The National Savings Bank of Sri Lanka (NSB) Annual Report for 2008 won a coveted grand award in addition to three Gold awards and a Bronze award at the recent International ARC Awards held in New York.
 NSB put Sri Lanka on the global corporate map at the gala awards presentation attended by top executives of some of the foremost companies in the world including the Fortune 500s and the FTSE 100s, Smart Media, producer of the report said.
ARC Awards are popularly referred to as the Oscars of Annual Reports. They are the most sought after awards for annual reports. Held for the 23rd year, this year ARC attracted 1,800 entries from around the world.
NSB’s General Manager/CEO, Sunil Perera and Additional General Manager, Hennayake Bandara received the awards on behalf of the Bank. Dr. Vijith Kannangara, Chairman of Smart Media - The Annual Report Company, was also present. Master of Ceremonies Charles Payne of FOX Business Network was at hand to present the top awards.
NSB’s Additional General Manager, Hennayake Bandara said that ‘We have been working on improving the overall standard of the annual report over the years. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka’s competition for the Best Annual Report was our starting point and gave our report a very good foundation.”
He said they were proud that NSB has brought honour to Sri Lanka. “These awards help to open doors for the Bank in various international forums and also serve as a confidence index not only of the Bank’s standards but also of the standard of the public sector of Sri Lanka in general.” |
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