Nepal Rastra Bank

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Central Bank of Nepal
Nepal Rastra Bank
Branch in Janakpur
Branch in Janakpur
Headquarters Kathmandu
founding 1956
president Yuba Raj Khatiwada
country NepalNepal Nepal
currency

Nepalese rupee

ISO 4217 NPR
Website

http://www.nrb.org.np/

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The Nepal Rastra Bank ( NRB , Nepali : नेपाल राष्ट्र बैंक ) is the central bank of Nepal based in Kathmandu . The bank's seven branch offices are located in Biratnagar , Birganj , Dhangadhi , Janakpur , Nepalganj , Pokhara and Siddharthanagar . On 15 July 2008 the bank had total assets of 211 billion Nepalese rupees .

Headquarters of the Nepal Rastra Bank in Kathmandu

Nepal Rastra Bank was established in 1956 on the basis of the Central Bank Law of 1955 ( Nepal Rastra Bank Act, 2012 (1955) ). A new law from 2002 ( Nepal Rastra Bank Act, 2058 (2002) ) confirmed the function as central bank. On March 22, 2010, Yuba Raj Khatiwada became chairman (governor) of the bank.

The main tasks of the central bank are to ensure price stability to support economic development, to provide the banking sector with liquidity, and to monitor and promote the banking sector.

Web links

Individual evidence / explanations

  1. ^ Website of the Nepal Rastra Bank, District Offices , accessed May 9, 2009
  2. ^ Website of the Nepal Rastra Bank, Audit Report , January 8, 2009 (PDF; 2.0 MB) ( WebCite ( Memento from May 9, 2009 on WebCite ))
  3. ↑ Nepal Rastra Bank website, Board of Directors , accessed April 5, 2010
  4. ^ Website of the Nepal Rastra Bank, Nepal Rastra Bank Act, 2058 (2002) , January 30, 2002 ( WebCite ( Memento of May 10, 2009 on WebCite ))