NMB Bank Nepal is a
commercial bank
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It can also refer to a bank or a division of a larger bank that deals with whol ...
in
Nepal
Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...
with headquarters in
Kathmandu
Kathmandu () is the capital and largest city of Nepal, situated in the central part of the country within the Kathmandu Valley. As per the 2021 Nepal census, it has a population of 845,767 residing in 105,649 households, with approximately 4 mi ...
. The bank is licensed by
central bank
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of Nepal, the
Nepal Rastra Bank, and has 202 branches across the nation providing
retail
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and commercial banking services.
The bank's shares are publicly traded on the Nepal Stock Exchange. The Bank has a joint venture agreement with
Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO) a Dutch
development bank
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DFIs are often established and owned by governments or ...
which holds 13.69% of the bank's shares and is the largest shareholder of the Bank.
History
It was founded in May 2008 and is licensed as an "A" class financial institution. It was created as a merger with four financial institutions, Bhrikuti Development Bank, Pathibhara Bikas Bank, Prudential Finance Company, Clean Energy Development.
In September 2016, the bank signed a joint venture agreement with the Netherlands Development Finance Company (Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden, following which FMO became the single largest shareholder of the bank.
NMB Bank has been recognized as 'Bank of the Year in Nepal' for two consecutive years, 2017 and 2018 by
The Banker
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, a service of the
Financial Times
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, for its leading role in the country’s financial sector by using new digital technologies.
In September 2019 NMB Bank has acquired Om Development Bank.
Ownership structure
The Bank currently has a paid-up capital of Nepalese
Rupees
Rupee (, ) is the common name for the currencies of
India, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Seychelles, and Sri Lanka, and of former currencies of Afghanistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, the United Arab Emirates (as the Gulf rupee), British East Afr ...
18.37 Billion (as of FY 2023/24)
*Promoter Group - 51.00%
*General Public - 49.00%
Subsidiaries
The bank's subsidiaries are as follows:
* NMB Capital Limited.
* NMB Securities Limited.
* NMB Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited.
See also
*
List of banks in Nepal
References
Banks of Nepal
2008 establishments in Nepal
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