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2015.2572165501094080120160180
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2017,3753233901095797137177197
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ASEAN2906247901095095135185240
Investment316624790109175691131166191252291331356
Report3539247901094585125165190215
2019.3770247901094080120160180
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report2512261901093474114154179204
noted2736261901094989114154194
that2950261901093373113138
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direct336726190109496994134169194
investment3581261901092969104144179204264304344369
(FDI)2372275901092055105125145
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Brunei2619275901094570110150190210
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20173789275901094181121161
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USD5042457289901095095145185225265
million2742289901096080100120140180220
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2018.3062289901094080120160179
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growth28693319010982107147207232272
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country.34513319010977117157197222247282302
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the2742345901093878118
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domestic3381359901094484144184219244264299
product3700359901094570110150190225250
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rate282137390109246489129
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be3052373901094080
one3151373901094080120
per3290373901094080105
cent3415373901093474114139
in3574373901091959
20193652373901094080119159
and3830373901094080120
1.52372387901094060100
per2492387901094080105
cent2617387901093575115140
in2777387901092060
2020.2857387901094080120159179
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to2717415901095393
the2830415901095292132
report’s2982415901095393133173198223243278
Global3280415901097898138177217237
Sustainable35374159010973113148173213233273313353373413
Competitiveness2372429901094585145185225250270295315350390430470505540
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Brunei3146429901094570110150190210
performed3376429901094080105130170195255295335
well37304299010960100120140
in3890429901092060
intellectual237244390109206085125145165205240265305345365
capital2757443901093878118138163203223
competitiveness3000443901093978139178218243263288308343383423463498533
(46),3553443901092464104124144
natural3717443901094383108148173213233
capital2372457901093575115135160200220
competitiveness2612457901095191151191231256276301321356395435475510545
(51)3177457901093676116136
and3333457901095696136
social3489457901095090125145185205
capital3714457901095191131151176216236
competitiveness2372471901093575135175215240260285305340380420460495530
(66).2922471901092060100120140
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the2642499901093373113
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65th3450499901094888353750050641538
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1803821499901094989129
economies2372513901094075115155195255275315350
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45.536405139010962102122162
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100.2457527901095191131151
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future3744527901093676101141166206
capacity2372541901093575115155190210235270
to2662541901095292
generate27745419010966106146186211251276316
and31105419010967107147
sustain32775419010962102137162202222262
population,35595419010966106146186206246271291331371391
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capital,2577569901093575114134159199219239
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management,31265699010960100140180220259320359399424444
intellectual359056990109155580120140160200235260300340360
capital2372583901093575115135160200220
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governance2752583901094080115155180220260300335374
efficiency.314658390109406585105140160200240275310330
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2019-20202938625901094181121160186225265305345
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(PECC),3406639901093574114159204224244
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GDP23726539010950100140
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4.73433653901095373113
per3566653901095393118
cent3704653901094888128153
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2020,2372667901094080120160180
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to3874667901093676
2019.4091137401094080120160180
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2022,4786137401095999139179199
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3.64632151401095575115
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cent4907151401095191131156
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3.55238151401095575115
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report4231193401093575115155180205
includes4456193401092969104124164204244279
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connectivity4091207401093575115155195230255275310330355390
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for4983221401093676101
people-to-people5104221401095090130170190230255280320345385425465505525565
connectivity4091235401093575115155195230255275310330355390
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Brunei4622235401095681121161201221
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54.44949235401095292112152
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two50252494010940100140
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this409126340109256585120
pillar,423126340109416180100140165185
educational4436263401094181121156196221241281321361381
mobility48372634010960100140160180200225260
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media54692634010960100140160200
penetration4091277401094080120160185210250275295335375
at4486277401095176
14.64582277401095191111151
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cent4889277401094686126151
and5060277401095191131
14.35211277401095191111151
per5382277401095191116
cent5518277401094686126151
respectively.4091291401092565100140180215240260295335355390410
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report4657291401092262102142167192
indicated486929140109165696116151191216256296
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media4698305401096099139159199
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terms417134740109317196156191
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doing4473347401094686106146186
business4679347401094686121141181221256291
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the5332347401093171111
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report5067361401093979119159184209
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the5550361401093979119
country4091375501093575115155180205240
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70.15282389401095392112152
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100.4091403401094080120140
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