Balloon Blast Incident: Eight-member probe committee formed An eight-member committee has been formed to investigate the balloon explosion incident that took place during the inaugural ceremony of the 'Pokhara Visit Year 2025' held in Pokhara yesterday. Kathmandu 16 Feb, 2025
Nepal hosts second international conference on resilient and inclusive social protection The Government of Nepal National Planning Commission, in partnership with UNICEF and the World Bank, is organizing the second international conference on social protection in Kathmandu today and tomorrow. Kathmandu 12 Sep, 2024
Govt ready for positive intervention in economy: DPM Paudel Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Bishnu Paudel has expressed the government readiness for tangible interventions for the advancement of national economy. Business 01 Sep, 2024
Navigating Nepal's monetary policy: Political crosscurrents and economic stability As Nepal enters a new fiscal year, the landscape of its economic policy takes centre stage amidst a backdrop of political contention and economic imperatives. Opinion 26 Jul, 2024
Govt will adopt policy to encourage private sector, says PM Oli PM Oli also clarified that the new government will adopt policies to facilitate and encourage entrepreneurs. Business 16 Jul, 2024
Gold smuggling dents nation's financial credibility: UML The CPN UML has said the nation's financial standing has been tarnished in the international arena due to the gold smuggling scam. Nepal 13 Aug, 2023
MFIs to refund additional service fees totalling Rs 1.60 billion In a meeting held between Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Bishnu Paudel, deputy governor of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), Nepal Microfinance Bankers’ Association and Microfinance Association of Nepal, among others, an agreement has been reached to refund the extra service fees totalling Rs 1.60 billion charged bymicrofinance institutions (MFIs) to the respective customers within a week. Business 16 Feb, 2023
EDITORIAL: Reduced budget Given the extreme resource constraint, the government of Pushpa Kamal Dahal has reduced the size of the budget of the current fiscal year 2022-23 by 14 per cent compared to the initial allocations made in the budget presented in May last year. Opinion 14 Feb, 2023
Budget of current FY reduced The Ministry of Finance has reduced the budget size for the current financial year by 14 per cent to Rs 1,549.99 billion through the mid-term budget review. The budget of Rs 1,793.83 billion for the current fiscal year was presented by former finance minister Janardan Sharma on May 29. Nepal 13 Feb, 2023
Nepse recovers last week's loss The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index salvaged the plunge of 88.67 points or 4.06 per cent of the previous week by surging 88.09 points or 4.21 per cent in the trading week between February 5 and 9. Business 12 Feb, 2023
Nepse index rises for third consecutive week The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index inched up by 5.46 points or 0.25 per cent, clocking the third consecutive week-on-week gain in the trading week between January 8 and 12. Business 15 Jan, 2023
'Stock market yet to see a bullish trend' Share investors are hopeful for further growth of the stock market following the reappointment of Bishnu Paudel to the post of finance minister, the introduction of progressive policies related to the market, and some improvement in the economic situation of the country. Business 11 Jan, 2023
