KATHMANDU, Nov 23: Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat today said the economic problems are being gradually resolved. Concluding the Tax Week organized on the occasion of the National Tax Day, 2080, the minister said that recently an all-party meeting took place in the presence of responsible bodies to resolve the problems in the economy.

LALITPUR Oct 2: Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat has underscored the need for making the capital market healthier and competitive.

KATHMANDU, April 5: US Ambassador to Nepal Dean R Thompson on Wednesday called on Finance Minister Prakash Sharan Mahat.

KATHMANDU, August 10: Finance Minister Janardan Sharma has claimed that the whitepaper issued by the government on Tuesday is not biased and that it reflects the country’s economic realities at present.

KATHMANDU, August 3: Finance Minister Janardan Sharma has urged the banks and financial institutions (BFIs) working closely with the people at the grassroots to reduce the interest rate on loans that they provide to the poor people.

KATHMANDU, Sept18: Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada has ruled out the full-fledged budget until the half-yearly review is done on the current fiscal budget.

KATHMANDU, June 11: Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli has appointed Minister for Finance Yuba Raj Khatiwada as the vice chairman of Investment Board Nepal (IBN).

KATHMANDU, June 8: Minister for Finance Yuba Raj Khatiwada has defended his first budget for the upcoming Fiscal Year 2018/19, saying that the budget was a course correction by the government.

KATHMANDU, June 4: Finance Minister Dr Yuba Raj Khatiwada claimed that the budget is in favor of all-round development of the country. Khatiwada expressed his belief that the budget will help lead the country toward socialism through prosperity.

KATHMANDU, Jun 3: Finance Minister Dr. Yuba Raj Khatiwada claimed that the budget is in favor of all-round developments of the country which will help lead the country toward socialism through prosperity

KATHMANDU, May 31: Minister for Finance Yuba Raj Khatiwada has said that expansion of internal tourism should be the priority if we want to achieve prosperity through tourism.

KATHMANDU, April 6: Minister for Finance Yuba Raj Khatiwada has said that the white paper, which he recently issued, was aimed at diagnosing the economic woes that the country was facing.

KATHMANDU, March 31: Minister for Finance Yuba Raj Khatiwada has said that increasing import of edible products that could have been produced in Nepal has been a matter of concern for the country.

KATHMANDU, June 8: Newly appointed Minister for Finance Gyanendra Bahadur Khadka has said that his priorities would be on creating investment-friendly environment in the country for both domestic and foreign investors.

KATHMANDU, March 11: Two days after the cabinet took a decision to recover capital gains tax (CGT) on sale of shares in Ncell from Swedish telecommunication firm TeliaSonera, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the parliament on Friday summoned Finance Minister Krishna Bahadur Mahara and Finance Secretary Shanta Raj Subedi to inquire why such a decision was taken.

KATHMANDU, Nov 17: The Finance Committee of the Legislature-Parliament on Thursday held a discussion with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Krishna Bahadur Mahara and Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) Chiranjibi Nepal on the latest issues that cropped up after the Indian government banned INR 500 and 1000 bank notes.