{"id":17717,"date":"2026-09-10T09:38:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T04:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterprisenews.lk\/?p=17717"},"modified":"2026-09-10T09:38:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T04:08:18","slug":"hnb-ranked-among-lankas-most-valuable-brands-as-per-brand-finance-sl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterprisenews.lk\/?p=17717","title":{"rendered":"HNB ranked among Lanka\u2019s \u2018Most Valuable Brands\u2019 as per Brand Finance SL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HNB PLC, once again secured its place among the nation\u2019s most valuable brands as per the latest Brand Finance Sri Lanka 100 Report, with a brand value of LKR 25.4 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HNB\u2019s placement sits within a Top 10 dominated by banking, with six banks among the country\u2019s ten most valuable brands. The sector accounts for 42 percent of the total value in this year\u2019s ranking, worth LKR 275 billion and up 14 percent year on year, a measure of how closely brand value tracks financial performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA brand serves as a symbol of the value that markets and customers place on the institution behind it. The value of our brand is also a reflection of the trust and confidence that the market and our customers has placed in our organization, our services and our people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To be ranked among Sri Lanka\u2019s most valuable brands is a powerful validation of our customer-centric approach to banking, and the role that we must continue to serve in nurturing&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailynews.lk\/2026\/09\/10\/business\/1038123\/hnb-ranked-among-lankas-most-valuable-brands-as-per-brand-finance-sl\/#\">&nbsp;economic<\/a>&nbsp;recovery, and facilitating more Sri Lankans to access the financial services they need to meet their aspirations,\u201d HNB Managing Director\/CEO, Damith Pallewatte said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brand Finance assesses brands against internationally recognised standards, combining brand value with an assessment of brand strength across marketing investment, stakeholder equity and business performance. The Sri Lanka 100 report is now in its 22nd edition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HNB\u2019s ranking follows a period of strong results for HNB. Group profit after tax reached Rs. 49.8 billion in 2025, more than doubling over two years, while group assets grew 19.4 percent to Rs. 2.64 trillion and loans crossed Rs. 1.5 trillion, up 30.5 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bank\u2019s branch and relationship network, the largest retail and SME footprint among private banks, further amplifies HNB\u2019s reach into every segment of the Sri Lankan economy, from the grassroots to the island\u2019s most well-established conglomerates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Underlying HNB\u2019s performance is a customer base built over decades outside the traditional banking perimeter. Gami Pubuduwa, launched in the 1980s to lend to village entrepreneurs who had no access to formal credit, remains in operation and continues to shape how the bank approaches the SME segment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That approach extends to initiatives such as HNB Sarusara, which combines agri-modernisation support with market access, digital banking and capacity building to help transform rural farmers into empowered commercial agri-businesses entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bank\u2019s transaction banking franchise was a further point of distinction, supported by a network of more than 900 global correspondent banks, a corporate digital banking platform serving over 6,000 corporate customers and transaction banking volumes exceeding LKR 1.2 trillion in 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: Daily News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HNB PLC, once again secured its place among the nation\u2019s most valuable brands as per the latest Brand Finance Sri Lanka 100 Report, with a brand value of LKR 25.4 billion. 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