KATHMANDU, Sept 11: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has urged banks and financial institutions to resume operations with limited staff to provide essential banking and digital payment services.
In a public notice issued today, the central bank directed all licensed commercial banks, development banks, finance companies, and payment service providers to ensure business continuity. The NRB said the decision was made in consideration of the prohibitory orders imposed by the Nepal Army on September 10.
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According to the notice, banks and financial institutions must operate their critical systems with a limited number of employees and continue essential banking and digital payment services. Other systems should be managed remotely, based on risk assessment.
Additionally, NRB instructed banks and financial institutions to regularly inform the public about available services, operational branches, and ATM facilities through their official websites and social media platforms.
