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Brunei can expect a year of sluggish economic growth, with its key oil and gas sector expected to contract, undercutting expansion in other areas of the economy, according to state agencies. In its July 5 report on expectations for 2008, Brunei's Department of Economic Planning and Development (DEPD) predicted GDP to increase by only between 0.5 - 1% year-on-year. The total GDP reached $13.5bn in…