Bangladesh will sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with Bhutan within the next one month in a bid to increase bilateral trade with the landlocked country in the Eastern Himalayas, Commerce Minister …
China’s Bhutan Gambit
China is stepping up pressure on Bhutan to settle their bilateral border dispute. In addition to laying claim to more territory in Bhutan, Beijing has revived an old land swap deal that will …
Will discuss all disputed areas with China: Bhutan
A day after China repeated its claims over Eastern Bhutan, Bhutan issued a rare statement, asserting that “all disputed areas” will be discussed when the Bhutan-China boundary talks, which have not …
Q&A: Is ‘gross national happiness’ the key to Bhutan escaping the pandemic?
Devex talks with Dasho Karma Ura to find out how Buddhism and the adherence to gross national happiness may have helped.
India opens new routes to strengthen trade ties with Bangladesh, Bhutan
Bhutan’s trade with countries other than India through this … supply chain integration and promotion of business services like finance, transportation and insurance, says industry representatives.
India opens additional trade routes for the movement of goods between India and Bhutan
Bhutan is India’s closest partner and New Delhi continues to positively engage with neighbouring country in an effort to boost trade between the two countries. Post COVID-19, for further enhancing the …
China repeats claim on Bhutan’s east
China said that it has offered Bhutan a “package solution” to its boundary dispute, reviving a reference to its 1996 proposal for a territory swap to give Bhutan the disputed areas in its north in …
Bhutan Rejects China’s New Claim Over Its Territory, Sends Demarche
China today sought to defend its recent claims over the Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary in Bhutan, saying the boundary between the two countries is yet to be demarcated and it has proposed a “package …
China says it proposed ‘package solution’ to resolve border dispute with Bhutan
In a surprise move, China recently staked claim over the Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary in Bhutan at the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council and opposed funding to the project. China on Tuesday …
COVID fails to dim Bhutan’s newfound interest in stocks
THIMPHU — For nearly three decades, the Royal Securities Exchange of Bhutan was a sleepy place. Some stocks had not been traded since their market debuts. The market was closed more of the week …