NRB’s acting governor assigned to Nilam Dhungana

KATHMANDU: The responsibility of the Acting Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank has been handed over to Nirmala Dhungana.

On Monday, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel assigned the role of Acting Governor to Dhungana, who was serving as the Senior Deputy Governor.

According to the Ministry of Finance, this decision was made in accordance with Section 27 of the Nepal Rastra Bank Act, 2058.

Mahaprasad Adhikari, the former Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank, had taken leave last Friday.

His five-year tenure ended on the 25th of the month.