EDITORIAL: Ambitious budget Finance Minister Janardan Sharma on Sunday presented a budget of Rs 1.793 trillion for fiscal 2022/23 at the joint session of the federal parliament, focussing on the upcoming parliamentary and provincial elections to be held by November-end. Opinion 31 May, 2022
Ex-FinMins condemn suspension of NRB guv Three former finance ministers have expressed strong reservations against the suspension of the Nepal Rastra Bank governor and termed it a move of the ruling coalition ‘to cover up its own incompetence under pressure from Finance Minister Janardan Sharma’. Nepal 11 Apr, 2022
Former Finance Ministers draw government's attention to economy Three former Finance Ministers have drawn the attention of the government to pay attention to economic stability, development and good governance. Kathmandu 10 Apr, 2022
Opponents of 'no-deal' Brexit defeat PM Johnson, who promises an election Parliament seizes control of legislative agenda Bill to block 'no-deal' exit to be debated Wednesday PM Johnson to propose mid-October election UK scheduled to leave European Union on Oct 31 Parliament’s active sitting days Process... Women 04 Sep, 2019
GDP growth in this fiscal projected at 6.02pc Kathmandu, July 26 The country’s economy is projected to grow at 6.02 per cent in the current fiscal year and 5.77 per cent in the next fiscal based on the current macroeconomic scenario, as per the Institute for Integrated Development Studies... 27 Jul, 2019
Keep aside budget for consolidating federalism: MPs Kathmandu, May 12 Lawmakers, including former finance ministers, today suggested that the government should set aside budget to consolidate federalism. Commenting on the government’s key principles and priorities in the Appropriation Bill for the... Travel 13 May, 2019
Former FinMins urge Khatiwada to bring resource-sustained budget for next fiscal Kathmandu, May 8 Former finance ministers have urged the incumbent Finance Minister Yubaraj Khatiwada to ensure that the budget for 2019-20 fiscal year avoids populist programmes and is sustained by available resources. Speaking at the... 09 May, 2019
�Execution challenges should be addressed collectively� The first federal budget for fiscal 2018-19 presented on May 29 drew widespread criticism, with even the ruling party members stating it failed to give an impression that the government is putting enough effort to translate the vision of economic... 12 Jun, 2018
FinMin appointed vice chair of IBN Kathmandu, June 10 Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who chairs the Investment Board Nepal (IBN), has appointed Finance Minister Yubaraj Khatiwada as vice chairman of the IBN. PM Oli appointed the finance minister as vice chairman today under the... 11 Jun, 2018
�We have to be more specific and efficient while allocating resources� The federal government will present the budget for fiscal 2018-19 on May 29. The Finance Ministry has formulated the federal budget based on the principles and priorities of the budget and policies and programmes of the government presented in the... 28 May, 2018
Former finance ministers slam govt for �fiscal imprudence� Kathmandu, January 25 As political parties have started competing in announcing distributive programmes to woo voters without any strong sources to run such programmes, former finance ministers and economists have expressed anxiety on the fiscal... 26 Jan, 2018
Only a few businessmen fare well in elections Kathmandu, December 10 Though dozens of renowned businessmen had contested the parliamentary and provincial elections, only a few were able to win seats in the first-past-the-post election system of the polls held on November 26 and December... 11 Dec, 2017
