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Interest Rate Corridor’s Upper Limit and Policy Rate Reduced

जयराम गौतम | 15 minutes ago
Kathmandu. Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has reduced the interest rate corridor upper limit and policy rate. The central bank has released the first quarterly review of the monetary policy for the current fiscal year. Through this review, the upper limit of the interest rate corridor and the policy rate have been reduced.
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Monetary review continues, what are the new arrangements? (With full text)

जयराम गौतम | 20 minutes ago
Kathmandu. Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has issued a statement for the current fiscal year 2082. The first quarter review of the monetary policy of the year 83 has been made public. A meeting of the Board of Directors of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) was held this morning.
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Gold price hits all-time high, gold prices rise

नानु खड्का (निर्जला) | 45 minutes ago
Kathmandu. KATHMANDU: Price of gold and silver has reached all- time high in the Nepali market on Sunday. According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the price of gold has increased by Rs 14 per tola today . The gold is being traded at Rs 2,750 per tola today.
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Australian insurance companies pay the highest ever for health benefits

जयराम गौतम | 1 hour ago
Kathmandu. Australian insurance companies have made their highest ever claim payments under the 2024 health benefit. According to a report by Private Health Services Australia, published in November 2025, Australia’s insurance companies paid out about AU$9.4 billion in health benefits in the 12 months to December 2024.
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Mother’s body kept at home for 3 years for unemployed son’s pension

केशवप्रसाद भण्डारी | 4 hours ago
Kathmandu. An incident within a family in the European country of Italy has revealed an astonishing example of the extent to which unemployed people work for a living. A 56-year-old unemployed man from Borgo Vergilio in Italy impersonated himself as his mother for nearly three years and used his mother’s pension money.
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Diesel and kerosene prices cut

नानु खड्का (निर्जला) | 4 hours ago
Kathmandu. Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has reduced the prices of diesel and kerosene. The price of diesel and kerosene has been reduced by Rs 1 per litre. Now, the price of diesel and kerosene in the first class is Rs 143.50, Rs 145 in the second class and Rs 146 in the third class.
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Standard Chartered Bank to get dividend for buying shares today

नानु खड्का (निर्जला) | 4 hours ago
Kathmandu. Today is the last day to secure the dividend of Standard Chartered Bank. The bank is closing its book on November 30 for the AGM and dividend distribution.
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Niraj Lamsal takes charge of Prabhu Bank

केशवप्रसाद भण्डारी | 13 hours ago
Kathmandu. Assistant General Manager Niraj Lamsal has been appointed as the acting CEO of Prabhu Bank. An emergency meeting of the board of directors of the bank on Sunday appointed Lamsal as acting after the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) arrested three high-ranking officials including CEO Ashok Sherchan of the bank.
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SAFF Club Women’s Championship Broadcast Rights Awarded to Ms Media

केशवप्रसाद भण्डारी | 15 hours ago
Kathmandu. The All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) has announced the signing of the SAFF Regional Club Women’s Championship featuring top women’s club teams from South Asia. Pvt. Ltd. has signed broadcasting, marketing and digital rights agreements.
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CIB arrests three high-ranking officials, including Prabhu Bank CEO Sherchan

केशवप्रसाद भण्डारी | 15 hours ago
Kathmandu. KATHMANDU: The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police has arrested three high-ranking officials including Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Prabhu Bank Ashok Sherchan on the charge of banking fraud. The arrestees have been identified as Deputy Chief Executive Officer Maniram Pokharel and Chief Credit Officer Riwas Shrestha.
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NMB Bank Launches Online Payment Gateway

नानु खड्का (निर्जला) | 18 hours ago
Kathmandu. KATHMANDU: NMB Bank in collaboration with Nepal Clearing House Ltd. (NCHL) has launched a card-based online payment gateway to simplify and secure digital transactions across the country. This new service will be of great help to both physical and online e-commerce businesses.
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Rs. Deposits increased by Rs 5 billion, how much loan growth?

Khabar (S) | 18 hours ago
Kathmandu. Deposits in the banking system have increased by Rs 5 billion in a single day. According to the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), deposits in banks stood at Rs 7.519 trillion as of Wednesday, which stood at Rs 7.524 trillion as of Thursday. Similarly, credit disbursement stood at Rs 56.
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ICAN signs MoU with Manipal University, Jaipur

नानु खड्का (निर्जला) | 19 hours ago
Kathmandu. Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nepal (ICAN) and Manipal University, Jaipur (MUJ) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on behalf of their respective organizations.
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Nepal Rastra Bank’s first quarter monetary policy review to be held tomorrow

जयराम गौतम | 19 hours ago
Kathmandu. The meeting of the Board of Directors of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) is taking place on Monday. Current fiscal year 2082. The Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) is holding its board meeting tomorrow to discuss the review of the first quarter of the fiscal policy.
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Met Life Nepal Announces Insurance Insurance for National Cricket Players

नानु खड्का (निर्जला) | 19 hours ago
Kathmandu. KATHMANDU: Met Life Nepal has renewed the insurance policy for national cricket players. MetLife Nepal has once again renewed its commitment to Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN). This will provide continuous security to the players who carry the hopes and pride of millions of Nepalis.
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AM Best warns U.S. health insurers could face long-term hardship

जयराम गौतम | 20 hours ago
Kathmandu. Credit rating agency AM Best said it is maintaining its negative outlook for the U.S. health insurance industry as 2026 approaches. AM Best points to persistent medical cost increases in Medicare Advantage and the wide gap between rates and member growth in managed Medicaid, among many other pressures.
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Formal inauguration of Hyatt Place, Butwal

नानु खड्का (निर्जला) | 22 hours ago
Kathmandu. The third hotel under the Hyatt brand in Nepal, ‘Hyatt Place Butwal’ has been formally inaugurated in Butwal, Rupandehi. The new hotel is part of the Hyatt Place brand’s mission to expand its global presence in markets that are important to guests and members of the Hyatt Group.
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Australian govt bans use of genetic test results

जयराम गौतम | 22 hours ago
Kathmandu. The Australian government has proposed a new law to revolutionize the life insurance sector. It has banned the use of predictive or “unfavorable” genetic test results in life insurance underwriting.
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Premeditated murders for insurance money on the rise in India

जयराम गौतम | 23 hours ago
Kathmandu. In recent years, cases of planned murders for insurance money have been on the rise in neighboring India. Some gangs are active in such criminal cases while some are related to relatives. Recently, a man in Uttar Pradesh, India, destroyed his family in order to get Rs 39 crore for insurance.

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