@izamryan mentions in the Twitter stream- @ummiabdullah Woot!! Precious hubby.. Congrats @izamryan!! 29 July, 2010
- @snrpablo my darling husband @izamryan made birthday dinner @ home & for dessert - bananas topped with cream & maple syrup =) 29 July, 2010
- RT: @izamryan Men&women think difly at times, but the biggest diff is this: men forget, but never forgive. Women forgive, but never forget. 29 July, 2010
- @izamryan - men get and forget, women give and forgive lol!! 29 July, 2010
- @izamryan @ummiabdullah hahaha im thinking im gonna just pass on the goats, weeds and bottoms if its all the same 26 July, 2010
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Brunei’s rice self-sufficiency targets
I read two interesting blog posts at Brunei Resources on Brunei’s rice self-sufficiency targets. The posts discuss the state of rice imports, hovering at around 30,000 metric tonnes per annum and of the feasibility of Brunei reaching self-sufficiency of rices. … Continue reading
TAIB financial statements 31 December 2008
The accounts for Perbadanan Tabung Amanah Islam Brunei were published in the Weekend Borneo Bulletin (pages 55-58), for the year ended 31 December 2008. Part of my savings and investment portfolio is squirrelled away in TAIB Deposit Certificates (TDC’s) and I’m always … Continue reading
Imposing unincorporated business profit taxes
What are your thoughts on the Brunei government imposing personal income taxes on Bruneians? Immediately, the first thoughts come to mind: The new regulation would require taxes to be paid by all unincorporated businesses. This includes all sole proprietorships and … Continue reading
Al Salam Bahrain and TAIB form a strategic partnership
The Al Salam Bahrain bank recently announced a strategic partnership with TAIB from Brunei. The two institutions are involved in the Burj Al Safwa Tower in Mecca – a premier piece of residential and commercial real estate. BSH:SALAM is one of … Continue reading
Corporate Finance in Brunei
Skimming the newspaper yesterday I caught sight of UOB’s one-page advert (in both the BB and the BT) about its award-winning Asset Management division. So I thought of reading up a bit on on Brunei’s financial services industry – particularly … Continue reading
Cost of Equity estimates in Brunei
How does one estimate a Cost of Equity (Ke) for a business in Brunei? Here’s a rough-and-ready way to estimate a Cost of Equity, using the timeless Capital Asset Pricing Model:
Getting a sense of scale of AIG’s leveraged position
I came across an article in the “Daily KOS” today regarding AIG and it’s role in the glbal recession. Here’s a short excerpt: The size of our [editor's note: the US] national economy this year is roughly $15 trillion. The … Continue reading
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For every $1 spent on licenses, an additional $1.25 is spent on value added services
A recent IDC report on piracy in Brunei states that for every $1.00 spent on software licenses, an additional $1.25 is also spent in value added services. Why is this important to us? And why is an OSS friendly guy … Continue reading
Top 10 ways to cut your audit bill
I was reading up on the audit profession and I came across a CFO article on “Top 10x ways to cut your audit bill“. Article has some good practical advice on managing the auditors. More after the break:
Risk = Crisis + Opportunity
In a “zero-sum game“, there is always one loser and one winner. Just like in a game of poker, what one party wins, the other party loses. I’ve been reading a lot about the economic downturn lately and it reminded … Continue reading
