The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has once again affirmed its standing among the world\u2019s leading financial institutions, emerging as the No 1 ranked Sri Lankan bank in the 2026 edition of the prestigious Top 1000 World Banks ranking published by The Banker magazine, UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Bank\u2019s No 1 position among local peers reflects a robust 12.1% growth in Tier I capital, the primary benchmark used by The Banker to evaluate the financial health. Significantly, this marks the 14th occasion that Commercial Bank has been included in this definitive global listing, the highest number of appearances by any Sri Lankan financial institution. The Bank was also the first in Sri Lanka to break into the Top 1000, setting a benchmark for the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Commercial Bank Managing Director\/CEO Sanath Manatunge<\/strong> said: \u201cSecuring No 1 spot among Sri Lankan banks in a global ranking of this calibre is an authoritative testament to the Bank\u2019s disciplined approach to capital management, its resilience in navigating evolving market dynamics, and its ability to adapt to emerging risks while continuing to create long-term value. This recognition reinforces our commitment to maintaining strong fundamentals while building capabilities that will define the future of banking.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Banker\u2019s annual Top 1000 World Banks ranking remains the industry\u2019s benchmark for assessing the world\u2019s largest banks,\u201d he added \u201cTo be on this list for the 14th year is an invaluable independent ratification of our strength and stability. For every Commercial Bank customer, this is an excellent validation of their relationship with the Commercial Bank of Ceylon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Compiled from a database of more than 5,000 of the world\u2019s largest banks, The Banker\u2019s Top 1000 ranking is widely regarded as the industry\u2019s most authoritative benchmark of banking strength and stability. The ranking is primarily based on Tier I capital, while also drawing on a broad range of performance indicators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In its commentary on this year\u2019s results, The Banker observed that the global banking industry remains in relatively sound health, supported by strong capital buffers, with the ratio of Tier I capital to assets close to a decade high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Banker evaluates banks using more than 120 performance metrics and scores them across eight key areas: Growth, Operational efficiency, Return on risk, Soundness, Profitability, Asset quality, Liquidity and Leverage. These scores determine the final rankings and identify the best-performing banks in each region and globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Source: Daily news <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has once again affirmed its standing among the world\u2019s leading…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6829,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[488],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6828"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6828"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6828\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6830,"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6828\/revisions\/6830"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}