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Annual Report 2012 - National Savings Bank

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168BRANCHING OUT INTO NEW VENTURESSUSTAINABILITY REVIEWRs.1 Million towards the BuddhaRashmi Vesak celebrations, organisedby the President’s Ofce at theHunupitiya Gangarama Temple.This national unity philosophy wasfurther extended when NSB extendeda sponsorship of Rs.100,000 towards afund established by the Sama Viharayawhich aims to instigate projects aimedtowards cultural unity and communitydevelopment.CUSTOMERS – OUR PARTNERSBeing a savings bank that remainsvery cognizant of its responsibility ofinculcating the savings culture amongthe people of Sri Lanka, our customershave truly been the tangible exampleof our success. With a customer baseof 17.4 Millions comprising all socialstrata, multiple demographics, cultural,religious and ethnic backgrounds, ourcustomers have embraced the <strong>National</strong><strong>Savings</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> as a lifelong partner. We,in turn, must be conscious and sensitiveto this loyalty and condence and have,in our very long history, ensured thatour products reect our customers’“...we make sure thatall our product andservice brochures are inavailable in all threelanguages of Sinhala,Tamil and English.”aspirations. We have developed productsthat give them the impetus to grow;to nurture their lifestyles; to ventureinto entrepreneurship and to improvetheir accomplishments. We have addedcustomer service excellence into thevery core of our customer interactionsand thus, what you see today is a <strong>Bank</strong>that not only thrives on being thesavings partner for Sri Lankans, but alsoone that is exible, efcient, responsiveand very proactive.Our extensive product portfolio hasample examples of the customer ethoswe espouse, from infants, to youngpeople, to senior citizens; to migrantworkers and women; from housingloans, auto loans, agricultural loansto project loans; to infusing IT intothe very heart of the banking process,our products, coupled with exemplaryservice is the key to our success.NSB 24/7 Call Center enablescustomers to contact us more easily,have quicker replies to their queries,gain valuable feedback and be used as amarketing tool to give more informationof our products and services to callers.Please refer to page 257 for informationof our products and services.PRODUCT RESPONSIBILITYPERFORMANCE INDICATORSNSB conforms to all relevantregulations with regards to the provisionof products and services to customersand also follows high ethical standardsin ensuring that customers get themaximum benets of our productsand services. We do not resort tounethical advertising and/or marketingpractices, and we ensure customers arewell informed about our products andservices at the point of transaction. Tofurther enhance our ability to meet ourNATIONAL SAVINGS BANK . ANNUAL REPORT <strong>2012</strong>

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