News Reel: The Archives

Is Brunei affected by the low oil price?

• Oil price drop no cause for alarm (16 Jan 2015)
• Contingency plan needed for dropping oil price (8 Mar 2015)
• Brunei price subsidy masks the true value of energy (26 Nov 2015)
• Energy sector grapples with downcycle (20 Dec 2015)

How is the Brunei economy coping?

• Economic diversification very urgent (13 May 2015)
• Brunei exports fall by 37.2% in August (29 Oct 2015)
• Brunei exports fall 41.1% in September (26 Nov 2015)
• Brunei GDP growth trails behind other ASEAN economies (7 Dec 2015)
• Brunei’s exports fall by 10.4% in October (31 Dec 2015)
• HM reveals crucial economic reforms to diversify the economy (1 Jan 2016)

How are our Middle Eastern oil-exporting friends doing?

• Saudi posts record deficit, cuts fuel subsidies (30 Dec 2015)
• Oman hike fuel prices (31 Dec 2015)
• Bahrain, Oman cut fuel subsidies as oil hits 12-year low (14 Jan 2016)

How financially stable is the average Bruneian?

• 49% of households have no savings (29 May 2015)
• Public reminded to build emergency fund (7 July 2015)
• Study: Most Bruneians do not have emergency fund (31 Oct 2015)
• People must be careful about loans (28 Dec 2015)
• Falling oil prices fail to push civil servants to save (29 Dec 2015)
• Mobile phones sales spike during bonus week (6 Jan 2016)
• Bruneian locals earn an average monthly salary of $2,062 (29 Jan 2016)
• Bankruptcy cases up in 2015, debtors getting more help (5 Feb 2016)
• More people seeking gov’t welfare benefits (11 Feb 2016)
• Motorists’ debts giving petrol station attendants a headache (12 Feb 2016)