Govt and World Bank launch $275 million ACCESS project ​​​​​​​The government of Nepal and the World Bank jointly launched the $275 million (equivalent to Rs 34.96 billion) Accelerating Nepal’s Regional Transport and Trade Connectivity (ACCESS) project on Sunday. Business 12 Jun, 2023
Regional trade and connectivity gets more than $1bn boost from World Bank The World Bank has approved $1.03 billion of financing to help improve regional trade in Nepal and Bangladesh by reducing trade and transport costs and transit time along the regional corridors. Nepal 30 Jun, 2022
EDITORIAL - Quite a task The Department of Transport Management’s (DoTM) bid to make it mandatory for all vehicle owners to affix embossed number plates in Bagmati and Gandaki provinces by mid-July has drawn flak, and a revision on its stance has been issued. Opinion 09 Jun, 2022
Stakeholders seek early implementation of BBIN MVA Kathmandu, August 11 Stakeholders have urged the government to put in more efforts to implement the BBIN (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal) Motor Vehicle Agreement (MVA) as soon as possible. Citing that implementation of BBIN MVA is crucial to... 12 Aug, 2019
Leaders call for enhanced cooperation Strong political will, coupled with right mix of policies, institutions and resources could ensure the success of BIMSTEC: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli Kathmandu, August 30 The fourth summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral... Travel 31 Aug, 2018
BIMSTEC Senior Officials' Meeting begins KATHMANDU: The 19th Session of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) has begun in the central capital. The meeting is attended by secretaries at the ministries of... Horoscopes 28 Aug, 2018
Pinning hopes on BIMSTEC Kathmandu, August 22 A phrase that is likely to gain popularity in the coming days is ‘regional economic integration’, as Nepal is hosting the fourth summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation... 23 Aug, 2018
SAARC commerce ministers to meet in Capital on March 18 Kathmandu, March 10 Commerce ministers of the SAARC member nations are scheduled to meet here on March 18. The SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry has confirmed the meeting in the concluding session of the three-day SAARC Business Leaders’... 11 Mar, 2018
Low investment in the region is due to policies of individual nations South Asia is considered the least integrated region in the world due to lack of physical infrastructure and rigid policies to promote trade and investment in each others’ countries. The SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry has been playing an... 26 Feb, 2018
Supreme Court halts distribution of embossed vehicle number plates Kathmandu, February 22 The Supreme Court today directed the government to put on hold the distribution of embossed number plates for vehicles. Responding to a writ petition filed by Bharat Basnet that demanded the use of Devnagari script on the... 23 Feb, 2018
�Harmonious relations with both neighbours� Kathmandu, December 18 Madhav Kumar Nepal, former prime minister and senior leader of the CPN-UML, today said the new government to be formed by the left alliance would give continuity to Nepal’s existing foreign policy and work on effective... Horoscopes 19 Dec, 2017
10th South Asia Economic Summit concludes Kathmandu, November 16 The stalling of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) has doubly highlighted the importance of Track II initiatives like the South Asia Economic Summit, according to Swarnim Wagle, vice chairman of the... 17 Nov, 2017
