Kathmandu – Global IME Bank Limited has been honored with the Best Bank Award 2025 by the prestigious Global Finance Magazine, marking its second consecutive win. The bank was similarly recognized in 2024, making it the first Nepali bank to receive this prestigious international award in back-to-back years.

The award recognizes Global IME Bank as Nepal’s Best Bank for 2025, based on its strong performance in areas such as credibility, financial resource mobilization, network expansion, strategic partnerships, development of professional and customer-centric services, and credit rating.

Surendra Raj Regmi, CEO of Global IME Bank, expressed his gratitude during the announcement, stating that the recognition would inspire the bank to deliver even more innovative and high-quality services. He thanked the Government of Nepal, Nepal Rastra Bank, shareholders, employees, and customers for their continuous support.

Global Finance Magazine honored top banks from various regions around the world, including Africa, Asia-Pacific, the Caribbean, Central America, Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, North America, and Western Europe. Global IME Bank remains the first and only Nepali bank to be recognized with this award.

Other recipients of the 2025 Best Bank Awards include HSBC (Hong Kong), State Bank of India (India), China Construction Bank (China), UOB Malaysia (Malaysia), City Bank (Bangladesh), and SMBC (Japan), among others.

Global IME Bank was commended for continuously introducing cutting-edge services tailored to customer needs, and the award is expected to further motivate the bank to offer creative and forward-looking financial solutions.

In addition to this honor, the bank has previously received several national and international accolades, including:

• Bank of the Year 2014
• Best Internet Bank 2016
• Best Bank Nepal (2024 & 2025)
• Best Bank ESG Nepal 2024
• Best Employer Award

Global IME Bank is the first private sector commercial bank in Nepal with a presence in all 77 districts. It operates a vast network comprising 352 branches, 385 ATMs, 155 branchless banking units, 68 extension and revenue collection counters, and 3 international representative offices, providing services through over 1,000 service touchpoints.

The bank not only serves the Nepali public with a wide range of banking products but also facilitates remittance services from various countries, including the USA, UK, Canada, Australia, Malaysia, South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, India, Jordan, and many others.