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Macro Economic Indicators of FY 2022/23: Remittance Inflows Rise by 22.7%, Inflation at 6.83% 5
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Macro Economic Indicators of FY 2022/23: Remittance Inflows Rise by 22.7%, Inflation at 6.83%

  As of mid-June 2023, there was a total outstanding concessional loan of Rs. 203.10 billion given to 147,510 borrowers. Out of this amount, Rs. 139.68 billion was provided to 61,235 borrowers for selected commercial agriculture and livestock businesses. Additionally, Rs. 60.46 billion was given as loans to 83,455 women entrepreneurs. In other specified sectors,

NRB Approves Merger of National and Summit Microfinance 7
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NRB Approves Merger of National and Summit Microfinance

The Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has given its final approval for the merger between National Microfinance Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (NMFBS) and Summit Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (SMFDB). National Microfinance (NMFBS) issued a press release announcing the approval. The merger proposal by National Microfinance was presented at a Special General Meeting (SGM) and was later

Shikhar Insurance Leads Non-Life Insurance Premium Collection with Rs. 36.19 Arba in Jestha 17
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Shikhar Insurance Leads Non-Life Insurance Premium Collection with Rs. 36.19 Arba in Jestha

  In the first eleven months of the fiscal year 2079/80, non-life insurance companies in Nepal collected an impressive amount of Rs. 36.19 Arba in premiums from 25.37 lakh active insurance policies. According to a report from the Nepal Insurance Authority, Siddhartha Premier Insurance holds the most active policies at 313,602, followed by Sagarmatha Lumbini

"80% Surge in Life Insurance Policies for Foreign Employment, NIA Statistics Show" 21
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“80% Surge in Life Insurance Policies for Foreign Employment, NIA Statistics Show”

  According to the Nepal Insurance Authority (NIA), the number of life insurance policies taken by individuals working abroad has increased by a significant 80.68 percent within a year. From Jestha 2079 to Jestha 2080, the number of life insurance policies subscribed for foreign employment rose from 876,541 to 1,583,746. Overall, there has been growth

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