Taking advantage of Brunei Darussalam’s core competencies, including its international reputation and an observant Islamic culture with strict adherence to halal standards, the country is looking to serve the growing global demand for sharia-compliant products by expanding its own stable of halal offerings. Derived from the Arabic word meaning permissible, halal is a...
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Articles & Analysis | Global food safety concerns offer potential for both Muslim and non-Muslim markets from The Report: Brunei Darussalam 2014
Articles & Analysis | A commitment to investing in more segments will set the sector on the right track from The Report: Brunei Darussalam 2014
While constrained by a relatively small labour pool and limited domestic resources, Brunei Darussalam’s industrial sector is nevertheless seeking to carve out a significant niche for itself in the country’s growing economy. In order to achieve a larger role for the sector going forward, the Sultanate is focusing on some of its key strengths, such as its young and well-...
Articles & Analysis | By focusing on niche segments the sector is sure to grab a greater share of the market from The Report: Brunei Darussalam 2014
The country is currently in the midst of an ambitious agricultural reform campaign designed to ease the Sultanate’s heavy reliance on foreign imports by increasing domestic output of key commodities such as rice, fish, crops and livestock. Limited by a dearth of plantable land – just 1% of Brunei Darussalam’s already small land mass is gazetted for agricultural use – the...
Chapter | Industry & Agriculture from The Report: Brunei Darussalam 2014
The 2014/15 budget allocated $92.9m, out of a total of $902.4m, for the industry and trade sector under the 10th National Development Plan. Much of the current manufacturing sector is built around downstream energy applications, such as petrochemicals, although the country continues to encourage growth in other light industry and knowledge-based segments, including ICT and niche halal products...
A plan to reform South Africa’s current land ownership structure is being reconsidered by the government, in a bid to find a bigger consensus that will encourage greater participation by black commercial farmers.
As East Africa’s largest economy, Kenya has seen its economy grow by more than 4% for the last three years, according to data from the World Bank, while an improvement in fiscal indicators and a new constitution encouraging devolution have helped to improve governance and the public balance sheet.