Tourism ministry achieves 60 pc progress in last fiscal

Published On: August 25, 2020 08:35 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 25: The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA) has achieved 60 percent progress in the last fiscal year 2019/20, according to Tourism Minister Yogesh Bhattarai.

KATHMANDU, Aug 25: Nepal’s import expenditure went down by 19.6% in the first month of the current fiscal year, following a fall in economic activities amid a rising spread of COVID-19.

In an email interview with Republica, Faris Hadad-Zervos, World Bank Country Director for the Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka, explains the framework along with other issues like the World Bank’s support to Nepal and how the government should manage its resources during this crisis:

Stocks stretch advance with massive volume jump

Published On: August 25, 2020 08:00 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 24: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) saw upbeat trading since the beginning of Monday’s session. The Nepse index climbed 8 points early in the morning and plateaued at mid-day. A sharp rally around mid-session helped the benchmark hit its intraday high at 1,433 points. Following a brief correction in the afternoon, the index staged a steady rebound to close the day at 1,431.61 points – up 21.61 points against the session earlier.

KATHMANDU, Aug 24: The government has said that it will distribute fertilizers to farmers as per  a schedule to avoid crowding in the distribution centers.

Market sees active participation despite lockdown in order

Published On: August 24, 2020 07:48 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 23: The stock market opened the week’s trading on a mildly positive note. The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index traded around 5 points higher in the morning. After a brief dip towards red at mid-day, the benchmark maintained positive bias throughout the latter trading hours. Following flat trading for most of the afternoon, a last hour rally led the Nepse to a gain of 12.77 points to settle at 1,410.34 points.

Flipkart enters Nepali market in partnership with Sastodeal

Published On: August 23, 2020 08:45 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 23: Flipkart has entered the Nepali market in partnership with Sastodeal, a Nepal-based online shopping website to sell its products.

Schedule for regular Int'l flight to be ready by Tuesday

Published On: August 23, 2020 08:02 PM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, Aug 23: The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation is gearing up to prepare the schedule for the regular international flight that would be resumed from September 1 after nearly five months.

Public borrowing in Nepal hits Rs 44,892 per head

Published On: August 23, 2020 06:30 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 23: Per capita debt of Nepal has reached Rs 44,892 as direct consequences of a massive increase in government borrowing triggered by the slow growth in revenue collection, increase in development works and unproductive government spending.

Gold price sees a slight drop to Rs 98,400 per tola

Published On: August 23, 2020 05:45 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 23: Gold price saw a slight drop to Rs 98,400 per tola (11.66 grams) on Sunday.