Following the merger, the institution’s name was changed to Manushi Shrijanshil Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited. Similarly, for the merger, an equal share swap ratio, i.e. a 1:1 swap ratio, has been finalized.
For the merger process, a joint merger committee will be formed with 3/3 representatives from both organizations. The goal is to complete the merger process this fiscal year.
The Securities Exchange Board of Nepal (SEBON) has approved Rawa Energy Development Limited’s proposed initial public offering (IPO) on Falgun 25.
The company will now issue 840,000 equity shares at NPR 100 per share. The issue is worth Rs. 8.4 crore. This is equivalent to 30% of the company’s issued capital. The company’s total paid-up capital following the IPO allotment would be Rs 28 crores.
Prabhu Capital Limited has been appointed as the proposed IPO’s issue manager.
For the first eight months of the current fiscal year 2079/80, the government’s budget deficit exceeded Rs. 1.56 Kharba. By the end of Falgun, the government had spent 7.79 Kharba of its budget, but had only collected 6.22 Kharba in total revenue.
Meanwhile, only 22.15% of capital expenditure (CAPEX) is used until the end of Falgun’s fiscal year 2079/80.
The government’s capital expenditure is the money spent on the development of physical assets. In Nepal, the capital budget is funded by balancing domestic revenue after the recurrent budget, grants, and loans have been met. According to the Financial Comptroller General Office, only Rs. 84.25 Arba of the capital budget has been spent out of the targeted budget of Rs. 3.80 Kharba.
The IME Life Insurance Company Limited Initial Public Offering (IPO) has been added to SEBON’s IPO pipeline for approval.
The company intends to sell 12 million unit shares to the general public for Rs. 276 each (Rs 100 face value + Rs 176 premium price). The company will raise a total of Rs. 3.312 billion through the IPO.
The deadline for the sale of 2,96,000 units of promoter share has been extended till Chaitra 6, 2079, according to Kumari Bank Limited (KBL).
KBL’s existing promoters have started auctioning off their 2,96,000 unit promoter stake. The auction began on the 16th of Falgun and was scheduled to end tomorrow, on the 30th of Falgun, 2079. Nevertheless, because the auction organizer received insufficient applications, the sale has been extended until Chaitra 6.
Individual investors, businesses, and institutions can all bid in an auction. The minimum bid is Rs. 119. The promoters’ shares have a minimum bid quantity of 10,000 units. Although bidders may bid for the full issue, they must follow the Nepal Rastra Bank’s guideline not to bid more than once.
According to the Nepal Rastra Bank, inflation remained at 7.88 percent year on year. During the mentioned period, the gross foreign exchange reserves stood at USD 10.50 billion, while total imports and exports decreased by 19.9 percent and 29 percent, respectively, and the trade deficit decreased by 18.7 percent.
The outstanding concessional loan was Rs.210.96 billion as of mid-February 2023, with 148,295 borrowers. For selected commercial agriculture and livestock businesses, Rs.142.56 billion has been extended to 61,335 borrowers. Similarly, 84,105 women entrepreneurs have received loans totaling Rs.65.19 billion. A total of 2,855 borrowers have received concessional loans in other specified sector
Aatmanirbhar Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited had issued to the general public 1,69,755 units worth Rs 1.69 crore in an Initial Public Offering (IPO) (Falgun 11- 15, 2079).
Out of the total 203,380 units, 10%, or 20,388 units, have been allotted to Nepalese citizens working abroad, while 1.5326%, or 3,117 units, have been set aside for company employees, and 5%, or 10,170 units, have been set aside for mutual funds. The remaining 1,69,755 units will be available to the general public.
Sanima Middle Tamor Hydropower Limited will begin issuing 42,48,938 unit shares with a face value of Rs 100 on February 26th, 2079. This IPO is expected to generate Rs 42.48 crore for the company. This issue’s early closing date is 30th Falgun, and if it is not fully subscribed, it can be extended until 10th Chaitra, 2079.
Out of the total 49,98,750 units, 10%, or 499,875 units, have already been issued and allocated to Nepalese citizens working abroad, while 5%, or 249,937 units, have been set aside for mutual funds. The remaining 42,48,938 units will be available to the general public. Following the IPO, the company’s paid-up capital will be Rs. 3.33 Arba
Prime Life Insurance Company Limited (PLIC) has listed 36,13,500.25 Units Bonus Shares on NEPSE.
For the fiscal year 2077/78, the board of directors proposed bonus shares worth Rs. 36,13,500.25 and a cash dividend worth Rs. 1,90,18,422 from the paid-up capital of Rs. 2.77 Arba at its 162nd meeting. NEPSE now lists the same bonus shares.
A final merger agreement has also been completed between three life insurance companies, Union Life Insurance Co Ltd (ULI), Gurans Life Insurance Co Ltd (GLICL), and Prime Life Insurance Co Ltd (PLIC). The merger agreement was signed by the companies in order to strengthen the company’s capital base at a swap ratio of 1:1:1.
The Nepal Bankers Association (NBA) has decided to lower the interest rate on savings while keeping the interest rate on fixed deposits unchanged.
The meeting was attended by the CEOs and representatives of all commercial banks to review the interest rate beginning on Chaitra 1. Savings interest rates currently range from 6.42 percent to 8.4 percent. It has been decided to keep the rates between 6% and 8%.
Himalayan Everest Insurance Limited (HEI) has scheduled its 29th annual general meeting for Chaitra 29, 2079. The meeting will begin at 11 a.m. that day at the Baneshwor Banquet in Thapagaun.
Among the other items on the agenda, the AGM will approve a 2.89% dividend for fiscal year 2078/79. The 297th meeting of the board of directors, held on Poush 26, decided to distribute a dividend of Rs. 2.23 Arba on the paid-up capital. A cash dividend of 0.14% and 2.75% bonus shares have been proposed. Thus, the bonus shares are valued at Rs. 6.15 crores, while the cash dividend is valued at Rs. 32.42 lakhs.
Menchhiyam Hydropower Limited has closed the issue of its initial public offering (IPO) to Nepalese citizens working abroad as of today, the 25th of Falgun, and has extended the IPO issue deadline for project-affected locals until the 9th of Chaitra, 2079. The problem had begun on the 10th of Falgun, 2079.
The company’s issued capital is Rs. 54.25 crores, of which 10%, or 5,42,583 unit shares worth Rs. 5.42 crores, have been allocated to project-affected Sankhuwasabha District residents. Meanwhile, 20% of the company’s issued capital, or 10,85,167 unit shares, will be made available to the general public later. This public issue, which will close today, has allocated 10% of the shares totaling 108,517 units to Nepalese citizens working abroad.