This document provides a situational analysis of National Savings Bank (NSB) in Sri Lanka. It analyzes NSB's macroenvironment through a PEST analysis identifying opportunities such as infrastructure development and threats such as increased taxation. It also examines NSB's microenvironment including its product portfolio, competitors, and SWOT analysis. The document finds NSB faces threats from regulations and substitutes but strengths in its distribution channels and customer loyalty. It concludes NSB needs to strategically use opportunities and address threats to succeed in Sri Lanka's changing banking environment.
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NSB Group SWOT Analysis of Banking Industry in Sri Lanka
1. Aquinas University College
Faculty of Undergraduate Studies
BA in Business Administration
Year - 2016
Group Assignment
Group Members : B/BA/AQ/15/002
B/BA/AQ/15/004
B/BA/AQ/15/005
B/BA/AQ/15/011
B/BA/AQ/12/13/020
B/BA/AQ/12/13/021
Subject : Strategic Business Management
Lecturer : Mr. Nalin Anthony
3. Proud heritage over
180 years which begins
in 1832
Channeling the idle
money in every corner
of the island towards
the development
process
Licensed Specialized
Bank by the Banking
Act No. 30 of 1988
The 3rd largest bank
in Sri Lanka in terms
of deposits
Serves 18 million plus
account holders via
5000 plus service
points
Only local bank
received AAA Fitch
Ratings for 13th
consecutive year
4. The most reliable and sought-after choice for savings and
investment solutions
Providing customers with total financial solutions to
optimize their savings and investment needs, while
meeting the expectations of all the stakeholders
In conducting day-to-day business: respond promptly and
act creatively with trust, mutual respect and integrity
8. Political Factors
Opportunities Threats
•Moderate intervention by
Gvt
•Opening up North & East
•Improving physical & social
infrastructure
•Developmental projects in
the rural areas
•Increase branch networks
by 1.5%
•Removing the stamp duty
of 1.5% on the usage of
credit cards for local
purposes whilst increased
the stamp duty on foreign
purchases to 2.5%
• Tough rules & regulations
of CBSL
• Ceasing leasing activities
• Limitation of pawning
percentage to 5% from
the total loans
• Increase in the effective
tax rate
• Potential entrance of
Indian banks and
financial companies(
ECTA )
• Imposing taxes on large
cash withdrawals
9. Economical
FactorsOpportunities Threats
• Economic growth by 4.8%
in the 2015
• Government revenue
increased to 13.0% of
GDP in 2015 from 11.4%
in 2014
• Upper middle income
status
• Inflation remained low
• Personal Loans and
Advances increased by
18.3%
• Introduction of new
economic activities
•Global Financial Crisis &
the European Crisis
•Tightened international
financial market conditions
•Delay in the policy
responses after general
elections
•Domestic savings declined
to 22.6% of GDP
•Slowdown in the growth of
demand for traditional
export markets
•Earnings from exports
contracted by 5.6% in 2015
10. Social Factors
Opportunities Threats
•Increasing ageing
population
•Education level of youth is
at a higher level
•Local youth tend to seek
white collared jobs
•Increase number of higher
education institutes
•Higher life expectancy
•Increase in self
employment and courage of
disabled people
•High women employment
• High unemployment in
certain regions
• Increase in ageing
population would affect
in youth banking product
to decline
• Environmental pollution
is continued
• Emergence of green
concepts
11. Technological
Factors
Opportunities Threats
• Telephone density
increased to 128.7
• No of mobile telephone
connections increased by
10.2%
• Internet penetration rate
has increased
• ‘Google Loon’ project
• Customer Service Index
• Increase in virtual
distribution networks
• Automation of more
processes
• POS banking
• Mobile banking app
• Facilitating customers to
have video conferencing
• Fraudulent transactions
occur via virtual banking
channels
• Digital counterfeiting
• Cross-selling is
impossible since
customers use virtual
banking services
• Mobile service providers
entering into financial
services
12. Conclusion
• The banking industry & NSB is facing a WIN or LOOSE
situation.
• There are a lot of favourable macro environment
factors but at the same time there are threats.
• It all depends on how the bank will use these
opportunities and threats strategically.
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14.
15. 2010 2015
LCB 22 25
LSB 9 9
High customer loyalty
High switching cost for customers
High capital requirement
Highly regulated
Network of distribution channels
16. SCORE CARD
Factors Favourable Unfavourable
High customer loyalty
High switching cost for customers
High capital requirement
Highly regulated
Strong network of distribution
channels
Favourable
19. SCORE CARD
Factors Favourable Unfavourable
Large dependence on individual buyers
Many alternative companies for buyers
Low dependence on few large buyers
High switching cost of buyers
Multi-banking customers
Unfavourable
21. SCORE CARD
Factors Favourable Unfavourable
No substitutes for supplies(funds)
Many substitutes for suppliers to switch
Suppliers serve multiple industries
No other suppliers as a bank
Unfavourable
22. SCORE CARD
Factors Favourable Unfavourable
Few close substitute for banking products
Many number of other substitutes in the
market
Attractive price levels of substitutes
Lack of security of substitutes
Low perceived quality of substitutes
Favourable
24. SCORE CARD
Factors Favourable Unfavourable
Few close competitors
Huge close competitors
Oligopoly structured industry
Strong exit barriers and committed
fixed cost
Aggressive marketing of competitors
Unfavourable
25. SCORE CARD
Factors Favourable Unfavourable
Threat of new entrants
Power of buyers
Power of suppliers
Threat of substitute products
Rivalry among the existing firms
40% Favarouble
60% Unfavarouble
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28.
29. Opportunities
Opening up of the North and the East.
Improving the physical and social infrastructure of the country.
Development projects taking place throughout the rural areas.
Government proposals to increase the banking culture in the country.
Government’s plans for improving public transportation.
Growth of Sri Lankan economy by 4.8% and low inflation.
Country is gradually moving to upper middle income status.
Personal Loans and Advances increased by 18.3%.
30. Increasing ageing population.
Education level of youth is at a higher level.
Higher life expectancy necessitates higher savings over the
working life to support old age.
Increase number of higher education institutes and the trend of
studying abroad.
Increase in self employment and courage of disabled people.
Many women entering into labour force.
Trend of obtaining life style loans by middle income earners.
31. Telephone density and number of mobile telephone connections
increased by 10.2%.
Sri Lanka’s internet penetration rate has increased.
Increase in virtual/ online distribution networks.
Automation of more processes.
POS banking service has added greater convenience to customers.
Mobile banking app can use as a great tool to attract the youth
segment.
32.
33. THREATS
• Tough rules and regulations
• Increase in the tax rate
• encouragement of credit cards
• Global Financial Crisis
• Domestic savings declined to 22.6% of GDP
• Increase in ageing population
• Fraudulent transactions
• Digital counterfeiting
• Cross-selling
• Mobile Service Providers entering into financial services
Eg: Dialog EZcash
34.
35. • Promoting EASY card due to increasing credit card usage
• Introducing an integrated system with postal network
• Promoting BUDDHI loan due to increasing interest on higher education
and trend of studying abroad.
• Issuing travel cards
• Speeding the processes of foreign remittances
• Introducing core banking
• Reducing paper work and manual processes
• Introducing mobile banking app
• Due to the increasing ageing population and increasing working women
population, develop or re-launch the existing products with added
benefits