KATHMANDU

The Nepal Rastra Bank has reduced the risk burden of share collateral loans.

As per the first quarterly review of monetary policy, the central bank has reduced the risk burden on shares and real estate loans. ‘Banks and financial institutions can now provide real estate loans and share collateral loans over Rs 50 lakhs with a risk burden of only 125 percent,’ said the review.

Previously, the risk burden for share collateral loans over 50 lakhs was 150 percent.