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Dubai MRE company set for plant in Brunei

A FOOD company from Dubai specialising in ready-to-eat meals (MREs) made a big step forward towards setting up a production plant in Brunei after signing a Letter of Intent for cooperation in Halal food production with the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources (MIPR)

All eyes on Brunei’s leap

May 15, 2015
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Agriculture | Brunei | economy | horticulture | IFBIC

BRUNEI is emerging as force to reckon with in a few niche and high-value businesses and the world is watching this region with the Sultanate fast diversifying its economy through sustainable economic development, a panel of experts said.

BioInnovation Corridor attracts investors from China, US, NZ

BRUNEI’s up and coming BioInnovation Corridor (BIC) is capable of attracting foreign investors and being considered for investment along with other economic corridors in the region, said the Minister of Industry and Primary Resources (MIPR) yesterday.

Shedding light on state of global Islamic economy

May 14, 2015
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economy | Global | Halal Brand | Islamic | Islamic Finance

A KEYNOTE presentation entitled ‘The State of the Islamic Economy’ was yesterday delivered by the Head of Research and Product Development of Islamic Finance at Thompson Reuters, Mustafa Adil, on the second day of the International Food & Biotech Investment Conference held at The Empire Hotel & Country Club. The aim of the presentation is to inspire and empower business leaders, entrepreneurs, government officials and industrial bodies to evaluate and develop practical and high-impact market strategies.

Savouring global success – the Halal way

IT’S a challenging task to establish a global Halal market amid the onslaught of Western brands and companies need to compete fiercely, think big and innovatively to gain the opportunity to be successful in the global Halal food market. This was the crux of the panel discussion on the topic ‘Global Halal Food Market

Tips on how to become a successful Halal certified pharma company

May 14, 2015
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Brunei | Halal Bruand | Halal certified | IFBIC 2015 | Pharmaceutical

THE International Food and Biotech Investment Conference continued yesterday at the Indera Samudra Hall of The Empire Hotel & Country Club with presentations from a number of international speakers. One of the speakers, Dr Mohamed Issa, Chief Executive Officer of Noor Pharmaceuticals, delivered his presentation entitled ‘Halal Certified Pharmaceutical Products – The New Frontier after Food?’, which focussed on how to become a successful Halal certified pharmaceutical company.

Minister plays up potential of Bio-Industry

BRUNEI needs to build up product space and create new core industries and expertise in order to have dynamic and sustainable economy for generations to come. This was said by the Minister of Industry and Primary Resources, Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Utama Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Yahya bin Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka Haji Bakar in his speech at the opening ceremony of the International Food and Biotech Investment Conference, which started yesterday at The Empire Hotel & Country […]

Nobel Laureate presents lecture at UBD

SIR James Alexander Mirrlees – a Scottish economist and winner of the 1996 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences delivered an academic talk yesterday at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD). A strong audiences of well above 350 people were at the Lecture Theatre of Pengiran Anak Puteri Rashidah Sa’adatul Bolkiah Institute of Health Sciences extension building in UBD.

International Food and Biotech Investment Conference Dinner Reception

The International Food and Biotech Investment Conference marks an important milestone to Brunei Darussalam’s economic diversification. With the focus of investment opportunities in the Halal Industry Sector, the conference is also aimed at further disseminating information on the Brunei Halal Certification.

Brunei has significant potential to become Islamic economy

May 14, 2015
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Brunei | IFBIC 2015 | Islamic economy | Islamic Finance

BRUNEI has a significant potential to grow as an Islamic economy, being one of the top 15 countries in Thomson Reuters Global Islamic Economy Index.