From the Editor

Narrowing the Trust Deficit

Nepal has long held its image as a country where there is a high level of trust between the people, a factor which has helped to define the Himalayan nation in the global arena. However, this reputation of the country is being gradually eroded. . . . Read more »

From the Editor

More Stimulus Needed

Nepal’s worst fear has come true. The country is now in the grip of a second wave of Covid-19, a pandemic which has so far killed over three million people and infected close to 145 million . . . Read more »

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Dataspeak

Role of INGOs in Export Promotion

International Non-Governmental Organisations (INGOs) started their activities in Nepal in the early 1950s. Their activities gained momentum with the implementation of more liberal policies by the . . . Read more »

Tourism

Exploring Health Challenges for Travellers in Nepal

A study shows nearly a third of illnesses among travellers to Nepal is related to the gastrointestinal (GI) . . . Read more »

Corporate Movements

Corporate Movements February 2024

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Report

Women Still Face Challenges: Newbiz Business Women Summit & Awards 2024

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Obituary

An Ardent Industrialist

Industrialist Diwakar Golchha, the vice-chairman of Golchha Organisation, passed away on April 11, 2019 at the age of 67. Having long suffered from kidney problems, he breathed his last while . . . Read more »

No Laughing Matter

Hail Us the Idiots!

Nepal was a country of agriculture. Because it was dominated by occupations based on agriculture. But that is passé. Nowadays, many have started calling it a country of tourism, or even a country . . . Read more »

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Startup Scene

CryptoGen Nepal

CryptoGen Nepal, was founded in 2019 by Nirmal Dahal, Santosh Bhandari and Aaditya Khati, with a focus on cyber security. The start-up has since grown to provide services to a wide range of clients, . . . Read more »

Health

Prioritising Nutrition for a Healthy Life

Clinical nutritionists at Nepal Mediciti Hospital assess nutritional needs and provide personalised medical nutrition therapy to . . . Read more »

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Title NBA E-Magazine March 2024

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Report

Shrestha Conferred with Lifetime Achievement Award: Newbiz Business Women Summit & Awards 2024

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Organisational Management

Building a Motivated Workforce

“Motivation” as simple as it may sound is equally complex at its core. Every individual has a unique drive that pushes them to achieve their goal. Goals can be set by individuals in both their . . . Read more »

Interview

“CDC can value add to Nepal’s growth through the investments and partnerships with local businesses”

A relatively new player in Nepal, Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC) Group has been quite active in Nepal this year. In 2019 alone, the group has invested USD 47 million in three projects . . . Read more »

Feedback

Feedback June 2021

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Sectoral

Managing Insurance Risks

Risks are events or conditions that may occur, and whose occurrence, if it takes place, has a harmful or negative impact on the achievement of the company’s business . . . Read more »

Management Gyan

Mastering Dynamic Pricing

Creative pricing practices can lead to optimised revenue and . . . Read more »

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NBA E-Magazine March 2024

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Dataspeak

Nepali Diaspora-driven Exports

Consumers, driven by a nostalgic connection to their homeland, are eager to buy items familiar to them with minimal effort and brief . . . Read more »

Company Profile

Ghost Writing Nepal : A Way to Tell Your Story

Ghost Writing Nepal, as its name suggests, offers ghost writing services to individuals, organisations and businesses. It is probably the first private corporate institution in Nepal to provide such . . . Read more »

Interview

“The awards are a validation of the kind of work we are doing”

Established in 1965, Soaltee Crowne Plaza is one of the leading hotels in Nepal. The pioneering five-star hotel is also regarded as a prime MICE center in the country which has hosted several events . . . Read more »

Voices

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Business Management

Ethical Practices in Banking Sector

The banking sector is often considered the standard in the corporate world, with its actions guided by the directives of central banks. This sector is not only highly respected, but it is also . . . Read more »

Management Gyan

Advertise Now

The fundamental principle of marketing is very: if sales are low, advertise more and advertise . . . Read more »

From the Editor

Reforming Budget System

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Information Technology

Google Stadia : The Future of Gaming or an Ambitious Misfire?

On 19th March, at the Game Developers Conference (GDC), an annual convention of video game developers organised since 1988 at San Francisco, Google announced its cloud-based game-streaming platform, . . . Read more »

Women at Work

Nikita Acharya : The Urban Girl

Nikita Acharya, founder and CEO of e-commerce platform Urban Girl, encapsulates the saying ‘age is just a number.’ What matters is the dedication and passion towards the work. Nikita started her business at the young age of 19, a time when most people of her age enjoy their teenage years. . . . Read more »

Liquor Indicators

Liquor Indicators June 2021

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Business Management

The Future of Management

In today's ever-evolving business landscape, the hallmark of a successful manager is their ability to be adaptable and to embrace change with . . . Read more »

Interview

Time Management Crucial for Women Entrepreneurs

Seema Golchha is the Director at Golchha Organization. She spearheads the organisation's Samsung Modern Retail Division, which encompasses 14 outlets spread across Nepal, in addition to overseeing a . . . Read more »

Economy and Policy

Ethical Leadership in Banking Sector

By prioritising ethical conduct, banks foster trust, inspire customer confidence, and ensure the long-term sustainability of both the institution and the financial . . . Read more »

Health

Spa Treatment : For Reposeful Health Benefits

A few years ago, a client with high blood pressure and muscle pain visited Tranquility Spa, Lazimpat. After undergoing regular massage sessions, the client felt the blood pressure was slowly dropping . . . Read more »

Restaurant Review

Sun Café and Bar : Afternoon Delight

The décor and ambience at Sun Café and Bar, located at the heart of Jhamsikhel, has two distinct flavours. Upon entering the restaurant, the outside seating area is practically enshrined in . . . Read more »

Crossword

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Business Education

Challenges of Upbringing New Generation

We all want young generations (those who are attending colleges and universities and those who have freshly started their careers) to take up the responsibilities to usher in positive changes in . . . Read more »

Biz News

Arrival of Chinese Tourists on the Rise

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Economy and Policy

Kathmandu’s Drinking Water Woes

Kathmandu Valley needs effective water management strategies, such as storing monsoon rainwater for utilisation during the dry . . . Read more »

Product Focus

LG’s 86-inch Super UHD TV : The Ultramodern Home Theatre

Korean Electronics giant LG has been at the forefront of television innovation for decades. The company’s products have always been on the cutting edge of technology, particularly the ThinQ range . . . Read more »

Living +

A Search for Unconventional Economic Policy

Nepal remains a least developed economy despite adopting liberal economic policies. Poverty reduction and economic growth remain the cornerstones of the country’s development agenda since the . . . Read more »

Corporate Movements

Corporate Movements June 2021

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ADVERTORIAL

NIBL ACE CAPITAL : NUMBER ONE IN ASSET UNDER MANAGEMENT (AUM)

NIBL Ace Capital Limited, one of the leading merchant banking and investment banking company, has been providing various financial services to its clients throughout the . . . Read more »

Biz News

Banks Start Increasing Interest Rates as Deposits Drop

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Economy and Policy

Impact of Indigenous Products on Economic Mobility

Governments and policymakers should acknowledge the importance of indigenous goods and back initiatives that promote their production and . . . Read more »

Stock Taking

Monthly Technical Analysis of Nepse March 24th 2019 – April 22th 2019

NEPSE gained 116.34 points (or up 10.20%) to close at 1250.94 last month that ended on April 22. Last month, NEPSE showed a bullish momentum breaking the resistance level of 200 days moving average. . . . Read more »

Nepal Politics

Will Oli Walk the Talk to Resolve the Kalapani Issue?

The issue of Kalapani, the area in the northwestern most corner of Nepal encroached by India, has been raised sharply yet again after India issued a new political map following the scrapping of the . . . Read more »

Economic Diplomacy

Bhola Bikram Thapa : Strengthening Nepal-Bulgaria Ties

Nepal started extending the hands of friendship to countries across the world after the dawn of democracy in 1951. In this process of making friends, the Himalayan nation on April 1968 established . . . Read more »

From the Editor

The High Cost of Keeping Airports Afloat

Over the last few years, improving the old airports and constructing new ones have become the part of the government’s national agenda. Many airports have been upgraded across the country without . . . Read more »

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FROM NEW BUSINESS AGE ARCHIVE

NDF & After [EDITORIAL - March 2002]

Finance Minister Dr. Ram Sharan Mahat did have a reason to dance at the conclusion of the February 2002 meeting of the Nepal Development Forum (NDF) in . . . Read more »

Biz News

Entrepreneur of Chitwan Quitting Business En Masse

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Cover Story

Unlocking Nepal's Investment Potential

Will Emerging Nepal Investment Summit 2024 Serve as a Catalyst to Position Nepal as a Premier Investment . . . Read more »

Restaurant Review

Under the Tuscan Sun at Rox Restaurant

Italian cuisine is among the most recognised and loved cuisines all over the world. However, despite its popularity, there is a relatively limited selection of restaurants dedicated to serving . . . Read more »

Health

Pediatric and Neonatal Surgical Care at Grande International Hospital

Few months ago, a baby delivered to a Nepalese couple at Duncan Hospital, Bihar, India was noted to have breathing difficulty and frothy oral secretions after an attempted breast feeding. The . . . Read more »

Women at Work

ALINA PRAJAPATI : Transforming the POTTERY Business

Alina Prajapati grew up watching her father molding clay into various pottery items as she aspired to follow his footsteps. She always wanted to be part of her family business someday and take it to . . . Read more »

No Laughing Matter

The Spectre of CRYPTOCURRENCY

There has been a lot of noise over cryptocurrency in Nepal and in foreign countries these days. Nobody has seen what cryptocurrency looks like. But it is working . . . Read more »

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Tourism

Tourism in 2023

The tourism sector saw a gradual increase in international tourists in 2022. According to the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), a total of 614,148 international tourists visited Nepal last year, with 67,932 . . . Read more »

Biz News

Export of Pashmina Items Increased by 15 Percent Last Year

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Opinion

What to Expect from the Investment Summit?

Nepal needs to prove its competitive edge so that investors are attracted to come here and . . . Read more »

Living +

Hooked How to Build Habit-Forming Products  Nir Eyal with Ryan Hoover

What makes the iPhone the most profitable product in the history of the world? How come one out of every seven humans on this planet is on Facebook? What makes these products so much more successful than others? The answer, Nir Eyal says, is that they make us form habits. We don’t just view these products as tools we sometimes . . . Read more »

Tourism

Series of Adventure Sports Lined up for VNY 2020

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Tourism

New Hotel Projects Amid the PANDEMIC

The once spectacularly booming Nepali hotel sector has gone through a tumultuous period after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020 with waves of coronavirus outbreaks wreaking havoc on . . . Read more »

Economy and Policy

The Growth DILEMMA

Growth is an effect; capacity development is the cause of the . . . Read more »

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NIPORE

Conceptualisinga New Trade Strategy

Nepal suffers from a considerable trade deficit with its biggest trade partners. For example, in the last fiscal year (FY) 2021/22, with India, our largest trade partner, Nepal's import-export ratio . . . Read more »

Biz News

Implementation of MCC in Full Swing from mid-August

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Indepth

Bearing the Brunt of Economic Slowdown

The non-life insurance sector witnessed a decline in business during the first half of the fiscal year 2023/24 mainly due to a slowdown in economic . . . Read more »

Cover Story

Hotels in Nepal : THE NEW WAVE

After seven months, it will be Visit Nepal 2020. The goal of this second national tourism promotion campaign (The first was VNY 1998) is to welcome two million foreign visitors. The Visit Nepal 2020 . . . Read more »

Travelogue

A Song of Fire and Ice: A Song of Fire and IceShekhar Golchha’s Trip to Iceland

Shekhar Golchha, executive director of Golchha Organization, enjoys travelling and exploring new destinations. Heir to an elite business house, Golchha has so visited over 60 countries. . . . Read more »

INTERNATIONAL MT EVEREST DAY 2021

68th Anniversary of Mt Everest’s First Ascent: A Glorious Past and a Bleak Future

It has become one of the most crucial tasks to save Mt Everest and the other mountains of Nepal from the adverse impacts of global . . . Read more »

Cover Story

PROBLEMS OF PLENTY : Power Sector in Nepal

Nepal’s power sector has undergone tremendous development in recent years. Most importantly, the power cuts (locally known as load-shedding) have now become history. . . . Read more »

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e-magazine June 2019

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Visiting Business People

Nepal’s Growth Potential Brought us Here

Rahul Thakkar, General Manager of the Housing Division at Panasonic Life Solutions India Pvt Ltd, recently visited Kathmandu for the launch of the company's first international interior solution . . . Read more »

Biz News

Import of Rice from India comes to a Grinding Halt

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Report

Nepal Living Standards Survey 20% Percent Still Living Below the Poverty Line

While the population below the poverty line has fallen by nearly five percentage points over 12 years, government officials admit that the improvement is not . . . Read more »

Cover Story

When Technology Meets Hospitality

In this digital era, when contact with technology is inevitable, any form of business can create disruption in the industry with the wise and clever use of technology. The hospitality industry, till . . . Read more »

Life and Career

Vivek Jha’s Enterprising Career Journey

From starting his career as an intern in an audit firm to becoming CEO of Nepal Life Insurance Company Ltd (NLIC), Vivek Jha’s journey is filled with exciting stories. When Jha was appointed as the . . . Read more »

Brand Focus

Dhaatu Nepal : A Modern Nepali Metalcraft Brand in the Making

Rising e-waste has been a big problem around the world. Electronic items mostly end up in landfills due to lack of proper disposal mechanisms, creating adverse impact on the environment as well as . . . Read more »

Cover Story

“Foreign investors feel it is difficult to work in Nepal”

Ashish Garg is the Vice President of the Independent Power Producers Association Nepal (IPPAN) and Convenor of the Energy Committee of Confederation of Nepalese Industries . . . Read more »

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e-magazine December 2013

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Corporate Focus

INA Center Launches New Limited Edition Clive Christian Perfumes

The limited-edition fragrances come in signature green bottles with silver ornamentation reminiscent of Crown Perfumery's antique Lavender Salts bottles. Every bottle features a crown symbolising . . . Read more »

Biz News

Manang Farmers Drawn Towards Apple Farming

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Report

Shift in Entrepreneurship Dynamics

Women represent 26% of ownership in wholesale and retail . . . Read more »

Cover Story

Experts Views on The Hotel Boom in Nepal

Hoteliers are very much prepared; today we have enough hotels to accommodate 2.5 million guests in term of rooms, beds, food and entertainment. Eventually, by combining all categories of hotels, i.e. stars hotels, resorts, lodges, guest houses and even the homestay facilities, we have the strength in numbers to make Visit Nepal 2020 a grand . . . Read more »

Auto Review

YAMAHA MT-15 : Built for The Streets

Earlier this year, Yamaha launched the third iteration of the much-vaunted R15. It’s a bike that has long captured the imagination of the millennial crowd in Nepal, what with its full fairings and . . . Read more »

Startup Scene

Naagiko Honey : Sustainable Business and Community Upliftment

Bibhuti Neupane had always dreamt of doing something on her own to develop a sustainable business and give back to the community. Though she had thought about getting into business right after . . . Read more »

Dataspeak

The Huge Trade Deficit in Garlic Imports and Opportunities for Nepali Farmers

Nepal's import of garlic, a daily component in Nepali kitchens, has witnessed a 24 percent average annual growth over the past 13 years reaching Rs. 1.58 billion in Fiscal Year 2020/21. . . . Read more »

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e-magazine September 2019

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BOOK SUMMARY

Humanocracy : Creating organisations as amazing as the people inside them

Gary Hamel is a member of the London Business School faculty and a cofounder of the Management Lab, which develops technology and tools to support breakthrough management . . . Read more »

Biz News

Most of the Nepali Migrant Workers Prefer Malaysia for Foreign Employment

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