BOC became the No.1 brand in the country for the ninth consecutive year with a Brand value of Rs.40.5 billion in the year 2017 rated by Brand Finance Lanka. M/s Fitch Ratings Lanka has upgraded BOC’s outlook to positive from stable and simultaneously affirmed its National Long Term rating at AA+ (lka) reflecting Bank’s strong financial profile in terms of capital base, profitability, and asset quality and ICRA (lk) awarded AAA rating which is the highest credit quality rating issued by ICRA Lanka. The Bank of Ceylon was named as the Strongest Bank in the country for the year 2015 by the prestigious “The Asian Banker” and it earned global recognition as one of the top 1,000 banks in the world, (Country rank No.1) as listed by “The Banker Magazine” (UK) respectively in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. The Bank of Ceylon won the overall Gold Award at the National Business Excellence Awards (NBEA) Ceremony 2015 with five other “Winner” awards. The Bank claimed its award as the only Sri Lankan brand recognized as one of Asia’s Best Brands in 2013 offered by the Chief Marketing Officer’s Council (CMO Council) based in Mumbai, India.