Credit rating suggests Nepal offers favorable atmosphere for investment: Finance Minister Paudel Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Bishnu Prasad Paudel, has said Nepal's sovereign credit rating indicates that Nepal has a favorable environment for investment. Business 02 Dec, 2024
Digital transformation: Key to enriching people's quality of life The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated an already-ongoing process of massive digitalization in economic production and services together with the development of digital transformation, migration to digital platforms, and a surge in demand for digital services. Opinion 24 Aug, 2023
'We are willing to collaborate with int'l sector in IT' ​​​​​​​Minister of Communications and Information Technology Rekha Sharma has said Nepal is eager to collaborate with the international sector for the development of information and technology. Kathmandu 23 Aug, 2023
Badu urges ambassadors to help increase exports Minister of Industry, Commerce, and Supplies Dilendra Prasad Badu has said ambassadors have an important role in attracting foreign direct investment to Nepal. Kathmandu 14 Jul, 2022
BII celebrates $100 million milestone in Nepal British International Investment (BII), the newly rebranded UK government’s development finance institution (DFI) formerly known as Commonwealth Development Corporation, and Colonial Development Corporation (CDC), has announced that it has invested over $100 million in Nepal. Business 27 May, 2022
Government and JICA sign Rs 10.39 billion loan agreement ​​​​​​​Today, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a loan agreement with the government of Nepal to provide Japanese ODA loan of up to 10 billion yen (equivalent to Rs 10.39 billion) for the policy loan for economic growth and resilience. Business 26 Jan, 2022
PM miffed at delay in tabling MCC agreement Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has expressed frustration at the delay in tabling the Millennium Challenge Corporation agreement in the House of Representatives. Nepal 15 Apr, 2021
Wanted: Maximum tailwind of exports Kathmandu, September 2 The tailwind of merchandise exports in Nepal’s economic growth has sputtered to the most minuscule level in recent history — a precursor that the country may not be able to sustain growth achieved in the last three years... Travel 03 Sep, 2019
Indian govt amends electricity regulation Kathmandu, December 23 India has amended its cross-border power trading regulation paving the way for Nepali power producers to export electricity not only to India but also other third countries like Bangladesh, Bhutan and Myanmar. Indian... 24 Dec, 2018
Private sector urges government to amend Industrial Enterprise Act Kathmandu, November 25 Representatives of the country’s private sector have urged the government to amend the Industrial Enterprise Act-2016 to make it more contextual. Speaking at a programme titled ‘Industrial conditions, challenges and... 26 Nov, 2018
Blended finance acts like a catalyst for infrastructure development Standard Chartered Bank organised a conference on ‘blended finance’ along with Investment Board Nepal and the Confederation of Nepalese Industries, last week, with the participation of a wide range of stakeholders, experts, bureaucrats and... 23 Apr, 2018
FDI reached Rs 115 billion in 2016 Kathmandu, December 16 Foreign direct investment reached Rs 115 billion with 2,959 projects generating employment for 192,851 persons in 2016, according to annual report 2016/17 published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Top FDI sources were... Travel 17 Dec, 2017
