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  2. Indian Bank - Wikipedia

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    In 1983, ethnic sectarian violence in the form of anti-Tamil riots resulted in the burning of Indian Overseas Bank's branch in Colombo. Indian Bank, which may have had stronger ties to the Sinhalese population, escaped unscathed. [7] In 1990, Indian Bank rescued Bank of Tanjore (Bank of Thanjavur; est. 1901), with its 157 branches, based in ...

  3. List of banks in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Deutsche Bank; DFCC Bank; Habib Bank; Hatton National Bank; Indian Bank; Indian Overseas Bank; MCB Bank; National Development Bank; Nations Trust Bank; Pan Asia Bank; People's Bank; Public Bank Berhad; Sampath Bank; Seylan Bank; Standard Chartered Bank; State Bank of India; Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Union Bank of Colombo ...

  4. Exchange Bank of India & Africa - Wikipedia

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    It also had overseas branches at Aden, Colombo, Dar-es-Salam, Jaffna, Jinga, Kampala, London, Mombasa, and Nairobi. [1] The bank opened three East African branches in 1947, with the branch in Tanzania opening in late 1948. A crisis developed in the bank from about mid-February 1949, resulting in a heavy run on the bank.

  5. Banking in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    The Thonigala Rock Inscription [8] [9] located in the modern day Vavuniya District, dated in the third year of King Kithsirimevan (also known as Kirthi Sri Meghavarna) who reigned in the 4th century A.D., records that a certain minister deposited some quantities of grain and beans with a guild in the northern quarter of the city with the stipulation that the capital should remain unspent and ...

  6. Colombo - Wikipedia

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    The Port of Colombo 1860–1939, K. Dharmasena, 1980 (Lake House, Colombo) Decolonizing Ceylon: Colonialism, Nationalism and the Politics of Space in Sri Lanka, by Nihal Perera, 1999 (Oxford University Press) the Essential guide for Colombo and its region, Philippe Fabry, Negombo, Viator Publications, 2011, 175 p., ISBN 978-955-8736-09-8

  7. Economic History Museum - Wikipedia

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    The building was extensively damaged in the 1996 attack by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam on the Colombo Central Bank. [2] In 2011 the building was acquired by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), who undertook extensive renovations and refurbishment, in order to house the museum. The Economic History Museum of Sri Lanka was formally ...

  8. Tamilnad Mercantile Bank - Wikipedia

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    Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited (TMB) is an Indian bank headquartered at Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu. TMB was founded in 1921 as the Nadar Bank, but changed its name to Tamilnad Mercantile Bank in November 1962 to widen its appeal beyond the Nadar community. The bank currently has 509 full branches throughout India, 12 regional offices and two ...

  9. History of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    The history of Sri Lanka is unique because its relevance and richness extend beyond the areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean. The early human remains which were found on the island of Sri Lanka date back to about 38,000 years ago ( Balangoda Man ).