There are high expectations as Brunei welcomes the new year

[ASEAN NOW Content Team]

 

After a bleak conclusion to 2021, the people of Brunei are more determined than ever to return to stability and prosperity in 2022.

Businesses and the general public are looking forward to the new year with optimism, anticipating change and improvement.
Covid-19 had wreaked havoc on the previous year, resulting in several deaths and a declining economy.

"With the whole-of-nation strategy and towards a dynamic economic vision, we trust that by the turn of the year, we shall surpass Covid-19," Halim Saim, Deputy Secretary General of the National Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Brunei Darussalam (NCCIBD), said in an interview with the Bulletin.

 

"To guarantee that the economic synergy operates smoothly and satisfies Brunei Vision 2035, the public and private sectors should collaborate."
With competent administration and supervision, a micro, small, and medium-sized enterprise (MSMEs) centre could be developed.

"In the country, shophouses are proliferating.
To adapt to the new normal, we must reinvent leadership abilities and teams, as well as reorganise corporate strategy," he noted.

"I am looking forward to a wonderful new year ahead," K Goh of SONAX Brunei remarked.
We must put the past behind us and look forward to a brighter future."

Ayub Suhaili, founder of Eco Nadi Agrobiz, said he will concentrate on online business.

 

"In today's world, traditional brick and mortar stores are struggling.
He remarked, "I need to manufacture more agricultural products with good technology and get a grant to expand my agricultural business."

"Nowadays, it is expensive to bring in items from overseas due to the pandemic," Ayub continued.
Red chillies, for example, are prohibitively expensive due to limitations in Malaysian states such as Sabah.
"The market determines the price."

During the Endemic Phase, a textile shop owner told the Bulletin, business is slowly coming up, with parents ordering fabric for their children's school uniforms.

 

"As parents prepare for the new school year, the same is true for stationery stores," he said.

Meanwhile, Rina, an entrepreneur, expects that 2022 would be a great year for business.

"It's been a trying year, but we've made it."
Let us look forward to a brighter new year in which the country remains safe and continues to heal from Covid-19."

 

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