Press Release

In line with the RMA Circular referenced RMA/RSD/293 dated 21July 2016 and updated on 8 August 2016 on Minimum Lending Rate (MLR), based on the data as of 30 June 2017, the Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan has revised the Single MLR from 6.66 percent (as of December 2016) to 6.51 percent in June 2017. This revised MLR shall remain effective for the next six months commencing September 2017 until February end 2018.  

All the financial institutions (including the banks and non-bank financial institutions) are expected to revise their final lending rates of various loan products within August 2017 using the above revised Single MLR.