CAB Interbank Quiz tomorrow

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Transnational Group of Companies Country Manager Dr. Imthiaz Ismail handing over the sponsorship cheque CAB President Upul de Silva. Shazleen Saleem and Thurab Hilmy of Transnational Group of Companies and Razak Deen and Anura Jayakody of CAB are also present

Aiken Managing Director Nalin Amarasinghe handing over the sponsorship cheque to CAB President Upul de Silva. Damayantha Dodamwala of Aiken and Razak Deen and Anura Jayakody of CAB are also present

BC Computers General Manager Maurice Cassell handing over the sponsorship cheque to CAB President Upul de Silva. Piyal Nanayakkara of BC Computers and Razak Deen and Anura Jayakody of CAB are also present

It’s time to get ready for an exciting Interbank Quiz. The date is Saturday 9 May at 4:30 p.m. The venue is the Grand Ballroom, Colombo JAIC Hilton.

The Clearing Association of Bankers (CAB) is organising this popular event for the 23rd time. The eagerly awaited annual competition is open to all banks – commercial, development and savings and financial institutions.

“The response is overwhelming with over 35 teams already indicating their participation,” says CAB President Upul De Silva (People’s Bank Manager – IT). “They include defending champions Sampath Bank and runners-up HNB.”

The Quiz Master will once again be Ravi Molligoda. President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka Geoff Alagaratnam PC will be the chief guest. CAB Patron, Central Bank Deputy Governor B.D.W. Ananda Silva will also grace the event.

The Interbank Quiz is a healthy mix of competition and a lot of fun. It fosters rapport among the bankers, encourages interbank fellowship and imparts knowledge on varied subjects including current affairs, law relating to banking and finance, international trade, sports and entertainment.

The Quiz is worked out in five rounds. Each team comprising five members face the Quiz Master together in the five rounds, on the given subjects. Each round has 10 questions making a total of 50 questions.

The CAB is an association formed by the staff of Cheque Clearing Departments of all commercial banks in Sri Lanka, the National Clearing House – Lanka Clear Ltd and the Central Bank.

Enhancing the knowledge of bankers, promoting the goodwill, understanding and fellowship among bankers engaged in clearing, and acquiring the cutting edge technology in the world with regard to clearing for member banks are the basic objectives of CAB.

These have been achieved through island-wide activities with encouraging response. Large participation at these events is a highlight.

There are over 400 CAB life members from the banking fraternity.

With Metropolitan Office Ltd. as Platinum Sponsor and Deutsche Bank as Gold Sponsor, three other institutions – Pronto Lanka Ltd., BC Computers Ltd & Aiken Ltd., are co-sponsors this year.