One of the main reason is, as the country population is small, instead of producing, the country prefer to import especially in consumers products, such as F&B, retail, etc. Brunei, the country's manufacturing industry is not much developed yet. The export value from Malaysia alone for the year 2008 is valued at RM1.4 billion. Bilateral trade between Malaysia and Brunei for 2008 recorded an increase of 7.3 per cent. There are various industries that SMEs and companies can tap into. For example, the Brunei youth development. The government have set-up a dedicated Youth Development Grant. This grant is meant for any ...

Brunei main industry is its oil & gas sector which contributed almost 90% of the country's revenue. Brunei is a government sector [caption id="attachment_90" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Sultan of Brunei"][/caption] driven economy, instead of private sector economy. Currently the Brunei Government is promoting to diversify the country's economy, an effort to not depend solely on the oil & gas industry. I believe this is a good opportunities for our SMEs and companies to penetrate the Brunei market. The Brunei government has their own They also have a Vision 2035 blueprint, and between the year of 2007 - 2012, the National Development Plan. Brunei ...