The changing food habits and lifestyle of consumers have fuelled the demand for spices in Nepal. Much of this demand is met through import which has been consistently rising for the past few years. . . . Read more »
A report recently published by the International Labour Organization (ILO) is indicative of the wrath unleashed by the Covid-19 pandemic in a country like Nepal which struggles to generate employment . . . Read more »
The Indian paints maker Berger Paints (India) Limited forayed into Nepal in 2000 with the acquisition of Jenson & Nicholson (Nepal), a subsidiary of Jenson & Nicholson (India) Limited, to commence . . . Read more »
Technology has evolved exponentially over the past two decades. All the incredible tech innovations have made it hard to recall life 20 years ago. Today, it is difficult to imagine our lives without . . . Read more »
Soraya's Luxurious Cosmetics has become one of the most trusted hubs for beauty products in Kathmandu and Dharan. Started by Sita Paudel in 2016, Soraya’s survived the COVID pandemic and has . . . Read more »
In general parlance, Nepal is an agricultural country. However, that sounds like more of a satire,considering the fact that Nepal is a net importer of most agricultural products which have a huge . . . Read more »
Arsalan Akhter, founder of Today’s Telegram, a startup focusing on customised leather products says that the first two weeks of lockdown for the prevention of Covi--BY Nikeeta Gautamd-19 infection . . . Read more »
At a time when the country’s industrial productivity has mostly remained subdued, it is a matter of great pride to note that Nepal has become self-reliant in cement production. Over the last few . . . Read more »
Development experts say the important pillars needed for accelerated socio-economic development of a country are visionary political leadership, good governance, cultural change in the society, . . . Read more »
The New Business Age magazine has been in operation for 21 years. The magazine has covered the triumphs and turbulences of Nepal's politics and economy over the past 21 years. The passage discusses . . . Read more »
In general parlance, the commodities which bring havoc to national security and national supply system in case of a disturbance in the supply of such goods are regarded as Strategically Important . . . Read more »
By the time of the Sixth Five-Year Plan, Nepal had become a net importer of agricultural products. Nepal's foreign trade deficit reached Rs 13. 40 trillion in Fiscal Year . . . Read more »
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Nepal needs USD 10 billion of foreign investment a year to achieve double digit growth and take it to middle-income country status according to Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada in an interview he . . . Read more »
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The Human Development Index is a tool developed by the United Nations to assess various countries' basic human development achievements. It measures a country's levels of social and economic . . . Read more »
Nepal Rastra Bank recently issued directions to banks to decide and publish fixed interest rates on term loans. In this backdrop, the scenarios and modalities for fixed interest rates in the Nepali . . . Read more »
Since its establishment in 2007, Moody’s Analytics is among the top global firms engaged in areas including research, business consulting, financial and performance modeling, training and software . . . Read more »
From remote areas to urban centres, the country's water crisis seems never-ending. But through environmentally friendly systems and insightful management one entrepreneur hopes to engineer proper . . . Read more »
Those countries which have made adequate investments in information technology to ensure their citizens’ access to modern technology and information have reaped the benefit of development and . . . Read more »
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Riding on the whirlwind came Corona in the month of December 2019 crying “Veni, Vidi, Vici (I came, I saw, I conquered) and so it was. The Pandemic has already taken the lives of over 400,000 . . . Read more »
In a bid to expand the tax net, the Ministry of Finance is considering levying a tax on the transfer of ancestral property though. Finance Minister Dr Yubaraj Khatiwada has said that this concept of . . . Read more »
With freight charges reduced and competition opened up, it remains to be seen as to what extent will Nepal's international trade benefit from the new . . . Read more »
In a household, we need many essentials, from food and clothes to nails and pliers. When we think about shopping for those essentials, we picture it as all the things we need in various bags, holding . . . Read more »
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The Federal Budget for the fiscal year 2020/21 was perhaps one of the most anticipated ones, in recent years. The fact that Finance Minister Dr Yubaraj Khatiwada was presenting the budget against the . . . Read more »
Panchakanya Steels, one of the leading steel producers in Nepal situated in Bhairahawa, uses a greasing automation system, recycled industrial water, and high-quality machinery parts to reduce the . . . Read more »
"It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover," said a reader with visible satisfaction on her face when asked about her recent favourite . . . Read more »
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The latest volatility in the financial market prompted the government to form a high-level panel under the coordination of Nepal Rastra Bank’s deputy governor, which submitted its 58-points . . . Read more »
With Nepal achieving political stability after the three-tier elections held in 2017, the country’s much maligned image as an investment destination has been changed rapidly. . . . Read more »
Aaron Capital, Inc., USA (www.aaroncapital.com), a global middle-market investment banking firm headquartered in the USA, specialises in a wide range of services including mergers & acquisitions . . . Read more »
A 23-minute flight flown across Tampa Bay from St Petersburg (Florida, USA) on January 1, 1914, was supposed to be the first commercial flight. The Mayor of St Petersburg was the single passenger on . . . Read more »
Once upon a time, there was a Prime Minister of a country. He wanted to see, while he was still alive, what Heaven looked like. So, one day he went there and knocked on the door to Heaven. After . . . Read more »
Social distancing has been identified as a key policy to reduce the spread of COVID-19 by maintaining physical distance and reducing social interactions by many public health experts. . . . Read more »
The renowned American author Lewis B. Smedes once said, “Some people still make promises and keep those they make. When they do, they help make life around them more stably human.” Latika Golyan, director of Golyan Group lives up to this saying. . . . Read more »
Soon after Dashain, Hari Bhusal, a resident of Kathmandu who is in his late 20s, started to feel uncomfortable in his stomach. After suffering from unbearable discomfort, inflammation and nausea, he . . . Read more »
Nepal's commercial insurance has a history of 75 years while the social security system started 25 years ago. Social insurance has a history of less than a . . . Read more »
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Nepal’s financial sector and the capital market have been facing several mounting challenges. There are a number of problems threatening the financial stability of the country such as the acute . . . Read more »
Nepal is observing an unprecedented growth of corona infection, the number of health workers infected by the virus is also growing; locals, as well as some tourism entrepreneurs in such instances, . . . Read more »
Raghuram Rajan is a well-known figure across the global academia and policy-making circles. He has had an illustrious career as a professor at Chicago University, Chief Economist at the International Monetary Fund and the Governor of the Reserve Bank of . . . Read more »
With normalcy returning to the tourism sector after the government removed almost all kinds of Covid-19 restrictions to vaccinated tourists in late September, debates related to the kind of tourism-- . . . Read more »
The advertising market in Nepal is not very encouraging at present. We can see some growth, but it is not benefiting us much because the growth is mostly in digital marketing on social media . . . Read more »
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Sameer Sharma, managing partner at the prominent law firm S.S Legal, wanted to pursue a career in music. “I never wanted to become a lawyer, I had other professions on my mind,” he says. Not many . . . Read more »
On April 25, the Nepal government announced a further extension and suspension of all domestic and international fl ight operations until May 15, as a precautionary measure to stop coronavirus . . . Read more »
Not all negative events give only bad results — some of these end up giving positive outcomes too. The devastating earthquake in 2015 worked as a catalyst to unite the three parties, Nepali . . . Read more »
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Nepal’s development history, particularly hydropower, is long. Nepal developed its first hydropower project more than a century ago compared to other development . . . Read more »
