HSBC was in Sri Lanka since 1893 (as Hong Kong Bank). It's one of oldest banks in Sri Lanka.
Oldest or newest. its just a business. only motive is to make profits. (oldest means they had their first mover advantage. other local banks penetrated and captured local middle income/ lower income groups while HSBC remained catering upper/ middle-upper income group.)
HSBC kiyanne lankawe high/middle-uppr income tyena group eka target karala banking service karapu institute ekak. olderst bank kiyala සමූපකාර karanna giye nane. oldest bank nam ai lower income groups target nokale? rural banking? reason is that was their strategy to cater only upper income group in Sri Lanka(which is approved by their mother company) .
anika nawattala thiyenne consumer banking vitharai. corportate banking still going on.
check about Nestle.
un cocoa unethical vidiyata source kala(supplies gannawa) kiyala case yanawa.
https://www.theguardian.com/global-...stle-farms-chocolate-giants-problems-continue
World premium chocolate hadanne Switzerland, Belgium or the Netherlands wage ratawal wala unata unata cocoa wagakaraganna be. ewa genne ivorycoast wage antha duppath ratwal walin
www.humanium.org/en/the-dark-side-of-chocolate-child-labour-in-the-cocoa-industry/
habai nestle eken marketing walin minissunta hithawath, honda products vitharak eliyata dhena company ekak kiyala minisunge oluwata danawa. apith ekama viswasa karanawa.
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Post added on May 2, 2026 at 2:49 AM