KATHMANDU, Nov 18: Consumer price inflation surged to 4.24 percent during one month of mid-September and mid-October amid soaring prices of foods and petroleum products.

Nepse posts modest gains to close above 2800

Published On: November 17, 2021 08:38 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Nov 17: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index rose sharply on Wednesday morning and opened almost 30 points higher. Similarly, the market continued to hold its ground on a positive note for the most of the session. Nonetheless, the seller dominated in the last half an hour trading pushed the index slightly lower. At the end, Nepse registered a gain of 16.95 to close at 2801.52.

Nepal Telecom honored as the largest Taxpayer

Published On: November 17, 2021 06:30 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Nov 17: Nepal Telecom has bagged the title of the largest tax payer for the last fiscal year.

KATHMANDU, Nov 17: Six student unions have announced to continue with their protests against the government’s decision to hike the prices of petroleum products.

KATHMANDU, Nov 17: Samsung, a mobile and consumer electronics brand in Nepal, has completed the second lucky draw of their offer ‘Khusiyali Ajhai Jhalkinchha, Jaba Haat Maa Sikka Talkinchha’ where 21 winners have been awarded with 5 grams of gold coin each.

E-passports to be issued from today

Published On: November 17, 2021 11:34 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Nov 17: The government is issuing electronic passports from today. The Department of Passports (DoP) is preparing to issue e-passports from its new building located in Tripureshwor.

KATHMANDU, Nov 17: Israel, which is an attractive labor destination for Nepalis, has said it is positive to create more employment opportunities for Nepali workers.

Nepse rally almost 70 points

Published On: November 16, 2021 06:56 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Nov 16: The local equity market saw strength since the beginning of Tuesday’s trading hour and rose almost 18 points. However, the benchmark corrected immediately but held its foothold in green. Thereafter, stocks continued to surge in the latter trading hours with all sectors ending firmly in green. At the close, Nepse registered a gain of 69.22 to settle at 2,784.57.

KATHMANDU, Nov 16: Export earnings of Nepali coffee soared by 66.37 percent to Rs 96 million in fiscal year 2020/21 despite the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic has grappled the global economy.

KATHMANDU, Nov 16: Nepal Telecom (NT) earned net profit of Rs 2.25 billion in the first three months of the current fiscal year, which was 49 percent more than the amount that the state-owned telecommunication company earned in the same period last year.