Japan likely to accept Nepal’s aid proposal Kathmandu, July 18:The government of Japan is likely to accept Nepal’s proposal for promoting more than 22 exportable items to the Japanese market under Aid for Trade (AfT). The new political development in Nepal seems to be working on behalf of... 18 Jul, 2006
Ministries without ministers wither without cue Kathmandu, June 5:Though the cabinet headed by prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala was formed on May 2, two crucial ministries namely industry, commerce and supplies and water resources are still remain vacant.Officials at the ministry of industry,... 06 Jun, 2006
FDI norms to change Kathmandu, May 30: To attract more foreign private investment, government is set to amend foreign direct investment (FDI) and industrial policies. Finance minister Dr Ram Sharan Mahat today said that the drafts of the FDI policy and industrial policy... 31 May, 2006
Japan provides rice worth Rs 233m Kathmandu, May 29 :Japan has provided 8,282 metric tonnes of rice worth Rs 233 million to Nepal under food aid grant KR-4 of Japan’s fiscal year 2004. Tsutomo Hiraoka, Japanese ambassador to Nepal, handed over the documents for the said amount of... 29 May, 2006
Japan asks Nepal for aid proposal Kathmandu, May 5: The government of Japan has asked the Nepali government to send a proposal for providing aid to Nepal for the development of the export sector for the current fiscal year 2006. The Japanese government has shown its interest following... 05 May, 2006
Dispute snowballs in Royal Drugs Kathmandu, May 4 : With increased bickering between employees of Royal Drugs Ltd (RDL) and its general manager Rajani Shrestha, who was appointed about two months ago by the then government, RDL is sliding into a sea of trouble. RDL, the only one... 05 Apr, 2006
Take note of local needs in projects, govt tells UNDP Kathmandu, February 4: The government has asked the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to take note of local needs when it comes up with a renewed commitment to fund projects aimed at boosting the country’s trade and manufacturing-related... Horoscopes 02 Apr, 2006
Annual handicraft exhibition in offing Kathmandu, February 19:Handicraft Association of Nepal (HAN), in coordination with Export Promotion Committee (EPC), ministry for industry commerce and supplies (MoICS), is organising the seventh Handicraft Trade Fair in Kathmandu at Birendra... 19 Feb, 2006
SAFTA needs concerted effort Kathmandu, January 27:Bharat Bahadur Thapa, secretary at ministry of industry, commerce and supplies called upon all concerned sections of the society to join hands with the government to make SAFTA a successful tool to boost trade at the regional... 27 Jan, 2006
Seventh BIMST-EC meeting kicks off Kathmandu, September 12:The seventh meeting of BIMST-EC started in Thailand beginning today to discuss and resolve issues surrounding trade in services, rules of origin, dispute settlement mechanisms and customs procedures among member countries to... 12 Sep, 2005
PriceWaterHouseCoopers to be NOC consultant Kathmandu, August 21:Government is all set to appoint PriceWaterHouseCoopers, an international accounting firm, to look after the financial matters of Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) making an accounting system of NOC at par with international standard and... 21 Aug, 2005
CNI launches Young Entrepreneurs Forum Kathmandu, August 18:With a slogan ‘better Nepal through entrepreneurship’, the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI) has launched its youth wing — CNI Young Entrepreneurs Forum today.Bharat Bahadur Thapa, secretary at the ministry of... 18 Aug, 2005
