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Ncell is organizing an international musical event titled Purple Fest on December 13. Ncell Purple Fest will feature Nepali and Indian celebrities like Kapil Sharma, Sonu Nigam, Sugam Pokhrel, Yama Buddha and others in musical and comic . . . Read more »
It’s not going to be easy for banks to comply with the new NRB directive for minimum paid-up capital. However, the banks seem to have no alternative other than to pull themselves up by their . . . Read more »
Advertising has become something of a culture at present. The concept of advertising has been firmly established in the business sector in that businesses need to advertise their products and services in order to prosper. . . . Read more »
Norvic Hospital has adopted a new approach to provide better diagnosis and treatment to gastro patients in the light of increasing gastronomic diseases. The hospital has recently opened the 'Department of General, Gastro Intestinal and Laparoscopic Surgery' . . . Read more »
NEPSE index lost 59.70 (or down 4.81%) to close at 1181.41 last month. Currently, the index is trading below the 50 days moving average and 200 days moving average. NEPSE breached the support level of 50 days moving . . . Read more »
Crowned by the Guinness World Records as the 'World's Thinnest Smartphone,' Gionee Elife S5.1 is all set to hit the Nepali market. With thickness of just 5.1 mm, the handset is amazingly ultrathin. The latest handset by the Chinese smartphone major . . . Read more »
Nepal’s readymade garment (RMG) industry is hoping for a revival after a senior member of the US Senate recommended the inclusion of Nepali RMG in the non-tariff list. But the hope is still . . . Read more »
Brand management is an integral part of any marketing campaign. If we can handle the brand management side effectively, advertisements will become more efficient. The agencies as well as the advertisers should have the knowledge about fundamentals of . . . Read more »
In today’s highly competitive environment, businesses strive to build their brands and expand services by establishing strong customer relationships. Customer loyalty programmes have become an . . . Read more »
Negotiation is part of every human encounter, and most of us do it badly. In this revolutionary book, leading negotiation practitioner and Professor Stuart Diamond argues that the key to "getting more" is finding the right tools for each situation, being more flexible, and better understanding the other . . . Read more »
One, supposedly highly learned, member of parliament in a recent public discussion declared, 'The menace of cartels and syndicates in the Nepali market are the result of adopting the free-market economy and giving everything to private ownership.' This sweeping remark exposes the superficiality . . . Read more »
In a sure-footed move to expand its commercial base, Citizens Bank International Limited (CBIL), one of Nepal’s leading Class ‘A’ commercial banks, recently joined forces with National Capital . . . Read more »
What will a rational homo Economicus do when spotting a Rs 1000 note lying on the pavement? He will not pick it up! Because, he thinks, that note is a fake. Had it been a real note, somebody else who . . . Read more »
In the last few years, the hotel industry in Nepal has attracted more and more investment. Nepali entrepreneurs are opening new hotels, expanding existing ones and have partnered with several . . . Read more »
The mayor of Biratnagar Metropolis literally crawled for three and a half hours to reach a Chhath Puja spot three kilometres away. The mayor saap went on all fours not only to show his passion for . . . Read more »
Nepal indeed has become a developed country with more city- dwellers than village-dwellers. This miraculous transformation, virtually overnight, became possible by Nepal's original mantra of development innovated by the Panchayat regime decades ago. Bikasko mool futaune . . . Read more »
We took the step so that the capital base of banks widens and small shocks and risks do not affect them. We also want banks to be able to finance big projects on their own without having to seek co-financers; when the paid-up capital increases a bank’s single obligor limit (SOL) is also raised. . . . Read more »
Everybody says that Nepal is a poor country and Nepalis are poor people. Social scientists and development experts cite various data and statistics to prove that. The stories of Nepalis’ poverty . . . Read more »
For Sudeep Basnet, after more than a decade of experiencing corporate leadership training programmes, coaching became an area he had to explore himself. Basnet, a lead trainer at Success Inc. has . . . Read more »
In late October, after the World Bank released the Doing Business 2019 report, Finance Minister Dr Yubaraj Khatiwada publicly asked the multilateral lender to revise its decision to lower Nepal’s . . . Read more »
With the growing tech-savvy population, Nepal's gadget market now has the presence of almost all global and regional smartphone brands. Despite being a small market, Nepal is getting more lucrative . . . Read more »
Dish Home has now covered 30% of the pay TV market with 40 percent of subscribers in rural areas, 40 percent in sub-urban areas and 20 percent in . . . Read more »
We have dreams and hopes for our children that often extend beyond mimicry of our own lives. We hope they will do more, be more, and we define these “mores” in a myriad of ways. Yet the . . . Read more »
Two important elements of leadership which are radically dependent upon the particular theoretical approach used: The extent to which uncertainty could and should be eliminated from the appraisal . . . Read more »
In a part of town filled with casual spots, Delish Opera Restro and Banquet is a great place for both a casual or refined lunch and dining experience. Located in Baluwatar, this restaurant is often . . . Read more »
Samsung is the number one mobile phone brand in the world, with highest market share in total mobile phone sales and highest market share in total smartphone sales. One of the reasons behind its high popularity is that the company is investing millions of dollars every year for research . . . Read more »
The turning point for the company, in the real sense, came in 2008-9 when professional managers began to oversee operations. . . . Read more »
Insurance Sector
Towards Golden Days
The interest of general public towards insurance over the last few years has grown as more Nepalis are looking to get . . . Read more »
Established in 1989, Temple Tiger Green Jungle Resort is a pioneer in Nepal’s wildlife tourism. Originally situated in Chitwan National Park, the resort was re-located to the buffer zone area at . . . Read more »
SML Isuzu Limited is an India-based commercial vehicle manufacturer that supplies buses, trucks, ambulances and other customised vehicles. Established in 1983, SML Isuzu has been producing light and medium-sized commercial . . . Read more »
Nepali People's best guess about the worst outcome on country’s constitution writing process is turning out to be true. No constitution, not even the first draft of any form, is likely to be issued by January 22, 2015, the date promised under a sort of political consensus to promulgate a . . . Read more »
The growth of Islington college is a remarkable one. With just six students in 2003, it now has 1200 and is one of Nepal’s leading business and IT colleges. . . . Read more »
Corporate Movements September . . . Read more »
Operating businesses without proper IT support has become unimaginable these days. Companies frequently encounter problems related to the external and internal factors that can significantly disrupt . . . Read more »
Established in 1994, Neco Insurance expects to become the most preferred general insurance company in Nepal. The company which is promoted by Rastriya Banijya Bank, Mahato Group, Vinayak Group and . . . Read more »
A joint venture of the US oil and gas giant Chevron and South Korean business conglomerate GS Group, GS Caltex is a 50-year-old oil refiner and petroleum products company headquartered in . . . Read more »
Gyan Chandra Acharya, former foreign secretary of Nepal, is United Nations Under Secretary-General and High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS) since 5 September 2012. . . . Read more »
Choosing who could be the right partner for outsourcing is a challenging task which demands a lot of analysis and . . . Read more »
Located at a busy place which often has bumper-to-bumper traffic jam during the rush hours, Vivanta Dental draws the passersby’s eye particularly when they’re stuck in traffic with nothing to do . . . Read more »
At a time when Nepal is observing rapid progress in hydropower development, one 17 year old company has been helping the country in its drive to electrification. Established in 2000, Cosmic . . . Read more »
Norvic International Hospital was conferred ‘The Bizz Award- 2018’ on November 16, 2018 by the World Confederation of Businesses (WORLDCOB). Nicolas Caffaro, director of International Relations at WORLDCOB, conferred the award amidst a ceremony. . . . Read more »
Ashok Kumar Baidya is the president of Birgunj Chamber of Commerce & Industries (BiCCI). Baidya who has been into trade and business for about the past four decades is also the vice-president of Shalimar Group, one of the major business houses of the country, and also a member of . . . Read more »
Research by McKinsey, the Harvard Business Review and other think tanks around the globe consistently find that CEOs worldwide see human capital as a top challenge, and they rank HR as only the eighth or ninth most important function in a . . . Read more »
Can Nepal hold three elections – local, provincial and federal – within the next 16 months or by December 2017 as envisaged in the new constitution? This is one of the biggest questions facing . . . Read more »
Real estate transations, which had been reaching normal levels after being hard hit by the twin shocks of the earthquake and border blockade of 2015, have come to an abrupt halt following the central . . . Read more »
Intellectual Property Right (IPR) plays a vital role for economies to thrive in today’s competitive world. Countries have been adopting rigorous legal and technical measures to secure the . . . Read more »
Recently, JCB India Limited launched four new construction and earthmoving equipments- 38T Tracked Excavator, 2I.5T Tracked Excavator, 3DX Xtra Backhoe Loader and 3DX Backhoe Loader in Nepal. Introducing the machines at ConMac exhibition 2018, JCB strengthened its network between . . . Read more »
Pravin H. Patel is the chairman of HOF Living, a leading brand in India’s office furniture and premium seating system category. For its 28 years of service and dedication to produce quality products, the company has been honoured with the National Award for the outstanding quality . . . Read more »
The reality is that when heritage falls, the artist rises, they rose in 1934 and after each earthquake before that. They have risen again, but they need to be pushed or rather pulled to the . . . Read more »
Established on June 19, 2003, Api Power Company (APC) was transformed into a public limited company on July 21, 2003. Besides producing hydroelectricity, generating power from renewable sources is . . . Read more »
A trademark often referred to as a ‘creation of the mind’ is an intellectual property. UK law defines a trademark as “a sign capable of being represented graphically which is capable of . . . Read more »
An organisation in itself is a structure formed to achieve a specific task. In every organisation there are various units that work together to achieve this task. The structure that defines the roles . . . Read more »
