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Brunei
  • Imports from Brunei A$1,055 million
  • Exports to Brunei A$36 million
  • Capital Bandar Seri Begawan
  • Official Language Malay
  • Surface Area 6,000 sq km
  • Population 0.4 million

Events

Australia Future Unlimited: Education Exhibition - Brunei 2013
25 Oct 2013 - 26 Oct 2013
Bandar Seri Begawan , Brunei Darussalam

Last updated: 18 May 2012

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Australia set to benefit from rising consumption in Asia
29 May 2013
Australia is well-placed to benefit from the region’s rising consumption, according to Australia’s Parliamentary Secretary for Trade, the Honourable Kelvin Thomson.
Media releases
Preparing for the Asian Century (Ministerial)
14 May 2013
The Gillard Government is providing an additional $84.6 million over four years to Australian universities, some of which will give students more opportunity to study an Asian language.
Media releases
Austrade briefs Parliamentarians on Asian Century opportunities (Parliamentary Secretary for Trade)
18 Mar 2013
Parliamentary Secretary for Trade, the Hon Kelvin Thomson MP, today hosted an information session for Senators and Members with Austrade's Asia-based Trade Commissioners.
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Government opens Asian Century business grants (Ministerial)
1 Mar 2013
The Gillard Government today took another step in helping business capitalise on opportunities in Asia by calling on expressions of interests in the $6 million Asian Century Business Engagement Plan.

Doing Business

On 1 January 2010 the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (AANZFTA) came into force; Australia’s most ambitious trade deal to date. Australian business is urged to take a close look at the opportunities created by the agreement, as it will deliver real commercial benefit for Australian exporters and investors doing business in Brunei.

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Country Profile

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  • ECONOMIC CLIMATE
    Brunei's small, high-income, open economy is underpinned by revenue from the oil and gas sector.
    » read more at DFAT
  • TRADE RELATIONS
    Trade and investment is an important focus of Australia's bilateral relationship with Brunei.
    » read more at DFAT
  • FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS
    The Agreement Establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) is Australia’s most ambitious trade deal to date.
    » read more at DFAT

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