Nepal’s agenda of development The National Planning Commission (NPC) has a new team that has been given three years to revitalise the economy. Poverty, inequality and underdevelopment have made it necessary to change ways in which planners do business. Five-Year Plans have failed... 14 Sep, 2006
Proper use of trade treaty sought Kathmandu, September 14 :Government and private sector experts have expressed the views that the trade treaty signed between Nepal and India should be effectively used for both countries’ trade and economic enhancement.They expressed this views at a... 14 Sep, 2006
ONCE-OVER Property destroyed :Tanahun: Property worth over Rs 5 million was destroyed in flood and landslide at Rising Rani Pokhari VDC on Saturday. Locals said the flood destroyed dozens of houses, roads, drinking water projects, schools, government offices and... Travel 12 Sep, 2006
Weak banking culture stunts growth graph Kathmandu, September 12 :Despite tremendous growth potential and resources available in the country, the banking sector has not grown as per the expectations, thanks to weak banking culture in the country.Bankers today said that of the total... 12 Sep, 2006
BIZ BRIEFS StanChart donation :KATHMANDU: Standard Chartered Bank Ltd has donated Rs 500,001 to the victims of recent floods and landslides, which is being deposited at the Prime minister Disaster Relief Fund. Sujit Mundul, CEO of the bank handed over a cheque to... 12 Sep, 2006
India hands over Rs 1.6b in budgetary support Kathmandu, September 11 :India today provided IRs 1 billion (1.6 billion Nepali rupees), a grant assistance as a budgetary support to Nepal. Shiv Shanker Mukherjee, Indian ambassador to Nepal, handed over a cheque of the above said assistance to Dr Ram... 11 Sep, 2006
NRL completes first year KATHMANDU:National Reference Laboratory (NRL) has completed one year of operation. In the period of one year, NRL has performed more than 60,000 tests on 21,000 people. It has already established a working network with more than 46 clinics, nursing... 11 Sep, 2006
Encounter : Australia keen on stronger ties Kathmandu, November 9: These are exciting times for the burgeoning ties between Australia and Nepal, if the sheer number of Nepali students opting to study in Australia is any indication, that has gone up by over 140 per cent. Now that peace finally... 11 Sep, 2006
Hydropower potential : Opportunity for Nepal-India cooperation The recent meeting of Indian and Nepali investors to explore opportunities for investments in hydropower sector is a right step in enhancing economic cooperation. India is on a high growth path and there are indications that it is a sustainable... 10 Sep, 2006
Cutting dependence on petro-products The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) recently hiked the price of petroleum products and Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) announced load shedding. People came on the streets and forced the government to withdraw its decision after two days. Though the... 07 Sep, 2006
Powerful synergy in power sector Kathmandu, September 7 :With a tremendous potential in hydropower generation in Nepal, power developers from abroad and Nepal are showing interest in investment, both in small and big hydropower projects. The power summit, first of its kind being held... 07 Sep, 2006
CEFI starts operation Kathmandu, September 7 :Clean Energy Financial Institution Ltd (CEFI), an energy sector national development bank (B category Financial Institution) began its transactions from today, states a press release issued here today by the company.Dumber... 07 Sep, 2006
