Governor Adhikari defends 'liberal' Monetary Policy ​​​​​​​Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) Governor Maha Prasad Adhikari has said the Monetary Policy for the current fiscal is based on a review of the overall existing scenario of the nation’s economy. Business 31 Jul, 2023
EDITORIAL: Monetary policy Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), the central bank, unveiled the Monetary Policy for the fiscal year 2023-24 on Sunday, giving some relief to the banks and financial institutions, home and auto loans, and dollar facility to Nepali citizens visiting foreign countries other than India. Opinion 25 Jul, 2023
NRB unveils Monetary Policy for FY 2023-24 ​​​​​​​Nepal Rastra Bank has made public the Monetary Policy for the current fiscal year, 2023-24. Business 24 Jul, 2023
Nepal Rastra Bank unveils Monetary Policy for FY 2080-81 The eagerly anticipated monetary policy for the fiscal year 2080/81 was publicly unveiled through the website of the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB). The policy announcement includes several significant measures aimed at addressing the prevailing economic conditions and fostering financial stability. Business 23 Jul, 2023
'Dispersing liquidity in the market becoming difficult as demand remains low' Amid internal and external pressures that have caused the country to fall into a recession, concerns over the financial situation continue to grow as the new fiscal year approaches. Sangay Sherpa from The Himalayan Times met with Gyanendra Prasad... Business 04 Jul, 2023
Banks witness deposit and lending growth After facing scarcity in the month of Shrawan, commercial banks witnessed an uptick in deposit collection between August 19 and September 9. Business 13 Sep, 2022
EDITORIAL - Deposit scarcity After seeing a surge in deposits in the commercial banks and financial institutions (BFIs) towards the closing month of last fiscal year, they are once again facing a scarcity of fresh deposits in the current fiscal. Opinion 10 Aug, 2022
Banks face scarcity of fresh deposits again After a deposit growth spurt towards the end of the last fiscal year, commercial banks are again facing scarcity of fresh deposits in current fiscal year 2022-23. Business 09 Aug, 2022
Monetary Policy focuses on controlling credit flow for this fiscal The Monetary Policy for the fiscal 2022-23 has primarily focused on promoting macroeconomic stability by countering inflationary and external sector pressures, while supporting economic growth by channelising financial instruments into the productive sector. Nepal 23 Jul, 2022
Remittance inflows surged 12.6pc in Q1 KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 25 Even though the adverse impact of COVID-19 was witnessed on various sectors of the economy, particularly external trade, capital spending of the government and credit expansion of banks and financial institutions (BFIs), most... 26 Nov, 2020
EDITORIAL: Revive economy The govt, private sector and the BFIs need to inject money in constructive and service sectors to revive the economy hit hard by COVID-19 Impact of coronavirus has been witnessed in all sectors of the economy from tourism, education, export and import... 23 Oct, 2020
Trade deficit narrows down nearly 25 per cent KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 21 While the adverse impact of coronavirus has been witnessed on various sectors of the economy, it was more pronounced on external trade and credit expansion of banks and financial institutions (BFIs) in the first two months... 22 Oct, 2020