NDB expands branch presence to Nawalapitiya

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NDB opened its latest branch amidst the peaks of Nawalapitiya, offering a wide array of financial services to the people of the area. With the opening of this branch, NDB’s network now extends to 66 branches across the island. The branch is located at No. 70B, Gampola Road, Nawalapitiya and will be open from Monday to Friday from 9a.m. to 4p.m.

Nawalapitiya is a foremost provider of export crops in Sri Lanka. The people of Nawalapitiya make a significant contribution towards foreign exchange revenue of the country, not only with a large produce of Ceylon tea but also with a rich cultivation of other export crops such as cinnamon, clove, cardamom, coffee and black pepper.

The bustling economy of the town is nourished by the farming community together with the industrialists and investors of the area. While nurturing the SME culture amongst its people, NDB will further equip the business community in Nawalpitiya with the financial expertise that will support their numerous enterprises.

An integral part of NDB’s business proposition is to ‘change lives’ of its customers. Through the bank’s aggressive expansion across the country with the addition of new branches, NDB reiterates its commitment towards sharing financial expertise and services with people across the country.

The Divi Aruna SME loans scheme which covers diverse SME industries in the country has been broad based across the country with branch network expansions. This scheme will particularly benefit the dairy farmers, vegetable cultivators as well as the small scale tea growers in Nawalapitiya. In addition, the bank will provide business knowledge and skills to the entrepreneurs of the area through its SME capacity building workshops.

NDB will also provide short-term working capital loans, supplier and distributor financing and long term funding to the business community in the area.

In addition to this, NDB will offer an array of commercial banking products and services such as current and savings accounts, children’s savings accounts with an exciting gift scheme, NRFC/RFC accounts, fixed deposits, housing loans, education loans, personal loans, leasing facilities, credit cards, debit cards, pawning services, Western Union Money transfer services, internet banking and Bancassurrance.