9th global alliance for banking on values ( gabv ) conference kathmandu / 7 - 9 march 2017 address by dr. chiranjibi nepal, governor, nepal rastra bank rt. honorable prime minister mr. pushpa kamal dahal, chairman of global alliance for banking on values and ceo of triodos bank mr. peter blom, executive director of gabv dr. marcos eguiguren, chairman of nmb bank mr. pawan kumar golyan, ceo of nmb bank mr. upendra poudyal, my friends from the financial community in nepal media friends, distinguished guests from nepal and abroad ladies and gentlemen, it gives me immense pleasure to address this 9th global alliance for banking on values ( gabv ) conference, being held here in kathmandu. i would like to thank nmb bank and other members of the gabv for providing me this privilege. i believe the theme of this conference entitled " shifting the financial paradigm - courage to act together " encompasses the work of the global alliance targeted at changing the world of finances to put people before profit. in this respect, i appreciate this laudable effort of the members of gabv who are focusing on strengthening local communities and entrepreneurs to become self - reliant. ladies and gentlemen, the challenge of building a sustainable financial system is to develop one which is a servant of the real economy, not its master, and which enables the sustainable intergenerational increase of common welfare and environmental resilience. the ultimate aim of the financial system should be to cater to people ’ s needs. there may be differences in values with respect to geography and time, but human welfare will always remain the principal value across different cultures. it was in the aftermath of the global financial crisis that a number of sustainability - focused or values - based banks had exhibited the ability to provide steady risk - adjusted financial returns by focusing on the real economy, and acting as financial intermediaries dedicated to supporting economic, social and environmental impact. these banks that put people before profit have gained credibility and recognition and are growing in strength and number. these banking institutions are united by the principles of sustainable banking that are based on certain values including sustainability, transparency, diversity, fairness and inclusion. in this banking model, profit is a result of sustaining and growing value in the real economy and healthy communities, not an end goal. ladies and gentlemen, allow me now to share with you a few words on financial sector development of nepal which would

), poverty alleviation fund ( paf ), youth and small entrepreneur self - employment fund, and the implementation of subsidized agricultural lending program. secondly, a policy to extend concessional housing loan to earthquake victims was introduced immediately after the earthquake on 25 april 2015. regulatory relief measures were also introduced to boost the credit disbursement from the bfis and bring dynamism in economic activity in the aftermath of the disastrous earthquake. thirdly, the nrb provides direct financial support to the banks and financial institutions where the number of banking units is low. fourthly, in its monetary policy of 2015 / 16, the nrb made a provision of special refinance facility at 1 percent interest with the aim of encouraging bfis ( a, b, and c class ) to extend loans to agriculture and small business - based income generating activities in poverty stricken areas of the country. fifthly, under the deprived sector credit program, presently commercial banks, development banks and finance companies are required to lend at least 5. 0 percent, 4. 5 percent and 4. 0 percent of their outstanding loans respectively to deprived sector. another provision exists where commercial banks are required to allocate 20 percent of total credit to the specified productive sector such as agriculture, energy, tourism, and small and cottage industries. likewise, development banks and finance companies need to lend 15 percent and 10 percent respectively to the specified productive sector. likewise, bfis are required to allocate at least 1 percent of their profit to activities relating to corporate social responsibility. in a similar way, nrb has instructed the mfis to develop a separate client protection fund for the institutional development and welfare of the borrowers in which they are required to allocate at least 1 percent of their net profits. similarly, the nepal financial inclusion roadmap ( 2017 – 2022 ), released on july 2016, is expected to guide future initiatives around the immediate priorities for financial inclusion. last, but not the least, the financial sector development strategy ( fsds ), covering the period from 2016 / 17 to 2020 / 21, has been recently approved by the government. the main objective of the strategy is to have a competitive, efficient, stable and inclusive financial sector that contributes to broad based economic growth. the foregoing measures illustrate that nrb has been giving a clear message to the financial institutions of this country to focus on values - based banking ; however, this requires a collaborative approach as their successful implementation