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Youth Eco Video Award winners visit Berambang Island

Posted on 01/03/2013 - Media Centre

Posted date: March 01, 2013 By Danial Norjidi WINNERS of the Youth Eco Video Documentary Awards in last year’s National Environment Conference went on an educational trip around Berambang Island recently. The trip was organised by Asia Inc Forum in collaboration with ShavezCheema from 1StopBrunei and supported by corporate partners from 2012 CPP programme, HSBC, […]

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Think-tank proposes setting up central body to tackle sluggish productivity

Posted on 23/11/2012 - Media Centre

Debbie Too BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Friday, November 23, 2012 THE Centre for Strategic and Policy Studies (CSPS) has proposed establishing a central body to tackle Brunei’s low productivity rate. Dr Diana Cheong, the chief researcher of CSPS, said the National Productivity Council’s (NPC) activities should fall under the jurisdiction of the Prime Minister’s Office as […]

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Dismal productivity threatens Brunei’s rich nation status

Posted on 23/11/2012 - Media Centre

Debbie Too BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Friday, November 23, 2012 IF PRODUCTIVITY in Brunei continues to decline, the Sultanate will no longer be among the top ten richest nations by 2023, the deputy minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and chairman of the Brunei Economic Development Board said yesterday. According to Forbes Magazine, Brunei’s per capita […]

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Brunei Business Forum 2012 to address productivity, growth

Posted on 21/11/2012 - Media Centre

Article from Borneo Bulletin. Published on Wednesday Nov, 21 2012 Asia Inc Forum, in partnership with HSBC, Total, Butra HeidelbergCement and Aloca will convene a half-day Brunei Business Forum on November 22 at the Radisson Hotel. The forum themed “Unlocking Productivity, Fuelling Growth” will discuss the urgent need to position productivity and efficiency as the […]

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Business forum to tackle productivity, efficiency as drivers of economic growth

Posted on 20/11/2012 - Media Centre

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Tuesday, November 20, 2012 PRODUCTIVITY and efficiency as “the key drivers of economic growth in Brunei” will be discussed at this year’s Brunei Business Forum (BBF) held at the Radisson Hotel on November 22. The forum, themed “Unlocking Productivity, Fuelling Growth” and organised by the Asia Inc Forum in partnership with HSBC, […]

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Business forum to address ‘urgent need’ to for productivity, efficiency to be key drivers

Posted on 12/11/2012 - Media Centre

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Monday, November 12, 2012 THE Brunei Business Forum 2012 will discuss the urgent need to position productivity and efficiency as the key driver of Brunei’s economic growth, the organiser said yesterday. Asia Inc Forum, in partnership with HSBC, Total, Butra HeidelbergCement and Aloca is set to host a half-day Brunei Business Forum […]

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SMEs Advised To Be Independent, Not Relying On Funding

Posted on 07/11/2012 - Media Centre

By Danial Norjidi Wednesday, 07 November 2012 08:01 Jerudong – For entrepreneurs to develop their SMEs into companies that are successful and strong, it is imperative that they learn to survive and stand on their own two feet without relying on funding. Dr Peter Ting, “the Regional Vice President of Strategic Innovation and Market Creations […]

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Future Of SMEs In Brunei

Posted on 07/11/2012 - Media Centre

By Danial Norjidi Wednesday, 07 November 2012 Jerudong – The future is bright for Bruneian Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), but there are a number of challenges that they need to overcome in order to achieve such a future. This was the point made yesterday by the CEO of Baiduri Bank, Mr Pierre Imhof, speaking […]

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Call For Local SMEs To Be Different And Innovative

Posted on 07/11/2012 - Media Centre

By Danial Norjidi Wednesday, 07 November 2012 Bandar Seri Begawan – Differentiate yourself Create something innovative and new, try to form a market space in which you can thrive without having to worry so much about having competitors breathe down your neck. This was the message from the Minister of Industry and Primary Resources, Pehin […]

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Firms told to move out of comfort zone, venture into new industries

Posted on 07/11/2012 - Media Centre

Leo Kasim BRUNEI-MUARA Wednesday, November 7, 2012 BUSINESSES must tap into emerging or new industries to achieve breakthrough growth, Minister of Industry and Primary Resources (MIPR) said yesterday. In his speech during the Local Business Development Forum entitled “Creating Breakthrough Growth” at The Empire Hotel & Country Club, Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Utama […]

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