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%.
Highlights:
- Total Deposits Went Up Rs. 14 Billion in End Week of Magh, Lending Risen by Rs. 3 Billion
- Gold sets a new all-time high, gaining Rs 2000 per tola in a single day to trade at Rs 111,000.
- Gains Rs 2,900 per tola in one day, trading at Rs 110,000
- Today’s gold price in Nepal has dropped by Rs 600 per tola, while silver has dropped by Rs 20.
- Gold is down Rs 800 from its all-time high, trading at Rs 110,200 per tola; silver is down Rs 5.