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supporting businesses, which indirectly
leads to more job opportunities.
As one of the largest private employers
in the country, BIBD places a strong
emphasis on training and certification
programmes sourced from local and
international benchmark institutions.
This is complemented by other
investments to produce a highly skilled
talent pool in support of Brunei Vision
2035.
Contribution to society
As part of its contributions to society, the
bank’s corporate social responsibility
programmes have helped foster
stronger communities by granting
education support to students in need
through BIBD Advocating Life-long
Learning for Aspiring Future (ALAF) and
empowering youth through the BIBD
Youth Empowerment Summit.
BIBD’s
Community
for
Brunei
supports micro enterprises and non-
governmental organisations (NGOs)
through its virtual marketplace while
also providing a digital volunteerism
and fundraising feature. In addition,
the bank supports the empowerment
of underprivileged women through
entrepreneurship training programmes
such as BIBD Special Entrepreneurial
Empowerment
and
Development
(SEED) and supporting households
through
Sirah Amal
.
The bank has also committed to
impactful actions that can contribute
to the country’s reduced carbon
footprint, aligning with the national
agenda to achieve net zero by 2050.
BIBD works closely to collaborate and
support youth-led NGOs, especially
those taking action on sustainability.
Towards Brunei Vision
2035 and beyond
As the bank celebrates its achievements
over the past 30 years, BIBD seeks
to give back to the community and
the nation by playing an active role
in the country’s economic and social
development.
BIBD’s digital platform, BIBD NEXGEN,
was launched in 2018 to bring greater
convenience and make banking more
accessible to all. It is also in support
of Brunei Darussalam Central Bank’s
(BDCB) Financial Sector Blueprint
2016-2025, and His Majesty’s aspiration
for Brunei Darussalam to become
a Smart Nation. As a responsible
corporate citizen, BIBD also signalled
its support for a wider commitment
to sustainability through the BIBD
Sustainability Framework andRoadmap
with a target commitment of BND2
billion by 2030 towards sustainability
funding.
Building the future
BIBD has come a long way since its
inception in 1993. There are many
more strategies to realise, milestones
to achieve and innovations to unravel –
laying further the foundation for BIBD’s
growth as it continues to serve the
community and support His Majesty’s
Government.
In conjunction with its anniversary,
the bank launched the BIBD 30
th
Anniversary Commemorative Gallery
which showcases its journey and
milestones. The showcase is a
testament of BIBD’s commitment and
dedication to support BDCB Financial
Sector Blueprint that contributes to
Brunei Vision 2035 in diversifying
the country’s economic growth and
building human asset capabilities.
BIBD as the partner of growth is poised
and ready to scale to greater heights
sustainably and progress together,
beyond banking.
His Royal Highness Prince ‘Abdul Mateen
delivers his sabda at the Youth Empowerment
Summit.