Economy

FNCCI calls applications from Startups

Kathmandu / April 18: Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) has called for applications from those seeking support for scaling up and establishing a new business or the startup. The FNCCI made this announcement through its official website on April 16 for the online application. The Startups and Innovation Committee (SUIC) of […]


Nepal being dragged to an increasing debt burden: World Bank

Kathmandu / April 12: The World Bank (WB) has projected that Nepal’s public borrowing will reach around half of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) in the next fiscal year. Unveiling ‘Nepal Development Update’ on Monday, the WB estimated that Nepal will be having public debt of 47.9 percent of the country’s GDP in 2021/22. […]


Global Economic Crisis and Reform after Covid-19

Adarsha Subedi / Kathmandu: The year 2020 has not been something we envisioned or expected yet something we needed to adjust to. An infection known as COVID – 19 so threatening surfaced in our current circumstance closing the whole world down. As per the WHO, COVID – 19 has disturbed in excess of 100 million […]


4,400 houses constructed under People’s Housing Scheme in Siraha and Saptari

Dhirendra Prasad Sah, Rajbiraj, Jan. 19: The National Planning Commission (NPC) held an interaction with local level people’s representatives and stakeholders of Saptari and Siraha districts in Rajbiraj on Tuesday for the internal evaluation of the People’s Housing (Janata Awash) programme. In the interaction, officials at the Urban Development and Building Office (Saptari-Siraha) Rajbiraj briefed […]


68 percent progress in Pokhara regional airport; likely to complete in 6 months

Pokhara / Jan 8: The construction work of the Pokhara regional airport has made 68 per cent progress so far. According to the Airport construction project, the construction activities of the airport would be completed within next six months. Looking at the current progress, it seems that the construction of the airport would be completed […]


World Bank projects Nepal’s growth rate to limit at 0.6 percent this year

Kathmandu / Jan 6: The World Bank (WB) has projected that Nepal’s economy will grow by a meager 0.6 percent in the current fiscal year. Reaffirming its projection made earlier in October, the international lending institution has stated that Nepal’s economic growth rate will remain at less than one percent in 2020/21. The low growth […]


Govt keen to collaborate with private sector

Kathmandu / Dec. 3: Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel has assured the private sector that the Ministry of Finance would give special emphasis to the development of and collaboration with the private sector. Welcoming the newly elected leaders of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) at the ministry on Wednesday, he […]


258 billion remittance in three months, Up by 12.6 %

Kathmandu / Nov. 25: Nepal received Rs 258 billion in remittance in the first three months of the current fiscal year. This is an increase by 12.6 per cent as compared to the same period last year. Nepal Rastra Bank has stated that the first three months of the current fiscal year saw an increase […]


250 MW of electricity to be imported from India for winter

Kathmandu / Nov. 22: The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) is going to import up to 250 megawatt of electricity from India to ensure smooth supply of electricity during the winter. The water level in the river recedes in the winter, especially during January, February and March leading to lesser generation of power in the hydro […]


Impact of Oil in world economy

Adarsha Subedi / Kathmandu: Oil is one of the most important commodities in the world. With all the countries focusing on growth and development, oil can be regarded as the key resource. Oil can be transformed into various sources of energy to benefit the modeling of infrastructures and tools for develop-ment. Oil extraction and production […]




TOP NEWSview all

Teacher quits job and takes to kiwi cultivation

PM submits Security Council report to President

CIAA to ban share trading activities within Singha Durbar

Nepal: a country needing improvement

PM Oli stresses on cooperation between KU and Dhulikhel Hospital




Positive Development Media Pvt. Ltd. / Regd. No: 232 / 073-74

Newbaneshwor
Kathmandu, Nepal

4479401


Editor : Mr. Divesh J.B. Rana

Chairperson : Mr. Kishore Thapa


Counter:
Web Counter