Record groups of Department of Nationa Archives

National Development Bank

Identity area

Type of entity

Corporate body

Authorized form of name

National Development Bank

Parallel form(s) of name

Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

Other form(s) of name

Identifiers for corporate bodies

Description area

Dates of existence

1979-1985

History

Act No. of 1979 made provision for the establishment of the National Development Bank of Sri Lanka with effect from 24th January, 1979, but the functions of the Bank began only in October 1979. The main objectives of the Bank were to finance investment, by way of loan and equity, in the capital 0f productive enterprises covering mainly the industrial and agricultural sectors in Sri Lanka, owned either by the Government or by the private sector as joint ventures between them. In addition, the Bank undertook on a selective basis the promotion of Investment Projects based on studies done by them and outsiders. Herein the Bank extends its assistance especially to the public sector institutions for the development of projects suitable for the financing terms of the Bank.

Places

Legal status

Functions, occupations and activities

Mandates/sources of authority

Internal structures/genealogy

General context

Relationships area

Control area

Description identifier

LK-NA/NDB

Institution identifier

LK-NA

Rules and/or conventions used

ISAAR

Status

Final

Level of detail

Minimal

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

  • Latin

Sources

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