ComBank branches open on Mahasivarathri

More than 80 branches of the Commercial Bank of Ceylon will stay open for business on Monday, February 23, a public and bank holiday on account of Mahasivarathri.

Sri Lanka's benchmark private sector bank has announced that all its 84 branches in the districts of Colombo and Gampaha will be kept open on this day.

This is in addition to the 23 supermarket banking counters all over the country and the Holiday Banking Centres at Colombo 7, Negombo, Galle City, Kandy City and Ampara, which are open on all public, bank and mercantile holidays.

Mr. Sanath Bandaranayake - Deputy General Manager (Operations) said: "The Bank decided to stay open on February 23 to cater to the emerging trends and needs of customers.

The increasing numbers of retail banking customers who visit Commercial Bank's Holiday Banking Centres also indicate the need for banking service on holidays."

"We hope our decision to open all branches in Colombo and Gampaha Districts and many more outside will help take the pressure off our Holiday Banking Centres. On this day, customers would be able to carry out all over-the-counter banking transactions including opening of accounts and obtaining foreign exchange for travel overseas," he added.

Established in 1969, Commercial Bank is Sri Lanka's leading bank, with dominant positions in consumer banking, treasury and securities markets.

The Bank's network covers 170 computer-linked branches and supermarket banking counters and 333 ATMs in Sri Lanka.

The Bank has been adjudged Sri Lanka's 'Bank of the Year' seven times by 'The Banker', a top notch global banking magazine and also been rated the 'Best Bank in Sri Lanka' for ten consecutive years by US based 'Global Finance' Magazine.

In July 2007 the Bank was named the 'Best Bank' in Sri Lanka by another prestigious international financial magazine 'Euromoney'.