Bank Rakyat
Islamic cooperative bank
Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Berhad (Jawi: بڠک کرجاسام رعيت مليسيا برحد) or Bank Rakyat (Jawi: بڠک رعية) was established on 28 September 1954 under Ordinance Cooperation's Act 1948, regulated by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) under Development Financial Institutions Act (DAFIA 2002), Ministry Of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (MEDAC) and Cooperatives Commission of Malaysia.
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