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Paddy production declines in Rautahat
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Nepal Telecom announces 30 pc cash dividend for shareho...
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Revenue collection hits Rs 171.63 billion in a month, R...
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MoPIT budget set to increase by 35 percent
MoPIT budget set to increase by 35 percent
KATHMANDU, May 9: Budget allocation for Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport will grow by 35 percent to Rs 137 billion for the next fiscal year which starts from mid-July.
May 09, 2019
ECONOMY
Government raising Rs 86 billion in domestic debt in final quarter
Government raising Rs 86 billion in domestic debt in final q...
KATHMANDU, May 9: The government is raising Rs 86 billion in domestic debt in the last quarter of the current fiscal year – FY2018/19, departing from the practice of mobilizing internal loans in multiple phases by publishing calendar typically at the beginning of a fiscal year.
May 09, 2019
ECONOMY
Survey: Budget should give priority to economic growth, sustainability
Survey: Budget should give priority to economic growth, sust...
KATHMANDU, May 9: People across the country want the upcoming budget to focus on economic growth and sustainability, a survey carried out by parliament’s Finance Committee shows.
May 09, 2019
ECONOMY
NAC flying to Osaka from July 4
NAC flying to Osaka from July 4
KATHMANDU, May 9: After 12 years of hiatus, Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) is resuming its direct flights to Osaka of Japan. The flights of the Nepali national flag carrier will start from July 4.
May 09, 2019
ECONOMY
Stocks unchanged as investors look past corporate earnings
Stocks unchanged as investors look past corporate earnings
KATHMANDU, May 9: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index climbed above 1,300 points briefly in the morning session on Wednesday, but gave up all its gains by mid-day.
May 09, 2019
ECONOMY
Project to promote women enterprises for safe drinking water launched
Project to promote women enterprises for safe drinking water...
KATHMANDU, May 9: South Asian Women Development Forum (SAWDF), in partnership with TATA Project Limited, India, and Rastriya Banijya Bank has launched a project named 'Creating Women Run Enterprises for Marketing Safe Drinking Water'.
May 09, 2019
ECONOMY
Tatopani transit point to operate by May 31, says FM Gyawali
Tatopani transit point to operate by May 31, says FM Gyawali
KATHMANDU, May 8: Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali has said that works are being carried out so as to bring the Tatopani transit point in Sindhupalchok back into operation by May 31.
May 08, 2019
ECONOMY
Explainer: How U.S.-China talks differ from any other trade deal
Explainer: How U.S.-China talks differ from any other trade...
WASHINGTON, May 8: Chinese Vice Premier Liu He goes to Washington for trade talks on Thursday and Friday, setting up a last-ditch bid for progress toward a deal that would avoid a sharp increase in tariffs on Chinese goods ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump.
May 08, 2019
ECONOMY
Govt begins homework to amend Public Procurement Act
Govt begins homework to amend Public Procurement Act
KATHMANDU, May 8: The government has started homework to amend the Public Procurement Act to accelerate the stalled development projects, Finance Minister Yubaraj Khatiwada said on Wednesday.
May 08, 2019
ECONOMY
Ex-Finance Minister Karki urges govt to focus on poverty alleviation, unemployment in fisc...
Ex-Finance Minister Karki urges govt to focus on poverty all...
KATHMANDU, May 8: Former Finance Minister Gyanendra Bahadur Karki has urged the government to give high priority on poverty reduction and unemployment in the fiscal year budget.
May 08, 2019