National Savings Bank (Sri Lanka)

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National Savings Bank
Company type Government-owned corporation
Industry Finance
Founded1972;52 years ago (1972)
Headquarters"Saving House";255,
Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Number of locations
Increase2.svg 261 branches [1]
Area served
Sri Lanka
Key people
Dr. Harsha Cabral (Chairperson)
ProductsBanking, financial and related services
RevenueIncrease2.svg Rs 127.547 billion (2020) [1]
Increase2.svg Rs 15.645 billion (2019) [1]
Increase2.svg Rs 10.108 billion (2020) [1]
Total assets Increase2.svg Rs 1,363.808 billion (2020) [1]
Total equity Increase2.svg Rs 51.897 billion (2020) [1]
Number of employees
Decrease2.svg 4,641 (2020) [1]
Website www.nsb.lk

National Savings Bank (NSB) is a state-owned Savings Bank in Sri Lanka. It was incorporated in Ceylon by the National Savings Bank Act No. 30 of 1971 and was granted the status of the Licensed Specialised Bank in terms of the Banking Act No. 30 of 1988. NSB has 262 branches. It also carries out postal banking with the cooperation of 643 post offices and 3,412 sub-post offices of the Sri Lanka Post. The current Chairperson of the NSB is Dr. Harsha Cabral [2]

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Past Chairmen

Since 1971, the following were Chairmen of the Bank (list incomplete):

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "National Savings Bank Annual Reports 2020" (PDF). National Savings Bank. National Savings Bank. March 19, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  2. "Corporate Profile NSB Bank". NSB Official Website.