Kantoi Perzin APRA, BNI Bakal Inaugurates Branch Office In Sydney Australia

President Director of BNI Royke Tumilaar. (Photo: Doc. ANTARA)

JAKARTA - PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk or BNI will soon inaugurate its new branch office in Sydney, Australia, in the near future.

The inauguration was carried out after BNI obtained a permit from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA).

President Director of BNI Royke Tumilaar explained that the permit from the Australian financial industry supervisory authority agency had been pocketed by BNI since May 2024.

Furthermore, Royke said that with the permit obtained from APRA, BNI will soon inaugurate the opening of foreign offices (KLN) in Sydney, Australia.

"We have agreed to open a branch office in Sydney, in the near future we will carry out the inauguration. This was approved by APRA on 27 May," he said at a hearing (RDP) with Commission VI of the House of Representatives, at the Parliament Complex, Monday, July 8.

In Royke's presentation, the BNI branch office in Australia will be located at Salesforce Tower, which is a Sydney landmark.

In fact, he continued, BNI became the first bank in Indonesia to get permission from APRA.

The BNI office in Sydney, he continued, will carry out three main focuses, namely bilateral credit, syndicated credit, and also help more Indonesian companies expand to Australia.

"At Australi, we have three main targets in providing bilateral credit, syndicated credit, and more and more Indonesian companies that can expand to Australia," he said.

Not only that, but Royke also said that the presence of this branch office in Sydney will also help diaspora to obtain credit or financing.

"Also we are trying to socialize diaspora saving through BNI mobile banking digital account opening," he explained.