Grameen Bikas Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Ltd.

Grameen Bikas Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Ltd. (GBLBS) is a microfinance institution licensed by Nepal Rastra Bank and based in Butwal. It was formed in 2014 by merging Nepal’s five regional Grameen Bikas Banks, and it was previously named Nepal Grameen Bikas Bank Ltd. The institution follows the Grameen Bank model created by Prof. Muhammad Yunus. It lends without collateral to groups of borrowers who guarantee each other, mainly rural and deprived households and especially women, and it also offers savings and welfare products. Its shareholders include the Government of Nepal, banks and financial institutions, Citizen Investment Trust and the general public. It merged with Samaj Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha in October 2025. It now serves more than 268,000 active clients through about 190 branches in 57 districts.