Kathmandu – Global IME Bank has received Global Finance magazine’s Best Bank Award for 2026. This is the third year running that the US-based financial publication has given the bank this recognition, after it also won in 2024 and 2025.
The award was handed over at a ceremony in Bangkok, Thailand. A Global Finance representative presented it to the bank’s two Deputy CEOs, Suman Pokhrel and Dipchandra Regmi.
According to Global Finance, the selection weighed how well the bank mobilizes financial resources, its institutional credibility, growth in its geographic and digital reach, strategic business partnerships, customer-focused innovation, use of modern technology including artificial intelligence, sustainable lending and strong risk management.
Leading financial institutions from the Asia-Pacific region and beyond were also honored at the event. They included Bank of China (Hong Kong), State Bank of India, China’s ICBC, UOB in Malaysia, City Bank in Bangladesh and Japan’s MUFG Bank.
Deputy CEO Pokhrel said the honor motivates the bank to keep improving its services. Global IME Bank is the first Nepali bank to win this Global Finance award, which the magazine gives to top central and commercial banks around the world.
The bank has a history of national and international awards for its technology and customer service. These include Bank of the Year 2014, Best International Bank 2016, and Best Bank Nepal in 2024, 2025 and 2026. It also won the Euromoney Award for Excellence in 2022, 2024 and 2025, Best Bank ESG Nepal 2024, and a Best Employer award.
