Deposit Rose Minimally in Fourth Week of Falgun, Lending Down Rs. 1B

The report on the trend of deposit and lending in the nation's commercial banks has been unveiled. This is the data reported as of Falgun 27, i.e. the end of the fourth week of Falgun, 2078.

The total deposit figure has risen by Rs. 2 billion in the fourth week. The deposit figure had seen a higher than usual growth in the third week of Falgun compared to the previous weeks. The total deposit figure is at Rs. 4,326 billion. Rs. 4,230 billion worth of deposit is in local currency while the rest Rs. 95 billion is in foreign currency.

Meanwhile, the total lending has also gone down by Rs. 1 billion, and the total figure is at Rs. 4,169 billion. Rs. 4,117 billion worth of lending has been forwarded in local currency while Rs. 52 billion is in foreign currency.

The CD ratio of the week is 91.08%.