Tuesday, July 15, 2025

GIBL receives Best Bank Award, again

Kathmandu, July 11

Global IME Bank Limited has once again received the 'Best Bank Award 2025' by Global Finance magazine, marking its second consecutive global recognition.

"This back-to-back achievement underscores the bank’s excellence in trustworthiness, resource mobilisation, financial accessibility, strategic partnerships, customer-centric service innovation, and strong credit ratings—qualifying it as the best bank in Nepal for 2025," the bank said in a statement.

Surendra Raj Regmi, CEO of the bank, said the award was a powerful motivation to continue providing top-tier banking services.

Global Finance has recognised top-performing banks from across Africa, Asia Pacific, the Caribbean, Central America, Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, North America, and Western Europe.

Global IME Bank is the first-ever Nepali bank to receive this international award, placing Nepal’s banking industry on the global map.

In its 2025 edition, Global Finance also honoured major global institutions such as HSBC (Hong Kong), State Bank of India (India), China Construction Bank (China), UOB Malaysia (Malaysia), City Bank (Bangladesh), and SMBC (Japan), alongside GIBL (Nepal), acknowledging excellence across multiple categories.

Earlier, the bank has received numerous prestigious awards, including Bank of the Year 2014, Best Internet Bank 2016, Best Bank Nepal (2024 and 2025), Best Bank in ESG Nepal 2024, and Best Employer, among others.

The bank has its presence in all 77 districts of the country, the GIBL operates 352 branches, 385 ATMs, 155 branchless banking centers, 68 extension and revenue collection counters, and three international representative offices—offering services from over 1,000 locations.

It is facilitating remittance inflows from around the globe, including countries such as the USA, UK, Canada, Australia, Malaysia, South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, India, Jordan, and many others.

Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 12 July 2025.   

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