Booming hydro-electricity exports to regional power India have taken the per capita income of Bhutan’s 800,000 people to about $3,800 a year, 30 per cent higher than its giant neighbour …
Why Bhutan failed its hydropower goal, and what this shows about the geopolitics of energy
Bhutan planned to have 10,000 MW of hydropower capacity by 2020; delayed projects are costing over a billion dollars more than planned …
Tourists Paying Bhutan’s SDF Can Now Buy Duty-Free Gold
Thimphu: Tourists paying the ‘Sustainable Development Fee’ (SDF) in Bhutan can now buy duty-free gold in Phuentsholing and Thimphu, according …
Financial institutions and corporate offices “hollowing out”
Among the financial institutions (FIs), Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan Limited’s (RICBL) head office in Thimphu never had so many of its cubicles vacant. “We have been hollowed out due to a …
Great Escapes: Bhutan’s Undisturbed, Remote Beauty
The property is only accessible via a walking suspension bridge, at which point a buggy transports visitors further up its hillside. In Paro, the Bhutan Spirit Sanctuary is a five-star, spa-inclusive …
Myanmar ambassador invites Bodoland business fraternity to invest in country
Ambassador of Myanmar to India, Iran, and Bhutan Moe Kyaw Aung who attended the first Bodoland International Knowledge Festival in Kokrajhar, Assam appealed to the business fraternity of the Bodoland …
Myanmar ambassador invites Bodoland business fraternity to invest in country
Ambassador of Myanmar to India, Iran, and Bhutan Moe Kyaw Aung who attended the first Bodoland International Knowledge Festival in Kokrajhar, Assam appealed to the business fraternity of the Bodoland …
India’s aid to Bhutan rises from Rs 2,266 crore to Rs 2,400 crore, reflects its Neighbourhood First Policy
The recently unveiled Union Budget of India for Financial Year 2023-24 was closely watched by foreign policy mandarins as well as India’s aid recipient countries. Although the aid package for the …
India pledges to invest Rs 2 billion in Bhutan’s Gyalsung Infra Project
On Saturday, the first tranche of the grant that was presented will be used for the DeSuung for Gyalsung (DFG) programme as a special India-Bhutan Friendship Project. The DFG seeks to engage about 11, …
Asia Economic Dialogue: Bhutan FM highlights climate change, geopolitical tensions and widening trade aspect
Bhutan Finance Minister Lyonpo Namgay Tshering on Thursday said that three important aspects that linger around his mind are geopolitical tensions around the world, climate change and the widening …