Brunei Darussalam

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Brunei Darussalam statistics

People

Population	0.39 mln
Population growth	2%
Life expectancy	77 years
Net migration	3,520

Economy

GDP	$11.47 bln
- per capita	$29,469
- growth rate	1%
FDI, net inflows	$0.09 bln

Infrastructure

Cellphone users	79%
Internet users	42%
High-tech exports	6%

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The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) Negotiations

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The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a trade agreement currently under negotiation between nine countries in three continents, including Australia, Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, United States and Vietnam. In late 2011 three additional countries--Japan, Canada and Mexico--announced their intention to join as well. The TPP has always been called a "high quality, 21st century" agreement that covers a range of topics not always found in free trade agreements. This more...

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Sonia Hossain on March 14, 2012

Waging Peace

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Border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia that caused dozens of casualties and displaced thousands have challenged the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to finally turn its rhetoric on peace and security into action. This report analyses the politics of the conflict and the role of ASEAN since the resumption of open hostilities in February 2011. It treats events as they directly relate to this diplomatic history but is not intended to be a detailed examination of either Thai or more...

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Sonia Hossain on January 29, 2012

Strengthening Financial Infrastructure

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This study provides comparative perspectives on the current and prospective situation of financial market development in ASEAN, the PRC, and India, identifies key priorities for strengthening financial infrastructure to promote financial development and regional integration, and produces policy recommendations at the national, sub-regional and regional levels. The four priority areas covered by the study are: market development, opening, and efficiency; financial inclusion; achievement of more...

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Sonia Hossain on February 18, 2012

Services as a New Engine of Growth for ASEAN, China and India

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An increasing services orientation is likely to be a key feature of the economies of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the People's Republic of China, and India (collectively referred to as "ACI") over the medium-term. This paper aims to present a compendium of relevant data on the state of the services sector in the ACI countries, focusing on its contribution to overall economic activity, employment, and growth. To do this, it relies heavily on standard international sources, more...

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Sonia Hossain on March 07, 2012

How Indonesia Sees ASEAN and the World

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Over the past few years Indonesia’s political landscape has altered somewhat as a result of the rise of new nationalist NGOs and mass movements, that have called upon the Indonesian government to take a stronger stand when defending Indonesia’s national identity and position in ASEAN. This paper looks at how Indonesia’s school textbooks present the other countries and societies of ASEAN to ordinary school children in Indonesia, and looks at how Indonesian identity is framed in relation to the more...

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Sonia Hossain on March 14, 2012

Maternal, neonatal, and child health in southeast Asia

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Although maternal and child mortality are on the decline in southeast Asia, there are still major disparities, and greater equity is key to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. Case studies of reduction in mortality in Thailand and Indonesia indicate the varying extents of success and point to some factors that accelerate progress. The authors identified three major patterns of maternal and child mortality reduction: early, rapid downward trends (Brunei, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand); more...

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Sonia Hossain on December 13, 2011

Natural Resources and Non-Cooperative Trade Policy

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When looking at the conditions of trade in natural resources the world appears upside down: tariff protection in natural resources sectors is generally lower than for overall merchandise trade, while export restrictions are twice as likely as in other sectors. On the other hand, tariff escalation is significant in natural resources sectors, where materials in their raw state face, on average, lower duties than in their processed form.In this paper, we discuss how export taxes and tariff more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 10, 2011

Monetary Integration in ASEAN+3

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Recently, the ASEAN+3 countries have taken a number of measures to bolster monetary integration. These include the establishment of the ASEAN+3 Economic Review and Policy Dialogue and the Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralization (CMIM).This paper assesses the views of ASEAN+3 opinion leaders through a perception survey. The opinion leaders feel that regional monetary unit(RMU), CMIM, and ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office(AMRO) could go a long way in deepening monetary integration in the more...

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Sonia Hossain on June 06, 2011

EU-US summit: transatlantic cooperation to be intensified

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Meeting on 21 June at the Vienna EU-US summit, EU and US leaders committed themselves to strengthen their global partnership by adopting a common line towards global challenges. "When America and the EU work together, we can accomplish big things," said President Bush. "Working together, the EU and the US may not be enough to solve the many challenges before us. But without the joint efforts of the EU and the US, these global challenges will be impossible to meet." The leaders discussed more...

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German Yáñez on June 30, 2006

EU to observe Presidential and Parliamentary Elections in Sierra Leone

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The European Commission is deploying an EU Election Observation Mission (EOM) for the Presidential and Parliamentary elections in Sierra Leone scheduled to take place on 11 August 2007. The EOM is a European Commission contribution to supporting peace and democracy in Sierra Leone...

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German Yáñez on July 11, 2007

2003 Assessment of the World Food Security Situation (FAO)

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Document summarises the main developments in the past year that have a bearing on the current world food security situation. Report of the FAO Committee on World Food Security prepared for the 29th session of the CFS. Also available in word from the CFS homepage.

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Jean-Charles Le Vallée on April 29, 2003

Commodity Price Data (Pinksheets - World Bank)

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Simply the best monthly commodity price data in the world.

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Jean-Charles Le Vallée on September 01, 2000

Iraq conflict could be devastating for rural economy

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Conflict could be devastating for Iraq's rural economy with consequences on the country's capacity to produce food, FAO warned today in the wake of its recent launch of a $86 million appeal to help meet the emergency... FAO news release on the consequences for the rural economy of the Iraq conflict.

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German Yáñez on June 18, 2006

More than 600 million people have Internet access

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According to newly released statistics from Nua Internet Surveys, 605.6 million people had Internet access at the end of September, up from 580.7 million in May 2002. here you can find further information on the geographic break-down of Internet access.

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Ellen Olafsen on November 04, 2002

Education on Effective and Productive Utilization of ICT

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In the past years, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has become one of the most important driving forces of today’s economic and social development. However, as much as the benefits ICT has brought, the rapid advancement of ICT has also posed new challenges, such as cybercrimes, Internet addiction and online privacy violations. In many cases, the problem lies in the fact that most of individual ICT users are not very knowledgeable about ICT and the threats it may pose. This is more...

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Julia Zoo on March 24, 2008

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