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BANKING & FINANCE
company of RHB Banking Group.
In an increasingly competitive business
environment, RHB Bank Berhad maintains as
one of the leading financial services providers
not only in Malaysia but also in the Asian region.
The bank has received numerous awards and
accolades over the years. With its remarkable
service towards small and medium enterprises
(SMEs), RHB Bank Berhad won the prestigious
Excellence in SME Banking award in Asia in
2019. RHB Bank Berhad provides commercial
and merchant banking services with more than
300 branches located across Southeast Asia
including Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos,
Myanmar, Vietnam and Brunei.
RHB Bank Berhad’s branch in Brunei has been
in operation since 1965 and was initially
known as United Malayan Banking Corporation
Berhad. In December 1996, the bank was
renamed Sime Bank Berhad after the change
in ownership under the Sime Darby Group of
Malaysia. Following the banking consolidation
exercise in Malaysia, the branch was renamed
RHB Bank Brunei Berhad in May 1999 offering
financial products such as housing loans as well
as working capital or financing for registered
businesses in Brunei such as overdraft, trade
facilities and business loans.
It is presently located at Yayasan Sultan Haji
Hassanal Bolkiah, Bandar Seri Begawan.
In an effort to get closer to the community,
RHB Bank Berhad Brunei has been conducting
RHB Touch Hearts and the group had raised
more than RM1.2 million over the past years,
which has benefitted more than 20,000 across
the areas RHB Group is operating in. Moving
forward, RHB Berhad Brunei strives to expand
its business and continues to provide the
best services to its customers, guided by its
corporate vision and values.