Category: Finance

Kathmandu: The government has announced the minimum common program. Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Paudel has announced the minimum common program covering the common issues raised by the participating parties in the government. The Minimum Common Program mentions encouraging domestic production and domestic consumption, developing national capital and making the country economically independent.… Continue reading Govt decides to conduct ‘Make in Nepal’ campaign

Kathmandu: The government has reduced the price of petroleum products. The meeting of the board of directors of Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has decided to reduce the price of petroleum products with effect from 12:00 am today. The corporation has reduced the price of petrol, diesel and kerosene by three rupees per liter. Similarly, domestic… Continue reading Finally NOC reduces fuel price

Kathmandu: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has directed to reduce the price of petroleum products. Prime Minister Prachanda has directed the Secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supply to adjust the price accordingly due to the decrease in the price of petroleum products in the international market. Prime Minister Prachanda has directed… Continue reading PM Prachanda directs to reduce fuel price

Kathmandu: Pokhara International Airport (PIA) is officially operational from today. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda is going to Pokhara for the official opening of the airport. According to the Civil Aviation Authority Pokhara, the Prime Minister is scheduled to reach Pokhara for the inauguration of the airport. Passenger from first flight will receive a… Continue reading Nepal’s 3rd international airport to become operational from today in Pokhara

Kathmandu: Nepal government has prepared to operate direct air flight services to the US, Switzerland and Rwanda. Suresh Adhikari, secretary of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, informed about this. Speaking at a program held in Kathmandu on Saturday on the occasion of the 24th anniversary of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal… Continue reading Govt prepares to begin direct flights to USA, Switzerland and Rwanda

Kathmandu: Finance Minister Bishnu Paudel and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane have directed the subordinate agencies to work effectively in controlling revenue leakage. A meeting of the Central Revenue Leakage Control Committee was held on Wednesday. Both ministers were present in the meeting. The Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank, Finance Secretary, Revenue Secretary, Head of Security… Continue reading Finance and Home Ministers directs to control revenue leakage

Kathmandu: The government has tightened restrictions on electronic goods including mobile phones brought by citizens coming to Nepal from abroad. The airport customs office has now started giving customs exemption to only one mobile phone brought by the person coming from abroad. But now the airport customs will be charging 2.5 percent excise duty and… Continue reading Nepali govt to levy tax on every single phone carried by Nepalis coming from abroad

Kathmandu: The Rasuwagadhi border has opened for the first time after the Covid-19 epidemic on Tuesday. Rasuwa Customs Office has stated that goods worth 50 million rupees have exported from Nepal on the same day the checkpoint was opened. The border was closed for almost four years. The Chinese government had closed all entry points… Continue reading Rasuwagadhi border for the first time after covid

Kathmandu: India has agreed to buy electricity from two more hydropower projects. According to the Nepal Electricity Authority, the Government of India has agreed to buy electricity from the 24.25 MW Kabeli B A and 19.4 MW Lower Modi project. Earlier, India was buying 410 megawatts of electricity produced by eight hydropower projects. With India… Continue reading India agrees to buy electricity from two more hydro-power projects