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ComBank among world’s Top 1000 banks for record 13th time

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August 04, 2025

HIGHEST RANKED PRIVATE SECTOR BANK IN SRI LANKA IN 2025 RANKINGS PUBLISHED BY THE BANKER

Commercial Bank of Ceylon has once again been ranked among the world’s Top 1000 Banks by the UK’s authoritative financial sector publication The Banker, becoming the only Sri Lankan bank to achieve this milestone on 13 occasions.

The first Sri Lankan bank to make the Top 1000 in 2011, Commercial Bank has been placed 931st in the 2025 edition of this prestigious global ranking, reaffirming its position as the highest ranked private sector bank in Sri Lanka on this definitive list of the world’s strongest banking institutions.

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