CAB Interbank Quiz on May 9

6 May 2015 02:53 am

It’s time to get ready for exciting Interbank Quiz. The date is Saturday 9 May – 4.30 pm. The venue is the Grand Ballroom, Colombo JAIC Hilton.
The Clearing Association of Bankers (CAB) is organizing this popular event for the 23td time. 
The eagerly awaited annual competition is open to all banks - commercial, development and savings, and financial institutions. 
“The response is overwhelming with over 35 teams already indicating their participation,” says CAB President Upul De Silva, Manager – IT, People’s Bank.
“They include defending champions Sampath Bank and runners-up HNB”.
The Quiz Master will once again be Ravi Molligoda.
Geoff Alagaratnam PC, President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka will be the chief guest. CAB Patron, Deputy Governor- Central Bank, B D W Ananda Silva will also grace the event.
Interbank Quiz is a healthy mix of competition and a lot of fun. It fosters rapport among the bankers, encourage interbank fellowship and impart knowledge on varied subjects including current affairs, law relating to banking and finance, international trade, sports and entertainment.
The Quiz is worked out in five rounds. Each team comprising five members face the Quiz Master together in the five rounds, on the given subjects. Each round has 10 questions making a total of 50 questions.
The CAB is an association formed by the staff of Cheque Clearing Departments of all commercial banks in Sri Lanka, the National Clearing House-  Lanka Clear (Pvt) Ltd and the Central Bank.
Enhancing the knowledge of bankers, promoting the goodwill, understanding and fellowship among bankers engaged in clearing, and acquiring the cutting edge technology in the world with regard to Clearing for member banks are the basic objectives of CAB.
These have been achieved through island-wide activities with encouraging response. Large participation at these events is a highlight.
There are over 400 CAB life members from the banking fraternity.