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NDB’s Rs.13.2bn fraud shock What the crisis revealed about controls, buffers, and banking resilience - Business | Daily Mirror

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“On 2 April 2026, NDB disclosed an internal fraud incident with an initial impact estimate of about Rs.380 million”
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Wikipedia entries for '2026 in Sri Lanka' and 'NDB Bank' do not mention any fraud incident on 2 April 2026 or the Rs.380 million impact estimate. No corroboration found in provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following lists notable events that will occur and take place during 2026 in Sri Lanka.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Development Bank PLC (commonly referred to as NDB Bank) is a Sri Lankan banking and financial services institution, headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Having begun operations as a state…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NDB_Bank
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“On 6 April 2026, after further review, the bank disclosed a fraud exposure of about Rs.13.2 billion”
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Wikipedia entries for '2026 in Sri Lanka', 'Emirates NBD', and 'NDB Bank' do not confirm the Rs.13.2 billion fraud exposure on 6 April 2026. Evidence is unrelated or silent on the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following lists notable events that will occur and take place during 2026 in Sri Lanka.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Emirates NBD Bank PJSC is the state owned bank of the government of Dubai and is one of the largest banking groups in the Middle East in terms of assets.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates_NBD
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Development Bank PLC (commonly referred to as NDB Bank) is a Sri Lankan banking and financial services institution, headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Having begun operations as a state…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NDB_Bank
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“The revised fraud exposure of Rs.13.2 billion exceeded NDB’s FY2025 profit after tax of about Rs.11.0 billion”
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No evidence found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the comparison between FY2025 profit and the Rs.13.2 billion fraud exposure.
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“NDB’s worst-case after-tax loss estimate for the March 2026 quarter was about Rs.4.0 billion”
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No evidence found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the Rs.4.0 billion worst-case loss estimate for March 2026.
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“The impaired-loan ratio was 6.24% at FY2022, 8.58% at FY2023, 5.18% at FY2024, and 3.75% by FY2025”
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No evidence found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the impaired-loan ratio figures for FY2022–FY2025.
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“Stage 3 coverage strengthened from 37.44% at FY2022 to 59.10% by FY2025”
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No evidence found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the Stage 3 coverage figures for FY2022–FY2025.
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“NDB reported normalised net loan growth of 26.7% against deposit growth of 10.4% for FY2025”
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No evidence found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the FY2025 net loan and deposit growth figures.
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“NDB’s Total CAR fell from 19.09% at FY2024 to 15.89% by FY2025”
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No evidence found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the Total CAR decline from FY2024 to FY꿔2025.
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“NDB’s all-currency LCR fell from 308.26% to 208.54% between FY2024 and FY2025”
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No evidence found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the Total CAR decline from FY2024 to FY2025.
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“NDB’s FY2025 CET1 was 12.35%, Total CAR was 15.89%, LCR was 208.54%, Stage 3 ratio was 3.75%, and Stage 3 coverage was 59.10%”
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No evidence found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the FY2025 net loan and deposit growth figures.
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“NDB’s Stage 3 ratio was 3.75% in FY2025, while its Stage 3 coverage was 59.10%”
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