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10 priorities identified for financial consumer protection,...

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KATHMANDU, July 8: Financial and securities market experts and high-level officials from Asia Pacific region who were in Kathmandu last week have identified 10 major priorities for financial consumer protection and education.
Jul 08, 2019
ECONOMY

Int'l shipping firms court importers as trade volume goes up

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BIRGUNJ, July 8: International shipping companies have started entering Nepal promising different facilities for Nepali traders, as the number of containers entering the country has reached around 100,000 annually.
Jul 08, 2019
ECONOMY

Nepse begins week with 4-point decline

Nepse begins week with 4-point decline
KATHMANDU, July 8: Stocks traded briefly in green on Sunday morning but came under pressure throughout the remaining trading session.
Jul 08, 2019
ECONOMY, WORLD

GM, Ford quarterly China sales slide again amid economy woes

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BEIJING, July 7: General Motors Co and Ford Motor Co announced their quarterly sales in China fell, albeit at a slower pace sequentially, as the U.S. automakers were hit by a slowing economy amid the Sino-U.S. trade war.
Jul 07, 2019
ECONOMY, POLITICS

Veggies’ lab test possible only after a year: Govt

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KATHMANDU, July 7: Government has said that it will take at least one year to start lab test of the vegetables and fruits imported from India and third countries.
Jul 07, 2019
ECONOMY, WORLD

Fed faces tougher task in deciding whether to cut U.S. rates

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NEW YORK, July 7: U.S. employers are hiring workers, but that is only making the Federal Reserve’s job harder.
Jul 07, 2019
ECONOMY, POLITICS

Process to procure pesticide testing machines has begun: Min...

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KATHMANDU, July 7: Government officials have said the installation of well-equipped labs at least at the six major border customs points namely Kakadvitta, Biratnagar, Janakpur, Birgunj, Bhairahawa and Nepalgunj is necessary to start effective pesticide tests for vegetables and fruits coming into th...
Jul 07, 2019
ECONOMY

Lab test still mandatory for Indian fruits, veg at Bhairahaw...

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BHAIRAHAWA, July 7: While the government has revoked its decision to carry out pesticide testing for vegetables and fruits imported from India citing lack of adequate lab facilities, vegetables and fruits from Bhairahawa Customs Office are being imported only after lab test of samples.
Jul 07, 2019
ECONOMY

Upper Trishuli 3 'A' to start generation from first week of...

Upper Trishuli 3 'A' to start generation from first week of August
RASUWA, July 7: Upper Trishuli 'A' Hydropower Project (60 MW) has said that the project will not be able to start commercial generation within the current fiscal year.
Jul 07, 2019
ECONOMY

CAAN to be split into two bodies

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KATHMANDU, July 7: The government has decided to split the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) into two organizations in a bid to make country's aviation sector more secure and effective.
Jul 06, 2019