18th SECOND ECHELON ON CIVIL SERVICE EXCHANGE PROGRAM BRUNEI DARUSSALAM & SINGAPORE - IPA

18th SECOND ECHELON ON CIVIL SERVICE EXCHANGE PROGRAM
           BRUNEI DARUSSALAM & SINGAPORE
INITIATIVES AND COLLABORATION TO SUPPORT ECONOMY, BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS
                   AFFECTED BY COVID-19 FROM BIBD PERSPECTIVE

                                           BY
                      HAJI MOHAMMAD YUSRI BIN HAJI WAHSALFELAH
                   HEAD OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND SPECIAL PROJECTS
                             BANK ISLAM BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

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COVID-19 Current Situation

                   Active Case                                           Active Case
                   - 24,030,332                                              - 17
                  - 253,124 (New)                                         - 2 (New)

                    Global                                               Brunei
  Confirmed                         Total Death           Confirmed                        Total Death
 - 90,827,927                        - 1,944,235            - 173                              -3
- 487,180 (New)                     - 5,795 (New)         - 0 (New)                         - 0 (New)

        Information as of 11th January 2021                   Information as of 9th January 2021
              Cited from BRUHEALTH                                 Cited from BRUHEALTH             2

COVID-19 Situation in Brunei

1st reported COVID-19 case - 9th March 2020.

Last local reported Case - 6th May 2020.

250 days with no local case (as of 11th January 2021).

Total number of imported cases since the last local case
was reported is 32 cases.

               Cited from - http://www.moh.gov.bn/SitePages/pressreleaseCOVID-19.aspx (9th January 2021)

BIBD Preparation & Readiness
                                                     for COVID-19
Establishment of Business Continuity Plan for
COVID 19 (as early as January 2020).
     BAU Area (Normal operations).
     BCP Site A & B.
     BCP Virtual.

Establishment of COVID Action Team (CAT).

Establishment of BIBD Pandemic Precaution
Guideline and BCP(Business Continuity Plan).

BIBD Preparation & Readiness
                                                      for COVID-19
Establishment of Work from Home (WFH) Guideline.

Establishment of Travel and Training Restriction Guideline.

COVID-19 training for BIBD employee
     First Aid Response readiness in handling HSSE in the workplace.
     BIBD is the first financial institution and among a handful organization in Brunei
     to have certified staff in COVID-19 training.

BIBD Preparation & Readiness
                                                     for COVID-19
Creation of formal communication channels and Message
House with relevant stakeholders:
      Government agencies such as Ministry of Health.
      Internal (members of staff).
      Customers & Public.

Develop plan and schedule Bank-wide disinfectant services.

Activation of COVID-19
                                                     Plan of Action (POA)
                                                                (10th March 2020)
CAT, BIBD Pandemic Precaution Guideline and BCP for COVID 19.

Scheduling and deploying employees:
   BCP sites (A & B).
   BCP virtual / Work from Home.
   Business As Usual (BAU) Area (for normal operations).

Distribution of face masks and hand gloves to front-liners.

Installation of hand sanitizers and thermometer units.

Activation of COVID-19
                                                       Plan of Action (POA)
                                                                (10th March 2020)
Social distancing queue and seating markers.
Installation of acrylic barriers for front-liners.
Placement of BruHealth QR Scan.
Installing air purifiers units.
Signages at every Bank premises.
Scheduled disinfectant services.

Stakeholders Collaborations
                                               Whole of Nation Approach
Government Agencies:
    Ministry of Health
    Ministry of Finance and Economy
    Ministry of Transportation and Info-Communication
    Ministry of Religious Affairs
    Ministry of Education

NGOs:
    Brunei Red Crescent
    Sukarelawan Belia (Youth Volunteer)

Influencers/ Grassroot Leaders.

Contributions to the Economy

Sponsorship & Contribution:
   Respiratory Ventilator machine (6 Units), Electric Bed (21 Units) and GPS
   wristband (5,000 Units).

   COVID-19 Relief Fund (to build a National Isolation Centre)
   - A total of more than B$14M public donation was collected.

Contributions to the Economy

Sponsorship & Contribution
    Disinfectant and fumigation of Mosques.

    Face masks and hand sanitizers to schools.

    Production and printing of special prayers to public.

    Production of video awareness on Handling COVID-19 to
    public.

Contributions to the Businesses
Economic Stimulus Package
    MOFE, AMBD and BAB introduced the Economic Relief Package worth BND250m.
    The ‘COVID-19 Relief Package’ aimed to offer customers impacted by the
    COVID-19 pandemic with relief and to ease their financial burdens.

BIBD Triple Zero Offer (COVID-19 Relief Package) that features:
    Zero Payment for three (3) months.
    Zero Processing Fees.
    Zero Profit.
    3 months payment deductions waiver for new Personal Financing.

Contributions to the Businesses
Digital Banking Payment Platform.
BIBD BizNet.
QR Code for Payment.
Alignment of Fees for Business Opening Account.
Waiver of Rental – BIBD Connects Tenants (6 months).

Contributions to the Individuals

Establishment of the Community for Brunei.
    Virtual marketplace.

    Support Micro, Small and Medium Entrepreneurs (MSME).

    Opportunity to purchase meal and donate to underprivileged community.

Contributions to the Individuals
Distribution of food aid/ rations for front-liners and
underprivileged Community.

Providing Face masks and Hand sanitizers for
underprivileged Community.

Development of Transformation Programme for
targeted segment (underprivileged and grassroot
segment).

Printing and
Distribution
of Special
Doa

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BIBD ALAF Students attending Online Classes

        1K1P Transformation Programme             17
Ministry of Home Affairs and BIBD Collaboration