Kathmandu. KATHMANDU: Chairman of Himalayan Bank (HBL) Prachanda Bahadur Shrestha has been unanimously elected as the Chairman of Confederation of Banks and Financial Institutions (CFI) Nepal (CBFIN). The post of chairman of Nabil Bank had been vacant after the outgoing chairman Upendra Poudel stepped down from the AGM held last week. According to the CBFIN Statute, the office bearers or members of the Executive Committee shall automatically terminate upon the exition of the Board of Directors of the banks and financial institutions represented by them. <\/p>\n
Shrestha has been unanimously nominated for the remaining term from the 15th meeting of the working committee held on January 20 under the chairmanship of Acting President Rajesh Upadhyaya. Shrestha, who has been active in the Nepali banking sector for more than two decades, had previously served as the General Secretary of the Executive Committee. <\/p>\n
Expressing gratitude to the Executive Committee for giving him the opportunity to lead a leading institution of banking like CBFIN with trust and confidence in him, Mr. Upendra Poudel, Founding Chairman and President Emeritus of CBFIN Pawan Kumar Golyan and former Chairman Upendra Poudel \u0964 <\/p>\n
Expressing concern over the indispensable and sensitive sector like banking, which is the foundation of Nepal’s economy, becoming challenging and unsafe today, Chairman Shrestha said that the government and the Ministry of Finance are committed to building a strong economy and prosperous nation through financial stability and sustainable development. He said that the working committee would move ahead giving top priority to close collaboration and collaboration with regulatory bodies including Nepal Rastra Bank and the entire private sector. <\/p>\n
The 16th meeting of the Executive Committee held today under the chairmanship of Prachanda Bahadur Shrestha unanimously elected Manoj Kumar Goel, chairman of NMB Bank and Raman Nepal, chairman of Laxmi Sunrise Bank as treasurer. <\/p>\n
The post of treasurer of NIC Asia Bank was vacant after the then chairman of the bank Tulsiram Agrawal resigned from the post of chairman of the bank. <\/p>\n
Goel, who was previously a member of the Working Committee, is known as an efficient and experienced banker. He has served in the top level of Nabil Bank, then Bank of Kathmandu, Clean Energy Development Bank and then Nepal Merchant Banking and Finance Company. <\/p>\n
Similarly, Treasurer Nepal, who was a member of the Executive Committee of Nepal, is a well-experienced person in the banking and financial sector of Nepal, having held important positions such as Director of Nepal Rastra Bank, Director of the then Laxmi Bank and Executive Director of Citizen Investment Trust. <\/p>\n
According to the CBFIN statute, the post of chairperson, general secretary and treasurer will be nominated from among the members of the concerned group in case the post of office bearer of the executive committee falls vacant and if it is not possible, the members will be nominated from among the chairpersons of the banks and financial institutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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