As a step further to help establishment, growth and expansion of small and medium sized enterprises, Himalayan Bank has developed a special loan package meant just to suit small and medium sized enterprises. Business houses coming from industrial, trading and service sector can avail of this facility to meet their short-term and long-term financing needs. This could come in any form- funded or non-funded, depending on specific needs of the business enterprise
Last Updated Date: May 17, 2022
With the vision to become a Leading Bank of the country by providing premium products and services to the customers, thus ensuring attractive and substantial returns to the stakeholders of the Himalayan Bank was established in 1993. The most recent rating of Himlayan Bank Limited by Bankers’ Almanac as country’s number 1 Bank easily confirms their claim and to become the Bank of first choice is the main objective of the Bank. The mission of this Bank is to become the preferred provider of quality financial services in the country. There are two components in the mission of the Bank; Preferred Provider and Quality Financial Services; therefore at HBL they believe that the mission will be accomplished only by satisfying these two important components with the Customer at focus. The Bank always strives positioning itself in the hearts and minds of the customers. Legacy of Himalayan Bank lives on in an institution that's known throughout Nepal for its innovative approaches to merchandising and customer service. Products such as Premium Savings Account, HBL Proprietary Card and Millionaire Deposit Scheme besides services such as ATMs and Tele-banking were first introduced by HBL. Other financial institutions in the country have been following HBL’s lead by introducing similar products and services.
Small and medium enterprises form an integral part of the economy. These sectors have a vast and essential credit requirement in banking sectors .SME in Nepal form an integral part of the economy. These sectors have a vast but untapped credit requirement in the banking sector. Such credit requirements are either catered through the personal lending market or tapped by co-operatives. Such businesses are generally managed individuals and family run. They have a core understanding of what business they are doing but when it comes to producing financials, written business plans, etc. The accounting and financing records they keep are very simple. Due to these factors, apart from many others, they are shy and reluctant to approach banks and financial institutions to fulfill their credit requirements.
This product is designed in such a way that such borrowers can avail such requirements in the SME category in the form of overdrafts and term loan according to their requirements. These products would be suitable for small family businesses including retailers, wholesalers, distributors, cottage and small scale manufacturing/processing units, exporters, importers, contractors, suppliers, workshops, fabricators, educational institutions, medical/health facilities, travel/tour operators and service sectors.