KATHMANDU, Aug 1: The World Bank (WB) is to continue its assistance to Nepal for improving its health system. World Bank Country Director for Nepal, Faris Hadad-Zervos, made this commitment during a …
World Bank to continue its support to Nepal
KATHMANDU, Aug 1: The World Bank (WB) is to continue its assistance to Nepal for improving its health system. World Bank Country Director for Nepal, Faris Hadad-Zervos, made this commitment during a …
FNCCI seeks IFC assistance in infrastructure development
The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) has urged the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to assist Nepal to find a way out of existing economic challenges and to …
TI Nepal draws Parliament’s attention
Nepal has again called attention of the Parliament on the two amended bills registered by the government in the Parliament– Anti-Money Laundering and Corruption Control Bill as well as the Commission …
Refugees from Bhutan settle in Pittsburgh
their right to own property and their ability to get government jobs. Since then, an estimated 100,000 ethnic Nepalis have fled to refugee camps. Bhutan has significantly opened up in recent years …
Nepal gold smuggling case takes political turn after fresh arrest
Nepal Police Sunday raided a hotel in Thamel, a prime business area in the capital, and arrested Dawa Chhiring, a Chinese-origin man who holds Nepali and Belgian passports, in connection with the …
Nepal gold smuggling case takes political turn after fresh arrest
Nepal Police Sunday raided a hotel in Thamel, a prime business area in the capital, and arrested Dawa Chhiring, a Chinese-origin man who holds Nepali and Belgian passports, in connection with the …
Nepali traders ‘cautiously optimistic’ as Nepal-China border points resume after a hiatus of years
On May 1, 2023, the Chinese government resumed two-way trade via Tatopani-Khasa border point after a hiatus of nine years. The decision was made in line with the first meeting of the Nepal-China …
Indian transport pioneers brought ‘modernisation and change’ to Nepal, says former envoy
The first generation of Indian transport entrepreneurs brought “modernisation and change” to Nepal in the 1960s, former Indian envoy to Nepal, Manjeev Singh Puri, said on July 29, 2023.
National Assembly endorses bill to criminalise usury
The National Assembly on Thursday endorsed the bill criminalising usury, paving the way for its authentication. The upper house unanimously endorsed the ‘bill to amend some Nepal Acts’ that the …