ComBank marks a decade of operations in Qatar
Business partners and Sri Lankans employed in foreign remittance
services were hosted at two events, when the Commercial Bank of Ceylon
celebrated the 10th anniversary of remittance operations in the Kingdom
of Qatar recently.
A delegation lead by Deputy General Manager Personal Banking, S.
Renganathan, Chief Manager e-Banking and Remittances, Pradeep Banduwansa,
and representatives of the Treasury, e-Banking and Marketing
departments, represented the Bank at the ceremonies.
The team also met business partners and representatives of Exchange
Houses to discuss the future of the remittance business. The main
ceremony, the felicitation of Sri Lankan support staff and senior
management of Exchange Houses took place at the Grand Merqure Hotel in
Doha, Bank sources said.
Popular comedians from Sri Lanka entertained the audience.
The Commercial Bank also hosted a cocktail which was attended by
professionals, bankers, businessmen, and top executives of Exchange
Houses. A presentation on 'Investment Options' was made by the Bank's
Chief Dealer, Treasury, Asela Wijesiriwardene.
Qatar is one of the largest markets for remittances with a Sri Lankan
expatriate population of 125,000. The Bank has stationed three Business
Promotion Officers in Qatar to assist Sri Lankans working in the
country. The Commercial Bank of Ceylon is one of the most active players
in Sri Lanka in the field of remittances, offering customers a range of
options including the Bank's own e-Exchange platform, and the facility
of receiving funds via global players such as Moneygram, Xpress Money
and Ria Financial Services. The only Sri Lankan Bank to be listed four
years consecutively in the world's Top 1,000 Banks, Commercial Bank
operates a network of 235 branches and 594 ATMs in Sri Lanka. |