The Bank of Ceylon is the first ever ‘multi trillion achiever’ in Sri Lanka; with total assets, deposits and loans and advances, all exceeding rupees one trillion each.

The achievement of all these landmarks has really all been about the gradual building of strength, bit by bit, step by step… a trillion would be nothing if not for the twelve zeros that follow the numeral 1! These ‘zeros’ signify the building blocks, the ‘bit by bits’ and the ‘step by steps’ that characterise the enterprise that is the BoC.

Sometimes these ‘zeros’ have been achieved in numbers, as in large scale projects; often they have come singly as reflected by each and every citizen we have had the privilege to serve… in whichever form they come, a trillion is not complete until all twelve zeros line up!

The importance of the zero cannot be overstated!