SAFTA CoE meet begins in Kathmandu Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, April 25:The eighth meeting of SAARC Committee of Experts (CoE) kicked off here today, to sort out outstanding issues related to the timely implementation of South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA) agreement, next year. The... 25 Apr, 2005
Inflation projected at 5.5pc in 2005 Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, April 25:A survey undertaken by the United Nation Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP) has found that Nepal’s inflation would hover at about 5.5 per cent in the current year. Launching a... 25 Apr, 2005
Entrepreneurs appeal for lasting peace Kathmandu, September 4: Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FNCCI), an apex body of the business organisations, today has ‘strongly’ appealed for a long-lasting peace in the country. “National economy has faced a serious... 09 Apr, 2005
WTO and Nepal Opportunities and challenges Ram Chandra Subedi: The World Trade Organization (WTO) deals with the rules of trade between nations at a global or near-global level. It is an organisation for liberalising trade and a forum for governments to negotiate trade agreements and to settle... 30 Mar, 2005
Indian patent law could be a tonic for Bangladeshi drug firms Agence France PresseDhaka, March 28:Pharmaceutical firms in Bangladesh are hoping a new Indian patent law banning Indian companies from manufacturing cheap generic drugs could prove a tonic for their exports.India’s parliament, in line with an... 28 Mar, 2005
LETTERS Consumer rights THT did a good job by carrying articles regarding consumer rights and awareness. For the vast majority of the Nepalis, these rights have held little significance as the poor have been flooded with duplicate commodities and adulterated... 16 Mar, 2005
SAFTA meet in Kathmandu Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, March 15:The eighth round of SAARC Committee of Experts’ (CoE) meeting is scheduled to be held from April 17 to 19 in Kathmandu. The meeting will work to iron out outstanding issues, paving the path for creating the... 15 Mar, 2005
SAFTA experts narrow differences Kathmandu, September 3: The 10th round of talks of Committee of Experts (CoE) on South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) framework agreement concluded here today. “The meeting has been able to narrow down the differences substantially. It has also... 09 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
Garment sector in quandary Gopal TiwariKathmandu, February 23:Despite the Nepali garment sector being considered as one of the best sectors in terms of foreign currency earning and employment generation in the country, it has been gradually losing its space in Nepal’s economic... 24 Feb, 2005
US TRADE Bill 2005 And the future of Nepal’s garment industry Prashant Pokhrel:The garment industry would not have existed in Nepal had there been no Multi-fibre Arrangement (MFA). The existence of quota system under MFA and spillover business from India and some other countries were the only factors that led to... 21 Feb, 2005
Indigenous leader calls for ‘proper’ parties’ movement Lalitpur, September 2: An indigenous leader today said the major political parties had failed in launching the people’s movement for democracy properly and challenged them to hand over the reins to the indigenous people. General secretary of... Travel 09 Feb, 2005
