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BEST IELTS Academic Writing Task 1, 8th February
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
The table below shows the total number of branches of banks and financial institutions in Nepal in 2019. The graph shows the ten districts in Nepal having the highest number of bank branches in 2019.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.
Number of branches of banks and financial institutions in Nepal, 2019
| Financial institutions | Number of branches | Share (%) |
| Commercial banks | 3585 | 41.27 |
| Development banks | 1267 | 14.58 |
| Finance companies | 205 | 2.36 |
| Microfinance institutions | 3629 | 41.77 |
| Total | 8686 | 100 |
SAMPLE ANSWER
The table provides information about the number of outlets of different types of financial establishments in Nepal in the year 2019. The bar chart sheds light on the distribution of those outlets in various parts of the country.
Overall, in 2019, an overwhelming majority of individual financial centers of Nepal were either commercial banks or microfinance institutions. Similarly, Kathmandu district seems like the financial hub of Nepal due to the presence of the most bank branches in the country.
We can see that commercial banks and microfinance institutions dominated the Nepali banking market with more than four fifths of all bank branches belonging to either of them. Out of the total 8,686 bank offices in Nepal in 2019, 3,585 were commercial banks, while 3,629 were microfinance centers. By comparison, barely 3 percent (205) of all financial organizations were finance companies.
Moving on to the bar diagram, it is evident that Kathmandu district topped the chart for most financial institutions with nearly 800 branches of banks being located there. With slightly more than 100 branches, Dang clinched the tenth position.
