Weekly Deposit Figure Sees Noticeable Increment After Long, Lending Also Sees Modest Gain

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 third week of Falgun, 2078.

The total deposit figure has seen a higher than usual growth in the third week of Falgun compared to the previous weeks. The total deposit figure is at Rs. 4,324 billion, up by Rs. 11 billion compared to the second week's figure. Rs. 4,231 billion worth of deposit is in local currency while the rest Rs. 93 billion is in foreign currency.

Meanwhile, the total lending has also gone up by Rs. 5 billion, and the total figure is at Rs. 4,170 billion. Rs. 4,113 billion worth of lending has been forwarded in local currency while Rs. 57 billion is in foreign currency.

The CD ratio of the week is 90.76%.