Nepal’s 19 commercial banks accumulated non-banking assets worth Rs 43.05 billion by mid-December of fiscal year 2082/83, representing a 31.83 percent increase compared to the same period last year, according to Nepal Rastra Bank. Fifteen banks recorded growth in such assets, with Prime Commercial Bank and Nepal SBI Bank posting the largest increases. In contrast, Kumari, Machhapuchhre, Everest, and Rastriya Banijya banks reported declines. Global IME Bank held the highest non-banking assets, while Nepal Bank had the lowest. Standard Chartered Bank reported none.
