THE strong Brunei currency is discouraging Southeast Asian travellers from visiting the sultanate.
The Brunei dollar, along with the Singaporean dollar, are the strongest currencies in ASEAN. The sultanate‘s currency is pegged to the Singaporean dollar.
One Brunei dollar is equivalent to about 2.90 Malaysian ringgit; 9,740 Indonesia rupiah; 32.9 Philippine pesos; and 25.5 Thai baht.
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