Kathmandu — Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has rolled out a new set of regulations requiring banks and financial institutions to tighten oversight of dormant accounts, as part of broader efforts to reduce financial crime and curb the misuse of...

Kathmandu – Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has revised the Unified Directive, 2025 for Class A, B, and C banks and financial institutions, introducing new provisions effective June 24, 2026 under Section 79 of the Nepal Rastra Bank Act, 2002. Under...

Kathmandu – Nepal has once again come under heightened international financial scrutiny. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global intergovernmental body responsible for setting standards to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, has decided to keep Nepal on...

Kathmandu — Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has issued a new Regulatory Sandbox Directive, allowing innovative financial products and services to be tested in a controlled environment with the aim of promoting innovation in the financial sector. The central bank...

Kathmandu — Commercial banks have succeeded in earning nearly NPR 56.5 billion in profit during the first 10 months of the current fiscal year 2025/26(2082/83). According to data published by the Nepal Rastra Bank up to mid-May 2026 (end...

Kathmandu — A branch manager of Global IME Bank has been found dead in an apparent suicide after posting a message on social media targeting the bank’s top management. The deceased, Pitambar Khadka, reportedly shared a Facebook post on...

Kathmandu — Out of the 50 microfinance financial institutions listed on the Nepal Stock Exchange, 11 have so far published their financial statements for the third quarter of the current fiscal year 2025/26 (up to mid-April 2026). The disclosed...

Kathmandu – Commercial banks have reported an improvement in earnings per share (EPS), according to third-quarter financial reports for the current fiscal year 2025/26 (up to mid-April). The average EPS of banks stood at NPR 17.01 during the period,...

Kathmandu — National-level development banks have collectively earned over Rs. 5.5 billion in profit within nine months. The eight operating national-level development banks earned a total profit of Rs. 5.50 billion in the third quarter of the current fiscal...

Kathmandu — Commercial banks posted a combined profit of over Rs 49 billion by the end of the third quarter of fiscal year 2025/26. The 20 operating commercial banks earned a total of Rs 49.21 billion in profit during...