Bank of Ceylon records back to back hat-trick wins

Bank of Ceylon won three awards to record a double hat-trick at the National Business Excellence awards ceremony held recently at the Colombo Hilton. The Bank of Ceylon also recorded a hat-trick win last year by receiving three awards at the National Business Excellence awards ceremony. This year's event was graced by the Japanese Ambassador His Excellency, Nobuhito Hobo. The Bank was awarded two Gold awards and a Bronze this year. The awards were received by D. M. Gunasekara, General Manager, Bank of Ceylon. The three awards were,

•Winner of the Banking and Financial Services sector – Gold award for the 3rd consecutive year.
•Winner of the Excellence in Local Market Reach award – Gold award
•2nd Runner-up of the Extra Large Category – Bronze award

Bank of Ceylon as the “Bankers to the Nation” has served the Sri Lankan community for over seven decades and is the No.1 Bank in Sri Lanka. The Bank has touch with more than 10 million people in the country. The Bank is leading in every aspect of banking and financial services. During the past five years the Bank has doubled its assets, deposits, loans, shareholders' dividends and also increased its profits.

The Bank of Ceylon is the No.1 brand in Sri Lanka for the past five consecutive years. Its multi-faceted offering is one of its greatest strengths. From the children’s savings accounts to the corporate credit, for the state sector and private companies, the Bank serves at every level.

The Bank has over 1,000 customer touch points and over 850 foreign correspondences. Today Bank of Ceylon is the market leader in trade, finance, inward remittances, NRFC deposits and treasury operations. The Bank of Ceylon dominates Sri Lanka’s financial services industry in all directions. The Bank has achieved exceptional milestones with a clear vision to make the impossible possible.

The only Sri Lankan bank with a one trillion asset base, it raised two US Dollar 500 million bonds, became the Asia’s Best Brand awarded by CMO Council in Mumbai, India and is ranked among the top 1,000 banks in the world by the prestigious “The Banker” magazine in UK. The Bank also has expanded its banking services to Chennai, Male and London and will shortly have a presence in Seychelles as well.

Bank of Ceylon will be celebrating its 75th anniversary next year. The Bank has consistently succeeded in contributing to the growth of our nation and continues to assist the development of the country and continues to guide our entrepreneurs to reach greater heights making Bank of Ceylon truly the “Bankers to the Nation”. Bank of Ceylon is truly the No.1 Bank in Sri Lanka.