Nepal, March 4 -- The Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has shortlisted six consulting firms to assess the asset quality of major banks in Nepal, reaffirming its commitment to adhering to the guidelines of international watchdog organisations regarding the country's financial health.

Issuing a public notice, NRB has stated that it has shortlisted six consulting firms for the extensive asset quality review of ten commercial banks of Nepal as per section 30(5) of the Public Procurement Act, 2063 and as per section 71 of Nepal Rastra Bank Procurement Bylaws 2071.

According to the information released by the NRB, Deloitte Partners of Sri Lanka and Howladar Yunus & Co of Bangladesh have been included in this list, while rest of the shortlisted firms ...