Brunei News News Brunei » Finance: Brunei stresses fiscal sustainability, technology-driven growth at APEC meeting
Brunei Darussalam has highlighted the importance of fiscal sustainability, regional economic resilience and technology-driven productivity as key priorities for long-term growth across the ...
News Brunei » Finance: TotalEnergies to divest Brunei subsidiary to Hibiscus Petroleum for $259m
French oil and gas major TotalEnergies has agreed to offload its wholly owned subsidiary in Bruneito Malaysian company Hibiscus Petroleum for $259m. TotalEnergies EP Brunei owns a 37.5% operated ...
News Brunei » Finance: Brunei banking: staying strong in a declining oil market
Brunei’s banking sector remains resilient, according to Standard and Poor’s. Pierre Imhof, CEO of Baiduri Bank, explains how Brunei’s government is investing in a diversified economy, and what the ...
News Brunei » Finance: Brunei Finance Ministry honours 47 staff for years of service
Some 47 officers and staff of the Ministry of Finance and departments under it who retired in 2025 were honoured during a retirement appreciation ceremony at the Theatre Hall of the Ministry of ...
News Brunei » Finance: Brunei orders six H145M helicopters from Airbus
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Brunei has purchased six H145M helicopters from Airbus Helicopters as the Southeast Asian nation recapitalizes its fleet for close air support, surveillance and other ...
News Brunei » Finance: Brunei's takaful growth pushes ahead its Islamic finance ambitions
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Assets held by the Islamic insurance (takaful) sector in Brunei recently have grown significantly while those of conventional types of insurance have been declining, a ...
News Brunei » Finance: Brunei finance and insurance sector posts mild optimism in April
The improvement was attributed to higher demand for motor insurance. Brunei’s finance and insurance sector reported mild optimism in April 2025, according to the Brunei Darussalam Central Bank’s ...
News Brunei » Finance: All change for Brunei’s banks: the local view on HSBC and Bank of China
Big changes are on the horizon for Brunei’s financial sector. HSBC is winding down its operations, the Bank of China has obtained a licence to operate, and regulatory foundations for Brunei’s first ...
News Brunei » Finance: Brunei Darussalam: Ditching Dependence
Sources: Anadolu Agency, Government of Canada Global Travel Advisory, International Monetary Fund, Nikkei Asian Review, Pew Research Center, Reuters, Societe Generale, The Straits Times, Transparency ...
News Brunei » Finance: Shaping a safe AI finance future in Brunei
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: As artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly reshapes how money moves, decisions are made, and risks are managed, a symposium hosted by Universiti Brunei Darussalam School of Business ...