KATHMANDU, Aug 28: Export earnings from goods identified by the Nepal Trade Integration Strategy (NTIS) 2016 as having high export potential fell by 18.65% in the last fiscal year, mainly due to lack of quality branding of products in the international market.

KATHMANDU, July 27: Nepal’s trade deficit in the last fiscal year dropped by 16.71% to Rs 1.1 trillion with a fall of a double digit percent point in import expenses.