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NRB to issue 5-year bond of Rs. 4 billion

Kathmandu, May 24

Nepal Rastra Bank is issuing a bond worth Rs. 4 billion with 5-year maturity period.

The sales of the Citizen Bond 2082 will be open till June 3 and will be issued on June 7.

The bond will bring 9 per cent interest which would be paid on a half yearly basis. However, the interest money will be taxable. The bond can be used as collateral to obtain loan from other banks and financial institutions.

Interested Nepali investors can start from Rs. 10,000 to any amount that is divisible by it within the limit of the bond. Application forms are available at the market maker BFIs or can be downloaded from the central bank's website.

Investors outside the Kathmandu Valley can also apply for the bond and submit the application at the local branches of BFIs that have market maker status.

The bond can be taken as stock or promissory note but it should be clearly mentioned in the application. Stock certificate would be provided to the illiterate investors.

PUblished in The Risiing Nepal daily on 25 May 2020. 

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