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Nepali social venture fund

In an effort to increase the access to finance to the rural enterprises and un banked population , the Central Bank has asked the commercial banks to earmark 3.5 % of their total loan polio to the deprived sector .Despite Central Bank’s pro financial inclusion polices and enormous opportunities in the uncharted areas ,commercial banks are reluctant to lend to the deprived sector .High per unit loan transaction expenses and risk of default are the main attributes that will make commercial banks reluctant to lend more than the obligatory 3.5% of their total loan polio. Considering , commercial banks cut throat competition and their constant battle to minimize loan loss provision and maximize the net income ,form the perspective of the commercial banks reluctantly can be rationalized .In order, to encourage the commercial banks to lend to the deprived sector ,Nepal Rastra Bank has to come out with a eff...

NON Resident Nepali venture Fund...

How to encourage and incentivize Non Resident Nepali to diverge their foreign banks savings into productive sectors of Nepal was discussed in the Non-Resident Nepali (NRN) conference, which was held in Dubai between Jan 14- Jan 16, 2011. Considering the current political situation of the country, hopes for increase in foreign direct investment or foreign insistuational investment is very slim. Majority of Nepali diasporas all around the world are willing and wanting to contribute to socio-economic development of their motherland. However, they are reluctant to invest because of the lack of safe investment opportunities and skeptical to give charities due to ineffectiveness and un-sustainability of philanthropy. Impact investments venture fund (IIVF) might be the perfect investment vehicle to attract foreign capital inflow from the NON Resident Nepali. Manage by private sector financial experts IIVF is a hybrid between venture capital and philanthropy.Capital pooled in by ...