World Bank to support for employment generation Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Bishnu Poudel who arrived here in course of attending the annual meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday held a meeting with WBG's Vice President for South Asia Region, Martin Raiser. Nepal 23 Oct, 2024
CPN-MC Lawmaker Sapkota addresses Regional Climate Summit ​​​​​​​CPN-Maoist Centre parliamentarian Madhav Sapkota has said the impacts seen in some mega infrastructure projects recently initiated by Nepal was due to the effects of climate change. Nepal 10 Sep, 2023
PM Dahal urges to focus investment on mega projects The PM said that participation of national and international private sector is inevitable for us to meet the financial gaps due to limited resources for investment. Nepal 13 Apr, 2023
Cleaning up Mexico's water bodies The Gulf of Mexico off the Atlantic Ocean and other water ecosystems play a vital role in the livelihood of many Mexicans. Blogs 01 Jul, 2022
NGO Forum calls on Asian Development Bank to end fossil fuel financing KATHMANDU: NGO Forum on ADB, a network of over 250 civil society organisations across Asia, has called on the Asian Development Bank to end its green posturing and make real commitments towards a Paris aligned policy and appropriate clean energy... Art & Culture 17 Jun, 2020
Ninth NRNA global summit kicks off Kathmandu, October 15 The ninth Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) Global Conference kicked off in the Capital today. Inaugurating the three-day event, President Bidhya Devi Bhandari urged NRNs to inject investment into the country and... 16 Oct, 2019
"Projects in Nepal are not structured properly" Though it is said that the decade-long political transition in the country led to tepid business and investment growth in Nepal in the past, the country has not been able to draw notable investment (both domestic and foreign) though the political... 17 Sep, 2019
EDITORIAL: Monsoon irony Instead of agriculture, the government’s priority lies somewhere else – on multi-billion-rupee mega infrastructure projects What an irony that farmers should be demanding water to irrigate their farms in the midst of the monsoon season. Irate... 11 Sep, 2019
Editorial: Too much power Over concentration of power on the PM does not bode well for the institutional development of the other ministries and agencies Investment Board Nepal (IBN), headed by the Prime Minister, intends to concentrate decision-making powers related to... 14 Mar, 2019
Prime minister-led panel to handle mega projects Kathmandu, March 12 The government has registered a bill in the Parliament proposing a powerful mechanism under the Office of Prime Minister and Council of Ministers to handle mega infrastructure projects. Consolidating PMO’s power, the bill on... Travel 13 Mar, 2019
Government drafts law to facilitate swift implementation Kathmandu, November 4 The government has drafted a new law with the aim of facilitating swift implementation of mega infrastructure projects with an investment of more than Rs 25 billion. The Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers,... Horoscopes 05 Nov, 2018
Economy will grow at healthy but slower rate: ADB Kathmandu, September 26 The country’s economy is projected to grow by 5.5 per cent (at basic prices) in fiscal year 2018-19, down from 5.9 per cent a year ago, says the latest Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s Nepal Macroeconomic Update. “The... 27 Sep, 2018
