BoC wins three awards

The Bank of Ceylon (BoC) won three awards at the NBE awards ceremony recently.

The High Commissioner of Australia in Sri Lanka Robyn Mudie was also present.

The Bank of Ceylon won the award for Excellence in Local Market Reach, runner-up in the category of Banking Sector and runner-up in the Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility category.

National Business Excellence Awards recognises business organisations that make a significant contribution to the socio economic development of the country through exemplary business practices.

The National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka examines excellence in leadership, corporate governance, capital building, performance in management, Local and Global Market reach, Corporate Social Responsibility, environmental, sustainability and business and financial results. National Chamber of Commerce Sri Lanka states that they have introduced more focus and sharpen criteria in

judging of winners, this year.The Bank of Ceylon as the 'Bankers to the Nation' has served the Sri Lankan community for 75 years and is the number one Bank in Sri Lanka. Bank has touches more than 11 million people in the country. The Bank is leading in every aspect of banking and financial services. During the last five years Bank has doubled its assets, deposits, loans, shareholder's wealth and also increased profits.

The Bank of Ceylon earned global recognition as one of the top 1,000 banks in the world, (highest among Sri Lankan banks) as listed by The Banker Magazine (UK) in 2012, 2013 and 2014.

The Bank claimed its award as the only Sri Lankan brand recognized as one of Asia's Best Brands in 2013 by the Chief Marketing Officer's Council (CMO Council) based in Mumbai, India. Brand Finance Lanka ranked Bank of Ceylon as the country's most valuable brand for the last six consecutive years.

The Bank has achieved exceptional milestones in recent years by achieving rapid growth in recent years and currently holds over Rs.1.0 Trillion assets. Focusing on the Banks achievement, Fitch Rating Lanka ranked the Bank of Ceylon at AA+(lka) which is the highest rating awarded to a local commercial bank.