TOPICS : Economic diplomacy and financial sector Sundar Panthee and Niraj AdhikariThough economic diplomacy is now considered a new dimension of dip-lomacy in Nepal, it has always impliedly formed part of conventional diplomacy. But Nepal formally stressed economic diplomacy after a high level task... 02 May, 2005
Partners hail Nepal’s management system Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, April 24:Nepal, being a least-developed country in the South Asian Region, has emerged as a model in ‘result-based management’, thanks to its greater efforts in expediting reforms on the basis of Poverty Reduction... 24 Apr, 2005
Millions move one way, billions another Julio Godoy Remittances from migrant workers are now almost double official development assistance, the Global Development Finance (GDF) 2005 report of the World Bank says. Migrants from Africa, Latin America and Asia working in the industrialised... 17 Apr, 2005
NFDIN releases funds for indigenous organisations Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, March 30:The National Foundation for the Development of Indigenous Nationalities (NFDIN) has released budget for different organisations of the indigenous and nationalities.“We have already released funds for some 25... Travel 30 Mar, 2005
NFDIN releases funds for indigenous organisations Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, March 30:The National Foundation for the Development of Indigenous Nationalities (NFDIN) has released budget for different organisations of the indigenous and nationalities.“We have already released funds for some 25... Travel 30 Mar, 2005
Govt working to end social bias: Minister Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, March 21:Minister for Local Development Khadga Bahadur GC today said the government is seriously doing homework on devising policy to include Dalits, women, indigenous nationalities and downtrodden communities into the... Horoscopes 21 Mar, 2005
Dictionaries in five mother tongues prepared Tika R Pradhan Kathmandu, March 15: In order to preserve and develop the mother tongues of indigenous communities, the National Foundation for the Development of Indigenous and Nationalities (NFDIN) has prepared dictionaries in Sherpa, Lohorung,... Horoscopes 15 Mar, 2005
NFDIN proposes Rs 70 million budget for next year Himalayan News Service Kathmandu, March 14: The National Foundation for Development of Indigenous and Nationalities (NFDIN), a government body formed to uplift the indigenous and nationalities, has proposed a budget of around Rs 70 million for the... Horoscopes 14 Mar, 2005
Myanmar wants FDI in restaurants Himalayan News Service Yangon, January 2: Myanmar is encouraging foreign entrepreneurs to make investment in restaurant business to help promote its hotels and tourism industry, reports Xinhua.The ministry of hotels and tourism said that there were... 01 Mar, 2005
Food security Challenges facing Nepal’s agriculture Bishwambher Pyakuryal: The average yield in Nepal has fallen from 157 per cent to 61 per cent of the South Asian average. Food availability over time has increased in other countries in South Asia but decreased in Nepal during the period 1991-2001.... 21 Feb, 2005
A prayer for Pokhara Madhukar SJB RanaKathmandu:This plan must be subject only to the acts as promulgated by Parliament but free of the unnecessary, stifling control of the central ministers, planners, bureaucrats and bankers for regional and local export promotion,... Travel Abroad 19 Feb, 2005
India raises FI limit in telephone firms to 74pc Agence France PresseNew Delhi, February 2: India’s cabinet on Wednesday raised the limit on foreign company ownership of phone companies to 74 per cent from 49 per cent.“The cabinet has cleared the proposal to hike foreign direct investment (FDI)... 02 Feb, 2005
