From left: Commercial Bank’s Senior Manager Marketing Iresha Degamboda presents an ‘Anagi’ Savings Account pass book to a customer and (right) a celebrity visitor to the Bank’s stall  participates in a game


A three-day exhibition and trade fair that recognised and celebrated the multiple roles a woman plays in life took place in Kandy recently with the support of ‘Anagi’ – Commercial Bank’s unique savings account for women.

Aptly titled ‘The Woman,’ the event at Kandy City Centre showcased more than 75 stalls of various merchants with all-day demonstrations in cookery, beauty, hair care, handicraft making and fashion as well as workshops, lectures and fashion shows that attracted large numbers of women and families from the hill country capital and its suburbs.

As the sole Banking Partner to the event, Commercial Bank hosted a series of special events with interactive games that yielded attractive prizes for winners. The Bank also presented gifts to those who opened new Anagi Women’s Savings Accounts during the event.

Commercial Bank’s Anagi Women’s Savings account is designed to recognise women and support their aspirations. The contribution of women to GDP is substantial, with more than half of the 11 million plus women in Sri Lanka increasingly shouldering financial responsibilities despite the multiple roles they play.

An ‘Anagi’ Women’s Savings account can be opened with a minimum deposit of Rs 1,000. The account offers an interest rate over the normal savings rate, one of the best rates in the savings account category for women, Gold Loans at a concessionary rate for the purchase of jewellery and a Combank Shopping Debit Card with merchant discounts at over 35 outlets.