KATHMANDU: Nepal Investment Bank Ltd (NIBL) has opened a branch at Bafal, Kathmandu. The branch was inaugurated by the Chairman of NIBL, Prithivi Bahadur Pande, as per a media release. The branch was opened with an objective to extend convenient banking services to localities around Bafal, Kalanki and Sitapaila. As an initiative to attain financial inclusion, the bank has been opening branches in deprived and underserved locations of the country. NIBL is catering to its customer base of more than 870,000 through its 77 branches and eight extension counters across the country. NIBL has a network of 103 ATMs and leads a consortium 14 Visa associate banks and seven NPN member banks.