CIMB Group to set up branch in Lanka
ASEAN’s leading universal banking franchise the CIMB Group is working
towards setting up a branch in the country, said a top official in the
financial industry. He said that the CIMB Group has had initial
discussions with the Central Bank.
CIMB offers a full range of financial products and services covering
consumer banking, corporate and investment banking, Islamic banking,
asset management, wealth management, insurance and takaful, and private
banking. With over 38,000 employees, CIMB Group reaches 81 percent of
the ASEAN population, representing 89 percent of the region’s gross
domestic product. Its retail network of over 1,000 branches is the
widest in the region.
Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, its main markets are Malaysia,
Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and Cambodia, with a presence in 13
countries covering ASEAN and major global financial centres, as well as
countries in which customers have significant business and investment
dealings.
The Group extends the reach and range of products and services
through strategic partnerships. Partners include the Principal Financial
Group, Aviva Plc, Bank of Tokyo, Mitsubishi UFJ, Standard Bank plc,
Daishin Securities and the Kanoo Group.
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