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...

Kathmandu — Net interest income of commercial banks climbed to Rs 142 billion by the end of the third quarter of fiscal year 2025/26. The 20 operating commercial banks collectively earned Rs 142.68 billion in net interest income during...

Kathmandu — By the end of the third quarter of fiscal year 2025/26, non-performing loans (NPL) of commercial banks have crossed 5%. According to data published by banks up to mid-April 2026, bad loans have risen to 5.25%. Compared...

Kathmandu – The government led by Balen has decided to expand the jurisdiction of the anti-corruption authority to allow strict investigation of corruption in the private sector. The proposal is included in the draft Anti-Corruption Strategy for 2025 to...