Nepal Rastra Bank Governor Maha Prasad Adhikari has said that the condition of Nepal’s banks is safe and a small shock will not affect it.

Announcing the financial data for 8 months of the current fiscal year 2079/80, the governor said that the foreign exchange reserve is in a comfortable state and inflation is in a declining state.

He said that even though the bank’s interest rate is slightly higher, the base rate has been decreasing since February. He said that there is no need to despair as Nepal’s economy is improving, and that capital adequacy is 13 percent instead of 11 percent and non-performing loans are 2.63 percent.