Govt spending has not pumped much cash into banking system

Bank deposits witness tepid growth

March 30, 2017 00:50 am

KATHMANDU, March 30: While banks have heaved a sigh of relief after the regulation issued the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) allowed them to use their funds to extend credits even without getting new deposits, the real problem of 'credit crunch' is yet to go away as their deposit base has not expanded significantly.