News Legislative Council News Legislative Council $5M to launch Brunei stock exchange in ‘next few years’ Potentially listed companies may include telcos, financial institutions and downstream oil and gas firms March 10, 2018 A total of $5 million has been allocated for the establishment of the Brunei stock exchange, which will be launched “within the next…
News Legislative Council News Legislative Council $10M saved annually through energy conservation measures Department of Energy and Industry outlines plan to bring down greenhouse gas emissions, mulls 'feed-in tariff' programme March 8, 2018 The “minimal effort” of only switching on alternating street lights, as well as energy efficiency measures in government buildings has led to nearly…
News Legislative Council News Legislative Council Gov’t focuses on improving business environment to boost job creation in private sector The 2018/19 budget sees more money to develop skills and marketability of jobseekers March 7, 2018 Brunei’s private sector has proven to be a strong source of job creation, employing nearly 30,000 jobseekers between 2013 and 2017, the second…
News Legislative Council News Legislative Council As deficit falls by 40%, gov’t proposes $5.3B budget for 2018 After four years of negative growth, the Brunei economy is forecasted to see a modest uptick this year March 7, 2018 The Ministry of Finance today announced a proposed government budget of $5.3 billion for the 2018/19 fiscal year, on the back of recovering…
News Legislative Council News Legislative Council New rice strain can be shot in the arm for Brunei’s paddy farmers At the LegCo meeting on Tuesday, parliament members discuss ways to ensure national food security March 6, 2018 A strain of paddy capable of producing 12 metric tonnes per hectare per season to fulfil up to 30 per cent of national…
News Legislative Council News Legislative Council Sultan urges parliament to find more avenues of economic growth At the opening of the Legislative Council, the monarch calls for greater effort to rouse Brunei's sluggish economy March 5, 2018 His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam has called on parliamentarians to be unafraid to air opinions and suggestions that…
News Legislative Council News Legislative Council Youth LegCo members eager to discuss younger generation’s involvement in nation-building What issues will we see raised during this year's session of parliament? March 4, 2018 Brunei’s annual parliamentary session, the Legislative Council (LegCo), will convene tomorrow for an estimated two-week period, with discussions on the government budget, national…