SriLanka, Sept. 10 -- HNB PLC, once again secured its place among the nation's most valuable brands as per the latest Brand Finance Sri Lanka 100 Report, with a brand value of LKR 25.4 billion.

HNB's placement sits within a Top 10 dominated by banking, with six banks among the country's ten most valuable brands. The sector accounts for 42 percent of the total value in this year's ranking, worth LKR 275 billion and up 14 percent year on year, a measure of how closely brand value tracks financial performance.

"A brand serves as a symbol of the value that markets and customers place on the institution behind it. The value of our brand is also a reflection of the trust and confidence that the market and our customers has placed in our organ...