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BANK OF CHINA
With a history spanning over 100 years, Bank
of China (Hong Kong) or BOCHK is the leading
commercial banking group in Hong Kong with
strong market positions in all major businesses.
BOCHK has an extensive branch network and
diverse service platforms in Hong Kong, including
more than 190 branches, 280 ATMs, over 1,000
self-service machines, as well as Internet and
mobile banking services. The bank offers a
comprehensive range of financial, investment
and wealth management services to personal,
corporate and institutional customers.
BOCHK has a prominent presence in the
Southeast Asian region, with branches and
subsidiaries in Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam,
the Philippines, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos and
Brunei Darussalam.
In December 2016, BOCHK officially opened its
branch in Brunei, serving as the first Chinese
financial institution to establish its footprint in
the country.
The establishment of a BOCHK branch in Brunei
signifies the country’s strong bilateral relations
with China, especially in trade and finance. It also
illustrated BOCHK’s efforts to expand into the
ASEAN market, a key region in China’s One Belt,
One Road (OBOR) initiative.
Located in the Kiarong Jaya Complex, the
BOCHK Brunei branch offers corporate banking,
syndicated loan, RMB, cash management, trade
finance, non-banking, public sector and personal
banking services.
MAYBANK
Malaysia’s largest financial institution Maybank
is ranked among the top five banks in Southeast
Asia, with total assets of more than USD150
billion. Maybank has an international network of
over 2,200 branches and offices in 20 countries,
employing 46,000 employees who serve over 22
million customers.
The Maybank Group offers a comprehensive
range of products and services that include
commercial banking, investment banking, Islamic
banking, offshore banking, leasing and hire
purchase, insurance, factoring, trustee services,
asset management, stock broking, nominee
services, venture capital and Internet banking.
Maybank commenced operations in Brunei
Darussalam as its first overseas unit in November
1960. The bank provides full retail and commercial
banking products and services. Over the years,
Maybank Brunei has continued to thrive and
sustain its success in the face of a challenging
economic climate. The bank won Best Small and
Medium Enterprise (SME) Bank Brunei in 2017,
awarded by Capital Finance International, UK.
In 2017, Maybank Brunei was awarded the
Fastest Growing Foreign Bank in Brunei by the
Global Banking and Finance Review, UK for the
third consecutive year.
UNITED OVERSEAS BANK
Founded in 1935, United Overseas Bank (UOB) has
charted steady growth over the years to establish
itself as a leading bank in Asia with more than
500 offices across Asia Pacific, Western Europe
and North America. Its asset management arm,
UOB Asset Management, is one of Singapore’s
most awarded fund managers with a growing
regional presence.
UOB is rated among the world’s top banks,
with a rating of Aa1 from Moody’s and AA from
Standard & Poor’s respectively. The bank provides
a wide range of financial services including
personal financial services, private banking,
commercial and corporate banking, investment
banking, corporate finance, capital market
activities, treasury services, futures broking,
asset management, venture capital management,
insurance and stockbroking services.
In 1974, UOB started its operations in Brunei
Darussalam under Overseas Union Bank. The
bank opened its second branch in Kuala Belait
in 1984. The two branches took on UOB’s
name when Overseas Union Bank merged with
UOB in January 2002. On October 1, 2005, the
bank relocated its branch office in Bandar Seri
Begawan.
In 2015, UOB Brunei divested its retail banking
business. Since then, their focus as a bank is in
wholesale banking, onboarding and providing
banking services and facilities such as current
accounts, time deposits, remittance services,
overdraft, trade finance, term loans, working
capital and project financing facilities, loan
syndication and transaction banking.
UOB Brunei was named Brunei International
Project Finance Bank of the Year 2019 at the Asian
Banking & Finance Corporate and Investment
Banking Awards. The UOB Group received a total
of 13 awards at the combined awards ceremony.
RHB
As a subsidiary of RHB Banking group, RHB
Bank Berhad is Malaysia’s oldest bank with
the incorporation of the Kwong Yik (Selangor)
Banking Corporation (Kwong Yik Bank) in July
1913.
Following the Group Corporate Restructuring Plan,
RHB Bank Berhad is now the ultimate holding
company of the RHB Banking Group effective
June 2016. It has been listed on the main market
of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad on June
28, 2016, in place of RHB Capital Berhad, the