NEWS

Competition Commission encourages businesses to comply with the Competition Order to promote business opportunities and growth
More than 40 members of the French Brunei Business Association (FBBA) and ten other companies from across sectors participated in the Competition Order Business Dialogue this morning. Also present was His Excellency Mr Christian Ramage, the French Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam.

Religious ceremonies mark Maulidur Rasul - November 4, 2019
The Ministry of Finance and Economy continued its Dikir Syarafil Anam ceremony at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) Mosque last night to commemorate the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).

MoFE holds Dikir ceremony - November 1, 2019
The Ministry of Finance and Economy (MoFE) and departments under it hosted Dikir Syarafil Anam ceremony in conjunction with Maulidur Rasul 1441 Hijrah, organised by Brunei Investment Agency (BIA) at Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Mosque in the capital, yesterday.

Retailers urged to participate in national end-of-year sales

Brunei Salebration is back at the end of the year. The much-anticipated event will run for the whole of December 2019 and January 2020 over a total of 62 days. The Department of Economic Planning and Development (JPKE), Ministry of Finance and Economy, encourages participation by retailers from all sectors to take the opportunity to be a part of the national effort to promote ‘spend in Brunei’ to boost domestic consumption and economic activities.

Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2019
The Government of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, through the Department of Economic Planning and Development (JPKE), Ministry of Finance and Economy will be conducting the Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2019 (Second Stage) starting from 14 October until 10 November 2019.

Companies Act (Amendment) Order, 2019 Companies (Composition of Offences) Rules, 2019 Companies (Corporate Governance) (Public Companies) (Amendment) Rules, 2019

The Ministry of Finance and Economy is pleased to announce that His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam has consented for the introduction of the Companies Act (Amendment) Order, 2019, Companies (Composition of Offences) Rules, 2019 and Companies (Corporate Governance) (Public Companies) (Amendment) Rules, 2019 which aimed to further strengthen the Companies Act (Chapter 39) in Brunei Darussalam with effect from 1st October 2019.

Total Trade Recorded BND1,089.8 Million in July 2019
Brunei Darussalam’s total trade in July 2019 decreased by 17.1 per cent to BND1,089.8 million compared to July 2018.

Consumer Price Index (CPI) Fell by 0.8 Per Cent Year-on-Year in August 2019
The CPI in August 2019 decreased by 0.8 per cent year-on-year compared to August 2018. Prices of Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages decreased by 1.2 per cent. Non-Food prices also decreased by 0.8 per cent.

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