{"id":4898,"date":"2026-05-27T05:06:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T05:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalsme.sits.lk\/?post_type=sme_news&#038;p=4898"},"modified":"2026-05-27T05:07:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T05:07:53","slug":"customer-gathering-of-2026","status":"publish","type":"sme_news","link":"https:\/\/digitalsme.sits.lk\/ta\/sme-news\/customer-gathering-of-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Customer Gathering of 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sampath Bank SME Business Unit hosted its first Customer Gathering of 2026 at the City Branch on 13th February.<br \/>\nThe session highlighted the importance of SME banking and shared insights on the current economic outlook.<\/p>\n<p>\u0dc3\u0db8\u0dca\u0db4\u0dad\u0dca \u0db6\u0dd0\u0d82\u0d9a\u0dd4 SME \u0dc0\u0dca\u200d\u0dba\u0dcf\u0db4\u0dcf\u0dbb \u0d92\u0d9a\u0d9a\u0dba \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca 2026 \u0dc0\u0dc3\u0dbb\u0dda \u0db4\u0dd9\u0db6\u0dbb\u0dc0\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dd2 13 \u0dc0\u0db1 \u0daf\u0dd2\u0db1 \u0db4\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dae\u0db8 \u0d9c\u0db1\u0dd4\u0daf\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dd4\u0d9a\u0dbb\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0db1\u0dca\u0d9c\u0dda \u0dc4\u0db8\u0dd4\u0dc0 \u0db1\u0d9c\u0dbb \u0dc1\u0dcf\u0d9b\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dda\u0daf\u0dd3 \u0dc3\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dca\u0dae\u0d9a\u0dc0 \u0db4\u0dd0\u0dc0\u0dd0\u0dad\u0dca\u0dc0\u0dd3\u0dba.<\/p>\n<p>\u0db8\u0dd9\u0dc4\u0dd2\u0daf\u0dd3 SME \u0db6\u0dd0\u0d82\u0d9a\u0dd4\u0d9a\u0dbb\u0dab\u0dba\u0dda \u0dc0\u0dd0\u0daf\u0d9c\u0dad\u0dca\u0d9a\u0db8 \u0dc3\u0dc4 \u0dc0\u0dad\u0dca\u0db8\u0db1\u0dca \u0d86\u0dbb\u0dca\u0dae\u0dd2\u0d9a \u0dad\u0dad\u0dca\u0dad\u0dca\u0dc0\u0dba \u0db4\u0dd2\u0dc5\u0dd2\u0db6\u0db3 \u0d85\u0dc0\u0db6\u0ddd\u0db0\u0dba\u0db1\u0dca \u0dc4\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0db8\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dd4 \u0d9a\u0dbb \u0d9c\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\u0dcf \u0dbd\u0daf\u0dd3.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n x18oe1m7 x1sy0etr xstzfhl x972fbf x10w94by x1qhh985 x14e42zd x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 x3ct3a4 xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz _aa9_ _a6hd\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/sampathbank\/\">#SampathBank<\/a> <a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n x18oe1m7 x1sy0etr xstzfhl x972fbf x10w94by x1qhh985 x14e42zd x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 x3ct3a4 xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz _aa9_ _a6hd\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/smebanking\/\">#SMEBanking<\/a><\/p>\n<div  id=\"jtg-4899\" class=\"modula modula-gallery modula-columns\" data-config=\"{&quot;tabletHeight&quot;:800,&quot;mobileHeight&quot;:800,&quot;desktopHeight&quot;:800,&quot;enableTwitter&quot;:false,&quot;enableWhatsapp&quot;:false,&quot;enableFacebook&quot;:false,&quot;enablePinterest&quot;:false,&quot;enableLinkedin&quot;:false,&quot;enableEmail&quot;:false,&quot;randomFactor&quot;:0.5,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:12,&quot;gutter&quot;:10,&quot;mobileGutter&quot;:10,&quot;tabletGutter&quot;:10,&quot;desktopGutter&quot;:10,&quot;enableResponsive&quot;:true,&quot;tabletColumns&quot;:2,&quot;mobileColumns&quot;:1,&quot;lazyLoad&quot;:0,&quot;lightboxOpts&quot;:{&quot;animated&quot;:true,&quot;Thumbs&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;modern&quot;,&quot;showOnStart&quot;:false},&quot;Toolbar&quot;:{&quot;display&quot;:{&quot;right&quot;:[&quot;close&quot;]},&quot;enabled&quot;:true},&quot;Carousel&quot;:{&quot;Panzoom&quot;:{&quot;touch&quot;:true},&quot;infinite&quot;:false},&quot;keyboard&quot;:{&quot;Escape&quot;:&quot;close&quot;,&quot;Delete&quot;:&quot;close&quot;,&quot;Backspace&quot;:&quot;close&quot;,&quot;PageUp&quot;:&quot;next&quot;,&quot;PageDown&quot;:&quot;prev&quot;,&quot;ArrowUp&quot;:&quot;prev&quot;,&quot;ArrowDown&quot;:&quot;next&quot;,&quot;ArrowRight&quot;:&quot;next&quot;,&quot;ArrowLeft&quot;:&quot;prev&quot;},&quot;wheel&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;touch&quot;:true,&quot;backdropClick&quot;:&quot;close&quot;,&quot;l10n&quot;:{&quot;CLOSE&quot;:&quot;Close&quot;,&quot;NEXT&quot;:&quot;Next&quot;,&quot;PREV&quot;:&quot;Previous&quot;,&quot;Error&quot;:&quot;The requested content cannot be loaded. 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