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B’desh opens Bangalabandha Dry Port for Nepali traders to export yarn

January 8, 2023 09:30 am

KATHMANDU, Jan 8: Nepal can now enjoy easy access to a dry port in Bangladesh to export its yarn to third countries. Neighbouring Bangladesh has agreed to allow Nepal, a landlocked Himalayan country, to use its nearest dry port for the exports.

Birgunj transit sees 73 percent rise in exports to third countries in 11 months

June 26, 2022 15:43 pm

PARSA, June 26: Birgunj transit, the country's main trade transit, has witnessed a surge in exports by a whopping 73 percent to neighboring India and other third countries in the first 11 months of the current fiscal year, 2021/22 in comparison to the corresponding period of the previous FY.

India's decision to slash custum duty on the import of edible oil from third countries could hurt Nepal’s export earnings

October 14, 2021 06:31 am

KATHMANDU, OCT 14: Export of Nepali edible oil is likely to be affected after India reduced duties on the products imported also from other countries than its northern neighbor.

Nepal’s export earnings surged more than double in the first month of the current FY

September 7, 2021 18:59 pm

KATHMANDU, September 7: Nepal exported goods worth Rs 20.76 billion in the first month of the current fiscal year, which is more than double the amount that the country earned during the same period of the previous fiscal year.

508 industries recommended for cash incentives worth Rs 1.28 billion for their exports in 2020/21

August 5, 2021 19:25 pm

KATHMANDU, August 5: The Department of Industry (DoI) has asked the government to provide cash incentives worth Rs 1.28 billion in total to 508 export-oriented industries.

Nepal exports goods worth Rs 121 billion in past 11 months

June 25, 2021 09:19 am

KATHMANDU, June 25: In the first 11 months of the current fiscal year, Nepal exported goods worth Rs 121.25 billion, which is 37.78 percent more than the same period of the last fiscal year, according to the Department of Customs.

Nepal’s export earnings cross Rs 100 billion mark, realizing govt target in over decades

May 25, 2021 12:30 pm

KATHMANDU, May 25: Nepal’s earnings from merchandise exports crossed Rs 100 billion during the first ten months of the current fiscal year.

India has not banned COVID-19 vaccine exports, will keep supplying in phased manner - government source

March 26, 2021 07:00 am

NEW DELHI, March 26: India has not imposed a ban on coronavirus vaccine exports and New Delhi will continue to supply vaccines in a phased manner, a government source told Reuters on Thursday.

Nepal exports cooking oil worth Rs 12 bn

August 11, 2019 04:00 am

BIRGUNJ, Aug 11: Nepali entrepreneurs have exported cooking oil worth Rs 12.67 billion to India after the export of cooking oil started in the Fiscal Year 2018/19.

Thai exports seen falling 5% year-on-year in June

July 19, 2019 14:10 pm

BANGKOK, July 19: Thailand’s customs-cleared annual exports likely declined for a fourth straight month in June, down 5.0%, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, after falling 5.79% in the previous month.

Faltering exports drive up trade deficit with China

April 28, 2019 03:30 am

KATHMANDU, April 28: Exports growth to China, the second largest trading partner of Nepal, has been falling in the current Fiscal Year 2018/19.

External sector position worsens further

February 15, 2019 12:39 pm

KATHMANDU, Feb 15: The balance of payment (BoP) position of the country continued to slip in the deficit in the first six months of Fiscal Year 2018/19, indicating that the external sector position of the country is worsening.

Nepal poses potential to increase exports by four-fold: Report

December 14, 2018 17:09 pm

KATHMANDU, Dec 14: A report unveiled by the World Bank here today has projected Nepal's possibility to increase exports to South Asian countries by four-fold.

Infographics: Iran oil exports fall ahead of sanctions

November 5, 2018 00:05 am

U.S. sanctions against Iran’s crude and condensate exports have cut shipments, but China and India -- the two biggest buyers of Iranian crude -- are expected to keep purchasing oil from Iran.

Japan exports fall for first time since 2016 as trade war fears mount

October 18, 2018 21:15 pm

TOKYO, Oct 18: Japan’s exports fell in September for the first time since 2016 as shipments to the United States and China declined, likely impeding third quarter economic growth and adding to concerns about the broadening impact of an escalating Sino-U.S. trade war.

Farmers worried as India halts tomato exports via Kakarbhitta

July 14, 2018 07:46 am

ILAM, July 14: A bulk of Nepal's vegetable exports via Kakarbhitta border point in eastern Nepal used to be tomatoes until the past fiscal year. However, with India stopping import of Nepali tomatoes, hundreds of farmers from Ilam district fear that their production this year will simply go waste with no one to purchase them.

Norway's seafood exports hits record high in H1 2018 -council

July 4, 2018 12:03 pm

OSLO, July 4: Norway’s Seafood Council said on Wednesday:

U.S. pressure to stop Iranian oil may effect regional exports

July 3, 2018 14:53 pm

DUBAI, July 3: Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said regional oil exports may be threatened if the United States tries to pressure its allies to stop buying Iranian crude oil, the official presidential website reported on Tuesday.

Darchula exports 30-kg Yarsa this year

June 29, 2018 10:21 am

DARCHULA, June 29: Over 30 kgs Yarsagumba have been so far exported from Darchula district this year.

Nepal exports pashmina products to 47 countries

June 22, 2018 17:27 pm

KATHMANDU, June 22: Nepal exports pashmina to 47 countries of the world, the Pashmina Industry Association has stated.

Infographics: India's fruit & vegetable exports face threat following Nipah

June 12, 2018 00:05 am

It’s been over a week since Gulf countries stopped importing fruit and vegetables from Kerala, following the Nipah outbreak.

US, China discuss American exports in bid to ease trade spat

June 3, 2018 11:50 am

BEIJING, June 3: U.S. and Chinese officials have discussed specific American export items Beijing might buy as part of its pledge to narrow its trade surplus with the United States, U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Sunday as the two sides began a new round of talks in Beijing aimed at settling a simmering trade dispute.

Indian customs officials obstruct Nepali tea exports: Industrialists

May 9, 2018 10:00 am

ILAM, May 9: Indian customs officials have obstructed export of readymade tea to India, according to industrialists.

Tea, coffee top country’s exports list

April 26, 2018 07:44 am

KATHMANDU, April 26: The export of tea, coffee, mate, and spices jumped 36.5 percent to Rs 6.5 billion in the first eight months of Fiscal Year 2017/18 as compared to statistics of last year to top the list of Nepal's exports.

PM urges more efforts to boost exports

April 12, 2018 04:30 am

KATHMANDU, April 12: Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli said there is no point talking about talking about trade deficit as the country does not have anything to sell in the international market.

Nepal to tap Qatari investments for mineral water exports, says envoy

March 4, 2018 11:13 am

QATAR, MAR 4: Qatar is expected to import high-quality mineral water from Nepal by 2019, according to professor Ramesh Prasad Koirala, Nepal’s ambassador to Qatar.

Tea exports grow by 26 percent

February 20, 2018 06:45 am

KATHMANDU, Feb 20: The five-month protest in Darjeeling has become a boon for Nepali tea industries.

Nepal’s exports grew 13% in first half of Fiscal Year 2017/18

February 3, 2018 08:04 am

KATHMANDU, Feb 3: Nepal’s exports increased by 13 percent in the first half of Fiscal Year 2017/18, datae from the Department of Customs (DoC) shows.

Indian envoy admits obstruction of ginger exports

January 26, 2018 04:30 am

KATHMANDU, Jan 26: Indian Ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri said that there could be obstruction imposed on Nepal's export of ginger to India over phytosanitary requirement as agreed between the two countries.

Priority for agro-product exports limited to paper only

January 25, 2018 11:05 am

KATHMANDU, Jan 25: Boosting agricultural production and exports for narrowing the trade deficit are priorities in all periodic plans and fiscal policies, but these priorities never get implemented in reality. Ginger is among several competitive products affected by such inaction.