Economy

NOC revises fuel prices, hikes petrol by Re1 per litre and diesel by Rs2 per litre

Kathmandu / Dev 31: Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has revised fuel prices, increasing the price of petrol by Re1 per litre and diesel by Rs2 per litre. With this adjustment, petrol now costs Rs163 per litre and diesel Rs153 per litre in the Kathmandu Valley. NOC spokesperson Manoj Thakur announced that the price of domestic […]


Karnali and Lumbini govts to jointly study feasibility of tunnel on Ratna Highway

Nagendra Upadhyay / Surkhet: Karnali and Lumbini provinces have agreed to collaborate on a feasibility study for the construction of tunnels at two locations along the Ratna Highway, which connects the two provinces. The decision was made in a joint commitment issued after talks between the chief ministers of the two provinces on Friday. The […]


Nepal exports electricity worth Rs 13.4 billion to India in first five months of current FY

Kathmandu / Dec 21: Nepal has exported electricity worth Rs 13.4 billion to India in the first five months of the current Fiscal Year (FY) 2024/25. The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has exported 1.76 billion units of electricity to India during the months of Shrawan (mid-July to mid-August), Bhadra (mid-August to mid-September), Ashoj (mid-September to […]


Nepal, ADB sign loan and grant agreements amounting to Rs 105.59 billion

Kathmandu / Dec 20: The Government of Nepal and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed loan and grant agreements amounting to 777.6 million US Dollar (equivalent to Rs 105.59 billion) for the implementation of three projects and a programme. The Financing agreement for the implementation of Kathmandu Valley Water Supply Improvement Project (phase 2), […]


Nepal and Korea reach TIPF agreement

Kathmandu / Dec 19: Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Damodar Bhandari and his South Korean counterpart, Inkyo Cheong, signed a bilateral Trade and Investment Promotion Framework (TIPF) agreement. The agreement was signed in Seoul, the capital of the Republic of Korea, on the occasion of completion of 50 years of establishment of diplomatic relations […]


World Bank approves $100 million to support Nepal’s sustainable development

Kathmandu / Dec. 13: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on Thursday approved a $100 million development policy operation (DPO) to help Nepal enhance its ongoing efforts to implement green, resilient, and inclusive development. The World Bank said in a statement that this is the second in a programmatic series of three DPOs designed […]


Lack of project classification barriers to project implementation: Finance Minister Paudel

Kathmandu / Dec 11: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Bishnu Prasad Paudel has said that the inability to define the jurisdiction between the three levels of government and lack of classification of projects are creating barriers to successful implementation of development projects. In today’s meeting of the Finance Committee, he said that clear […]


FNCCI to elect its president through direct election

Kathmandu / Dec 10: The Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) will be getting its president through direct election with the FNCCI’s special general assembly held on Tuesday endorsing the provision into effect. With the new provision, one of the biggest umbrella organizations of the private sector has wiped out the condition […]


NC President Deuba, US Assistant Secretary of State Lu meet

Kathmandu / Dec 8: Nepali Congress (NC) President and former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and United States (US) Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Donald Lu, held a meeting today. In the meeting held at leader Deuba’s personal residence at Budhanilakantha, Kathmandu, they discussed various aspects of […]


Former NAC Chairman Adhikari, MD Kansakar among four convicted in wide-body aircraft procurement corruption

Kathmandu / Dec 6: The Special Court has convicted four individuals, including the then Chairman and Managing Director of Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) in the corruption case involving the procurement of two wide-body aircraft. In a brief text of the verdict released late Thursday evening, the Special Court convicted then NAC Chairman Shankar Prasad Adhikari […]




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