Kathmandu. In the first nine months of the current fiscal year, there has been a significant increase in the number of loans issued by banks and financial institutions against shares. According to Nepal Rastra Bank, a total of Rs 159.48 billion has been invested in share loans till mid-April.

According to the NRB, such loans increased by Rs 3.21 billion in a month. As of mid-March, the loan issued against the share was Rs 156.27 billion. In the same period of the last fiscal year, it was only Rs 140.70 billion. In the nine months, it has increased by 13.4 percent.

During the period, the number of loans above Rs 10 million increased by 11.1 percent to Rs 109.95 billion. Similarly, loans from Rs 5 million to Rs 10 million increased by 4 percent to Rs 18.26 billion.

Similarly, loans ranging from Rs 25 lakh to Rs 50 lakh will be loaned. Loans up to Rs 19.23 billion increased by 5 percent to Rs 19.23 billion. According to the Nepal Rastra Bank, it has increased by 2 percent to Rs 12 billion.