Food security

Forecast from Steve Troop, CEO of Barwa Bank, Qatar Heading one of the fastest growing Islamic banks in Qatar, Steve Troop, CEO of Barwa Bank,...

A UAE mission including halal inspectors recently took a tour of the Philippines to visit poultry plants just weeks after a ban on meats...

The ASEAN grouping representing the southern swathe of Southeast Asian Muslims has made a joint push for hybrid rice farming to up production, it...

For the past few years, the global debate has intensified around food security. It’s become part of the international policy arena with the term...

A joint research by Michigan State University and the Myanmar Development Resource Institute found that 35 per cent of rural people in Myanmar need...

The GCC-Asia Trade and Investment Conference is scheduled to be held in Manama, Bahrain later this year in October, a bulletin by the Bahrain...

Sarawak will see a high-profile business event on June 12 when Inside Investor launches its brand-new Inside Sarawak 2013 investment report.

The conflict between Taiwan and the Philippines over the death of a fisherman in resource-rich waters of the South China Sea seems to be deeply rooted in a continued quarrel about fish stocks in the region.

The recent visit of Brunei's leader to Japan has been an important step to intensify and promote bilateral economic ties as Japan has entered a new era of consolidating and restructuring its economy.

In the wake of growing global food insecurity and supply problems, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations is suggesting that the...

Agriculture is the next sector the Brunei government has set sights on to transform its oil-dependent economy, a forward-thinking measure that future generations will certainly be thankful for.

Economic growth in the Sultanate of Brunei slowed to an estimated one per cent in 2012, owing to weakness in production and exports of crude oil, which is way below all other ASEAN peers except Singapore.

Thailand and Bahrain on April 19 agreed to establish a distribution center in the Gulf nation to boost Thai trade with Middle East markets...

Thailand, the largest food producer in Southeast Asia, and the Sultanate of Brunei will team up to enter an agricultural  cooperation with a focus...

Cambodia has adopted a national policy to achieve economic development through sustainable utilisation of the environment and natural resources during a cabinet meeting presided...

As the ASEAN region keeps growing and the attention of the global business community is turning eastwards, Brunei will start to play a more significant role in bilateral investments in the region.

With investors losing their confidence in traditional markets and even the traditional financial system, new regions have emerged successfully and are now new hot spots on the global business radar.