March 15, 2024
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2min
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon recently moved its Kegalle branch to a spacious new two storey building at the same location, designed to better serve customers in this bustling municipality. The branch at No 186, Main Street, Kegalle, is a fully-fledged banking operation that also offers two Automated Teller Machines (ATM) and two Cash Recycler […]

March 15, 2024
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4min
More than 200 women small and medium entrepreneurs (WSMEs) attended a knowledge sharing session organised and hosted by the Commercial Bank of Ceylon recently as part of the Bank’s celebration of International Women’s Day. The event held at Waters Edge, was supported by ‘Anagi’ – the Bank’s portfolio of banking products and services exclusive to […]

March 13, 2024
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5min
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has opened its first ‘DigiZone’ – a purpose-designed space for customers to be introduced to, and experience the convenience and functionality of the Bank’s comprehensive digital banking offering. Located at the Bank’s Wellawatte branch at 343, Galle Road, Colombo 6, the DigiZone is intended to be a familiarisation centre for […]

February 28, 2024
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5min
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon conducted 27 skills development programmes for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in collaboration with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in 2023, using a standardized format developed to revitalize MSME businesses. These programmes were conducted in areas such as Negombo, Ratnapura, Vavuniya, Kandy, Kadawatha, Akkaraipattu, Jaffna, Nuwara Eliya, Badulla and […]

February 26, 2024
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5min
Adjudged overall runner-up and joint winner in Banking sector for 2022 Annual Report The 2022 Annual Report of the Commercial Bank of Ceylon was adjudged the overall runner-up and joint winner in the Banking category at the Sustainability Reporting Awards presented recently by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). Awarding the overall runner-up award […]

February 16, 2024
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2min
The Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI) recently paid a special tribute to the Commercial Bank of Ceylon in recognition of the Bank’s victory at the Global Performance Excellence Awards of the Asia Pacific Quality Organisation (APQO) last year. Commercial Bank was one of only eight organisations named ‘World Class’ winners of the Global Performance Excellence […]

February 14, 2024
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4min
160 recipients of ‘RemitPlus’ remittances to win Rs 25,000 each from February to April Cash rewards totaling Rs 4 million are to be showered on Commercial Bank’s remittance customers in an early countdown to the Sinhala and Tamil New Year and Ramadan. Over eight weeks commencing February and ending on 9th April, Sri Lanka’s benchmark […]


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