The Central Bank of Brunei Darussalam published Brunei Darussalam’s Business Sentiment Index (BSI) for February 2025, based on a survey of around 500 businesses across 11 sectors and all districts. The headline Current Business Conditions sub-index was 50.0, indicating broadly unchanged activity versus January 2025, while the one-month-ahead business conditions index edged up to 50.3. Neutral responses dominated, with firms reporting stable activity and ongoing projects, alongside mixed drivers of optimism and pessimism. The Investment sub-index was 50.0 (50.1 one month ahead and 50.1 three months ahead), Employment was 50.6 (50.3 one month ahead), and Costs was 49.8 for both the current month and one month ahead. By sector, only Wholesale and Retail Trade was marginally optimistic on current business conditions (50.1), while five sectors were below 50, and by firm size small businesses were slightly pessimistic (49.8) while micro, medium and large firms remained at 50.0.
Central Bank of Brunei Darussalam 2025-04-15
Central Bank of Brunei Darussalam publishes February 2025 Business Sentiment Index showing broadly neutral conditions with slight one-month-ahead optimism
The Central Bank of Brunei Darussalam released the Business Sentiment Index for February 2025, showing a stable headline Current Business Conditions sub-index at 50.0. The one-month-ahead index slightly increased to 50.3, with neutral responses prevailing across sectors. Notably, Wholesale and Retail Trade showed marginal optimism, while small businesses were slightly pessimistic.