Total Deposit in Commercial Banks at Rs. 4377B in First Week of Baisakh, Lending at Rs. 4195B

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 the end of the first week of Baisakh, 2079, i.e. till Baisakh 02. The average CD ratio of the industry was 90.77%.

The total deposit figure has fallen by Rs. 12 billion in the first week. The total deposit figure is Rs. 4377 billion. Rs. 4265 billion worth of deposit is in local currency while the rest Rs. 112 billion is in foreign currency.

Meanwhile, the total lending has also gone down by Rs. 2 billion, and the total figure is at Rs. 4195 billion. Rs. 4153 billion worth of lending has been forwarded in local currency while Rs. 42 billion is in foreign currency.