Table of Contents

Chapters Page No.

Declaration IV
Acknowledgement V
Table of Contents VI
List of Tables VIII
List of Figures X
Abbreviations XI

1. Introduction

1.1 Background of the Study 1

1.2 Focus of the Study 3
1.3 Statement of Problem 3
1.4 Objectives of the Study 4
1.5 Significance of the Study 5
1.6 Limitation of the Study 5
1.7 Organization of the Study 6

2. Review of Literature

2.1 Conceptual Framework 7

2.1.1 Origin of Bank 8
2.1.2 Commercial Banks and Investment Plans 9
2.1.3 Introduction of Banks under Study 11

2.2 Banking Risks 13

2.3 Concept of Investment 13

2.3.1 Some Important Terms 16

2.4 Review Of Related Studies 19

2.4.1 Review of NRB Act. 19
2.4.2 Review of Books and Articles 24

2.5 Review of Thesis 29

3. Research Methodology
3.1 Reserch Design 40
3.2 Sources of Data 40
3.3 Population and Sample 41
3.4 Data Collection Procedure 41

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 3.5 Data Analysis Tools 41
3.5.1 Financial Tools 42
3.5.2 Statistical Tools 48
3.6 Limitations of the Research Methodology 50
3.7 Research Gap 50

4. Presentation and Analysis of Data

4.1 Financial Analysis 51
4.1.1 Ratio
Analysis 52

4.1.1.1 Liquidity Ratio 52

4.1.1.2 Assets Management Ratio 55
4.1.1.3 Profitability Ratio 58
4.1.1.4 Risk Ratio 63
4.1.1.5 Other Ratios 65

4.2 Statistical Analysis 67

4.2.1 Coefficient of Correlation Analysis 67
4.2.2 Time Series Analysis (Trend Analysis) 73

4.3 Main Findings of Financial Analysis 81

4.4 Major Findings of Statistical Analysis 85

5. Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation

5.1 Summary 88
5.2 Conclusion 89
5.3 Recommendations 91

Bibliography

Appendixes

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