Bank Bri

the history of pt bank rakyat indonesia (persero) tbk (“bri”, “bank”, or “perseroan”) began in 1895 in purwokerto, central java, by raden aria wiriatmaja, originally to manage mosques’ cash, to be distributed to the public using a simple scheme. in 1992, bri changed its legal status to pt bank rakyat indonesia (persero) by virtue of law of banking no. 7 year 1992 and listed its stocks on jakarta stock exchange, now the indonesia stock exchange, on 10 november 2003, with the stock code bbri. in 2007, bri undertook strategic steps by acquiring bank artha services (bja), which was then converted into pt bank brisyariah. bri’s syariah business unit then was spun-off from bri and merged into pt bank brisyariah (bri syariah) on january 1, 2009. since its establishment, bri consistently focuses on micro, small and medium enterprises (smes), and became the pioneer of microfinance in indonesia. the bank maintains its commitment until today, and with the support of its experience in delivering b