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Nepali industry operating at 44.7pc capacity, says NRB (kp 22/05/2013)
Govt not to revive coma-stricken JCF, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 21/05/2013)
Nepalis may be allowed to invest up to $10m abroad, by Ashok Thapa (kp 19/05/2013)
‘Country should attract FDI in priority sectors’: Draft policy fixes minimum ceiling of $200,000 for foreign direct investment (ht 18/05/2013)
Registration of new gutkha factories halted (kp 18/05/2013)
Nepali garment industry registration declines (ht 17/05/2013)
Insurance cos may be forced to merge, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 17/05/2013)
Employers, employees agree on strike-free corridor, by Ravi Dahal (ht 15/05/2013), Parsa-Bara Corridor declared strike-free zone, by Shankar Acharya (kp 15/05/2013)
Bhairahawa SEZ to be completed within this fiscal (ht 13/05/2013)
Pvt sector flays hike in rental charges in industrial estates (kp 11/05/2013)
Industrialists switch to trading due to labour, power problems, by Lila Ballav Ghimire (kp 10/05/2013)
Construction material factories proliferate, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 06/05/2013)
Jute mills face closure amid power crunch (kp 29/04/2013)
Recommendation of sick firms to be finalised this fiscal year (ht 29/04/2013)
Garment to get two per cent incentive (ht 29/04/2013)
`Cottage industries must for industrialisation' (ht 29/04/2013)
Executive committee still intact: NCC president (kp 28/04/2013)
‘Social upbringing, lack of funding barriers to entrepreneurship’ (kp 28/04/2013)
Investment Board open to PPP model (ht 27/04/2013)
Pvt sector urges govt to ensure safe working environment (kp 25/04/2013), Entrepreneurs raise calls for security: Chair of Interim Election Council assures pvt sector of immediate action (ht 25/04/2013)
FNCCI planning to set up Nepal-India-China think tank (kp 22/04/2013)
Merger directive for cooperatives ‘within this week’, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 15/04/2013)
Chamber of Commerce split over presidential candidate, by Ashok Thapa (kp 15/04/2013)
Hard times don’t deter Nepal Inc; keen on investing billions more, by Ashok Thapa (kp 14/04/2013)
Burgeoning coffee shops are changing the drinking habits of Nepalis, by Sanjeev Giri and Rajesh Khanal (kp 14/04/2013)
Three firms vie for two cable car projects (kp 13/04/2013)
NCC fails to hold election for new executive body (ht 13/04/2013)
Nepal Telecom aims to make data service its main revenue source (kp 10/04/2013)
Sheraton re-enters Nepal: NRN Ghale signs deal for five-star hotel project in heart of Kathmandu (kp 10/04/2013)
Cement factory shut down due to lack of limestone, by Madhab Dhungana (kp 08/04/2013)
Nepal Telecom, InsuranceBoard interested in buying National Trading’s land (kp 07/04/2013)
FNCCI annual meeting to focus on energy sector (kp 06/04/2013)
Cooperatives in crisis: Time for tough action, by Ashok Shumshere J.B. Rana (ht 03/04/2013)
Over half dozen firms eye oil business, by Sangam Prasain (kp 03/04/2013), Govt move ‘intentional’ (kp 03/04/2013)
Chinese envoy: Make the best of your location between two large economies (kp 03/04/2013)
NRB governor for specialised body to regulate cooperatives (kp 01/04/2013
At the crossroads: Is there a permanent solution for street vendors?, by Sujata Awale (ht 31/03/2013)
Govt issues 1,121 intellectual property certificates in H1 (kp 26/03/2013)
New rules to curb haphazard establishment of factories, by Ashok Thapa (kp 25/03/2013)
Real heroes: Young entrepreneurs, by Vikash Raj Satyal (rep 25/03/2013)
Govt plans to ban blacklisted people from leading coops (ht 24/03/2013)
Internet providers lost 60pc market share in five years, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 24/03/2013)
Private investment in petroleum: Oil traders, transporters to protest govt decision (kp 24/03/2013)
UWTC to get a brand new look (kp 24/03/2013)
FDI pledges in H1 surpass last FY figure: Foreign investors commit Rs 9.53b in first 6 months, by Ashok Thapa (kp 22/03/2013)
National Industrial Exhibition begins (kp 21/03/2013)
Experts slam National Cooperative Policy 2013 (ht 21/03/2013)
NOC’s projected monthly loss drops to Rs 363 million (kp 19/03/2013)
Criteria for five-yearbusiness visa issued (kp 18/03/2013)
Butwal Industrial Estate: Space crunch hitting entrepreneurs (kp 18/03/2013)
Govt
should arrange for security: Entrepreneurs: Politicisation of criminal
activities has increased impunity,hurt business confidence (ht 18/03/2013)
Hidden potential: Youth entrepreneurship, by Dinesh Pandey (rep 12/03/2013)
Cement makers scramble to obtain quality certification (kp 09/03/2013)
Insurance
Board to provide incentives for merger: The rates of tax exemptions
will be clarified in the fiscal policy, says the regulator (ht 08/03/2013)
Chaudhary Group planning to hit telecom market in big way (kp 07/03/2013), CG adds telecom to its investment portfolio (ht 08/03/2013)
Nepalese firms in global marketing: Gobbling globalization, by Bijendra Man Shakya (ht 07/03/2013)
DDC vs private dairies in Pokhara: The govt entity’s plan to re-enter the city vexes private players, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 06/03/2013), DDC on aggressive expansion drive (kp 08/03/2013)
Biratnagar Jute Mill to start test production in 10 days, by Madhav Ghimire (kp 06/03/2013)
Chaudhary first Nepali on Forbes list (kp 05/03/2013)
FNCCI members up to 801 (ht 05/03/2013)
Most co-ops found not issuing dividends from preserved fund, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 04/03/2013)
Insurance companies demand revision of cap on promotional expenses (kp 02/03/2013)
Women entrepreneurs summit on March 7 (kp 01/03/2013)
Govt to prevent illegal entry of foreign insurance firms (kp 23/02/2013)
Nepali furniture industry: Besieged by imported goods, by Asmita Manandhar (rep 22/02/2013)
Four cement factories sealed for misconduct (kp 20/02/2013)
Manufacturing industries see slump, service sector lures investors (kp 20/02/2013)
Reviving lost glory: Nepali garment industry, by Monika Maheshwori and Suraj Bansal (rep 17/02/2013)
Not
the panacea: Public private partnerships are only one of the
alternatives to deliver public services, including infrastructure
development, by Deep Govind Rajkarnikar (kp 15/02/2013)
Jewellery traders to have 2 federations (kp 11/02/2013)
Nanglo reaches Biratnagar (kp 10/02/2013)
CRO officially launches online service (kp 08/02/2013)
Govt plans to facilitate software businesses (ht 07/02/2013), Business registration process simplified (ht 08/02/2013)
Five pharma cos registered in six months, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 04/02/2013)
A candid tale of an ambitious entrepreneur (kp 03/02/2013)
Govt to review policy on liquor factory licensing (kp 02/02/2013)
Two state-owned FIs submit business plans, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 01/02/2013)
Hetauda Textile to be liquidated: To be taken over by Industrial Estate Management Ltd (ht 30/01/2013)
Nepal offers huge return: Vaidya; FNCCI chief invites entrepreneurs to invest in the country (ht 29/01/2013)
High-level committee to investigate Oriental Cooperative (kp 28/01/2013)
Political uncertainty hits investor confidence (ht 27/01/2013)
Equally invested: As
an alternative source of funding, Private Equity has the potential to
turn small businesses in Nepal more competitive and better managed firms, by Puja Tandon (nt 25/01/2013)
Govt investmentin co-ops at risk, by Ramesh Khanal (kp 23/01/2013)
DoC demands status report from troubled cooperatives (kp 22/01/2013)
Inadequate budget delays ITC’s pashmina project (ht 22/01/2012)
Civil Trade Centre officially opens at Sundhara (kp 19/01/2013)
NOC’s monthly projected loss jumps to Rs 330m (kp 17/01/2013), NOC projects loss of Rs. 330 m for Jan despite profits in petrol, kerosene (nn 17/01/2013)
DoC to ban blacklisted persons from running cooperatives, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 15/01/2013)
Export-led, pvt-sector open model a must (ht 14/01/2013)
Fresh vegetables just a click away (kp 13/01/2013)
MoI prepares to privatise PEs: To implement government adopted action plan (ht 13/01/2013)
The shaky third pillar: Copoperatives struggle to save face as they lose credibility, by Prakriti Pathak (ht 13/01/2013)
Protecting local industries, by Sarita Sapkota (ht 13/01/2013)
DoC plans co-op subsidy guidelines (kp 12/01/2013)
NT pays Rs 2.5b renewal fee in first instalment (kp 11/01/2013)
Cabinet okays ToR for sick firms: Will help classify and recommend names (ht 10/01/2013)
Singling out realty traders will only ‘exacerbate’ problem (kp 09/01/2013)
DoC to scrutinise co-ops’ AGM (kp 08/01/2013)
Running against time, IB formally invites project proposals, by Ashok Thapa (kp 08/01/2013)
Debt-laden Agni Air goes under the hammer (kp 04/01/2013)
Suspension of belief: Business and development, by Bishal Thapa (rep 03/01/2013)
NOC projects loss of Rs. 232 m in January (nn 02/01/2013), Consumers’ Forum lodges complaint at PMO against NOC financial misdeeds (kp 03/01/2013), NOC drafts petro leakage regulation: Has forwarded it to the Cabinet for approval (ht 03/01/2013)
Industrial Relation Forum to be revived (kp 01/01/2013)
CNI to urge govt to allow Nepalis to invest abroad (kp 31/12/2012)
State enterprises seek loans (ht 30/12/2012)
Crisis-ridden NSMF finds no buyers for its Star Mall (kp 28/12/2012)
Co-ops heavily concentrated in Valley (kp 24/12/2012)
Worsening investment climate hurts pvt sector: Contribution of manufacturing to gross domestic product lowest in last one decade (ht 21/12/2012)
Financing
women entrepreneurs could boost economy: Access to finance remains
biggest hindrance because banks prefer fixed assets as collateral that
few possess (ht 20/12/2012)
Industrial relief scheme runs into legal hurdles, by Ashok Thapa (kp 19/12/2012)
Political conflict hits industries (ht 19/12/2012)
Cooperatives in need of strong regulator as problem escalates (kp 17/12/2012)
Growing enterprises in Nepal: Entrepreneurship development, by Surath Giri (ht 17/12/2012)
Surya Nepal entering incense stick production (kp 16/12/2012)
Top trading houses in race to open liquor factories (kp 15/12/2012)
Gateway to success: A primer for young Nepali entrepreneurs, by Amun Thapa (kp 14/12/2012)
No cooperation: Co-ops need to stay in line with regulations or be shut down (kp 13/12/2012), Stakeholders’ panel to hold study, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 13/12/2012)
Basnet ‘to sell Vegas: City’ to repay creditors (kp 11/12/2012)
Industries not running at full capacity (kp 02/12/2012)
Furniture business sluggish despite marriage season (kp 01/12/2012)
Dozen sick firms set to receive facility (ht 01/12/2012)
Don’t be part of malpractices: PM, by Madhav Dhungana (kp 27/11/2012)
Majority of cooperatives not following rules, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 26/11/2012)
Honey producers rue govt apathy as exports fast dwindle (kp 24/11/2012), Lack of policy implementation hits country’s honey promotion (ht 24/11/2012)
Shopping hazards: Retail shopping in Kathmandu, by Hemant Arjyal (rep 24/11/2012)
Ministry decision to weaken NTA: Officials claim move to lower frequency fee will hurt state coffer (ht 22/11/2012)
Multiple woes hit hard handmade paper industry (kp 21/11/2012)
Idle PEs want govt to dole out money (kp 19/11/2012), MoI starts consultation with pvt sector to reopen PEs (ht 20/11/2012)
Shops flout price-list rule (ht 19/11/2012)
NT Q1 result: Revenue up, profit down (kp 18/11/2012)
Hetauda Textile Factory trapped in conflicting govt priorities (kp 17/11/2012)
Tihar bazaar weak too, say traders (kp 17/11/2012)
Asan basks in bustling market: A lot of buyers now, but shopping habits remain unchanged (klp 14/11/2012)
Insurance Board at loggerheads with insurance companies, by Bibek Subedi (kp 14/11/2012)
‘Business community morale low’ (kp 09/11/2012), Pvt sector confidence low: FNCCI survey (kp 09/11/2012), Business confidence low: Survey (ht 09/11/2012)
Sales of ritual objects soar (kp 09/11/2012)
NT loses 6pc market share: Used to lead telecom market by almost 10 per cent until a year ago (ht 08/11/2012)
TV sales up 10-25pc during Dashain (kp 01/11/2012)
UCPN-Maoist govt lures private sector: ‘Bid to confuse private sector, donor community’ (ht 30/10/2012)
Doing Business Index-2013: Nepal slips to 108th position (kp 28/10/2012), Government fails to improve business climate, says report (ht 28/10/2012), DBI rankings put damper on planned Nepal Investment Year 2013, by Ashok Thapa (kp 29/10/2012)
Sick industries to get govt facility: Division (ht 28/10/2012), Sick industries to get facility by January 2013 (ht 02/11/2012)
Sunsari-Morang Industrial Corridor reeling under labour shortage (kp 27/10/2012)
Dashain business down as shopping malls proliferate (kp 27/10/2012)
NOC business plan in limbo (ht 21/10/2012)
Nepali-owned JV buys Summit Hotel (kp 20/10/2012)
Cash-strapped JCF’s property valued at Rs 10b (kp 15/10/2012)
Shopping malls distressed by sluggish Dashain sales (kp 15/10/2012)
Nine sick industries to get govt relief (kp 13/10/2012)
Automobile dealers record brisk sales, by Roshan Sharma Nepal (kp 11/10/2012)
Government inefficiency hits private sector IRD to bridge gap between tax administration and businessmen (ht 09/10/2012)
Govt signs 7-point pact with stakeholders (kp 07/10/2012)
KMC to bar vendors from streets this Dashain (ht 07/10/2012)
Nepal woos potential Asia Pacific investors (kp 05/10/2012), Nepal offers huge investment potential (ht 05/10/2012)
PE Board moves to reopen 7 enterprises, by Ashok Thapa (kp 30/09/2012), Cabinet decides to reopen PEs: Has directed PEDB to prioritise operation of three public entities (ht 05/10/2012)
NPIA reapplies to register trademark in China (ht 27/09/2012)
NOC monopoly broken: Chandi Lumbini okayed to import LPG from Petronas, by Sangam Prasain (kp 25/09/2012)
Private powder milk makers ‘struggling for existence’: Demand subsidies to help compete with Indian products, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 23/09/2012)
LPG bottlers seek more facilities (ht 23/09/2012)
PM Bhattarai directs govt agencies to revive closed PEs (kp 21/09/2012), PM seeks to reopen productive PEs (ht 21/09/2012)
Everest Insurance reaches settlement with regulator, by Bibek Subedi (kp 20/09/2012)
Ban on new liquor factories to goNew permits to make industry systematic, Cabinet says (kp 15/09/2012)
IB, insurers at odds over new regulation (kp 13/09/2012)
Insurance claims drop after peace process (kp 13/09/2012)
Govt hikes minimum FDI threshold to Rs 5b, by Ashok Thapa (kp 11/09/2012)
Only half of cottage and small industries still in operation (kp 10/09/2012)
Pashmina traders receive growing enquiries from foreign buyers (kp 08/09/2012)
Made in Nepal expo opens (kp 07/09/2012), Promotion of local products to help bridge trade deficit (ht 07/09/2012)
Govt, private sector develop action plan related to improving investment climate (nn 07/09/2012)
Street vendors defying metropolitan city officials: Raise question of livelihood; Cops unable to keep them off the sidewalks (ht 30/08/2012)
Capital injection urged to revive Nepal Drugs (kp 28/08/2012)
Insufficient budget hits study of sick industries (ht 17/08/2012)
Minding your business: Public enterprise policy, by Umesh Raj Rimal (rep 14/08/2012)
Insurance agents protest IB cap (ht 12/08/2012)
Govt injects billions in PEs Gives Rs 10.25bn in 2010-11 (ht 29/07/2012)
Majority of PEs make sluggish returns (kp 15/07/2012), Net profit of PEs slips by 37pc: Finance Ministry says NEA and NOC responsible for drop (ht 15/07/2012), PE profits drop 36.7% (rep 15/07/2012), Unfunded liabilities of PEs to cost dearly (ht 16/07/2012)
Manufacturing sector stagnates (rep 15/07/2012)
Appointment process of PE bosses stalls (kp 07/07/2012)
Foreign direct investment records healthy growth (ht 07/07/2012)
Godavari marble factory shut down (ht 05/07/2012)
Developers seek infrastructural support, interest rate cut to make housing affordable (rep 03/07/2012)
Domestic dairy operators demand govt incentives (kp 02/07/2012)
Stakeholders seek clear policy on lokta paper to increase output (kp 29/06/2012)
Committee delays revival of sick industries (ht 29/06/2012)
NOC reluctant to implement reforms (ht 24/06/2012)
KMC fines 2,686 street vendors in 10 months (kp 20/06/2012)
Road-widening hits street vendors hard, by Cilla Khatry (rep 15/06/2012)
Janakpur Cigarette demands Rs 2.24b for revival (rep 14/06/201)
Mobile food stalls doing brisk business, by Rachana Bhandari (rep 13/06/2012)
Steel industry sees a slump, but ‘all hopes not lost’, by Bibek Subedi and Sanjeev Giri (kp 13/056/2012)
Revenue of life insurers up 23.74% (rep 12/06/2012)
Nepalgunj factories plagued by low voltage, by Janak Nepal (kp 12/06/2012)
PEs fail to maintain fiscal discipline, as always, by Rupak D. Sharma (rep 12/06/2012)
NTA poised to shut down UTL for not paying royalty (kp 12/06/2012)
Budget for mega industries transferred to SEZ projects (kp 11/06/2012)
Civil Mall: Redfining mall culture, by Kriti Bhuju (rep 07/06/2012)
Govt to safeguard local industries through anti-dumping duty, quantitative restrictions, by Prabhakar Ghimire (rep 05/06/2012)
Govt to give equal treatment to local, foreign investors (kp 05/06/2012)
Pace of investment slows, by Ashok Thapa (kp 03/06/2012)
Labour unrest, frequent strikes hit industries: Private sector finds latest political developments discouraging (ht 31/05/2012)
Relief-packages to sick industries uncertain, by Bhoj Raj Poudel (rep 30/05/2012)
Non-life insurers post 36% hike in profit, by Rupak D. Sharma (rep 29/05/2012)
Insurers owe Rs 2.57b in unsettled claim to clients, by Rupak D. Sharma (rep 26/05/2012)
Cabinet approves rescue plan for sick enterprises (kp 26/05/2012)
Frequent bandhs hit export industries (ht 25/05/2012)
Cooperative proposes resuming operation of Birgunj Sugar Factory (rep 23/05/2012)
Banda effect: Industrial production down 50%, by Bhoj Raj Poudel (rep 23/05/2012)
Big three owe Rs22.13b in unpaid royalties, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 18/05/2012)
Paint manufacturers optimistic despite political uncertainty, by Bibek Subedi (kp 16/05/2012)
Growing travels expand business for luggage traders (rep 13/05/2012)
Foreign investment pledges down 31pc (kp 10/05/2012)
Cosmetic market looking good, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 09/05/2012)
Govt, pvt sector put joint effort to improve condition of doing business (rep 07/05/2012)
Inability to define 'Sick industry' delays relief packages, by Bhoj Raj Poudel (rep 06/05/2012)
Domestic cement industry: On the path to self-sufficiency, by Bibek Subedi (kp 02/05/2012), Massive investments pouring into cement industry, by Ashok Thapa (kp 02/05/2012)
Oldest drug maker is idle, but pays salaries to staff, by Rajesh Khanal (k 30/042012)
Investment Board yet to get concrete shape (rep 26/04/2012)
State info minister’s Rs 50m Ncell demand raises pvt sector’s hackles: Says such matters will hit foreign investment plans, by Mukul Humagain (kp 26/04/2012)
Surya Nepal settles labor dispute (rep 25/04/2012)
Foreign investors throng Nepal, by Kuvera Chalise (ht 24/04/2012)
Udayapur Cement shut for a month, by Shyam Rai (ht 22/04/2012)
Govt to revive Biratnagar Jute Mill (rep 21/04/2012)
Nepal’s investment climate improving (ht 20/04/2012)
Committees and reports unable to revive sick industries, by Bhoj Raj Poudel (rep 19/04/2012)
Govt wants pvt sector to enter LPG business, by Shiromani Dhungana (ht 19/04/2012)
Morang industries cut production by 80%, by Khila Nath Dhakal (rep 18/04/2012)
Firms say political unrest No 1 problem (kp 18/04/2012)
Taskforce urges classifying sick enterprises into three groups (kp 16/04/2012)
Guaranteeing entrepreneurial right: Coherent provisions must in constitution, by Dilli Raj Khanal (ht 16/04/2012)
Biz houses plan big investments, by Ashok Thapa (kp 15/04/2012)
Nepal Drugs likely to come into operation in 6 months (rep 14/04/2012)
MoI for implementing sick industries revival measures (rep 14/04/2012)
Operating in the gray, by Sugat Ratna Kansakar (rep 09/04/2012)
IB for tightening grip on insurance company promoters, by Rupak D. Sharma (rep 09/04/2012)
Surya Nepal injects Rs 4b, by Bhoj Raj Poudel (rep 09/04/2012), Govt intervenes in Surya Nepal dispute, by Bhoj Raj Poudel (rep 11/04/2012)
Court stays strike at Surya Nepal, by Bhoj Raj Poudel (rep 01/04/2012)
NCDB formulates draft of cooperatives policy (rep 29/03/2012)
Three PEs get Rs 160m from govt (kp 22/03/2012), Govt wasting funds on non-functional PEs, by Shiromani Dhungana (ht 23/03/2012)
Govt apathy, high tax hitting biz: Auto dealers (kp 19/03/2012)
Ministries not giving info on vacant positions in PEs (rep 19/03/2012)
Tightened credit hits motorcycle sales: ‘Our sales have gone down by around 25 percent’, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 14/03/2012)
Investors be aware: Guarantee rental scheme, by Suman Rayamajhi (rep 13/03/2012)
Plan to revive Nepal Drugs hits snag (rep 12/03/2012)
Investors find small industries more attractive (kp 08/03/2012)
Bandas dishearten industrialists in East, by Lila Ballav Ghimire (kp 06/03/2012)
Govt to fill vacant positions of chiefs in 5 PEs (rep 29/02/2012)
IFC eager to invest in hydropower, banking, tourism (rep 28/02/2012), IFC to scale up Nepal investment level, by Mukul Humagain (kp 28/02/2012)
Non-life insurance firms over-dependent on insurers abroad, by Rupak D. Sharma (rep 26/02/2012)
Petroleum crisis hits construction sector hard (ht 25/02/2012)
'Labor unrests biggest problem in industrial sector' (rep 24/02/2012)
Government’s indecision hits garment industry (kp 24/02/2012)
No drinking, no sales (kp 22/02/2012)
Janakpur Cigarette demands Rs 606m to resume operation (rep 20/02/2012)
MoCS seeks viable biz plans from ailing PEs (rep 16/02/2012)
From the archives: Problems
in the management of public enterprises, in determining their
relationship with the government, are as stark today as they were in
1966, by Narayan Manandhar (kp 15/02/2012)
Unilever factory closure: PM pledges immediate measures to end crisis (kp 15/02/2012), Mgmt, workers agree to reopen factory (kp 16/02/2012)
Mind your own business: Mixing business with politics is driving investors away, by Paavan Mathema (nt 10/02/2012)
HAN executive committee: Hoteliers gear up for battle of ballot (rep 09/02/2012)
Housing developers can now hold land above stipulated ceiling, by Milan Mani Sharma (rep 07/02/2012)
Sales up despite power cuts, rising dollar (kp 07/02/2012)
Life insurance? What? The Insurance Board, for whatever reasons, has done nothing to publicize life insurance, by Resta Jha (kp 06/02/2012)
Made-In-Nepal footwear drawing big bucks (rep 05/02/2012)
Momento selling insurance in illegal pyramid scheme, by Rupak D. Sharma (rep 03/02/2012)
As IB gets tough, Asian Life agents on edge, by Rupak D. Sharma (rep 31/01/2012)
Wagle to head PE Mgmt Board, by Rupak D. Sharma (rep 30/01/2012) [Bahuns whereever you look!]
Dirty business: If we want to encourage investors we have to change the rules of the game, by Paavan Mathema (nt 27/01/2012)
Role Of Public Enterprises In Changed Context, by Shanker Man Singh (rn 26/01/2012)
Eastern
Nepal: Emerging auto market Better access to roads and the rise in the
number of migrant workers have played a catalytic role in the growth of
two-wheeler sales in remote areas in the East, by Lila Ballav Ghimire (kp 18/01/2012)
KL tower plans mid-April soft launch (kp 17/01/2012)
Lack of processing plant retards pashmina industry (kp 16/01/2012)
Investments pouring into Sunsari’s hotel industry, by Shankar Kharel (kp 15/01/2012)
Mills reopen as owners, sugarcane farmers strike deal, by Bechu Goud (kp 14/01/2012)
Fuel crisis takes toll on Dang cement factories, by Gajendra Bohara (rep 12/01/2012)
Over
leverage on land hits housing business: The sector is suffering from
‘good time better,bad time worse’syndrome,despite rescue measures, by Kuvera Chalise (ht 11/01/2012)
IB seeks insurers help to enforce third-party insurance scheme (rep 11/01/2012)
Govt writes off Rs 27b loan to NEA (rep 10/01/2012)
Sugarcane procurement price: Three sugar mills halt production (rep 07/01/2012)
Industries fail to get incentives: Of the 34 who applied, only 11 qualified for the scheme (ht 03/01/2012)
After a decade, govt to allow new players in liquor market (kp 02/01/2012)
Taskforce recommends easy exit for dying companies (kp 29/12/2011)
Expansion bug bites CNI, by Ajit Tiwari (rep 27/12/2011)
Co-ops pour 58pc of investments in Capital, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 26/12/2011)
Locally-made shoes in high demand (kp 24/12/2011)
Nepal Drug's VRS plan hits snag (rep 22/12/2011)
Advertisement industry slows down, by Kriti Bhuju (rep 19/12/2011)
The road ahead: CEO of Nepal Investment Board will have to walk on a very tightrope during his tenure, by Ashutosh Tiwari (nt 16/12/2011)
Govt to enact new law for PEs (rep 15/12/2011)
Report cases of labor unrest within 3 days, labor offices told (rep 14/12/2011)
Bhrikuti paper mills assets frozen (rep 14/12/2011)
Govt to pump Rs 50m each in Nepal Drugs, Gorakhkali Rubber (rep 14/12/2011)
Foreign returnees make millions in fishery, by Manoj Adhikari (rep 10/12/2011)
Ministry of Industry wants Rs 5b to resurrect six PEs (kp 10/12/2011)
Govt extends Rs 80m to Nepal Drugs Ltd (rep 08/12/2011)
Fund to be set up to obtain better tech for industrial sector (kp 07/12/2011)
Political appointees in PEs will have to go: PM (kp 06/12/2011)
Pokhara investors explore alternative investment sectors (kp 05/12/2011)
Auto sales not picking up, dealers a harried lot (rep 04/12/2011)
Labour unrest leads to factory closures, by Bhusan Yadav (kp 03/12/2011)
Govt loses a third of Rs 357m distributed among cooperatives (rep 02/12/2011)
Largest paper mill closing, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (rep 30/11/2011)
Third-country drug manufacturers expanding presence in Nepal (kp 30/11/2011)
Panel asks govt to either liquidate or privatise Biratnagar Jute Mills (kp 23/11/2011)
PAC gives govt 15 days to shut casinos failing to clear taxes (kp 23/11/2011)
Four industries closed down in six months (ht 22/11/2011)
NT earning Rs 90 million per day (rep 19/11/2011)
Oberoi group exits Soaltee Hotel (rep 16/11/2011), Oberoi Hotels sells Soaltee stake (kp 16/11/2011)
Panel asks govt to categorise sick industries, by Ashok Thapa (kp 15/11/2011)
Govt may allow Nepalis to invest abroad, by Ashok Thapa (kp 14/11/2011)
Govt to restrict transfer of apartment ownerships of 19 developers, by Prabhakar Ghimire (rep 11/11/2011)
Pokhara Lake Side to open round the clock, by Lal Prashad Sharma (kp 09/11/2011)
FNCCI to revive Industrial Relation Forum (kp 09/11/2011)
Country's oldest tea plant set to resume operations, by Roshan Sanwa (rep 08/11/2011)
Industry minister blames MoF of lack of coordination (rep 05/11/2011), MoI will be restructured Regulators list as private sector’s ‘guardian agency’: Jha (kp 05/11/2011)
Gorakhkali Rubber stops production, by Santosh Pokhrel (rep 31/10/2011)
Sick industries: indifferent to govt’s incentives offer, by Ashok Thapa (kp 31/10/2011)
Getting down to business: There are many areas that need improvement to make investors confident about doing business in Nepal, by Saroj Dhakal (kp 26/10/2011)
Tihar shoppers make dept stores latest hotspot (rep 25/10/2011)
The issue surfaces again: Minister asks NTA to collect Rs 20 billion from Nepal Telecom, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 24/10/2011)
MoF seeks ministries’ proposals for PEs reform (kp 24/10/2011)
NOC in dire need of reform: Minister (kp 24/10/2011)
Industries employing 500 plus workers to get security personnel (kp 22/10/2011)
Investors protection plan in offing: Protection Fund, Trade Guarantee Fund to boost market confidence, (ht 21/10/2011)
Govt to unveil ready-to-go projects for FDI (rep 18/10/2011)
Production sector witnesses drop: Rising load-shedding hours,labour unrest hurt manufacturing (ht 17/10/2011)
3 new cement factories to start production in 6 months (kp 14/10/2011)
32 factories shut in two decades, by Ajit Tiwari (rep 12/10/2011)
PAC tells govt to dissolve three PEs (rep 12/10/2011)
Human resource crunch mars monitoring of cooperatives (kp 11/10/2011)
Dashain
fails to bring cheers to bullion traders: Tihar may compensate as
silver ornaments and utensils business expected to increase (ht 10/10/2011)
NOC incurs Rs 5.89bn loss, pays Rs 15.58bn in revenue (ht 09/10/2011)
Ban businesses supplying tainted foods: PM's office, by Bimal Gautam (rep 30/09/2011)
Realty sector sees signs of revival (kp 30/09/2011)
Insurance sales inch up 7pc (kp 28/09/2011)
Still here: The syndicate system, despite being illegal, is still the norm (kp 28/09/2011)
Govt laxity leads to mushrooming of gold stores in the valley, by Meena Bhatta (rep 25/09/2011)
NOC pays Rs 100m per month interest: The state oil monopoly had borrowed about Rs 17.5bn (ht 23/09/2011)
An iron will: Nepal's oldest steel factory marks 50 years, by Bhrikuti Rai (nt 23/09/2011)
One-fourth of new CSIs based in Kathmandu (kp 21/09/2011)
Surya sets lay off package for apparel workers: Gives retirement to employees; Pays compensation to all (ht 21/09/2011), Surya Nepal’s garment factory closed permanently (nn 21/09/2011)
Drug producers rush to get GMP certification, by Ashok Thapa (rep 19/09/2011)
PEs under MoF to get chiefs through free competition (kp 18/09/2011)
Sweets' sale drop 50 pc amid quality concerns (rep 15/09/2011)
Foreign direct investment up 10pc (kp 15/09/2011)
Biz community seeks action, by Milan Mani Sharma (rep 13/09/2011)
PPP Approach For Infrastructure Development, by Tej Raj Bhatt (rn 12/09/2011)
Year 2012 purposed as ‘Nepal Investment Year’ (ht 11/09/2011)
Political economy of Mustang mania, by Ratnakar Adhikari (rep 07/09/2011)
Work on to evict vendors from New Road footpaths (kp 06/09/2011)
Two famous New Road Gudpak shops closed down for selling adulterated sweets (nn 06/09/2011)
Four Dharan drug makers close factories, by Rohit Rai (rep 05/09/2011)
PM's Mustang connects well with Made in Nepal tag, by Ajit Tiwari (rep 01/09/2011)
PEs in dire need of reform: Compulsory retirement scheme suggested to downsize staff (ht 01/09/2011)
Maoists lead cooperative movement in Rukum, by Krishna Prasad Gautam (kp 31/08/2011)
PAC recommends liquidation of PEs: Calls them insolvent and useless (ht 30/08/2011)
NTL floats Rs 2.77b expansion plan, by Prabhakar Ghimire (rep 29/08/2011)
Garment rise & fall, by Mallika Shakya (rep 26/08/2011)
Making paper while the sun shines, by Paavan Mathema (nt 26/08/2011)
Nepali markets record more business after strict customs rules, by S her Bahadur K.C. (rep 21/08/2011)
Not non-profit: Social entrepreneurs are businessmen with motives beyond money, by Paavan Mathema (nt 19/08/2011)
Surya Nepal shuts down garment factory, by Madhav Ghimire (kp 18/08/2011), Workers rue job loss, by Ajit Tiwari (rep 20/08/2011), A stone for Surya Nepal Garments!, by Rameshore Prasad Khanal (rep 22/08/2011), 'Strike will not result in factory reopening', interview with Ravi KC (rep 07/09/2011)
NOC’s projected monthly losses drop to Rs 583m (kp 17/08/2011)
First modern meat shop with in-house slaughter facility opens (rep 14/08/2011)
Govt in confusion on coops (ht 10/08/2011)
Tradekarks granted to 1,507 products (kp 09/08/2011)
Investors losing confidence: Govt, pvt sector must join hands to boost entrepreneurs’ moral (ht 08/08/2011)
Nationwide industry strike from Sunday (rep 31/07/2011)
Realty market shrinks by half, by Milan Mani Sharma (rep 27/07/2011)
Power crunch, political interference behind slow industrial growth: Experts (rep 26/07/2011)
Morang-Sunsari industries bear the brunt of double wage pacts, by Ajit Tiwari (rep 24/07/2011)
PE's net profit Rs 10.55 billion (rep 08/07/2011), Separate board mulled to reform public entities (rep 09/07/2011), PE staff expenses a tough nut to crack (kp 10/07/2011), Govt expense on PE employees up (ht 10/07/2011)
Cooperating with cooperatives: The government's plans and polices, as polices and plans go, are actually quite workable, by Anurag Acharya (nt 08/07/2011)
Staying out of business: The government needs to take a proactive role to encourage SMEs, by Paavan Mathema (nt 09/07/2011)
Nepali pharmas eye overseas markets (kp 07/07/2011)
Entrepreneurs urge budget for Pashmina brand promotion (ht 07/07/2011)
New bill to end NOC monopoly, by Milan Mani Sharma (rep 06/07/2011)
Form separate ministry to govern co-ops: Panel, by Prabhakar Ghimire (rep 06/07/2011)
Govt revokes licenses of four casinos operated by Nepal Recreation Centre for not paying royalty (nn 03/07/2011)
Walmart keen to expand op in Nepal (rep 30/06/2011)
Oldest casino of Asia could close, by Siromani Dhungana (ht 26/06/2011), Govt undecided on scrapping casino licence (kp 27/06/2011), Govt scraps NRC operating licence, by Sangam Prasain (kp 30/06/2011)
Janakpur Cigarette Factory closes down (ht 22/06/2011), JCF on verge of closure for want of raw material, by Suresh Yadav (rep 26/06/2011)
Bakery Cafe to open five new outlets, by Ashok Thapa (rep 18/06/2011)
Surya Nepal shuts garment factory, by Ajit Tiwari (rep 16/06/2011), Lockout in Surya Nepal: Force used as workers hold managerial staff hostage (ht 16/06/2011)
NBSM to test quality of pashmina yarn (rep 11/06/2011)
Proposed capital investment of industries goes up (kp 10/06/2011)
Bhat-Bhateni to employ 50,000 people in 15 years (rep 10/06/2011)
Three new Bhat Bhateni stores by July 15, by Meena Bhatta (rep 05/06/2011)
Global campaign for pashmina promotion on cards, by Kriti Bhuju (rep 02/06/2011)
NOC loss projected to stand at Rs. 1.33 b in June (nn 02/06/2011)
Insurance companies plan merger (ht 25/05/2011)
Cost of doing business in Nepal, by Anand Jha (rep 22/05/2011)
Inefficient SOEs, by Chandan Sapkota (rep 16/05/2011)
Business stifles in licensing zeal: Motivation for remaining small is higher for entrepreneurs (ht 15/05/2011)
Govt forms committee to reform NOC (rep 14/05/2011), Cabinet endorses taskforce report (kp 14/05/2011)
NOC, NAC woes: Let free market operate, by John Child (kp 27/04/2011)
Jewellry has not lost its appeal: Traders; More than 5,000 people are employed in the jewellry making business (ht 27/04/2011)
Public private partnership, by Ashish Gajurel (rep 23/04/2011)
Graft, nepotism-ridden NOC in dire need of structural reform, by Shiromani Dhungana (ht 19/04/2011)
Vaidhya new FNCCI Prez, by Ashok Thapa (rep 14/04/2011), Suraj Vaidya elected new FNCCI president (kp 14/04/2011), Suraj shines in FNCCI: Promises a paradigm shift; Says will address power crisis (ht 14/04/2011), Suraj Vaidya leads new FNCCI executive (ht 14/04/2011), FNCCI gets a new shake-up (kp 16/04/2011)
Factories cut production due to power shortage, by Madhav Ghimire (kp 08/04/2011)
Investment in small industries grows: Though the number of industries has gone down over the year (ht 07/04/2011)
Undesirable (rep 05/04/2011)
PM urges private sector to pilot economic revolution (kp 05/04/2011)
Candidates turn to politicians for leverage (rep 04/04/2011)
‘Coops are also a type of private capitalism’ (ht 01/04/2011)
PAC directs authorities to revoke license of casinos failing to pay royalty (nn 25/03/2011), Casino Royalties: When the govt wavers, the PAC shavers (kp 26/03/2011), SC stays bid to scrap casino licenses (rep 02/04/2011)
Govt mulls mandatory electronic billing, by Milan Mani Sharma (rep 19/03/2011)
NOC losses to reach Rs. 1.55 billion per month (nn 17/03/2011), NOC loss jumps Rs 1.55b (rep 20/03/2011)
Public enterprises- communist's holy cow, by Jainendra Jeevan (rep 17/03/2011)
Manufacturing production index: Industrial sector growth anemic (kp 10/03/2011)
Merger fever fails to grip insurers, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 07/03/2011)
Casinos get reprieve as PAC decides to hold discussions (kp 02/03/2011)
Insurers coming up with pdt pension schemes, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 25/02/2011)
Power crisis crimps business (kp 24/04/2011)
Is There Any Silver Lining In The Pall Of Gloom?, by G.K. Pakavath (rn 21/02/2011)
Pashmina industry urges for financial aid: Government positive to grant Rs 12.4 million to promote Chyangra Pashmina (ht 18/02/2011)
Real Estate And Housing Business: Now In The Doldrums, by Uttam Maharjan (nn 17/02/2011)
Private
sector keen on funds; investors are wary: ‘Index fell to 400 points
from 1175 points that means 64 pc of the investment has disappeared’ (ht 16/02/2011)
NOC losses to reach 1.3 billion (nn 15/02/2011)
Eight casinos may have to shut shop (kp 14/02/2011), The penny drops: Eight casinos which have not paid their dues are to be shut down, by Sangam Prasain (kp 14/02/2011), Casinos to run till a minister is found: Decision to revoke their licences can not be taken at the secretary level (ht 14/02/2011), Trade union leaders urge casino owners to clear dues, by Sangam, Prasain (kp 15/02/2011), Cashing in: Better regulation of casinos could pay off (kp 15/02/2011), Casino regulation in the offing: Unlike earlier rule, casinos will now get licence not the hotels (ht 15/02/2011), New regulation to bar hotels from operating casinos (nn 15/02/2011), Casinos given show-cause notice: These eight casinos still owe Rs 355 million to the government (ht 17/02/2011), Hotels continue to run 'mini-casinos' illegally (nn 20/02/2011), New casino guideline in the offing: The gambling houses may have to put up collateral to obtain licence, by Sangam Prasain (kp 21/02/2011), Ministry mulls to shift casinos (ht 22/02/2011), Casinos to be relocated outside valley (nn 22/02/2011)
Load-shedding shuts five dozen industries (nn 13/02/2011)
The
unchecked industry: Decisions for shutting down the stone mines at
Nallu and Chapagaun have not taken ground, but names havebeen revealed,
bringing to public knowledge the hidden nexus that keep this industry
rollin g, by Krishna Gnawali (kp 12/02/2011)
Housing may get breather from loan-cap (ht 10/02/2011)
PAC to govt: Explore possibility of moving casinos out of Kathmandu, by Sangam Prasain (kp 03/02/2011), Shift casinos out of Valley: PAC; Fin Secy says it can be done in six months if government wants (ht 03/02/2011)
SC orders govt to end syndicate system (kp 03/02/2011), Transport syndicate system scrapped (ht 03/02/2011)
‘Women facing lack of finance for business’ (ht 02/02/2011)
State oil monopoly under scanner: PAC forms five-member sub-committee for detailed study of NOC (ht 01/02/2011)
Market crowded with non-existent firms (ht 31/01/2011)
Everyone's cup of tea: Nepal tea company empowers women to get ahead in the tea business, by Jana Asenbrennerova (nt 28/01/2011)
Pokhara sees resurgence of industries, by Shiva Sharma (kp 26/01/2011)
Truckers intensify efforts to fix fares (kp 25/01/2011)
Private sector shows PM where it hurts: In a meeting, businessmen press for action (ht 24/01/2011)
‘Case against price-list defaulters’ (ht 24/01/2011)
Transporters on warpath against syndicate system (ht 22/01/2011)
Chyangra Pashmina trademark registered, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 22/01/2011)
CoO Issue rears its head again: FNCCI demands exclusive rights (kp 21/01/2011), FNCCI wants sole authority for CoO (ht 22/01/2011)
Many industries in Kailali face debacle; running ones also not in good stead (nn 21/01/2011)
PAC panel asks NOC to furnish financial details (ht 20/01/2011), MoF approves Rs 1.3b loan to NOC (kp 20/01/2011)
FNCCI poll fever grips private sector (kp 20/01/2011)
FNCCI intencifies efforts to address crusher industries’ woes, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 19/01/2011)
Govt apathy hits textile industries, by Shankar Acharya (kp 11/01/2011)
Panel to advise on Insurance Pool: Though there are 26 insurance companies, there is no reinsurer (ht 10/01/2011)
War against syndicate: Kailali bizmen call indefinite strike (kp 07/01/2011), Terror reigns on BP Highway, by Manoh Basnet (kp 07/01/2011), Syndicate
in any form is illegal practice: Govt; Vehicles not allowed to move
freely in the country as per business requirements: Private sector (ht 09/01/2011), Govt guidelines soon for curbing syndicates, cartels, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 11/01/2011), Transport syndicates: Nothing but leeches, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 12/01/2011), Truckers say they are ready to end syndicate: demand investment guarantee, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 18/01/2011), Jolt to syndicate mafia: Court wants odd-even number plate system to go, by Madhav Ghimire and Lila Ballav Ghimire (kp 19/01/2011)
10 Foreign Pharma Cos enter Nepali market (kp 03/01/2011)
A call to innovators: There are so many products and services missing in Nepal that are just waiting for the right entrepreneur, by Akshay Sthapit (kp 01/01/2011)
Nepali advertisements: Originality must be prime focus, by Alankar Khanal (ht 31/12/2010)
Closure of textile industries leaves 50 thousand jobless (nn 26/12/2010)
Leather Goods Expo on Dec 20: ‘Nepal needs 7.5 million new pairs of shoes,slippers a year’ (ht 17/12/2010)
Teetering on the brink: The government has an anti-business psyche and the parties care zilch about the economy, by Binod Chaudhary (kp 05/12/2010)
CII
delegation invites FNCCI to partnership meet: Joint-venture potentials
were explored in water-purification, herb-processing and food security (ht 29/11/2010)
No half Measures: Private sector (kp 15/11/2010)
Private
sector to take to streets for budget: ‘If government does not fulfil
its responsibilities then how can the entrepreneurs pay taxes?’ (ht 15/11/2010)
Khetan Group sells cash cow to foreign partner (kp 11/11/2010)
Nepal ranks 116th among 183 nations in biz climate (kp 05/11/2010), ‘Doing business not so easy in Nepal’: Against Nepal’s ranking at 116,India is ranked at 134,Bhutan at 142 (ht 05/11/2010)
Festive season: unchanged tax rate drive up car sales (kp 02/11/2010)
Pashmina needs brand awareness (ht 28/10/2010)
Realty biz down by 48pc in Q1 (kp 27/10/2010)
One-fifth of nation’s co-ops based in valley (kp 27/10/2010)
Nepalese securities market: Need to attract real sector companies, by Shanker Man Singh (ht 26/10/2010)
Industrial corridor sees revival, by Laxmi Shah (kp 21/10/2010)
Pashmina ‘brand’ gets govt seal (ht 11/10/2010)
Star Mall promises folks a five-star experience (kp 07/10/2010)
More Nepalis choose Nepali shoes (kp 01/10/2010)
Jute mills grapple with power cuts labour crunch, by Bedraj Poudel (kp 26/09/2010)
FNCCI, NCC protest political interventions: ‘FDI, supply system may bear the brunt’ (ht 24/09/2010)
Yeti taking over Gokarna Resort, by Mukul Humagain (kp 23/09/2010)
New cement plants on anvil, by Durga Lal K.C. (kp 23/09/2010)
Hope springs anew for RMG sector (kp 19/09/2010)
Jute industries in a fix (nn 14/09/2010)
Life
insurance companies fall in the red: Decline in the amount of foreign
employment insurance premium has hit the income of life insurance
companies (kp 06/09/2010)
Factories in Nepalgunj crippled (kp 04/09/2010)
Insecurity affects business sector in Janakpur (nn 03/09/2010)
Housing sector sees action, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 30/08/2010)
Interim budget hurts edible oil industry (ht 27/08/2010)
PEs wait in vain for reform as parties bicker (kp 25/08/2010)
Cold gold war breaks out in the open, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 23/08/2010), Shops closed: Negosida on a warpath: Newly-enrolled associations say they will do away with current system (ht 23/08/2010), NEGOSIDA sulks at NRB move (kp 24/08/2010), Gold trade bodies agree (kp 26/08/2010)
Last brew: The 132-year-old Ilam tea factory is a victim of indifference from all quarters, by Manish Gautam (kp 21/08/2010)
Six cement brands told to halt production, by Yadav Raj Joshi (ht 21/08/2010), Cement producers to launch agitation: Blame DoC for monopoly (ht 24/08/2010)
Lack of workers hit industries, jute mill closed down, by Shekhar Regmi (ht 20/08/2010)
Only half of shops go for new licence, by Rishi Baral (ht 19/08/2010)
NTY 2011 generates optimism in hotel biz 1,122 new hotels were registered in 2009-10 (ht 18/08/2010)
Insurance business increases to Rs. 15.40 billion (nn 12/08/2010)
Oil biz to open up for private sector (ht 12/08/2010)
Insurance Co expansion a tough nut to crack (kp 08/08/2010)
With a new shop in city, Nepali coffee gets the Kaldi blend (ht 06/08/2010)
Registration of small and cottage industries sees a big fall (nn 06/08/2010)
Beer manufacturing increases: Beverage,noodles,biscuits,tea push manufacturing index up, by Eliza Manandhar (ht 03/08/2010)
The Body Shop: How entrepreneurship makes a Nepalese product into an international brand, by Nitish Dev Bhattarai (sp 30/07/2010)
Leading soap factory may shut down: Workers affiliated to Maoists on strike for last two months, by Diwakar Bhandari (ht 28/07/2010)
Housing biz slows down, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 21/07/2010)
River of revenue: Nepali businesses can profit by adopting greener operational methods, but few are keen to do so, by Smriti Mallapaty (kp 17/07/2010)
PE staff expenses ‘rising’ (kp 16/07/2010)
Provide us with a fresh legal framework: Coops; This can help 8,000 saving and credit entities (ht 15/07/2010)
Imports killing small factories, by Krishna Prasad Gautam (kp 07/07/2010)
Public-Private Dialogue, Key To Addressing Business Issues, by Mukti Rijal (rn 02/07/2010)
All
in the family: Adopting corporate governance values and increasing real
sector involvement in financial markets will help short-lived family
businesses, by Shanker Man Singh (kp 22/06/2010)
NTCDB holding its breath for coffee logo (kp 21/06/2010)
FNCCI brainstorms at 44th AGM today: Fluid political situation a major concern for the private sector (ht 11/06/2010)
Pashmina trade mark registration likely soon, by Eliza Manandhar (ht 10/06/2010)
Five new plants in Morang, by Lila Ballav Ghimire (kp 10/06/2010)
Traders want higher quota for gold import (ht 05/06/2010)
NOC continues to suffer loss (nn 04/06/2010)
Nepal’s textile industry hanging by a thread (kp 03/06/2010)
Industries reeling under acute labour crunch (ht 30/05/2010)
Cash crunch, interest rates hit auto sales, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 28/05/2010)
CNI seeks pound of flesh from FNCCI (kp 19/05/2010)
Small, agro industries to get easy finance (kp 15/05/2010)
Crushed: The on again off again ban on sand and stone exports to India has all but wiped out local crusher industries, by Suvayu Dev Pant and Dewan Rai (nt 14/05/2010)
Udaypur Cement on verge of ruin, by Dilli Ram Khatiwada (kp 10/05/2010)
Banda punch knocks out businesses (kp 03/05/2010), All quiet on the business front (kp 04/05/2010), Banda bleeds country dry (kp 05/05/2010), Banke losing millions in protests (ht 06/05/2010), General strike affecting raw material import (ht 06/05/2010), Business sector hails strike withdrawal (kp 09/05/2010), Entrepreneurs hail Maoist move to call off general strike (ht 09/05/2010)
Entrepreneurs a confused lot (kp 30/04/2010), Maoists' forced donation campaign wrecks major business areas in Kathmandu (nn 30/04/2010)
Domestic oil industries on the verge of collapse, by Shankar Acharya (kp 28/04/2010)
Plans to address industry problems (kp 15/04/2010)
State-run drug company comes up with new master plan (ht 15/04/2010)
Stone export okayed in limited quantities (kp 13/04/2010)
Cooperative sector needs special focus: Badal (rn 12/04/2010)
Ailing govt-run drug company in dire need of healing, by Laxmi Maharjan (ht 12/04/2010)
‘Holidays are increasing cost for business’ (kp 04/04/2010)
Govt contemplating emergency in industrial sector to ban strikes (nn 03/04/2010)
No new loans to industries, by Binod Bhandari (kp 02/04/2010)
Industrial security must if economy to sail (ht 29/03/2010), APF to provide security to industries (kp 29/03/2010)
Crusher industries on warpath, by hanubhakta Acharya (ht 27/03/2010)
NNBEA concerned about police action on night business (ht 27/03/2010)
Business ventures take a nosedive: Unfavourable environment affecting investment, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 26/03/2010)
Nepal pasture for foreign investors (ht 25/03/2010)
Declining sugar price, a bad taste for NTL (kp 23/03/2010)
Hotel business on verge of collapse in Birgunj (rn 22/03/2010), Birgunj hotels on brink of total financial ruin (ht 22/03/2010)
Business
and development: Businesses and entrepreneurs need to look beyond the
bottom line to speed up the development of the communities they cater to, by Ashutosh Tiwari (nt 19/03/2010)
‘Stop registering new industries in Morang’ (rn 19/03/2010)
Only Manang locals can collect Yarsagumba : ACAP, by Ramji Rana (ht 16/03/2010)
IC shortage hits Nepalgunj business (rn 13/03/2010)
Sole factory runs in Biratnagar Mills, by Binod Bhandari (kp 11/03/2010)
Environment scaring away investors, by Prithviman Shrestha (kp 07/03/2010)
Cottage industries shutting down (ht 06/03/2010)
Business fraternity seeks political stability, by Lilaballav Ghimire and Bedraj Poudel (kp 06/03/2010)
Businessmen living in fear of their lives (kp 04/03/2010), Home Minister says govt can't allow businessmen to keep armed guards (nn 04/03/2010), Industrialists demand security (ht 04/03/2010), Marwari community threatens to quit Nepal if security not improved (nn 04/03/2010)
FNCCI team to meet PM (kp 02/03/2010), Business community gives one month ultimatum to govt (nn 02/03/2010)
Relief to garment industry (kp 27/02/2010), RMG sector hails waiver (ht 01/03/2010)
Govt is grossly neglecting industrial sector: FNCCI prez (nn 25/02/2010), FNCCI urges govt to ensure security, electricity (ht 25/02/2010), Businessmen demonstrate against power cut (ht 25/02/2010)
Power Outage: Parsa industries hit hard, by Shankar Acharya (kp 21/02/2010)
Beans to brew: Nepal's nascent coffee business is slowly but surely redefining the idea of a Nepali's morning brew, by Foo Chee Chang (nt 19/02/2010)
PAC cancels pay increase in PEs (kp 18/02/2010)
Chitwan Milk starts test production (kp 18/02/2010)
Sugar mills raking in extra (ht 18/02/2010)
Load-shedding hits industries (kp 16/02/2010), Load-shedding mars industries (nn 16/02/2010)
Crusher industries hit (kp 14/02/2010)
GAN pleads for duty concession (kp 10/02/2010)
Silk sector trudging on rough road, by Ekiza Manandhar (kp 09/02/2010)
Eviction of street vendors begins, by Trishna RL Rana Thapa (ht 06/02/2010)
Managing PSEs: A challenging task, by Sugat Ratna Kansakar (ht 04/02/2010)
FNCCI slams ban on sand, stone export (kp 02/02/2010), Crusher sector in sackcloth, ashes (ht 02/02/2010)
Briquette business helping out rural women (ht 02/02/2010)
Cooperatives under govt scrutiny: FM (kp 24/01/2010)
Chyangra Pashmina trademark launched (kp 22/01/2010)
Largest milk producer to start operation from Jan-end, by Sangam Prasain (kp 17/01/2010)
Two firms show interest for gas exploration (kp 14/01/2010)
Interests worry industrialists (kp 12/01/2010)
Street vendors refuse to budge despite PADT deadline (ht 09/01/2010)
Lokta paper lacks domestic market, by Eliza Manandhar (ht 08/01/2010), Lokta paper to star in Paper World Fair (ht 09/01/2010)
PEs, FCGO name their own figures (kp 08/01/2010) |
