From the Editor

Rate Hikes Not the Right Answer

Interest rates are on a rising trend. Looking at the economic indicators, there is a very less chance of interest rates slowing down anytime soon. Through the monetary policy for the current fiscal year 2022/23, Maha Prasad Adhikari, Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), announced that the central . . . Read more »

No Laughing Matter

Shall We Give Them A Clap or A Slap?

In this age, it is quite difficult to judge a person by his appearance. Moreover, it’s quite tricky to tell who is a thief, who is a pickpocket, who is a robber and who is a politician! In . . . Read more »

Cover Story

A BATTLE OF CHOICES : The Merger Dilemma in the Insurance Sector

Six years ago, Beema Samiti - the insurance regulatory authority of Nepal - decided to issue operating licences to 10 new insurance companies. The decision to add a whopping number of insurance . . . Read more »

Interview

NEPAL SHOULD TARGET 5 MILLION TOURISTS

Abdullah Tuncer Kececi, the general manager of Turkish Airlines for Nepal, is returning after successfully leading the Nepal operations of the national carrier of Turkey for more than six years and . . . Read more »

Interview

Banking will be the First Sector to Adopt Distributed Ledger Technology

Michael Siddhi is the Head of Transaction Banking at Standard Chartered Bank Nepal Limited. With almost two decades of banking experience in Qatar and Nepal, he is responsible for developing and . . . Read more »

Dataspeak

Impact of Import Restrictions

The government has put a restriction on the import of various products categorised under Alcoholic Products (other than raw materials), Cigarette and Tobacco (other than raw materials), Diamond . . . Read more »

Startup Scene

Lotus Mindfulness and Relaxation Services

The bustling city of Kathmandu is home to several corporates, businesses, educational institutions, medical facilities and many other establishments. In the midst of all this, people often tend to . . . Read more »

FROM NEW BUSINESS AGE ARCHIVE

Power Monopoly [EDITORIAL- September 2001]

Another round of issuing statemens by various interest groups followed the latest announcement by Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) for power traffic . . . Read more »

EVENT REPORT

6th Newbiz B-Schools Ratings, Ranking and Awards 2022 Concludes

The sixth edition of Newbiz B-Schools Ratings, Ranking and Awards 2022 concluded at Radisson Kathmandu Hotel on August 17. The New Business Age has been conducting ratings, rankings and awards for . . . Read more »

EVENT REPORT

PANEL DISCUSSION : Future of Business Education

Speaking at a panel discussion on “Future of Business Education” during 6th Newbiz B School Ratings, Ranking and Awards 2022, they said that retaining students produced by business schools of . . . Read more »

BUSINESS TRADING

Regulating Online Businesses

The shift towards online businesses has not been new in Nepal. The COVID-19 pandemic especially helped increase this movement while social media marketing had already been a common thing even before . . . Read more »

Sectoral

Getting Into Gear

Nepal’s automotive industry is still in its infancy although it has been more than a decade since the country assembled its first car. However, despite the fact that the sector in Nepal is . . . Read more »

AGRICULTURE

CORPORATES IN FARMING : Can Big Investment Work Wonders in Agriculture Sector

Buddha Air, one of the leading domestic airlines in the country, recently announced that it was starting a rice mill in eastern Nepal. Rice mill is the latest addition in the business portfolio of . . . Read more »

Health

Aesthetic Industry in Nepal

In the olden days, beauty and aesthetics were not given much priority. Skincare was limited to home remedies, and plastic surgeries were beyond one’s imagination. But now, dermatology has seen . . . Read more »

Tourism

Locals Keeping Thamel Afloat

Once a prime tourist hub, Thamel is seeing fewer foreigners post-COVID and is gradually filling up with local partying . . . Read more »

Economic Diplomacy

ARUN CHAUDHARY : Recharging Nepal-Hungary Diplomatic ties

Chaudhary has remained focused on strengthening the bilateral ties between the two countries through different . . . Read more »

Visiting Business People

Radisson will Have 25 Hotels in Nepal by the Next Decade

Zubin Saxena, Managing Director and Vice President of Operations, South Asia of Radisson Hotel Group, was recently in Kathmandu to sign an agreement with Century Group for a new Radisson hotel in . . . Read more »

Women at Work

Promoting Nepali Products Globally

Two companies promoted by Latika Golyan are supporting local brands and promoting Nepali products . . . Read more »

BOOK SUMMARY

Uncommon Service

Even though providing excellent service is essential, you can't just tell your employees to go above and beyond whenever and wherever they can, then hope for the best. Instead, you need to . . . Read more »

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