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CIT to distribute 25 per cent bonus shares

Kathmandu, July 16

The Citizen Investment Trust (CIT) has approved the proposed 25 per cent bonus shares and 1.315 per cent cash dividend allotted in the income distribution statement for the Fiscal Year 2021/22.

The 28th Annual General Meeting of the CIT held in the Capital on Sunday has approved the proposed bonus shares and dividend.

Prof. Dr. Surya Bahadur Thapa, Chairman of the Trust's board of directors, said that Nepali citizens,who have not in the government, non-governmetn and private sector and have been excluded from the CIT's services so far would be included in its services.

He emphasized on the opportunities that the savings collected by the CIT could be used in projects of national pride, infrastructure development and productive sectors while various loan agreements and capital market instruments could help to diversify the investment of the company and offer opportunities to increase retuns on the funds which would benefit the Trust as well as the participants.

Likewise, Executive Director of the CIT, Raman Nepal, said that company's transactions will be expanded in the future with the application of technology.

CIT's net fund balance has reached Rs.214.79 billion by the end of the FY 2021/22. During that period, the fund has invested Rs. 212.64 billion.

In a statement issued on Sunday, the CIT said that it has been working to involve the self-employed and foreign-employed Nepali citizens in its services.

Nepal also informed that work is being done to enable such citizens to receive money through the online system.

Meanwhile, Suresh Prasad Khatri from National Life Insurance Compnay was elected unopposed to the board of directors of the company from the banks and financial institutions group for three years period. 

   Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 17 July 2023.   

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