Global Bank plans to focus to cater the rural and semi urban farmers, who have creditworthy plan, zeal, and candid attitude and lacks sufficient capital to materialize their dream. The Bank shall provide easy excess of financing to cultivate different seasonal crops including livestock financing, fishery, poultry farming, sericulture, floriculture and horticulture etc.
Last Updated Date: May 17, 2022
Global Bank Limited (GBL) was established in 2007 as an ‘A’ class commercial bank in Nepal which provided entire commercial banking services with the largest capital base at the time with paid up capital of NPR 18.97 billion. Global Bank was renamed to Global IME Bank after merger with Reliable Development Bank ,Pacific Development Bank , Social Development Bank , Gulmi Bikas Bank, IME Finance, Lord Buddha Finance, and Commerz and Trust Bank). Global IME bank is currently trading in Nepal Stock Exchange with symbol GBIME. GBIME has provided a dividend return of 16 percent in fiscal year 2074/75. Global IME Bank Limited has appointed Global IME Capital Limited (Elite) as it’s share registrar. As a section of financial inclusion, Global IME Bank addressed a new strategy of launching branchless banking providers in the most remote part of the country where presence of economic institutions are very less in number or aren’t present at all . Within 8 years of the period the bank has already launched 218 branchless banking offerings catering more than 41,000 customers on their each day deposits and withdrawals. Their branchless banking areas additionally offer micro lending facility to small farmers and businessmen. The bank has different pursuits in hydro power, manufacturing, textiles, service industry, aviation, exports, trading and microfinance tasks. GIBL has been conferred with “The Bank of the Year Award 2014” for Nepal by the Bankers Magazine (Publication of the Financial Times, UK), “Best Internet Bank 2016- Nepal” by International Finance Magazine, London and “Best Employer Award 2018” by way of World HRD Congress, India.
The term agricultural credit refers to one of several credit vehicles used to finance agricultural transactions. These vehicles include loans, notes, bills of exchange, and banker's acceptances. This type of financing is specially adapted to the specific financial needs of farmers and allows them to secure equipment, plant, harvest, marketing, and do other things that are necessary to keep their farms running. Agricultural credit refers to one of several credit vehicles used to finance agricultural transactions such as a loan, note, bill of exchange, or a banker's acceptance. Financing is specially adapted to the specific financial needs of farmers. It allows them to secure equipment, plant, harvest, marketing, and do other things required to keep farms running or diversify. Credit needs to be available on competitive terms to allow farmers who operate in a free market economy to compete with farms that receive subsidies.
When someone needs credit, they often turn to banks for loans or other credit vehicles. Some industries have special facilities set aside through certain financial institutions as is the case with agribusiness—the business sector encompassing farming and farming-related commercial activities which involve all the steps required to send an agricultural good to market—production, processing, and distribution. This is called agricultural credit, which is available in many different countries. Agricultural credit, which is also commonly referred to as agricultural finance, is an important component of the economy, especially in countries with arable land since agricultural products can be exported. Credit is vital to agricultural businesses because it gives farmers access to capital that might not otherwise be available to them. It helps them secure the seeds, equipment, and land they need to operate a successful farm. Agricultural credit programs not only help farmers and other agricultural producers, but also supports ranchers and rural homeowners with their finances.
The agricultural loan is offered to loan borrowers in various forms as listed below:
Crop loan, also called as Kisan Rin or Retail Agri Loan is a go-to retail loan for agriculturalists to fulfil short term credit needs. Thus it is ideal to fulfil day to day agricultural costs.
Banks offer pre-approved loans to the existing customers by doing a check on their credit score and repayment eligibility. Thus, they provide loans at a competitive rate of interest which are less than the usual personal loan interest rate.
Agriculture crop loan is offered as loan for allied agricultural activities to agriculturists looking out to fulfil working capital requirements. In addition to that, this loan can also be used to plan out long term investment options.
A pre-approved personal loan can be easily availed sitting at the desk of your house in a real quick time. Most of the lending institutions provide the facility to fill and submit the application form along with the necessary documents through mobile application or website of the banks.
This loan is offered to the agriculturists involved in small agriculture projects, to enable the purchase of photovoltaic pumping systems. The loan is offered with a repayment tenure of up to ten years to ease out the prepayment of the borrowed amount.
Agricultural gold loan is a secured loan that can be availed by farmers by pledging their gold. The loan is offered on a lower interest rate and is ideal for arranging funds in times of need.
Horticultural Loan is an agriculture farm loan offered for land development projects related to orchids or vegetable farms. The loan can be used to cover expenses such as fencing, setting up boundaries, and clearing wild plants and trees amongst others.
Forestry agriculture crop loan is offered for maintenance and raising of crops growing on trees. This loan is a multipurpose loan and can be used for converting barren fields into farms, for creating irrigation channels, or for clearing wild growth in the farms.