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How to Read a Life Insurer’s Accounts
Nepal’s 12 listed life insurers earned Rs 5.09 billion in FY 2082/83, down 2.43% year-on-year. But growing life funds tell a bigger story. Here’s how to read an insurer’s financial health beyond profits.
Nepal’s Bank Mergers: Bigger Banks But Better Banks?
Nepal has reduced its licensed banks and financial institutions from 220 in 2012 to 105 in 2026 through years of central-bank-driven consolidation. But an analysis of 152 completed mergers and five years of financial results raises a difficult question: have bigger banks actually delivered better results for shareholders?
Hydropower Companies Should Publish What They Generate
Nepal has 111 listed hydropower companies worth approximately Rs 630 billion. Yet investors can read their quarterly profits without knowing how much electricity their plants actually generate. The data already exists so why isn't it being disclosed?
NEPSE Rose 1.1% Last Quarter: FY 2083/84 Q1 Review
NEPSE gained 1.1% in the first quarter of FY 2083/84 but 213 of 339 listed stocks fell. Banks carried the index while smaller companies struggled and turnover dropped 48% year-on-year. Here’s what the numbers reveal about Nepal’s stock market.
How To Invest In Debentures In Nepal: A Complete Guide
A debenture's coupon rate is not the return you actually earn. Learn how to calculate yield to maturity, understand market prices, compare returns with bank deposits and evaluate the risks before investing in Nepal's debenture market.
Promoters Own 61% of Nepal’s Stock Market. What Happens When They Sell?
Promoters own 61% of the value of Nepal’s listed companies but much of that wealth is either locked in or trades at a steep discount. An analysis of 88 lock-in expiries finds that stocks typically fall before promoter shares become tradable raising questions about market liquidity, investor protection and the Rs 355 billion in promoter shares still locked up.
NEPSE Should Not Close for Nine Days Every Dashain
Nepal’s prolonged Dashain market closure disrupts trading, liquidity and investor access. Historical data points to a better calendar, make-up sessions and opening auctions.
Nepal’s Microfinance Profits Rose 43%. Bad Loans Tell a Different Story.
Microfinance profits rose 43%, but bad loans surged 64%. Falling loan-loss provisions explain much of the profit growth, raising questions about its sustainability.
Rights Shares in Nepal: A Complete Guide for Investors
Learn how rights shares work in Nepal, from issue ratios and book closure dates to theoretical ex-rights prices. Understand your options, calculate potential dilution and make sense of what happens when you subscribe or do nothing.
When Should You Sell an IPO?
We tracked 87 Nepali IPOs from their first trade. The result is striking: selling on listing day was the worst of six exit strategies tested while waiting often captured much more of the post-listing rise.
Bonus Shares Are Creating Fake Dividend Yield
Nepal’s most common small cash dividend is 0.53% often not a return to shareholders but a tax payment on bonus shares. The practice makes dividends look larger than they really are.
Nepal’s Credit Problem Isn’t Interest Rates
Inflation has climbed above NRB’s 5.5% annual target while private-sector credit remains far below its 11% target. With the interbank rate already at the corridor floor, Nepal’s central bank faces a problem that lower rates may not solve.
