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BANKING & FINANCE
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. As part of initiatives to be closer
to its clients, RHB Bank Brunei had
relocated its premise commencing
May 9, 2022 in Arches building,
Kampong Kiarong. The new premises
has additional services including Cash
Deposit Machines (CDM) and Safe
Deposit Box Services.
Community well-being is one of RHB
Bank Brunei’s most substantive pillars
under Community Enrichment, through
which it focusses on enriching and
empowering vulnerable members of
the community. During the pandemic,
the bank turned the disruptions and
challenges
into
opportunities
in
need by contributing in cash and in
kind. Although its annual community
engagement programme, RHB Touch
Hearts, was disrupted by the COVID-19
pandemic, RHB Bank Brunei continued
to give back to society by reaching
out during festive seasons. Further to
that, the bank helped to alleviate the
negative impacts of natural disaster by
contributing to humanitarian causes.
In an effort to get closer to the
community, since the beginning of
the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, RHB
Bank Brunei has contributed almost
MYR8.4 million to help alleviate the
negative impacts of the pandemic.
In 2021, the bank continued with its
efforts by contributing MYR5.7 million
through cash and in-kind donations.
RHB Brunei donated 100 bottles of
hand sanitisers and 100 boxes of
masks, along with packed food and
drinks worth BND1,600 distributed to
three isolation centres in the Tutong
and Temburong districts.
Moving forward, RHB Bank Brunei
strives to expand its business and
continues to provide the best of
services to its customers, guided by its
corporate vision and values.