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“2026” moving forward with RDB Bank
Daily FT
|January 14, 2026
THE country's leading State development bank, RDB Bank, has made an outstanding contribution to the development of the country by providing financial services for a period of 40 years (1985-2025).
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Despite the various economic and social crises that have occurred in our country in the past few years, RDB Bank has been sensitive to the difficulties of its customers and has further developed its relationship with its customers through various relief measures.
Similarly, the management of RDB Bank expressed its views on the services and facilities that RDB Bank plans to provide to its customers in the year 2026.
"In the year 2026, RDB Bank has made all the plans to further enhance the quality of its services and provide a number of banking services to both urban and rural people for the convenience of its customers."
This story is from the January 14, 2026 edition of Daily FT.
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