The Financial Information Unit, Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), has said it received 1,556 suspicious financial transaction reports till mid-March of the current fiscal year commenced in mid-July.
During the period, 465 reports were reviewed, 265 were documented and 119 have been sent to the law implementing bodies for investigation of suspicious transaction. Meanwhile, the central bank said that to the date, the total internal borrowing liability was 60.57 billion, and internal debt worth Rs 29.24 was cleared.
Similarly, as the guidelines aim to increase supervisory effectiveness for the prevention of money laundering and financial investment in terrorist activities, 15 commercial banks were supervised by the central bank during the period.