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NRB bars Elected Representatives from BFI Board

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July 25: Nepal Rastra Bank has issued a circular stating that elected representatives cannot operate banks and financial institutions (BFIs) as long as they remain in public office. According to the circular, anyone elected in any of the three tiers of elections, namely local, provincial and federal, cannot remain in the board of BFIs.

The Banks and Financial Institutions Act (BAFIA) passed by the parliament last year has provisions to bar lawmakers from being a member of the board of directors of BFIs. As per the rules, many lawmakers involved with BFIs have already given up their banking roles.

NRB has claimed that it introduced the new regulation fearing that the elected representatives as board members of BFIs could weaken good governance.

The central bank said it issued the circular effective from July 24.

NRB’s spokesperson Narayan Prasad Poudel informed that the central bank took such decision after finding that some of the elected representatives were also members of board of directors of BFIs.

“We found some elected representatives involved in BFIs. Such dual role would weaken good governance so we decided to issue the circular,” said Poudel.

Former governor of NRB Dipendra Bahadur Chhetri backed the move saying that the central bank took the right decision.

According to Chhetri, the elected representatives should not be allowed to hold any major post in BFIs as they are the ones responsible to deliver justice, make political decisions as well as monitor various issues at the local level.

“They have the quasi-judicial powers of the executive, legislative and judicial bodies so they can influence the decisions of BFIs. Therefore they should be excluded from the board of BFIs,” said Chhetri.

NRB informed that the circular was issued as per Clause 79 of the Nepal Rastra Bank Act, 2058. 

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