Insurance scheme to benefit small businesses

Kathmandu, Aug. 10 -- Nepal has brought into force an insurance scheme aimed at protecting small businesses from risks that can disrupt their operations and income. The first-of-its-kind policy, targ... Read More

Silver imports overtake gold in Nepal for the first time

Kathmandu, Aug. 6 -- Gold or silver? Silver has historically played a supporting role to gold in Nepal, where the yellow metal is deeply intertwined with Hindu and Buddhist traditions, centuries-old ... Read More

Northern border disruptions and higher duties slow Nepal's EV boom

Kathmandu, Aug. 4 -- long disruptions at Nepal's two main northern border crossings have slowed the country's fast-growing electric vehicle (EV) market, caused imports to fall sharply, and threatened ... Read More

Gas shortages reported after Nepal Oil resumes sale of full cylinders

Kathmandu, Aug. 1 -- Chandrakala Paudel, a homemaker from Imadol, is worried. She has been unable to get a cooking gas cylinder and has been relying on a half-filled 7.1 kg cylinder that is about to r... Read More

Government yet to finalise ride-hailing rules as disputes over fares persist

Kathmandu, July 30 -- The government led by Balendra Shah had pledged to fast-track regulations for Nepal's rapidly expanding ride-hailing industry. Instead, the proposed framework has become mired in... Read More

None of Nepal's three major China trade points fully operational

Kathmandu, July 28 -- Nepal has three major trade border points with China, but for the past several weeks, neither of them are fully operational, disrupting cross-border trade with the northern neigh... Read More

Wholesale inflation hits 39-month high as fuel shock from West Asia crisis ripples through economy

Kathmandu, July 26 -- Nepal's wholesale inflation climbed to a 39-month high of 8.47 percent in mid-June, up sharply from 1.56 percent a year earlier, as the West Asia crisis sent fuel prices soaring.... Read More

Nepal's Rs146 billion edible oil exports to India under scrutiny over tariff advantage

Kathmandu, July 25 -- Nepal exported 704,844 tonnes of refined soyabean, palm and sunflower oil worth Rs146 billion to India in the last fiscal year, even though it produces only a negligible amount o... Read More

Foreign study costs outpace growth in Nepal's service exports

Kathmandu, July 20 -- Every year, thousands of Nepali students leave the country for higher education, taking billions of rupees in foreign exchange out of Nepal. Their educational expenses have becom... Read More

Consumer Court settles over half its cases in first year, but access remains limited

Kathmandu, July 19 -- On May 21, Nepal's Consumer Court ordered Qatar Airways to pay Rs26.19 million in compensation to Priti Thapa after hot coffee spilled on her during a transit flight from Doha to... Read More

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