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	Table 601(Capital, Bank, General)
	Distribution of Banks and Branches (1999-2005)
	Cap 601e
Year                                     Category		1999	2000	2001	2004	2005
A.Licensed Commercial Banks
1.Total Number of Commercial  Banks		25	26	25	22	22
Domestic Banks		9	10	11	11	11
Foreign Banks		16	16	14	11	11
2.Total Number of Commercial  Bank Branches (a+b)		1055	1096	1128	1,374	1,405
a.Domestic Bank Branches		1013	1051	1082	1,341	1,368
Main Branches		908	931	950	1,090	1,106
Agrarian Service Center Branches		11	11	11	-	-
Kachcheri Branches		23	23	23	22	22
Extension / Pay Offices / Service Counters		67	82	94	219	229
Overseas Branches		4	4	4	10	11
b.Foreign Bank Branches		42	45	46	33	37
3.Pawning Centers		188	188	188	188	194
4.Student Saving Units		125	165	193	978	1,501
B.Licensed Specialized Banks
1.Total Number of Licensed Specialized Banks		12	12	14	14	14
Regional Development Banks		6	6	6	6	6
National Savings Banks		1	1	1	1	1
Long Term Lending Institutions		2	2	2	2	2
Housing Finance Institutions		1	1	2	3	3
Private Savings & Development Banks		2	2	3	2	2
2.Total Number of Licensed Specialized Bank Branches		311	315	327	374	369
Regional Development Banks		177	181	187	196	197
National Savings Banks		100	100	101	112	114
Long Term Lending Institutions		20	20	22	23	11
Housing Finance Institutions		3	3	5	27	27
Private Savings & Development Banks		11	11	12	16	20
© ２０１１， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)		Revised:  2011(y)/03(m)/20(d)
Source:		Chief Editor:
Annual Report ,  Central Bank of Sri Lanka		Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
		Former Head, Department of Management Studies
		University of Peradeniya.