Nepal Banking Awards 2026

Sanima Bank Ltd. increased total assets 13.25 times to Rs. 291.21 billion over 14 years ending Q4 2082/83, with loans and advances reaching Rs. 195.88 billion and net profit peaking at Rs. 3.55 billion with a median 30.27% growth rate.

Nepal SBI Bank Limited received four international awards at the Fourth Emerging Asia Banking Awards 2026 for excellence in MSME acceleration, asset quality, profitability, and as the best commercial bank.

Analysis revealed over 20% of companies on NEPSE have eroded capital but trade at premiums; NEPSE's total market capitalization is about 70% of Nepal's GDP and median price-to-earnings ratio is about 54.

Nabil Bank received three awards at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2026, including Nepal's Best Bank, Best Bank for ESG, and Best Bank for SMEs, recognizing financial strength and sustainability leadership.

Nepal Infrastructure Bank Limited's net profit declined by 19.98% to Rs. 9.87 Crores in Q4 of Fiscal Year 2082/83, with net interest income falling 23.89% and capital adequacy ratio dropping from 76.76% to 67.15%.

Non-performing loans in Nepal's banking system more than tripled from 1.48% in 2021 to 4.62% by mid-2025, with an increasing share of unrecoverable loans and highest NPL ratios in fishery, wholesale, retail trade, and construction sectors.

Nepal Securities Board unveiled a 10-year capital market development roadmap aiming to double market size relative to GDP and fully digitize operations with AI and blockchain technologies by 2036.

Nepalese banks possess Rs1.56 trillion in excess lendable funds due to weak credit demand and slow economic activity as of July 10, with the credit-to-deposit ratio at 71.29%, below the 90% lending limit.

Nepalese commercial banks increased profits by 19.62% in fiscal year 2025/26 despite the economy slowing to 3.85% growth; non-performing loans quadrupled since 2021/22, reaching a gross ratio of 5.6% by April 2026.

Nepal Rastra Bank reported that commercial banks earned a combined net profit of Rs. 64.56 Arba and development banks Rs. 7.32 Arba up to Jestha of fiscal year 2082/83, with Nabil Bank leading commercial bank profits at Rs. 8.49 Arba.