Nepse benchmark index slumps 81 points

Published On: April 28, 2018 02:14 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 27: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index slumped 81.27 points this week to close at 1,357.22 points on Thursday -- the last trading day of the week.

KATHMANDU, April 27: The 14th International Trade Fair and Cottage Industry Festival 2018 began in Kathmandu on Friday.

MBL to open branch office in Halesi

Published On: April 27, 2018 10:13 PM NPT By: Republica

KHOTANG, April 27: Machhapuchchhre Bank Limited has decided to open its branch office at Mahadevsthan of Halesi Tuwanchok Municipality - 7 in Khotang district.

KATHMANDU, April 27: A dozen commercial banks earned net profit of more than a billion rupees over the third quarter of the current fiscal year.

Upendra Poudyal appointed GABV's Asia Pacific representative

Published On: April 27, 2018 03:30 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 27: The Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV) has appointed Upendra Poudyal, a senior banker, as its representative for the Asia Pacific region.

KATHMANDU, April 27: Nepal and India have resumed fresh negotiations to give life to the long-stalled Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project in far-western Nepal.

Karnali Province unveils the budget of Rs 1.2 billion

Published On: April 26, 2018 08:25 PM NPT By: Republica

SURKHET, April 26: The Karnali Province has unveiled a budget of Rs 1.2 billion in the 16th meeting of the provincial assembly Thursday.

Tea, coffee top country’s exports list

Published On: April 26, 2018 07:44 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 26: The export of tea, coffee, mate, and spices jumped 36.5 percent to Rs 6.5 billion in the first eight months of Fiscal Year 2017/18 as compared to statistics of last year to top the list of Nepal's exports.

Contribution of agri sector to GDP to rise to 27 percent: CBS

Published On: April 26, 2018 07:12 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 27: Agriculture and Forestry sector is estimated to contribute 27.10 percent to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country in the current fiscal year.

Oli, Modi to lay foundation stone for 900-MW Arun III

Published On: April 26, 2018 06:55 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 26: Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi are scheduled to jointly lay the foundation stone of the Arun III hydropower project during the latter's two-day state visit to Nepal beginning  May 11.