Fair to help boost economic ties Kathmandu, September 29:High-level officials from Nepal and Bangladesh, including businesspersons have underscored the need to effectively use the five day long Bangladesh Single Country Trade Fair that kicked off today at Birendra International... 29 Sep, 2005
IN BRIEF CJ leaves for ChinaKATHMANDU: The Chief Justice, Dilip Kumar Paudel, left the Capital on Saturday to take part in the 22nd Biennial Congress on the Law of the World, which will begin in Beijing and Shanghai on Sunday. Chief justices from 40 countries... Horoscopes 03 Sep, 2005
India-ASEAN caravan rolls on Himalayan News ServiceVientiane, June 5:Six months after Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh flagged off the India-ASEAN car rally on its onward journey from this picturesque Laos capital, its reverberations can still be felt across the Association of... 05 Jun, 2005
India to host BIMSTEC summit Himalayan News Service Dhaka, June 2: India will host the next summit of BIMSTEC countries in New Delhi in the second half of 2006.Senior officials of the seven Bay of Bengal rim countries, including India, which met here on Wednesday, agreed after a... 02 Jun, 2005
BIMSTEC foreign secretaries start Dhaka meet Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, June 1: Senior foreign ministry officials of the seven-member BIMSTEC began meeting in Dhaka today to review cooperation in six priority areas and make recommendations to proceed further. Bangladesh will assume... 01 Jun, 2005
Export sector needs better government support Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, April 29: The business community today urged the government to extend support to enhance competitiveness of Nepali exportable products, while adjusting the present custom tariff at par with rates and standards of the... 29 Apr, 2005
Conducive climate Nepal and Bangladesh have decided to discuss various issues to enhance trade between the two nations when the commerce secretaries meet on April 20-21 in Dhaka. The duo in particular is likely to discuss issues regarding promotion of bilateral trade,... 11 Apr, 2005
BIZ BRIEFS CNI team meets ministerKATHMANDU: A 15-member delegation, led by Narendra Kumar Basnyat, acting president of CNI, met Kirti Nidhi Bista, vice-chairman and minister for industry commerce and supply. — HNSShrestha, Thawtchai talkKATHMANDU: Binod... 10 Mar, 2005
BIMSTEC discusses free trade area accord Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, March 8:The representatives of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) are meeting in Kathmandu in a bid to expedite the agreement on free trade area (FTA) among Nepal,... 08 Mar, 2005
Govt waives off royalty by 50pc Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, February 27:As part of the efforts to revitalise adventure tourism in Nepal, the government has offered a very attractive travel incentive to mountaineers who wish to climb Mt Makalu and Mt Kanchanjangha. “The... 27 Feb, 2005
Kolkata meet to boost tourism Himalayan News Service Kathmandu, February 24: Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand have jointly reiterated their aim to double tourism productivity through a ‘Kolkata declaration’, over the next five years, at a... 24 Feb, 2005
BIZ BRIEFS Minister supports tourism:Kathmandu: Buddhi Raj Bajracharya, minister of culture, tourism and civil aviation while addressing a roundtable meeting of the ministers of the BIMSTEC countries in Kolkata has emphasised the importance of tourism and its... 22 Feb, 2005
