KATHMANDU, May 1 -- Of late, NIC Asia, one of the 20 commercial banks in Nepal, has been aggressively targeting the country's rural areas for business promotion so as to expand financial inclusion in the country.

Roshan Neupane, chief executive officer of NIC Asia, said they have focused on providing financial services in rural Nepal. "We have opened many new branches in the rural areas, with the aim of providing banking services to a large number of unbanked people," said Neupane.

According to him, the bank does not look merely at earning high profits; rather, it has focused on implementing a long-term plan to provide loans in the rural areas in order to help reduce poverty and promote employment. "Our policy is banking the unbanked," ...