Central bank to facilitate digital payments "Revenue collection will be facilitated by optimal utilization of the digital payment system by the offices offering public services," it has been said. Business 23 Jul, 2023
NRB guv vows to tackle cryptocurrency issues ​​​​​​​Nepal Rastra Bank Governor Maha Prasad Adhikari returned on Tuesday from the 93rd annual meeting of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) held in Basel, Switzerland. Business 29 Jun, 2023
De-dollarisation: Can the dollar survive it? Last year, at the Valdai International Discussion Club meeting attended by hundreds of experts and politicians, Rasigan Maharajh asked Russian President Putin what a democratic alternative to the current international system of payments and settlements might be. Opinion 09 Jun, 2023
Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC): A new paradigm The advent of blockchain, cryptocurrency, stablecoins & the likes of bitcoins & ether is going to change the way money is perceived by the society. Opinion 02 Nov, 2022
'Imports ban of luxury items was necessary' The government’s decision to ban import of luxury items for the remainder of the current fiscal year that ends in mid-July was ‘necessary’ to shore up the country’s fast depleting foreign exchange reserves, the central bank officials said today. Business 28 Apr, 2022
India goes on a spending spree to boost economic growth India's government will step up spending to 39.45 trillion rupees ($529.7 billion) in the coming fiscal year to build public infrastructure and drive economic growth, it said on Tuesday, but it involves a wider fiscal deficit than targeted and record borrowing. World 01 Feb, 2022
Coinbase is here: A digital currency exchange goes public Wall Street will be focused on Coinbase Wednesday with the digital currency exchange becoming a publicly traded company. World 14 Apr, 2021
Coinbase is here: A digital currency exchange goes public Wall Street will be focused on Coinbase Wednesday with the digital currency exchange becoming a publicly traded company. Science and Tech 14 Apr, 2021
Time for SAARCoin? In a world witnessing an explosion of financial technology (fintech) innovations competing with traditional financial methods, it makes sense to have a safe and secure internet-based decentralised currency platform. Blogs 02 Apr, 2021
Cost of a single Bitcoin exceeds $50,000 for first time The seemingly unstoppable rise of Bitcoin continued Tuesday with the cost of a single unit of the digital currency rising above $50,000 for the first time. Business 17 Feb, 2021
India proposes law to ban cryptocurrencies, create official digital currency India plans to introduce a law to ban private cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and put in place a framework for an official digital currency to be issued by the central bank, according to a legislative agenda listed by the government. Business 31 Jan, 2021
Smart diplomacy: Needs tech-driven approach A calling need for tech-savviness in state diplomacy with a tech-managed system has assumed diplomatic importance to promote techno-economic cooperation and trade promotion. Technical knowledge about economic and trade connections with both the... 18 Jan, 2021
