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Amãna Bank opens Self Banking Centre at Thoppur
April 21, 2022

Amãna Bank opens Self Banking Centre at Thoppur

Amãna Bank recently opened its Twentieth Self Banking Centre at Thoppur under the patronage of its Chief Operating Officer Imtiaz Iqbal and Vice President – Retail Banking & Marketing Siddeeque Akbar alongside customers, area residents and staff of the Bank. The Self Banking Centre facilitates...

Amana Bank crosses LKR 100 Bn in Deposits
April 8, 2022

Amana Bank crosses LKR 100 Bn in Deposits

Amana Bank crossed the LKR 100 Bn milestone in Customer Deposits as of Q1 2022 thereby becoming one of the fastest Licensed Commercial Banks to reach this mark within a very short period. The Bank’s accelerated growth in deposits is owing to the wide and growing acceptance of its people friendly...

Amãna Bank celebrates International Women’s Day
April 5, 2022

Amãna Bank celebrates International Women’s Day

In celebration of International Women’s Day, Amãna Bank organised a virtual panel discussion under the theme ‘Breaking the Bias’ with the participation of Dr Sulochana Segera, Chairperson of the global brand Women in Management (WIM) alongside Ms Zahara Ansary, Country Manager...

Amãna Bank holds 13th AGM
March 31, 2022

Amãna Bank holds 13th AGM

Amãna Bank successfully held its 13th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on a virtual platform, following the success of its previous virtual AGM’s held in 2020 and 2021 owing to the pandemic situation. The AGM which was held on 25  March 2022  with the full quorum being present, was...

Amana Bank 2021 PBT up by 42% and crosses Rs 1 Bn milestone
February 25, 2022

Amana Bank 2021 PBT up by 42% and crosses Rs 1 Bn milestone

PAT up by 78%. Amana Bank celebrated a decade of people-friendly banking in 2021 and concluded the landmark year on a high note, crossing the LKR 1 billion milestones in Profit Before Tax (PBT), becoming one of the fastest banks in Sri Lanka to reach this landmark.  Despite challenging economic...

Amana Bank strengthens SME Banking Proposition with Business Plus
February 14, 2022

Amana Bank strengthens SME Banking Proposition with Business Plus

In line with its strategic focus, Amãna Bank has strengthened its SME Banking proposition through the introduction of Business Plus which is a platform tailor-made to offer peace of mind for businesses on their finances, allowing them the freedom to focus on the growth of their business. Commenting...

OrphanCare Completes Another Quarterly Distribution
January 28, 2022

OrphanCare Completes Another Quarterly Distribution

OrphanCare has successfully completed its 9th consecutive quarterly fund distribution benefiting over 3,000 orphans from 80+ orphanages across the island. Despite the challenges of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the OrphanCare Trust continued to distribute funds while also increasing the number of beneficiaries,...

Amana Bank announces Imtiaz Iqbal as COO
January 27, 2022

Amana Bank announces Imtiaz Iqbal as COO

Ajmal Naleer, joins M Pharis Jazeel and M M S Quvylidh as Senior VP. Amana Bank has appointed versatile banker Imtiaz Iqbal as its Chief Operating Officer (COO) with effect from 1 January 2022. Having joined Amana Bank in 2018, Imtiaz Iqbal served as its VP Operations taking over the responsibilities...

Amana Bank wins Gold for South Asia’s Entity of the Year at IFFSA Awards
January 6, 2022

Amana Bank wins Gold for South Asia’s Entity of the Year at IFFSA Awards

Amana Bank PLC Sri Lanka was recognised with the Gold Award for Entity of the Year at the much celebrated IFFSA Awards, which recognises the non-interest based Islamic Banking & Finance industry amongst South Asian countries, including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Maldives. The Bank...

Amana Bank recognises Children’s Savings Account Holder with top District Rank in O/L’s
January 5, 2022

Amana Bank recognises Children’s Savings Account Holder with top District Rank in O/L’s

Amana Bank recently recognised one of its Children Savings Account holders who achieved a District 1st Rank (Kegalle) at the 2020 GCE Ordinary Level Examination. Master M N A Aabidh who achieved this distinction representing Zahira College Mawanella was also placed 2nd in the Island amongst all Tamil...

Amana Bank pays tribute to its employees as it wins Asia’s Best Employer Brand
December 22, 2021

Amana Bank pays tribute to its employees as it wins Asia’s Best Employer Brand

Amana Bank has been crowned as one of Asia’s Best Employer Brands at the recently concluded Asia Best Employer Brand Awards organized and adjudicated by World HRD Congress. This regional accolade follows Amana Bank’s previously being adjudged one of Sri Lanka’s Best Employer Brands...

Amana Bank amongst Top 50 Strongest Islamic Banks in the World
December 8, 2021

Amana Bank amongst Top 50 Strongest Islamic Banks in the World

Amana Bank Sri Lanka has been ranked amongst the Top 50 Strongest Islamic Banks in the World according to the latest ranking index published by The Asian Banker, thereby further cementing the Bank’s position as a leading practitioner of the non-interest based banking model. In evaluating the Strongest...

Amana Bank wins Deal of the Year at SLIBFI Awards
December 6, 2021

Amana Bank wins Deal of the Year at SLIBFI Awards

Amana Bank was bestowed the Gold Award for Finance Deal of the Year at the recently concluded SLIBFI Awards 2021, which were adjudicated by KPMG and organized by UTO EduConsult. The Deal of the Year Award was adjudicated to the Bank owing to financing the operations of Fits Aviation, a private airline...

OrphanCare completes 8 rounds of uninterrupted fund disbursements
November 30, 2021

OrphanCare completes 8 rounds of uninterrupted fund disbursements

OrphanCare, Amana Bank’s flagship community outreach programme, completed yet another round of fund disbursements to its beneficiary orphan accounts, thereby totalling 8 rounds of uninterrupted quarterly distributions, despite the ongoing challenging environment as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic....

Amana Bank wins Gold for Entity of the Year at SLIBFI Awards.
November 22, 2021

Amana Bank wins Gold for Entity of the Year at SLIBFI Awards.

Tops award chart by also winning Gold for Deal and Marketing Campaign Amana Bank was awarded the coveted ‘Entity of the Year’ accolade for the third consecutive year at the recently concluded SLIBFI Awards 2021. Held for the 10th year, the SLIBFI Awards are independently adjudicated by KPMG. In...

Amana Bank achieves 89% growth in 9 month PBT
November 16, 2021

Amana Bank achieves 89% growth in 9 month PBT

Amana Bank continued its impressive profitability trend as it recorded a significant 89% YoY growth in Profit Before Tax for the nine months ending 30 September 2021 to close at LKR 736.3 million in comparison to LKR 389.4 million recorded for the corresponding period of 2020. During Q3, a period in...

Amana Bank among Top 100 Islamic Banks in the World
October 14, 2021

Amana Bank among Top 100 Islamic Banks in the World

Amana Bank was ranked among the World’s Top 100 Strongest Islamic Banks by The Asian Banker in their 2020 ranking index based on balance sheet strength and asset size. In evaluating the Strongest Islamic Banks, The Asian Banker has established a comprehensive and rigorous scorecard entailing six...

Amãna Bank recognized as the Fastest Growing Retail Bank in Sri Lanka
October 8, 2021

Amãna Bank recognized as the Fastest Growing Retail Bank in Sri Lanka

UK’s highly acclaimed Global Banking and Finance Review Magazine has adjudicated Amãna Bank as the ‘Fastest Growing Retail Bank in Sri Lanka’ in their recent awards announcement. Having achieved a 16% growth in Total Assets in 2020, Amãna Bank went on to reach the milestone...

Fitch affirms Amana Bank’s rating at BB+: Stable
October 7, 2021

Fitch affirms Amana Bank’s rating at BB+: Stable

In their latest rating review carried out in September 2021, Fitch Ratings Sri Lanka has affirmed Amana Bank PLC’s National Long Term Rating at BB+ with a Stable Outlook, thereby maintaining the Bank’s rating profile which was upwardly revised in June 2020. This rating is affirmed despite...

Amãna Bank announces Scrip Dividend dates
October 1, 2021

Amãna Bank announces Scrip Dividend dates

Having declared a LKR 260 million worth Interim Scrip Dividend last week, Amãna Bank in its latest CSE communiqué have confirmed 4th October 2021 and 6th October 2021 as the XD Date and the Record Date respectively for the dividend. The 2021 Scrip Dividend, which is in line with the directions...

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