Bank of Ceylon records back-to-back hat-trick wins

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Bank of Ceylon won three awards to record a double hat-trick at the National Business Excellence awards ceremony held on 27 November 2013 at Colombo Hilton. Last year also Bank of Ceylon recorded a hat-trick of wins by receiving three awards at the National Business Excellence awards ceremony. This event was graced by the presence of the Japanese Ambassador Nobuhito Hobo. The bank was awarded two Gold awards and a Bronze award this year. Those awards were received by Bank of Ceylon General Manager D.M. Gunasekara. The three awards are: Winner of the ‘Banking and Financial services sector’ – Gold award for the 3rd consecutive year, winner of the ‘Excellence in local Market Reach’ – Gold award and 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 touches more than 10 million people in the country. The bank is leading in every aspect of banking and financial services. During the last five years the bank has doubled its assets, deposits, loans, shareholder’s wealth and also increased profits. Bank of Ceylon became the No. 1 brand in Sri Lanka for the last five consecutive years and its multifaceted offering is one of its greatest strengths. From the children’s savings accounts to 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. 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 $ 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 and 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. Bank of Ceylon is truly the No. 1 Bank in Sri Lanka.