Brunei records 50.1 per cent trade growth in February

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, July 9 (Xinhua): Brunei saw a 50.1 per cent year-on-year growth in its trade to reach 2.25 billion Brunei dollars (US$1.61 billion) in February this year, official data showed on Saturday.

According to the Department of Economic Planning and Statistics under the Ministry of Finance and Economy, Brunei's exports increased by 54.8 per cent year-on-year to 1.45 billion Brunei dollars in February, due largely to a growth in mineral fuel exports.