BIBD MAKES IT EASIER FOR BELAIT RESIDENTS WITH COMPLETE HOME FINANCING SOLUTIONS IN PANAGA BRANCH

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November 3rd, 2017 – BIBD today housed all its home financing solutions under its Panaga Branch for the comfort of its customers within the . The dedicated “Home Centre” is BIBD’s first ever focus on this offering, and provides a central focus for existing and prospective home owners, a one-stop shop to realise their dream home.

Yang Mulia Hajah Nurul Akmar binti Haji Md Jaafar, BIBD’s Head of Retail Banking commented during the event, “Alhamdulillah, today is another step forward in our efforts to further understand and support the needs of our customers, and to further enrich their customer experience with us.

“We strive to provide the best for our customers. This focus on Home Financing also reflects the shift in a trend we are seeing, where, Alhamdulillah, more and more of our youth are starting their wealth management early, especially with the early purchase of a home. This is very encouraging, not just for our youth, but also for the future of Darussalam, and we at BIBD will ensure that we will always be here to support this.”

The Home Centre provides a home financing scheme which supports home owners with home purchase, construction, land purchase, home refinancing/ mortgage and other services via the bank’s dedicated specialists and agents.

Yang Mulia Tuan Haji Azmi bin Haji Abdul Rahim, Acting District Officer was in attendance as the guest of honour to officiate the event. Also present were BIBD senior management and personnel.

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For further information, please contact:

SHAIRAZI ZAINUDDIN Corporate Communications BIBD Tel : +673 2269817 Fax : +673 2231705 e-mail : [email protected]

About BIBD BIBD is the largest financial institution in Brunei Darussalam, leading the market in terms of assets, financings, and deposits, with a vision to become globally recognised as the benchmark Islamic Finance Institution.

BIBD is headquartered in with the largest network of 16 branches and 61 ATMs located strategically in all four Darussalam.

BIBD was ranked 38th in terms of Soundness (Capital Asset Ratio) in the top 1,000 World Banks by “The Banker” in 2016. BIBD is one of the safest banks in the world and is given an impressive credit rating of A- by Standard & Poor’s in 2015, the highest for a Bruneian bank and among the highest in the region, which was reaffirmed in 2017. BIBD has been named the “Best Retail Bank in Brunei” by The Asian Banker in five years in a row from 2013 to 2017.

For more information on any of BIBD’s other products or services, please log on to the BIBD website at www.bibd.com.bn, visit your nearest BIBD branch or get in touch with the BIBD Contact Centre at 2238181.

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