NEWS

Temporary Closure of Petrol Stations for the Inspection And Verification of Fuel Dispensing Pumps for the Month of April 2023

25 Mac 2023

Industry and Business Ecosystem Division (IBE) through Weights and Measures Unit (SDT) under the Ministry of Finance and Economy will carry out the verification of accuracy readings on fuel dispensing pumps at various fuel stations in accordance with the Weights and Measures Act 1983 Chapter 151. Whereby, the stipulated guidelines under the Act require all weighing and measuring machines used for trading purposes to be checked for their accuracy and validity, and whether the machines have already been registered with the SDT Unit.

Companies Fail to Comply With Weights and Measures Act and Price Control Act
25 Mac 2023 Industry and Business Ecosystem Division (IBE) through Weights and Measures Unit (SDT) and Department of Economic Planning and Statistics (DEPS) through Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) under Ministry of Finance and Economy conducted a Joint Operation which was carried out at Pekan Seria, Belait District business premises on Wednesday, 22nd March 2023.

Malay Islamic Monarchy Lecture, Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic University: Recent Post-COVID Economic Developments in Brunei Darussalam

22 Mac 2023

Since Brunei Darussalam’s transition to the Endemic Phase on June 1, 2022, several economic sectors in the country that were adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic such as the Air Transport Sector have shown a significant recovery with an increase of over 100 percent for the first nine months of 2022 compared to the same period of the previous year. This is in line with the increase in the number of air passenger arrivals and departures following the lifting of air travel restrictions. This was highlighted by Yang Mulia Dayangku Norhanidah binti Pengiran Haji Masshor, Acting Director of Planning in the Department of Planning under the Department of Economic Planning and Statistics (DEPS), Ministry of Finance and Economy, during the Malay Islamic Monarchy Lecture at the Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic University held on 22 March 2023, attended by more than 300 First Year students from various academic fields.

Socialisation Programme For PBD 38:2022 - Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) For Food Industry
21 Mac 2023 The National Standards Centre (NSC) under the Ministry of Finance and Economy (MOFE) in collaboration with the Brunei Darussalam Food Authority (BDFA) conducted a socialization programme on PBD 38:2022 on Good Manufacturing Practice, GMP for Food Industry on 21 March 2023 at Dewan Al-Afiah, Berakas, Ministry of Health.

Total Trade Fell by 11.8 Per Cent Year-On-Year

21 Mac 2023

The total trade year-on-year recorded a decrease of 1.8 per cent from BND2,513.8 million in December 2021 to BND2,468.6 million in December 2022. This decrease was due to a decline in import value by 11.0 per cent from BND1,016.6 million to BND904.6 million, mainly due to a decrease in imports of Mineral Fuels particularly crude oil as a production input for the downstream petrochemical industry.

Consumer Price Index (CPI) Decreased by 0.7 Percent in January 2023 as Compred to December 2022
20 Mac 2023 In January 2023, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) month-on-month decreased by 0.7 per cent as compared to December 2022. This was contributed by the decrease in Non-Food group by 0.9 per cent. However, Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages group increased by 0.3 per cent.

Tujuh premis perniagaan dikenakan kompaun kerana menjual melebihi harga maksimum, tidak mempamerkan tanda harga dan memaparkan tanda harga yang mengelirukan
20 Mac 2023 Jabatan Perancangan Ekonomi dan Statistik (JPES) di Kementerian Kewangan dan Ekonomi telah mengeluarkan tujuh (7) kompaun kepada tujuh (7) buah premis perniagaan atas kesalahan di bawah Akta Kawalan Harga, Penggal 142 dan Peraturan-Peraturan di bawahnya, bagi bulan Februari hingga pertengahan bulan Mac 2023.

Amalan budaya "Pengguna Bijak" mewujudkan pasaran yang sihat dan berdayatahan

19 Mac 2023

Mengamalkan budaya “Pengguna Bijak” melalui maklumat yang tersedia di aplikasi PenggunaBijak memainkan peranan penting ke arah mencapai persekitaran pasaran yang sihat dan berdayatahan. Ini adalah antara intipati utama semasa sesi taklimat yang disampaikan oleh Jabatan Hal Ehwal Pengguna (JHEP) di bawah Jabatan Perancangan Ekonomi dan Statistik (JPES), Kementerian Kewangan dan Ekonomi, yang diadakan di Brunei MSME Festival 2023 baru-baru ini.

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