Industry
From The Report: Brunei Darussalam 2013
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With ample energy resources, Brunei Darussalam is working to build a stronger industrial base using its access to cheap power and petroleum products. Downstream industries have already seen significant successes, and efforts are also being made in unrelated sectors, specifically in halal products, where the Sultanate has resources and expertise. High-tech industries are also attracting significant attention. Moves to address skills gaps and support innovation are also playing their part in expanding industry. Industrial diversification is now delivering improved economic productivity and the realisation of national growth objectives. While petrochemicals remains the top industrial segment to date, the coming years should see a growth in investment and output from sectors considered nascent today.

This chapter contains an interview with Edward Ko, General Manager, Viva Pharmaceutical Brunei.

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Overview

Escaping the energy orbit: Working to diversify and reduce dependence on oil and gas
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With ample energy resources, Brunei Darussalam is working to build a stronger industrial base using its access to cheap power and petroleum products. Downstream industries have already seen significant successes, and efforts are also being made in unrelated sectors, including in the agro-industrial sector, and specifically halal products, where the Sultanate has resources and expertise. High-tech industries are also attracting significant attention. Moves to address skills gaps and support…

Analysis

Parking investment: Creating space for the development of new technologies and other niche clusters
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Industrial estates are considered an integral part of Brunei Darussalam’s national infrastructure, as much as housing, roads, and utilities. While this has resulted in significant government support over the past two decades, it has also meant that the sector has remained designed largely by government structures, with growth driven by activities and developments on the country’s industrial estates. The Brunei Industrial Development Authority (BINA) had historically been the principal…

Interview

OBG talks to Edward Ko, General Manager, Viva Pharmaceutical Brunei
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Interview: Edward Ko What were your main reasons for choosing Brunei Darussalam as a base for your $26m facility? EDWARD KO: We have been looking to expand into Muslim countries and the transparent business practices in Brunei Darussalam make it a good site for our operations. We saw an opportunity here to leverage the strong reputation of the Brunei halal certification and so we invested in a halal pharmaceutical factory. We also realised that Brunei Darussalam is a very politically stable place,…