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PCBL financial performance3 min readPrime Commercial Bank Posts Strong Profit Growth, but Rising NPL Signals Asset Quality Risk
The bank’s balance sheet also expanded during the year. Deposits increased by 5.46 percent to Rs 277.74 billion, while loans and advances grew by 8.29 percent to Rs 226.44 billion. The higher growth in lending compared to deposits indicates that the bank actively utilized available liquidity to expand credit.
Dipesh Ghimire- Advertisement
Muktinath Bikas Bank5 min readMuktinath Bank Profit Rises 12%, but Sharp Increase in Bad Loans Clouds Outlook
For that reason, the sustainability of Muktinath Bikas Bank's profit will increasingly depend not simply on how much it lends, but on how well those loans perform and how effectively the bank converts its growing deposit base into quality assets.
Dipesh Ghimire
