, and official policy is being written to support international trading.
The EU’s Renewable Energy Directive calls for 20% renewable energy within the union by 2020 and permits member states to import energy from non-EU countries to help meet their respective quotas.
One of the key objectives of Brunei Darussalam’s vision for development, Wawasan Brunei 2035, is for its people to be educated and highly skilled – a goal the government intends to reach by building a quality education system that provides opportunities for all. The system is also designed to meet the challenges of an ever-changing, competitive and...
Since the inception of Brunei LNG in 1972, a joint venture between the government (50%), Shell International (25%) and Mitsubishi Corporation (25%), Brunei Darussalam has developed an extensive and integrated liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply chain geared towards serving the export markets of Japan and South Korea. However, with these contracts up...
The nation’s universal health care system is the envy of many other countries. Through it, Brunei Darussalam has met most of the health care targets set out in the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and by the World Health Organisation (WHO), as well as internally set goals. The country has the second-highest life expectancy among the ASEAN...
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