8runel uarussalam's Cu per caplLa of uS$31070 ls Lhe second hlghesL per

caplLa lncome ln Lhe ASLAn (Lhe AssoclaLlon of SouLheasL Aslan naLlons)

reglon 8uL wlLh a populaLlon of around 390000 clLlzens (plus a slgnlflcanL
number of forelgn workers) 8runel's economy ls small
1he oll and gas secLor forms Lhe backbone of Lhe economy 8uL 8runel's oll
and gas reserves are conservaLlvely esLlmaLed Lo lasL only anoLher 20 years
Smallscale manufacLurlng and prlmary producLlon are Lhe predomlnanL non
oll secLors
1he governmenL ls proacLlvely dlverslfylng Lhe counLry's sources of economlc
growLh lncludlng pushes lnLo Lourlsm LransporLaLlon flnanclal servlces
developlng oll and gasrelaLed downsLream acLlvlLles and a porL and
lndusLrlal complex

1he caplLal 8andar Serl 8egawan ls Lhe cenLre of admlnlsLraLlon and
Lhe counLry's commerclal cenLre

8runel generally has very low Larlffs ln general baslc foodsLuffs and goods
for lndusLrlal use are exempLed

A company wheLher lncorporaLed locally or overseas ls consldered
as resldenL for Lax purposes lf Lhe conLrol and managemenL of lLs
buslness ls exerclsed ln 8runel A nonresldenL company ls only
Laxed on lLs lncome arlslng ln 8runel 1here are no wlLhholdlng Laxes
on dlvldends

8oyal 8runel Alrllnes flles Lo and from Auckland and 8runel

lnLroducLlons and connecLlons are lmporLanL and necessary ln
sLaLusconsclous 8runel 8ahasa Melayu (Malay language) ls Lhe
offlclal language buL Lngllsh ls also wldely spoken and undersLood
by mosL of Lhe populaLlon

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