Colombo Port City Economic Commission welcomes 3 major Lankan commercial banks

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Colombo Port City Economic Commission Chairman Dinesh Weerakkody with Commercial Bank Chairman Prof. A.K.W. Jayawardene and Managing Director/CEO Sanath Manatunge,CHEC Port City Colombo Assistant Managing Director Eric Ou and representatives from the Commission and Commercial Bank

Colombo Port City Economic Commission Chairman Dinesh Weerakkody with Hatton National Bank Chairman Nihal Jayawardene PC, CHEC Port City Colombo Assistant MD Eric Ou and representatives from the Commission and Hatton National Bank

Colombo Port City Economic Commission Chairman Dinesh Weerakkody with Sampath Bank Chairman Harsha Amarasekera PC and Managing Director Ayodhya Iddawela Perera and representatives from the Commission

The Colombo Port City Economic Commission (the Commission) yesterday announced that three leading commercial banks of Sri Lanka, the Commercial Bank, Hatton National Bank (HNB), and Sampath Bank, have been issued an Authorised Persons (AP) licence from the Colombo Port City Economic Commission.

This significant development marks a major milestone in the development of the Colombo Port City SEZ as a premier international business and services hub in South Asia, a world-class project, transforming Sri Lanka’s economic landscape.

The Commission reiterated its strong commitment to collaborating with the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Insurance Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka to ensure that robust and streamlined guidelines are in place to drive the success of the Colombo Port City as a premier multicurrency, export of services SEZ.