G4S Security Services Nepal is the largest private security solutions firm in Nepal with a presence spanning over two decades. The United Kingdom based multinational security services provider started . . . Read more »
We do see this possibility. Laos is an example for us. It’s also a landlocked country like Nepal. They have built major highways connecting the country with Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand. . . . Read more »
Most of the medical specialties have branched into super-specialties. Initially, there was only M.B.B.S, and then came the era of specialized MD and MS doctors. However, in due course of time, these degrees became insufficient and the concept of Fellowships, MCh and DM began. Now, one can avail the services of a DM Gastroenterologist, DM Nephorologist, DM Endocrinologist, MCh Plastic Surgery, or MCh Cardio-thoracic . . . Read more »
Dell recently organised the ‘Dell Nepal Future-Ready 2016’ event in Kathmandu where the company introduced new additions to its portfolio of commercial products in the country. Ahad Haq, . . . Read more »
Unlike in advanced and emerging economies, entrepreneurs in Nepal do not have facilities of alternative financing to start or expand their businesses. While wealthy entrepreneurs have various sources . . . Read more »
What could make a travel freak happier than finding an amazing place blessed with wonderful scenery, and not far from the core city? A place where travellers can rejuvenate in luxurious surroundings . . . Read more »
The second edition of the Everest Bank National B-Schools Rating-Ranking-Awards concluded on August 23 awarding 16 colleges in different categories. Nearly 100 colleges participated in the contest . . . Read more »
For quite some time now, and more so, after the Global Financial Crisis in 2008, consolidation has become a much discussed and rather important topic for not only in the developed Western World but also in the fast growing emerging economies. In this context, South Asia also needs a greater attention and quicker . . . Read more »
A least developed and sixteenth poorest country of the world as classified by HDR 2013, Nepal, a subsistence farming based economy, is still suffering from the legacy of a decade long conflict . . . Read more »
Corporate Movements February . . . Read more »
The increasing exposure of the Nepali economy to global business has created a wide range of opportunities for Nepali companies in the area of international business and management. However, the . . . Read more »
Despite being an agrarian economy and home to numerous native crops, Nepal has not been able to profit from its available agricultural resources. Among the many reasons behind the underdevelopment of . . . Read more »
The massive earthquake which struck Nepal on April 25 has hit the country really hard. As we go to the press, more than seven thousand bodies have been recovered and several thousands are reported injured. Millions have been affected in other ways. Search and rescue operations were still on when we went to the . . . Read more »
Start-ups, small and medium business units and conglomerates – all are effusive in their use of the T-word: Team. Perhaps, not a single interview, meeting, business planning, target setting or . . . Read more »
The benchmark indexcontinued to decline in the course of last month. The index lost 12.85 points (or down 0.87%) to close at 1462.56. Nepse continues to hover below the 200-day moving . . . Read more »
Since ages, we have believed that learning is a lifelong process which helps us not only in gaining knowledge and updating it, but also in overcoming our weaknesses, failures and hurdles. This not only applies to our daily lives but also to our professional . . . Read more »
The KCM Nepal Management Symposium (NMS) has concluded on a high note in Kathmandu on Friday, July 20. The KCM Student Council, an autonomous body of Kathmandu College of Management, organised the . . . Read more »
Himalaya Airlines Pvt Ltd, formerly known as Yeti Airlines International, is starting its international operation in Nepal from October 28. The airline is promoted by Yeti World Investment Pvt Ltd and HIF Aviation Investment Company Pvt Ltd from Nepal and Tibet Airlines from the People´s Republic of China. . . . Read more »
Popular people’s movement of 1990 disposed the Panchayat Raj in an astray. It helped in restoring the multiparty political system abducted in 1960. Changed political circumstances changed the economic policy of the regime. The new economic policy stressed on paving way for liberal economic system. It considered the involvement of the private sector vital for the development of Nepali economy. . . . Read more »
Active in the chamber movement for the last 16 years, Shiv Shankar Agrawal is President of Chamber of Industries Morang. Presiding over the plastic and stationery major, Saraswati Group, he is . . . Read more »
Sean Dash, producer of non-fiction TV series like Discovery Channel's "Bering Sea Gold" and "Deadliest Catch" once said that he does not care about producing stars. According to him, such shows are all about the business game. . . . Read more »
The country's federal constitution promulgated in 2015 has thrust the spotlight on the rights of differently abled citizens and the services the state needs to provide to mitigate the problems they . . . Read more »
The government has raised the insurance amount of the high altitude workers and the mountaineering guides to Rs 1.5 million. Earlier it was one million rupees. Along with that the government has also raised the medical insurance for such workers to Rs 400,000 from 200,000. . . . Read more »
JP Morgan was not the first or the last person who used astrology for his important business decisions. In our day to day life some way or the other, all of us had used this divine science of astrology to make certain decisions but very few of us know that this divine science of astrology can be used very effectively to forecast the trend of stock and commodity . . . Read more »
Ariana Huffington, Marissa Mayer, Sara Blakely, Sheryl Sandberg are successful business women whom we applaud and look forward to and indeed some of these women are my heroes. These women have . . . Read more »
Shailesh Sanghai has been an active member of EO for the past four years. He is currently the Director of Triveni Byapar Company, the distribution wing of business and industrial conglomerate, . . . Read more »
Passionate aspirers find business opportunities in every challenge they face. They do so displaying an ability to focus on achieving goals no matter how smooth or rough the journey. Observing the . . . Read more »
Ever since it was launched, MBM has emerged as an advanced integrated course, a combination of MBA and MBS, in business . . . Read more »
Allied Trade Link International Pvt Ltd, the national distributor of Karbonn mobiles has launched a new smartphone, a tablet and four bar phones in the market. The tablet Karbonn Smart A34 Lite is powered by 1.3 GHz dual core processor and runs on Android 4.2. . . . Read more »
Most of the stocks turned red during the review period (Feb 18 - March 19) pushing the index to nearly two months low. The Nepse index closed in red losing 15.03 points or 1.53% to settle at 967.62. The index touched highest level on 9 March with 988.77 and the lowest was 959.14 on 16 March. . . . Read more »
The benchmark index scaled up further in the course of last month. Nepse index gained a staggering 67.41 points (or up 5.43%) to close at 1283.52. The index is moving well above the 50-day moving average (MA) and 200-day MA, indicating that the overall market outlook looks . . . Read more »
Laxman Risal is amongst a rare breed of young executives having experience of leading companies in banking as well as insurance. He is regarded as a dependable and committed leader . . . Read more »
Nepal Ekarat Engineering Company (NEEK) is a name which has become synonymous with the manufacturing of quality electrical transformers for the past 25 years. After receiving its license in 1991, . . . Read more »
Standard Chartered Bank, Nepal has received Global Finance - World's Best Consumer Internet Bank Awards 2014 for Nepal in Asia Pacific category. The award was announced in New York on 24th July, 2014 by Global Finance as the First Round winners . . . Read more »
RSI is a form of leading indicator that is believed to be most effective during periods of sideways movement. Such indicators may create numerous buy and sell signals that are useful when the market is not clearly trending upwards or downwards. . . . Read more »
When suddenly there is a general strike called by any political party, people say that there is nothing left in Nepal to develop as all politicians and bureaucrats are corrupt. But nobody gives an objective analysis based on historical and present facts. . . . Read more »
The years since 2015 are considered to be historic for the Nepali tourism sector. The years marked the golden jubilee celebrations of some important hotels and tourism related organisations that . . . Read more »
Do you remember when you last argued with a shopkeeper refusing to pay higher for a nice warm jacket during the freezing winter season? Do you remember when you rejected a friend’s offer to buy . . . Read more »
Eton Technology, a software and mobile application development company, was moving through an up-swing but a scarcity of finance was restraining them from bringing in further human capital for . . . Read more »
Ncell has re-launched the campaign ‘Call Ayo Paisa Payo’ that offers bonus to its customers receiving international call for more than a minute. Under the offer, Ncell customers receiving international calls for more than a minute would receive bonus of Rs 3 every minute for as long as 10 . . . Read more »
IT security is becoming major concern for many users, IT professionals and related stakeholders, nowadays. Five or six years back, the term ‘IT Security’ was not making it to the headlines though IT was taking over the traditional market place. It was a time when most of the organizations were digitizing their traditional paper-based . . . Read more »
Nepal abounds in huge new market segments. But, so far, not much has been done. It's high time we analyse these sectors and start appropriate measures to harness this vast untapped potential to make . . . Read more »
Airlines are essential to the tourism industry of any country. Maintaining quality of services in the airlines is important to ensure a healthy inflow of tourists. The quality of an airliner doesn't just depend on serving good food and providing a glass of . . . Read more »
Ethics is about doing the right thing. It is absolute, contextual and relative. A general perception persists that a business has to be conducted unethically to be successful, i.e. by evading taxes . . . Read more »
In 2002, global tourism figures were plummeting as the world was still reeling under the aftershocks of the 9/11 attacks in the United States. Indian tourism, in particular, had reached its nadir. A . . . Read more »
Nepali and the Indian government have agreed to implement the 6,720 Mega Watt (MW) Pancheswor Multipurpose Project (PMP) within a year. The agreement was reached between Prime Minister Sushil Koirala and visiting Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi . . . Read more »
Sashi Raj Pandey, CEO of Shree Investment and Finanace Company Ltd and President of Nepal-India Chamber of Commerce and Industry is a busy man. He wants to keep himself busy all the time. Pandey is a deeply spiritual man and is associated with the Art of Living Foundation and is in the Board of Art of Living Nepal. . . . Read more »
Lenovo has been flexing its muscles in the global smartphone market in the recent years. The Chinese tech giant’s handset journey so far has met with widespread acclaim across the globe. The iconic . . . Read more »
In a world where many services have become digitized, digital finance has come upfront as a powerful medium of providing financial services, especially to people with little or no access to financial . . . Read more »
The benchmark index declined in the course of last month. Nepse decreased by 36.80 points (or down 3.02%) to close at 1181.66. The index continues to trade below 50-day moving average and 200-day moving average indicating bearish momentum in the . . . Read more »
Refusing to the demand of the automobile importers to reduce import duties on vehicles, Finance Minister Dr. Ram SharanMahathas promised them government support if they start vehicle manufacturing in the country. Given the increasing demand due to expansion in the road network . . . Read more »
“Following your passion, knowing both your strengths and weaknesses and having patience is the key to success,” says Rajan Lamsal, Managing Director of Aayam Intercontinental, Authorized Distributor of Force Motors for Nepal. Lamsal, who is also the past Council Chairperson of Lions Club, has lived his life making a perfect balance between his career and social service. . . . Read more »
Time is ever changing. And with the changing times, the economic models of countries have also been changing. There was a time when we saw Hitler’s nationalistic capitalism. Then came Stalin’s . . . Read more »
Many restaurants claim to do things differently, from letting you order from a computer or handing a menu thick as a book or suggesting you to try the chef's specials. But have you ever wondered . . . Read more »
Peer-to-Peer lending is one of the latest products developed to reduce the costs of lending and borrowing in the financial market. It is commonly abbreviated as P2P lending and represents one of the . . . Read more »
Just as our body comprises a significant mass of water, the surrounding space also has a certain amount of water element. An imbalance of water in the body gives way to health issues; an imbalance in . . . Read more »
The cover story of New Business Age’s September issue extensively explores the prospects of Nepal on being a land-linked country. Nepal is being touted as a golden land bridge between China and India - two growing economic giants on its north and south . . . Read more »
Professor Juan Miguel M. Luz is the Dean of Stephen Zuellig Graduate School of Development Management, a core faculty of Asian Institute of Management (AIM), Philippines. Established in 1968, AIM is considered as a pioneer of management education in Asia and Prof Luz is considered as one of the most influential Filipino educators. . . . Read more »
The recently concluded China visit of Prime Minister KP Oli received a lot of publicity both within Nepal and in India. The Nepali people were told that the visit was a resounding success. Some say . . . Read more »
When it comes to riding a motorcycle, a popular saying goes, "Four-wheels move the body, two-wheels move the soul." A free ride in the open is what separates a motorcyclist from other motorists. While motorcycles have always been a practical and affordable mode of transport they are now also attracting . . . Read more »
What does it take to become a successful entrepreneur? How can a small venture starting from scratch take centre-stage in the world of business? How can young people realise their ideas in business . . . Read more »
