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Annual Report 2012 - National Savings Bank

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23A REVIEW BY MR HENNAYAKE BANDARAGENERAL MANAGER / CEOunited and motivated one that cancertainly overcome the numerouschallenges emerging in this competitiveenvironment. We are very serviceoriented and we have great condencein our efciency, our innovation andproductivity and our capability to thinkdifferently, in ways that would benet ourbank and add value to the industry as awhole.We give our team the competitive edgeby continuing to upgrade our knowledge.We will also seek to acquire specializedexpertise in diverse areas of our industrythat will help manage change.The future beckonsSouth Asia’s economic hub - that’swhat Sri Lanka aspires to be. We arean extraordinary country. Despite achequered history, we are resilient.Our economic indicators have for themost part been consistent and in thelast three years, the dividends of peacehave been in evidence. Our growth isabove world average and among thefastest in South Asia. The world indicesshowcase Sri Lanka for performingbetter than most regional nations, whichmeans we have been getting things“We must not forget thatthe nation is currentlyaccelerating a veryambitious developmentplan while retainingstrong economicfundamentals.”right. The Government’s Ten YearVision is now well on track with theaccelerated development agenda alreadyin operation.In this larger canvas, I observe the bankingindustry as a key driver. We cannot forgetthat NSB is rmly aligned with this largernational vision - to develop the habits ofnancial empowerment and saving andto add impetus to the rural economy.We are seeing new business areasemerging, especially in nancialinnovation and real estate development.We also see the rural economy burgeoningto become a signicant contributor to thenation’s economy. And we know that wecan drive these business areas.Right now, our Strategic Business Plan2011 to 2013 has proved to be a goodbase. We have met our targets andhave absolute condence that we cancomplete our Strategic Plan as planned.In support of this, our Action Plan for2013 maps out our short term strategy(post a comprehensive SWOT analysis),designed to move us towards our newStrategic Plan of 2014 to 2016.Rooted we are and rooted we shall be.But these roots also harbour the buddingof newer and better prospects for us. Ourorigins in savings will always be the corearound which we operate, but in a fastpaced world we are now broadening ourfocus. We know there are opportunitiesout there for us and we intend to take fulladvantage of every one of them. Andthat vision is what will chart our courseinto the future.H M Hennayake BandaraGeneral Manager / CEOColombo28 March 2013NATIONAL SAVINGS BANK . ANNUAL REPORT <strong>2012</strong>

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