India recognizes Nepal's lab for food sample testing The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has recognised the National Food and Feed Reference Laboratory of DFTQC for food sample testing. Nepal 05 Apr, 2025
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
EDITORIAL - Diversify exports Nepal has seen a surge in merchandise exports in the first eight months of this fiscal year, surpassing the total exports of 2020-21, but there is little to be thrilled about the attainment. Opinion 24 Mar, 2022
Nepal-India IGC meeting concludes KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 7 The commerce secretaries of Nepal and India co-chaired the meeting of the inter-governmental committee (IGC) on ‘Trade, Transit and Cooperation to Control Unauthorised Trade’ that was held through video conferencing... 08 Dec, 2020
Cash incentive for exports to India Kathmandu, June 11 The government has decided to give cash incentives on export of 27 different products to India. Though such incentive facility was limited to third-country exports earlier, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies... 12 Jun, 2019
�Waterways can shape future of trade� Kathmandu, October 1 Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Barsha Man Pun today said Nepal-India inland waterways connectivity had the potential for shaping the future of Nepal’s trade. Stating that the present modes of... Horoscopes 02 Oct, 2018
Yawning trade deficit: It�s hurting our economy To bridge the yawning trade gap, Nepal must act now to expand production of local products, provide subsidies to the farmers, create conducive environment for the establishment of industries and prudently utilise the trade facilities Nepal is one... 18 Jul, 2018
Nepal lists out its priorities for IGC meeting Kathmandu, April 23 The Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies (MoICS) has listed out its priorities for discussion with its Indian counterpart during the inter-governmental committee (IGC) meeting, popularly known as commerce secretary-level... 24 Apr, 2018
Diplomatic channels to be explored to boost exports, says finance minister Kathmandu, March 12 Minister for Finance Yubaraj Khatiwada today said that the government will soon explore diplomatic channels to promote Nepali products in the global market. Citing that boosting Nepali exports is the major tool in making... 13 Mar, 2018
Nepal puts LDC graduation plan on hold Kathmandu, February 27 The government is preparing to request the United Nations Committee for the Development Policy (CDP) to provide some additional time to Nepal to graduate to the league of developing countries. Following discussions with... 28 Feb, 2018
Decreasing exports: Reduce tariffs To minimize the impact of tariff reduction on revenue loss, the process could be staggered-- starting with tariff reduction on items of higher export volume and then gradually moving to others Nepal’s imports in recent years have seen a steep... 28 Aug, 2017
Duty-free access for Nepali products sought Kathmandu, August 16 Domestic traders have sought duty-free access for various Nepali products in Chinese market to boost Nepali exports to the northern neighbour. At a meeting with Vice-Premier of China Wang Yang today, officials of Federation... 17 Aug, 2017
