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PREFACE
8
FOREWORD
12
IMPORTANT CONTACT NUMBERS
15
BRUNEI ADMINISTRATION
Ministers
Permanent Secretaries
Foreign Missions in Brunei
Missions Overseas
31
FAST FACTS
39
INVESTMENT POTENTIAL
Economic Environment
Strategic Location
Sound Intellectual Property Framework
Co-Investment Partnership
Favourable tax system
Skilled Workforce
Digitalising the Economy
Foreign Affairs
One Belt, One Road
Free Trade Agreements
57
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Darussalam Enterprise
Brunei Economic Development Board
Ease of Doing Business
I-Usahawan
Start-ups
67
BANKING & FINANCE
Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam
Islamic Banking
Investment Services
Insurance Services
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