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Credit picks up, but Nepal's banks are awash with cash

Kathmandu, Oct. 16 -- Credit disbursement by banks and financial institutions picked up sharply in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, but Nepal's banking system continues to sit on a massiv... Read More


Nepal Rastra Bank to distribute new notes ahead of Dashain

Kathmandu, Sept. 30 -- Nepal Rastra Bank has done away with its practice of announcing a fixed period for exchanging new banknotes ahead of Dashain, making the notes available through its offices and ... Read More


New currency notes available without a designated exchange date

Kathmandu, Sept. 30 -- Nepal Rastra Bank has done away with its practice of announcing a fixed period for exchanging new banknotes ahead of Dashain, making the notes available through its offices and ... Read More


All three major Nepal-China crossings hit by monsoon disruptions ahead of Dashain

Nepal, Sept. 29 -- All three major land crossings between Nepal and China have been disrupted just weeks before Dashain, the country's biggest Hindu festival, affecting trade and cross-border movement... Read More


Recurring tech failures rattle Nepal's stock market

Kathmandu, Sept. 22 -- Repeated technical glitches at Nepal's Stock Exchange have raised concerns over the reliability of the country's capital market, with experts warning that such disruptions are u... Read More


Money is cheap in Nepal. Businesses still aren't investing

Kathmandu, Sept. 21 -- Nepal's economy grew by nearly 6 percent in fiscal year 2021-22, soon after the Covid-19 pandemic. The main driver was a release of pent-up demand and a sharp increase in import... Read More


Bhat-Bhateni rebuilds 10 stores damaged during Gen Z uprising

Kathmandu, Sept. 21 -- Bhateni Supermarket, Nepal's largest retail chain, faced one of the biggest crises in its four-decades-long history. On the second day of the Gen Z uprising on September 9, 202... Read More


Why was Nepal's stock market shut on Monday

Kathmandu, Sept. 21 -- Nepal's stock market was shut on Monday after a ransomware attack at a data centre disrupted the trading systems of 72 brokerage firms, prompting regulators to halt trading to p... Read More


Why was Nepal's stock market shut on Monday?

Kathmandu, Sept. 21 -- Nepal's stock market was shut on Monday after a ransomware attack at a data centre disrupted the trading systems of 72 brokerage firms, prompting regulators to halt trading to p... Read More


Real estate market shows signs of recovery after prolonged slowdown

Kathmandu, Sept. 16 -- The country's real estate sector is showing clear signs of recovery following a prolonged period of stagnation, driven by an expansion in bank credit, increased transaction volu... Read More