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Commercial Bank Group Chief Marketing Officer Hasrath Munasinghe (3rd from left) exchanges the agreement with Ansen Agriculture Managing Director Angelo Wijesinghe in the presence of (from left): Commercial Bank Chief Manager – Retail Products Dushmantha Jayasuriya, Head of Retail Products and Digital Channels Pradeep Banduwansa, Assistant General Manager – Personal Banking III Varuna Kolamunna and Ansen Agriculture Consultant – Finance Controller Tirol Perera and the company’s Accountant Ashen Perera
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has partnered with Ansen Agriculture Ltd. to offer special leasing packages, flexible payment plans, and other attractive benefits to customers who purchase selected models of Powertrac tractors.
The promotion which has been designed to provide opportunities for agricultural entrepreneurs to purchase Powertrac Euro 50 and Powertrac Euro 45 Cross tractors, will run till the close of 2022, the Bank said.
In addition to flexible leasing packages and special payment plans to suit the seasonal income patterns of this segment, customers are entitled to a special discount of Rs. 15,000 on the total cost of the tractors under this promotion.
Furthermore, under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the two parties, Ansen Agriculture has agreed to waive-off the costs of the RMV registration, provide free vehicle insurance cover for the first year, free installation and operator training, and up to seven labour-free services to customers who obtain leasing facilities from Commercial Bank.
Besides delivering the best lease rentals and flexible payment options, Commercial Bank said it will ensure hassle-free documentation processes, quick lease approvals and expert guidance to customers under this promotion.
The bank said that the leasing promotion will be conducted on the digital platforms of both companies while spot promotions have been organised to display the tractors at selected Commercial Bank branches to ease the decision making of customers that seek benefits from the promotion.
Ansen Agriculture Ltd. has been importing and distributing tractors, harvesters, rotavators and other agriculture-related machinery and accessories since 2003. The company directly imports and distributes Powertrac Euro 45 Cross and Powertrac Euro 50 tractors, a leading and trusted brand in the Indian agriculture machinery market and provides after-sales services islandwide.