Laxmi Bank
Laxmi Bank is the 16th commercial bank in Nepal, founded in 2002.[3]
Type | Public |
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NEPSE: LBL | |
Industry | Banking |
Founded | April 2002 |
Headquarters | Laxmi Bank Limited Hattisar , Kathmandu |
Number of locations | 137 Branches[1] |
Area served | Nepal |
Key people | Mr. Raman Nepal (chairman) Mr.Ajaya Bikram Shah (CEO) |
Products | consumer banking, corporate banking, finance and insurance, investment banking, mortgage loans, private banking, private equity, savings, Securities, asset management, wealth management, Credit cards, |
Number of employees | 1283 [2] |
Subsidiaries | Laxmi Capital Market Limited |
Website | www.laxmibank.com |
In 2004 Laxmi Bank merged with HISEF Finance Limited, a first-generation finance company. This is the first merger in Nepali corporate history.[4] In 2016, the Bank also acquired Professional Diyalo Bikas Bank, a regional development Bank.[5]
Laxmi Bank is a Category ‘A’ Financial Institution and re-registered in 2006 under the Banks and Financial Institutions Act of Nepal. The Bank’s shares are listed and actively traded in the Nepal Stock Exchange.[6]
The bank also promoted a life insurance company known as Prime Life Insurance in 2007[7] and holds 15% shareholding stake in it.[8]
The bank is primarily recognized for its stringent credit policies, conservative approach to banking and pioneers in technological innovations in banking services. Laxmi Bank’s microfinance subsidiary – Laxmi Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Ltd, a category D financial institution licensed by Nepal Rastra Bank is in operation since 2012.
Ownership structure
The Bank currently has a paid-up capital of Nepalese Rupees 9.81 Billion (as of FY 2018-19) [9]
- Promoter Group - 51.00%
- General Public - 49.00%
Subsidiaries
The bank's subsidiaries are as follows:
- Laxmi Capital Market Limited (100%)
- Laxmi Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha (70%)
References
Laxmi Bank Limited [10] Nepal Rastra Bank [11] and “Laxmi Bank – eXpress Money Transfer” (eMT) [12] Bank and Financial Institution Act [13] Prime Life Insurance [14]
- Annual report of Laxmi Bank (PDF) (Report). 30 November 2022.
- Annual report of Laxmi Bank (PDF) (Report). 30 November 2022.
- Bank, Laxmi. "Overview". Retrieved 31 Dec 2020.
- "Laxmi Bank". Retrieved 31 Dec 2020.
- "Laxmi Bank to Acquire Professional Diyalo Bikas Bank". New Business Age. Retrieved 31 Dec 2020.
- "Laxmi bank limited". Retrieved 31 Dec 2020.
- "LPrime Life Insurance: A Decade in the Making". New Business Age. Retrieved 31 Dec 2020.
- University, Kathmandu. "Senate Members". Retrieved 30 Dec 2020.
- "|| Laxmi Bank Limited ||". Archived from the original on 2016-04-09. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
- Laxmi Bank Limited
- Nepal Rastra Bank
- Laxmi Bank - eXpress Money Transfer
- Bank and Financial Institution Act
- Prime Life Insurance