PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk or BNI has again won a prestigious award at the Mitra BUMN Champion 2024 event held by the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) as the Top 3 National Champion in the SOE Creditor/Investor Category.
In addition, Mitra BNI also won awards at once, 2 BNI customers/buyers in the MSME class, namely PT Kawa Guti and PT Bali Coklat, 1 supplier/vendor in the MSME class, namely PT Ballast Graha, 1 supplier/vendor in the large private sector (non-MSME), namely PT Mitra Integrasi Informatika, and 1 broker/distributor in the MSME class, namely Agen46 - Siti Mas Amah.
The awards were given to BNI partners as a form of appreciation to partners who have contributed significantly to supporting the achievement of SOE performance throughout 2024.
The Mitra BUMN Champion 2024 award event was attended by Deputy Minister of SOEs Kartika Wirjoatmodjo, Expert Staff of the SOEs Minister for Finance and MSME Development Loto Srinaita Ginting, as well as officials of the Ministry of SOEs and Board of Directors of SOEs.
In his statement, BNI Corporate Secretary Okki Rushartomo said that BNI as a state-owned bank is proud to be trusted by the Ministry of SOEs to receive the Mitra BUMN Champion 2024 award.
The Company believes that this award has certainly gone through a series of strict selection processes based on the partner's contribution to SOE performance and the company's track record.
"We really appreciate this award. Mitra BUMN Champion 2024 is an award event that provides encouragement for all BUMN, especially BNI, to make a real contribution to the economy," he said.
Okki explained, as the recipient of this award, BNI is committed to encouraging good corporate governance practices and ensuring the creation of a healthy, inclusive, and highly competitive business ecosystem. It is hoped that this appreciation will motivate more partners to be actively involved in encouraging the achievement of national development goals.
According to him, SOE is an ecosystem that is open to working together, collaborating, synergizing, investing together with the private sector. The Mitra BUMN Champion 2024 Program emphasizes the importance of healthy and sustainable collaboration in creating a stronger and more responsive business ecosystem to global and national challenges. This program not only recognizes partners in the national scope, but also appreciates global partners who play an important role in expanding the reach of SOEs in the international market.
"This award is a motivation for the company to improve its performance and can encourage the creation of mutually supportive and sustainable collaboration between BNI and partners," concluded Okki.