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Bhutan remained isolated from the world until it had trouble controlling its monetary system, so the Central Bank of Bhutan was established. Bhutan's commercial bank, Bank of Bhutan, was established on 28 May 1968 [4] as a joint venture with the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, which owned 25% of the bank.
The following is a list of banks based and operating in Bhutan. Bank of Bhutan [1] Bhutan National Bank; Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan; Druk PNB Bank; No Full form (T Bank) Bhutan Development Bank; Druk Kidu Digital Bank
The owners of Bank of Bhutan are Druk Holding & Investments Ltd. , which owns 80% of the authorized capital, and the State Bank of India, which accounts for 20% of the capital. [9] Until 2007, the Bank was operated by the Ministry of Finance of Bhutan. It is managed by Druk Holding & Investments, which also manages other public sector companies.
Bhutan National Bank is a commercial bank founded in 1997 and located in Thimphu, capital of the Kingdom of Bhutan. [1]Bhutan National Bank Limited started operations as Unit Trust of Bhutan (UTB) on 25 July 1980, with an initial funding of Nu. 2.5 million by Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan .
It is also listed on the Royal Securities Exchange of Bhutan. [ 1 ] As of December 31, 2014, the bank's paid-up capital amounted to Nu 449.712 million, with ownership distributed among Punjab National Bank (51%), Bhutanese promoters (19%), and the general public (30%).
Bank of Bhutan; Bhutan National Bank; D. Druk PNB Bank; R. Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan This page was last edited on 18 January 2020, at 21:23 (UTC). Text ...
Public finance is backed by the Consolidated Fund, while the monetary system is the purview of the Central Bank. [6] [nb 1] Prior to the establishment of the RMA in 1982, functions relating to central banking were conducted principally by three agencies viz., the Ministry of Finance, State Trading Corporation of Bhutan and Bank of Bhutan.
Location of Bhutan. Bhutan is a landlocked country and the second largest Himalayan state in Asia. Located in the Eastern Himalayas, it is bordered by China in the north and India in the south. Bhutan is separated from Nepal by the Indian state of Sikkim and from Bangladesh by the Indian states of West Bengal and Assam.