PT. Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. Hong Kong Branch

Established in 1946 as the first bank formed and owned by the Indonesia Government, BNI used to be called by its unabbreviated name of Bank Negara Indonesia. Historical records show that on the eve of the 30th October 1946, only a few months after its formal establishment, the Bank distributed the first currency bills ever issued by the Indonesian government, know as ORI, or Oeang Republik Indonesia. This day is commemorated annually as the National Finance Day, while the date of the Bank’s establishment – the 5th of July – was assigned as National Bank Day. Following the appointment of the Dutch-inherited De Javasche Bank as Indonesia’s Central Bank in 1949, Bank Negara Indonesia’s role as the circulation and central bank was terminated. The Bank was instead designated as a development bank, and was later given rights to provide foreign reserve services, thus allowing direct foreign transactions.