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In an effort to address the country’s foreign currency shortage by promoting exports in Sri Lanka, NDB Bank’s North Central Regional office, Kurunegala branch along with Business &Transaction banking units recently organized an exporter’s forum under the Bank’s Jayagamu Sri Lanka scheme.
The event was held at the Bright Bravo Hotel Kurunegala with the participation of a panel of experts, novices, authorities and approval seekers. The forum focused on recognising well-established leading exporters in the area with an additional idea of sharing their expertise for the benefit of novices and less experienced exporters, creating opportunities to meet all stake holders relevant to exports by extending the panel list with authorised representatives from Export Development Board, Industrial Development Board, Agriculture experts and financial sector experts, assisting prospective exporters who wish to walk in a comfortable path to thrive in export businesses, assisting innovators who can ignite a rapid expansion of economy through novel ideas and concepts to manufacture new things and introducing import substitutes as well as process improvements and ensuring that all export stake holders and supplier network is in a single location at the same time so as all participants would be benefitted immensely.
Accordingly, all participants left the symposium with an expectation to continue with their enhanced contribution to the Sri Lankan economy and to take the country’s economy to the next level with improved foreign currency reserves while winning the international market by themselves, thanking NDB Bank for creating and organizing a meaningful event to achieve overall objectives of all.
As a leading bank offering innovative and inspiring financial solutions to all its customers, NDB Jayagamu Sri Lanka is a timely solution that meets and exceeds the needs of its customers and the local economy. With a vision to build a financially empowered nation with booming businesses and dynamic trade activities, NDB has been a front runner and a pioneer in delivering efficient, effective and enhanced solutions, services and banking experiences to all its loyal patrons. Its deep-rooted core values drive constant excellence and its longstanding clientele stands as a testament to the bank’s determined growth and success over the years.
The Bank which was awarded the "Sri Lanka’s Best Bank 2021" by the prestigious Global Finance Magazine of USA, and "The Bank of the Year Sri Lanka", by The Banker Magazine UK is the 4th largest listed bank in Sri Lanka and the parent company of the NDB Group. The only financial services conglomerate in Sri Lanka, NDB Group is uniquely positioned towards assisting the growth and development of the Sri Lankan financial market to provide its customers seamless access to the product and service offerings of all its group companies.