Year-on-year consumer price inflation at 5.41 percent: NRB Report The y-o-y consumer price inflation stood at 5.41 per cent in mid-January 2025 compared to 5.26 per cent a year ago, the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) stated in its report, 'Current Macroeconomic and Financial Situation of Nepal.' Business 03 Feb, 2025
There is pressure on revenue collection, let's work to meet the target: Finance Minister Paudel Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Bishnu Prasad Paudel, has said that the current fiscal year revenue target has not been met although some improvement was seen in the government's revenue collection compared to the previous year. Business 26 Jan, 2025
FM Mahat urges customs offices to focus on meeting revenue collection targets During the program at the Mechi Customs Office, the Minister remarked that the office's significance would further increase with the expansion of the Asian Highway. Business 11 Feb, 2024
BRI Nepal: Bridging hearts and minds by linking mountains and rivers Collaboration on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is part of the agenda of the Prime Minister’s fiveday visit to China scheduled from September 22 to 25. Opinion 06 Sep, 2023
EDITORIAL: Labelling rules The Importers Association of Nepal (IAN) has asked the government to provide it time till November to label the imported goods with full details of the importer and the market distributor. Opinion 22 Aug, 2023
EDITORIAL: Control corruption The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) on Sunday filed a case at the Special Court against retired non-gazetted officer, Raghunath Ghimire, on charges of accumulating wealth beyond his known sources of income. Opinion 04 Apr, 2023
CNI seeks revision of customs tariff on finished goods and raw materials Confederation of Nepalese Industry (CNI) has requested different customs rate during import of readymade goods and raw materials. Business 26 Jan, 2023
EDITORIAL: Anxious traders Traders are up in arms against the Indian government’s decision to ban the export and import of goods from the Land Customs Station (LCS) of Raxaul on the border and direct them through the Integrated Check Point (ICP) starting Sunday, or October 16. T Opinion 14 Oct, 2022
Province 2 on high alert as COVID-19 cases surge ​​​​​​​With COVID-19 infection taking its toll in neighbouring India, its impact has been seen in the districts of Province 2. Till the end of last month, the infection rate was stagnant here, but now the graph is going up. Nepal 11 Jan, 2022
Large amount of gold seized from TIA in three days Authorities have seized at least 47 kilograms of gold from returnee migrant workers in the last three days from Tribhuvan International Airport. Kathmandu 03 Dec, 2021
EDITORIAL: Expand tax base Only a strong tax base will generate enough revenue to propel the economy forward. Opinion 19 Nov, 2021
Ease customs clearance of medical supplies: Poudel Minister of Finance Bishnu Prasad Poudel has directed the authorities concerned to clear customs of medical supplies related to prevention, treatment, and control of COVID-19, health equipment and medicines in a smooth manner, keeping these as top priority. Nepal 18 May, 2021
