Archive trade 2004

Archive

2004

2001-2003

2000

Difficult Access: A study reveals that Nepalese agro-products face uphill task due to market access barriers even in the post WTO accession era, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 31/12/2004)

Garment Quota Phase Out: Clothed In Uncertainty, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 31/12/2004)

Exports: Points To Ponder, by Suman Kumar Regmi (rn 25/12/2004)

US offers duty free access to LDCs including Nepal (kp 25/12/2004)

Survival strategy in post-MFA era, by Ratnakar Adhikari (kp 24/12/2004)

Trade deficit continues to increase (ht 23/12/2004)

Traders concerned over ICD operation (ht 20/12/2004), Freight forwarders commit to operate through Birgunj ICD (kp 22/12/2004)

Govt to set up apex body to promote trade (kp 15/12/2004)

Absence of multimodal transport act hurts trade (ht 14/12/2004)

Garment export to US dips by 33pc (ht 04/12/2004), Garment export down by 38 pc (kp 04/12/2004), Apparel trade without quotas, by Bijendra M Shakya (kp 07/12/2004), Stitching a niche: What will the Nepali garment industry do after January First? (nt 10/12/2004)

Quota elimination, by Bijendra M Shakya (ht 03/12/2004)

Nepal stall pulls crowd at India Int’l Trade Fair, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 27/11/2004)

Stone traders overlook govt program (kp 24/11/2004)

As New Year nears, gloom for Nepali garments deepen, by Rupak D Sharma (kp 23/11/2004)

‘Export potential of Marsh orchid’ (kp 18/11/2004)

Eastern region records robust export to US (kp 17/11/2004)

Trade rising, deficit widening, by Chinta Mani Dahal (kp 13/11/2004), ‘SSB harassing tradesmen’ (kp 13/11/2004)

Honey exports to EU to pick up (ht 13/11/2004)

WTO proposes Nepal to lead LDCs (kp 10/11/2004), WTO offers Nepal LDC lead (ht 11/11/2004)

Row between truckers, traders simmers, by Bhanu Bhakta Acharya (ht 10/11/2004)

WB unveils trade policy review: Urges trade policy reforms in South Asia (kp 09/11/2004)

Garment exports to US up by 30pc: Multi-fibre arrangement (MFA) phase-out to pose serious threat (ht 08/11/2004), Garment exports to US up 30pc (kp 09/11/2004), Readymade garment export (rn 09/11/2004)

Riches to rags: Nepal’s apparel trade in new regime, by Bijendra M Shakya (ht 03/11/2004)

Trade fair in Paris to promote Nepali products (ht 29/10/2004), Paris expo to promote Nepali goods (ht 04/11/2004)

Realism for gains (ht 28/10/2004)

Business in Tatopani comes to a standstill (kp 27/10/2004)

Eastern Region’s export touches Rs 7b (kp 26/10/2004)

Trade deficit expands by 16.3 per cent (ht 16/10/2004)

‘Nepali goods need quality upgrade’ (kp 15/10/2004)

Call to promote exports to compete in world market (ht 07/10/2004)

Leather goods export up (kp 06/10/2004)

Readymade garment export to US dips (kp 06/10/2004)

Export of handicrafts inches up (ht 06/10/2004)

Re-export of inferior honey hits Nepal’s credibility (kp 01/10/2004)

Indian states import fibre sacks from Nepal (ht 29/09/2004)

Draft of WTO-related laws in final stage (rn 24/09/2004)

GAN delegation leaves for US (ht 19/09/2004), Nepali delegation discusses duty-free issue in US (ht 25/09/2004)

Garment exports to US drop by 26 per cent (ht 09/09/2004)

Exports dip by 50 per cent, by Bhanubhakta Acharya (ht 09/09/2004)

Non-agricultural market access, by Ratnakar Adhikari (kp 03/09/2004)

Nepal renovates efforts to push US Trade Bill (kp 24/08/2004)

Private sector and competition law, by Ratnakar Adhikari (kp 20/08/2004)

Where does Nepal’s interest lie? by Bhaskar Sharma (kp 19/08/2004)

Dropping of TGP agreement: A boon in disguise, by Elen Shrestha (kp 17/08/2004)

Garment exports to US down by 42.1pc (kp 07/08/2004)

Textile quota likely to be extended by December (ht 07/08/2004)

Trade deficit widens (ht 06/08/2004)

EU positive on derogation facility (kp 04/08/2004)

Ruspha bridge to boost Nepali foreign trade (ht 04/08/2004)

Garment exports to US decrease (ht 04/08/2004)

Nepal and Occam’s Razor, by Rakesh Wadhwa (ht 02/08/2004)

Govt finalizes sensitive list, product profile, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 31/07/2004)

Textile quota extension sought (kp 27/07/2004), GAN urges govt to lobby for garment quota extension (rn 27/07/2004)

Ghee exporters willing to export under MFN (kp 24/07/2004)

High cost hits export sector (ht 26/07/2004)

Garment exporters not happy with official ‘indifference’ (rn 20/07/2004)

Diversification biggest challenge before exports Indra Gurung (ht 13/07/2004), Opinion Makers (ht 13/07/2004)

Globalisation and capacity-based strategy, by Udaya Sharma (kp 09/07/2004)

Garment exports continue to decline (kp 06/07/2004)

‘Nepal should fulfil its commitments to WTO’ (ht 03/07/2004)

Decision to keep STC as ‘import agency’ draws flak (ht 01/07/2004)

Foreign trade of eastern region up (kp 27/06/2004)

Nepal suffers 13pc trade deficit: NRB (ht 27/06/2004)

WTO and globalisation How Nepal can prepare for the challenges, by Bhavani Dhungana (ht 23/06/2004)

Pashmina exports likely to show improvement (ht 23/06/2004)

Economy watch : Think global, move local, by Gopal Tiwari (ht 06/06/2004)

Garment export dips for six straight months (kp 05/06/2004)

One-stop export service stays a myth, by Gopal Tiwari (ht 04/06/2004)

Nepal’s trade deficit widens (kp 02/06/2004)

WTO poses survival challenges (ht 01/06/2004)

Export from Kakarbhitta transit point up (ht 30/05/2004)

Phulbari hinders export trade between Nepal, Bangladesh, by Govinda Chettri (ht 29/05/2004)

Implementing TRIPS to prove tricky (ht 29/05/2004)

Three-fold surge in export of aluminum products, by Sujit Mahat (kp 22/05/2004)

Nepal takes formal WTO seat in Geneva (ht 19/05/2004), WTO Membership: Are We Prepared?, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 21/05/2004)

Export of iron-made goods to India increases (ht 17/05/2004)

Nepal to have voice in WTO DDA negotiations, by Raj Kumar K.C. (rn 13/05/2004)

Trading partners start responding govt’s TA plea (kp 11/05/2004)

Nepal’s entry into WTO sparks debate (ht 09/05/2004)

Garment export continues to decline (kp 07/05/2004)

‘Competitiveness only option for survival’ (ht 01/05/2004)

Metal product export surges 100pc (kp 01/05/2004)

Nervous Embrace: Business community and government both welcome the granting of full fledged membership of WTO to Nepal, but with a fair bit of trepidation, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 30/04/2004)

Protectionism in disguise World trade trick Nepal should perceive, by Bijendra Man Shakya (ht 27/04/2004)

Nepal becomes full WTO member (ht 23/04/2004), Capacity-building must to exploit opportunities:Nepal becomes 147th member of WTO (kp 24/04/2004), WTO promises tough days for Nepal (ht 24/04/2004)

Govt commences impact study on Indo-China transit link via Nepal (kp 23/04/2004)

WTO emerges with challenge, opportunities to Nepal, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 23/04/2004), WTO hard nut to crack: Businessmen (kp 23/04/2004), Action Plan underway to reap WTO fruits (kp 23/04/2004)

Nepal-Bangla trade links set for boost, by Indra Gurung (ht 20/04/2004)

Garnering Garment, interview with Kiran P Saakha, president of the Garment Association-Nepal (kp 19/04/2004)

WTO introduces greater opportunities: Experts (ht 17/04/2004)

Challenges And Opportunities: Experts and government officials agree the country needs to tread with caution to extract gains from the multi lateral trading system (sp 16/04/2004)

Focus on supply side, by Ratnakar Adhikari (kp 16/04/2004)

STC to review ghee import mechanism (kp 15/04/2004)

Stakeholders hold key in trade benefits (ht 10/04/2004)

Supply constraint, policy flaws impede gains from trade (rn 10/04/2004)

Trade agenda for NDF, by Ratnakar Adhikari (kp 09/04/2004)

Garment export continues to decline (kp 07/04/2004)

Leather export through Birgunj customs surges 16pc (kp 04/04/2004)

‘Devise comprehensive action plan for trade development’ (kp 03/04/2004)

Ordinance to ratify WTO undemocratic (ht 22/03/2004), Govt ratifies WTO membership, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 24/03/2004), Nepal to enter WTO on April 23 (ht 26/03/2004), Getting our Act together: Parties are up in arms about the government amending the Treaty Act to push through Nepal’s WTO accession, by Navin Singh Khadka (nt 26/03/2004), WTO deadline: 31 March, interview with Prachanda Man Shrestha, head of the WTO cell at the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (nt 26/03/2004), Civil perspective on WTO, by Yamuna Ghale (kp 03/04/2004)

WTO membership: Hurdles Ahead (sp 19/03/2004)

Zinc sheet leads export to India (kp 13/03/2004)

Nepal’s WTO membership in doubt (ht 12/03/2004)

Apathy towards ratification, by Ratnakar Adhikari (kp 12/03/2004)

Garment export records massive decline (kp 04/03/2004)

Trade deficit widens to almost 40 billion (kp 03/03/2004), Trade deficit surges to Rs 39 billion (kp 05/03/2004)