Foundation stone laid for Rastra Bank's building

6 years ago

Kathmandu – Reconstruction of a Nepal Rastra Bank's building damaged in the earthquake of April 2015 has started as its foundation stone has been laid today.  The building...

Lawmakers demand to roll back petroleum price hike

6 years ago

Kathmandu –The lawmakers speaking in the meeting of the House of Representatives here today have demanded with the government to withdraw the recent hike in the price of petroleum products.  ...

Chinese investors urged to spur investment in Nepal

6 years ago

Kathmandu –Vice-President Nanda Bahadur Pun, who is on an official visit to China, paid a courtesy call on Chinese Vice-Premier, Hu Chunhua, on Wednesday evening.  During the meeting,...

Demand to roll back petro price hike

6 years ago

Kathmandu –Federation of Nepalese National Transport Entrepreneurs has demanded rollback of the decision to hike petro product price.  Issuing a press release on Tuesday evening, Federation Chairperson Yogendranath...

'Economic indicators are positive', claims Finance Minister Khatiwada

6 years ago

  Kathmandu – Finance Minister Dr Yuba Raj Khatiwada has said the economic indicators of the first two months of the current fiscal year were positive.  Addressing...

Trump imposes tariffs on $200B more of Chinese goods

6 years ago

WASHINGTON –The Trump administration will impose tariffs on $200 billion more in Chinese goods starting next week, escalating a trade war between the world's two biggest economies and potentially raising...

Sub-metropolis to reduce tax

6 years ago

Janakpurdham –The Janakpurdham Sub-metropolis has agreed to reduce the rate of tax that had been increased recently.  The agreement was reached during a discussion held between the Nepali...

Singapore to return $11 million of 1MDB money to Malaysia

6 years ago

SINGAPORE –A Singapore court has ordered the return of millions of dollars misappropriated from Malaysian state fund 1MDB in a cross-border financial scandal that helped topple former leader Najib Razak.  ...

Invest in productive sector: CM Poudel

6 years ago

Hetauda –Chief Minister of Province-3, Dormani Poudel, has urged the cooperatives to forward proper plans as the provincial government has allocated the budget for the development of cooperatives.  ...

Minister Pun urges Bangladeshi investors to invest in Nepal

6 years ago

Dhaka –Minister for Energy, Hydropower and Irrigation Barshaman Pun has said that bilateral cooperation on energy sector between Nepal and Bangladesh would play a significant contribution to the development of...

Facebook to build $1 bn Singapore data centre, first in Asia

6 years ago

SINGAPORE – Facebook said Thursday it will invest over $1 billion to build a data centre in Singapore, its first in Asia, powered by renewable energy and adapted to the...

Asian stocks fall on trade worries, weak Chinese data

6 years ago

SINGAPORE –Asian shares were mostly lower Tuesday as the lack of new leads following a U.S. market holiday meant that trade worries and slowing Chinese manufacturing activity stayed in the...

Prachanda asks British investors to invest in Nepal

6 years ago

Kathmandu – Chairperson of the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN), Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', has urged the British investors to invest in Nepal.  During a meeting with Special...

New industry see rise in proposed investments

6 years ago

Dhangadhi –Investment amounting to Rs 1.38 billion has been proposed in 903 new industries registered in Kailali district during the fiscal year 2074/75 BS.  Among the registered firms,...

France's Total has officially left Iran: oil minister

6 years ago

TEHRAN – French energy giant Total has officially quit its multi-billion-dollar gas project in Iran, Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said on Monday, following the reimposition of US sanctions.  ...