PM Oli underscores private sector's significant contribution to employment creation Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has asserted that private sector has significant contribution to make in creating employment in the country. Business 10 Mar, 2025
Beyond debt and grants: Key to Nepal's growth lies in efficient utilisation Nepal, a lower middle-income country, relies on foreign aid to meet its resource gap. Foreign aid, in the form of loans and grants, catalyses development. Opinion 10 Dec, 2024
Minister Bhandari for resolving issues related to labour, employment Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security Sharat Singh Bhandari has laid emphasis on resolving issues related to labour and employment with due diligence as well as accelerating the ministry’s programmes for effective results. Business 05 Jun, 2023
$23m from WB-financed YETI project reallocated The World Bank has reallocated $23 million of the $120 million in the Youth Employment Transformation Initiative (YETI) project to scale up direct support to unemployed poor impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Business 06 May, 2022
PMEP workers' daily wage up, insurance compulsory The government has increased the wage of workers involved in the schemes under the Prime Minister Employment Programme. Nepal 21 Jan, 2022
Do not be swayed by hearsay, urges FinMin Sharma Minister of Finance Janardan Sharma said that the rumours being spread that that economy is in crisis are baseless and urged everyone not to be swayed by such ‘hearsay’. Business 21 Dec, 2021
Whitepaper missed impacts of COVID on economy, says Poudel Former finance minister Bishnu Prasad Poudel has accused the government of missing the impacts of COV- ID-19 on the national economy and objecting to the works of the previous government in its whitepaper. Nepal 13 Aug, 2021
Authorities told to refund unspent budget The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration has written to all 753 local levels, directing them to refund the unspent amount of budget allocated by the Government of Nepal as conditional grants under the Prime Minister Employment Programme for the last fiscal 2020-21. Nepal 01 Aug, 2021
Government unveils nearly Rs 1.65tn budget for 2021-22 The government on Saturday unveiled a budget of Rs 1,647.57 billion for fiscal year 2021-22, with priority accorded to battling and softening the blow of the coronavirus pandemic. Business 30 May, 2021
PM Employment Programme: Why not a monthly income to the beneficiaries? PM Employment Programme: Why not a monthly income to the beneficiaries? Opinion 26 Apr, 2021
Women's participation promoted The ongoing development works at the local levels in Taplejung district have witnessed increasing participation of women. Nepal 21 Apr, 2021
