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Govt hikes tariff on gold, NRB to lift ban on gold imports (kp 15/03/2010), Govt raises gold customs (rn 15/03/2010)

Gold price declines slightly (nn 14/03/2010)

Traders call for new gold import policy, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 11/03/2010)

NRB bans gold import (kp 03/03/2010), NRB becomes further strict on gold import (nn 03/03/2010), Gold hand carry to be on hold (ht 04/03/2010), No import, gold stock to last till mid-March (ht 07/03/2010)

Govt urged to raise import tax on gold (kp 01/03/2010)

Gold traders now able to meet local demand (ht 24/02/2010)

Customs duty on gold import to go up (ht 18/02/2010)

Govt allows gold imports through 'hand-carry' (ht 12/02/2010), Hand-carry importers influence gold price (kp 14/02/2010)

Gold down by Rs 600 (kp 10/02/2010)

IC shortage in Birgunj, by Shankar Acharya (kp 08/02/2010)

Ban on gold import hits transaction (ht 04/02/2010), Scarcity drives up gold price (kp 05/02/2010), Gold goes into seesaw mode again (ht 06/02/2010), Gold scarcity spurs hike (kp 07/02/2010)

No change in exchange rate (kp 03/02/2010)

Weekly gold market update (ht 30/01/2010), Gold import ban jacks up domestic price (ht 30/01/2010), Gold price increases (kp 01/02/2010)

Yellow metal trading higher (kp 27/01/2010)

Gold import 10 tonnes in first five months of fiscal (ht 16/01/2010), NRB tightens screw on gold imports (kp 20/01/2010)

NRB move to stem gold import tide (ht 09/01/2010), NRB changes gold import procedure (kp 09/01/2010), NRB adopts stringent policy on gold import (nn 09/01/2010)

Central bank to inject Rs. 5b in market (kp 06/01/2010), NRB to inject additional Rs 10 billion in market (kp 09/01/2010), Cash crunch eases (kp 11/01/2010)

Gold loses its glitter (nn 26/12/2009), Gold loses lustre, has dual pricing (ht 26/12/2009)

Gold trade down 50 percent (kp 18/12/2009)

Bullion price stumbles, but buyers chary (ht 12/12/2009)

Fluctuation hits bullion mart (ht 07/12/2009)

Gold scaling price record ladder by the week (ht 18/11/2009), Local gold sales plunge 60 percent (kp 20/11/2009), Gold sales plummet by 60 pc (nn 20/11/2009), Speculators on buying spree despite rising gold prices (kp 25/11/2009), Gold price continues to glitter (kp 03/12/2009), Gold price hits record high (ht 03/12/2009), Gold price at new record high, sales down by as much as half (ht 03/12/2009)

IC and reserve currency: An issue to moot, by Raghab D. Pant (ht 18/11/2009)

Gold gallops both at home and abroad (ht 07/11/2009)

NRB in dock for currency shortage (ht 05/11/2009), 'NRB responsible for currency crisis' (nn 05/11/2009)

Gold in fluctuating mode (ht 24/10/2009)

Seed shortage in Morang (ht 24/10/2009)

Gold price dust settling, finally (ht 18/10/2009)

Gold price record broken twice (ht 14/10/2009), Gold price gallops ahead of all past records (ht 15/10/2009)

Currency notes in short supply in Taulihawa (ht 10/10/2009)

New notes arriving today (kp 08/10/2009)

Cash supply gets better (kp 05/10/2009)

UK pounds in short supply (kp 02/10/2009)

No need to panic over note shortage: NRB (kp 21/09/2009), Big denomination currency notes in short supply, by Kuvera Chalise and Eliza Tuladhar (ht 23/09/2009), Paucity of currency notes: Finance panel steps in to diffuse crisis; Decides to airlift the delayed French consignment in 5 days, by Kuvera Chalise (ht 24/09/2009), Govt adopts measures to address cash crunch (nn 24/09/2009), NRB circulates Rs 650 million, by Kuvera Chalise (ht 25/09/2009), NRB distributes Rs 650 million (nn 25/09/2009), CIAA poser for central bank, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht 25/09/2009), Currency note crisis in Tanahun, by Madan Wagle (ht 25/09/2009), Note crisis to outlast Dashain (kp 26/09/2009)

Nepal unloading greenbacks to buy IC (kp 17/09/2009)

NRB injecting fresh Rs. 500 notes (kp 17/09/2009)

Gold import up by over 300pc (kp 16/09/2009)

With Teej, demand for gold up 50 percent (kp 23/08/2009)

Gold losing lustre (ht 02/08/2009)

Gold price looks up (ht 19/07/2009)

Forex reserve up by leaps and bounds (ht 13/07/2009)

Where Nepali currency has no value, by Durga Lal KC (kp 05/07/2009)

Gold fluctuates, transactions don’t (ht 04/07/2009)

Return of ‘hidden cash’ eases liquidity crunch, by Gokarna Awasthi (kp 01/07/2009)

Gold on the upward swing (ht 27/06/2009)

Porters in demand to lug loose change, by Baburam Lamichhane (ht 25/06/2009)

Gold import shots skywards (kp 16/06/2009)

Bullion yo-yos in market (ht 13/06/2009)

Lack of NA's aircraft hinders IC import (rep 11/06/2009), Demand for Indian currency: Is it rational to hoard Indian currency?, by Raghab D. Pant (ht 11/06/2009)

Forex reserves tripled (ht 03/06/2009)

Nepal’s Exchange Rate Regime: Some Comments, by Tula Raj Basyal (rn 15/05/2009)

Gold edging towards ascending trend (ht 09/05/2009)

Billions lost in circulation (kp 08/04/2009), Money, money (kp 09/05/2009)

NRB board okays note-printing order (reo 01/05/2009)

Worthy of note, by Raghab D. Pant (kp 30/04/2009)

CIAA apprised of increase in note-print order (rep 24/04/2009)

Rupee in duress, by Achyut Wagle (kp 17/04/2009)

G20 package rattles gold price at home (ht 11/04/2009)

Falling rupee raises debt burden, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 22/03/2009)

Gold on upswing again (ht 21/03/2009), Gold price goes up (nn 22/03/2009)

Silver trade gaining ground at home, by Eliza Tuladhar (ht 14/03/2009)

Forex reserves swell: Remittance contributes to 65.3 per cent (ht 11/03/2009)

Nepali rupee getting weaker (nn 11/03/2009)

Price haze in bullion market (ht 07/03/2009)

Nepali currency continues to lose steam (nn 03/03/2009), Nepali currency dips to record low (nn 04/03/2009), Rupee slips to record low (ht 04/03/2009), Rupee gains 15p against dollar (kp 05/03/2009)

Gold price dust settling (ht 28/02/2009)

Gold price takes sudden nosedive (ht 26/02/2009), Gold price declines (nn 26/02/2009)

Gold on gaining spree (ht 15/02/2009), Gold hits another record (ht 16/02/2009), Imitation jewellery rules the roost, by Eliza Tuladhar (ht 16/02/2009), Gold price all set to shatter past records (ht 19/02/2009), Gold getting dearer (nn 20/02/2009), Gold on record-setting spree (ht)

Price of gold scales new high (ht 12/02/2009)

Gold on a roller coaster yet again (ht 07/02/2009)

Gold price touches all-time high (ht 01/02/2009), Gold price hits another record (nn 01/02/2009), Gold rising, silver follows suit (ht 02/02/2009)

Gold price hits fresh record high this year (ht 27/01/2009), Gold at Rs 26,300 per tola (ht 28/01/2009)

Gold transaction sees upswing, at last (ht 24/01/2009)

Influence of IC should be trimmed: Governor (KP 24/01/2009)

Gold price trots on heels of global market trend (ht 18/01/2009)

Transactions drop as gold price ups (ht 10/01/2009)

2008 a 'golden' year: NEGOSIDA, by Eliza Tuladhar (ht 03/01/2009)

Gold yo-yoing as global fiscal crisis affects markets abroad (ht 27/12/2008)

Gold on a climbing trend, silver too (ht 20/12/2008)

Nuptial ties strengthen bullion bazaar (ht 13/12/2008), Gold glitters, this wedding season, by Eliza Tuladhar (ht 14/12/2008)

Meltdown brings down gold prices (kp 09/12/2008)

Fake Rs 500 note rings alarm bell, by Santosh Chhetri (kp 07/12/2008)

Gold coasts down to buyers' glee (ht 06/12/2008)

Gold fluctuates, more swing predicted (ht 23/11/2008)

Bullion gets ebullient at home (ht 20/11/2008)

Rupee plunges to 77.15 against dollar (kp 12/11/2008), Dollar up Rs 1.85 (kp 13/11/2008)

Rupee up, revenue growth 16pc (kp 01/11/2008)

Nepali rupee slips to record low (kp 23/10/2008), Dollar touches record Rs 80 mark (kp 24/10/2008), The dollar conundrum, by Santosh Pokharel (kp 24/10/2008)

Slump in gold, silver (ht 18/10/2008)

Rupee falls, gold soars (kp 13/10/2008), Gold continues to rise: Rupee gains 50 paisa against dollar (kp 14/10/2008), Gold soars at weak rupee’s expense, by Kuber Chalise and Eliza Tuladhar (ht 14/10/2008)

Rupee depreciates against dollar (kp 17/09/2008)

Gold price on the downswing (ht 14/09/2008)

Pundits predict gold prices may be on the downswing (ht 06/09/2008)

Little Drops Of Water, by Shyam K.C. (rn 04/09/2008)

Yo-yoing price of gold: Price ups as Teej spurs demand for gold (ht 30/08/2008)

Teej sets off gold rush (kp 23/08/2008), Gold starts to gain again (ht 23/08/2008)

Dollar appreciates (kp 20/08/2008)

Gold becomes cheaper (ht 13/08/2008), Gold price comes down (ht 16/08/2008)

Gold opens sturdily, sighs shut (ht 02/08/2008), Gold prices fall (kp 03/08/2008), Gold, silver prices on the wane (ht 09/08/2008)

Gold fluctuates in domestic market (ht 27/07/2008)

Nepal’s forex reserves cross US$3b mark (kp 26/07/2008), Rupee versus rupee, by Santosh Pokharel (kp 21/08/2008)

Gold continues to rise (ht 13/07/2008), Gold set to cross Rs 25,000 per tola (ht 14/07/2008), Gold gallops across Rs 25,400 (ht 17/07/2008), Gold hits roof, comes down (ht 20/07/2008)

Gold price still on a roll (ht 06/07/2008)

Inflation and exchange rate, by Raghab D Pant (ht 01/07/2008)

Gold continues bullish trend (ht 29/06/2008)

Devaluation is not the answer, by Sri Ram Poudyal (kp 25/06/2008), ‘Keep pegged exchange rate to check inflation’ (kp 28/06/2008)

Gold price shoots up, silver price unstable (ht 22/06/2008)

Gold price continues to decrease (ht 15/06/2008)

Bullion price dips, marginally (ht 08/06/2008)

Exchange rate management: The emerging problem and options, by Raghab D Pant (ht 02/06/2008)

Gold price falls down (ht 01/06/2008)

Foreign exchange reserves up (kp 21/05/2008)

Gold continues bullish trend (ht 18/05/2008)

Rupee falls to 13-month low against US dollar (kp 17/05/2008)

Gold price starts increasing (ht 11/05/2008)

Gold prices down (kp 04/05/2008), Gold price continues to decrease (ht 04/05/2008)

Gold price starts sliding after bull run (ht 27/04/2008)

Gold starts gaining (ht 20/04/2008)

Gold price picks up, again (ht 13/04/2008)

Forex reserve on upward trajectory (kp 10/04/2008)

Gold price declines (ht 06/04/2008)

Nepalis buying more silver despite rising world prices (kp 04/04/2008)

Forex reserves slightly down (kp 22/03/2008)

Gold hits Rs 24,302 a tola (kp 15/03/2008), No end to jump in gold price (kp 18/03/2008)

Up up and away: Gold soars to nearly Rs 23,900 a tola (kp 09/03/2008)

Gold good bet, silver better, by Kuber Chalise (kp 03/03/2008)

Capital account: Liberalisation is the way forward, by Bhubanesh Pant (ht 19/02/2008)

Gold prices go up further (kp 27/01/2008)

Capital flight from Nepal, by Raghab D Pant (ht 17/01/2008)

Gold prices reach new high (kp 13/01/2008), Gold glitters at Rs 21,001 a tola (kp 15/01/2008)

Rising tourist inflow, open border increasing counterfeit threats (kp 08/01/2008)

BoP deficit may lead to crisis in forex reserves (kp 05/01/2008)

Gold prices touch all-time high (kp 04/01/2008)

Gold price inches down (kp 18/11/2007)

Money Talks: But what exactly is the new Rs 500 note trying to say?, by Foreign Hand (nt 02/11/2007)

Gold price glitters more (kp 28/10/2007)

Forex holdings ease down to Rs 165.03b (kp 27/10/2007)

Rupee rises (kp 14/10/2007)

Rs 500 note without King's picture circulated (nn 27/09/2007)

Rupee scales to nine-year high, by Krishna Regmi (kp 25/09/2007)

Gold prices up by Rs 380 (kp 23/09/2007)

Market Watch: Gold prices, rupee rise (kp 16/09/2007)

Gold prices rise Rs 345 (kp 09/09/2007)

Nepali rupee rose 14.3pc against US dollar (kp 08/09/2007)

King, royal symbols struck from coins (kp 06/09/2007)

Gold price falls, Rupee gains (kp 26/08/2007)

Forex reserve reaches Rs 166b (kp 18/08/2007)

Indian firm bids to print Nepalese currency (Peninsula 10/08/2007)

Rupee firms, gold becomes dearer (kp 05/08/2007)

Capital account convertibility: India and Nepal, by Prakash Chandra Lohani (kp 31/07/2007)

Rupee gains, gold price falls (kp 29/07/2007)

Gold price rises (kp 22/07/2007)

Rupee falls, gold price up (kp 15/07/2007)

Banknotes likely to be in short supply after Dashain (nn 09/07/2007)

Legal loot, by Sanjay Shrestha (kp 09/07/2007)

Gold price dips, rupee rises (kp 08/07/2007)

Gold price declines (kp 01/07/2007)

Gold prices decline, rupee rises against dollar (kp 24/06/2007)

Depreciating dollar hits remittance, exports, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 20/06/2007)

Rupee, gold price scale up (kp 17/06/2007)

An overvalued currency, by Tilak Rawal (kp 16/06/2007)

Nepal may print currency notes by itself in 7 years (pd 11/06/2007)

Rupee depreciates, gold price dips (kp 10/06/2007)

Gold price rises (samn 03/06/2007)

Gold price dips (kp 27/05/2007)

Rupee gains against dollar (kp 24/05/2007)

Gold price drops (samn 20/05/2007)

Nepal keen on devaluing its currency (samn 19/05/2007)

Gold price falls, rupee weakens (kp 13/05/2007)

Rupee down, gold up (kp 06/05/2007)

Gold price falls, rupee ends higher (kp 29/04/2007)

US dollar fall continues (kp 26/04/2007)

Rupee firms against major currencies, gold price falls (kp 22/04/2007)

Rupee touches 9-year high (kp 18/04/2007)

Rupee gains on US dollar, gold price climbs (kp 15/04/2007)

Gold prices up, rupee firms (kp 01/04/2007)

Rupee touches 20-month high (kp 29/03/2007)

Gold price moves up, rupee strengthens (kp 25/03/2007)

Gold price plummets, rupee firms against dollar (kp 18/03/2007)

Rupee unchanged vs. dollar, gold price falls (kp 04/03/2007)

King to vanish from Rs 1000, Rs 500 notes (kp 28/02/2007)

Illegal trade reducing IC supply, by Binod Bhandari (kp 27/02/2007)

Gold climbs, rupee dips against dollar (kp 25/02/2007)

Foreign exchange regime, by Bhanu Prasad Acharya (kp 22/02/2007)

Rupee falls, gold price moves up (kp 18/02/2007)

Gold price rises, rupee firms (kp 11/02/2007)

Mountain replaces monarch (tc 10/02/2007), Everest replaces king on Nepal currency (samn 10/02/2007)

Gold import eased further (kp 09/02/2007)

Gold price up (kp 04/02/2007)

Gold price climbs, rupee gains (kp 28/01/2007)

Government to remove King’s picture from notes (nn 25/01/2007), Buddha to feature on Rs 500, Rs 1000 notes (kp 25/01/2007), Buddha prevails over Nepal king (wi 25/02/2007)

Rupee firms against dollar, gold dips (kp 21/01/2007)

Forex reserves dip by 0.4 pc (kp 19/01/2007)

Gold price up, rupee weakens against dollar (kp 14/01/2007)

Gold price drops (KP 07/01/2007)

Rupee strengthens, gold price up (kp 31/12/2006)

Volatile currency market to hit economy (samn 29/12/2006)

Gold price rises, rupee weakens (kp 24/12/2006)

Gold price up by Rs 45, demand sluggish (kp 17/12/2006)

Gold price slips (kp 10/12/2006)

Gold price climbs, rupee gains against dollar (kp 03/12/2006)

Gold price up, rupee gains against dollar (kp 26/11/2006)

Gold price dips, rupee falls (kp 19/11/2006)

IC reserve plummets in central bank (samn 16/11/2006)

Rupee firms up, gold price climbs (kp 12/11/2006)

Gold price up, rupee firms against dollar (kp 05/11/2006)

Rupee gains against dollar, gold price rises (kp 22/10/2006)

Fake notes float in market (samn 18/10/2006)

Rupee firms against dollar, gold up (kp 15/10/2006)

Gold price falls to three-month low (kp 07/10/2006)

Forex reserves hit Rs 165b (kp 06/10/2006)

Market Watch: Gold price increases, rupee strengthens (kp 24/09/2006)

Gold price plummets, dollar weakens (kp 17/09/2006)

Gold price dips, rupee firm (kp 10/09/2006)

Market watch (kp 03/09/2006)

Rupee weakens against US$, bullion up (kp 27/08/2006)

Market Watch (kp 20/08/2006)

Rupee weakens against dollar (kp 13/08/2006)

Gold price dips (kp 13/08/2006)

Gold up by Rs 185 per 10 grams (kp 06/08/2006)

Yellow metal costlier by Rs 170 (kp 30/07/2006)

Gold price drops (samn 23/07/2006)

Rupee weakens against USD (kp 18/07/2006), Nepali rupee depreciates against US dollar (nn 18/07/2006)

Gold gains Rs 630 over the week (kp 16/07/2006)

Gold price increases (kp 08/07/2006), Gold price increases (samn 08/07/2006)

Gold price upheaval continues (kp 25/06/2006)

Gold price ends at negative territory (kp 18/06/2006)

Gold price falls by Rs 700 (kp 11/06/2006)

Gold price drops by Rs 510 (kp 04/06/2006)

Gold price tumbles over the week (kp 28/05/2006)

Gold price drops by Rs 1,900 in one week (kp 23/05/2006)

Gold price decreases by Rs 560 (kp 21/05/2006)

Gold price continues to gain (kp 07/05/2006)

Gold price up for 8th consecutive day (kp 04/05/2006)

Gold price crosses Rs 18,000 per tola (02/05/2006)

Gold continues upward climb (kp 30/04/2006)

Gold price soars to new high (kp 28/04/2006)

Gold price sets new record (kp 26/04/2006)

Gold, silver prices touch 25-year high (kp 23/04/2006), Gold, silver prices post 25-year high (nn 23/04/2006)

Gold prices nearing Rs 17,000 per tola (kp 19/04/2006), Gold price reaches Rs 14,500 per 10 gm (samn 19/04/2006)

Gold prices increase (kp 16/04/2006)

Gold prices beat past records (kp 12/04/2006)

Gold sets new record (kp 08/04/2006)

IC convertibility: Implications, by Raghab D Pant (kp 06/04/2006)

Bullion market rocks high (samn 02/04/2006)

Gold prices reach record high level (kp 01/04/2006)

NRB broadens forex activities (kp 22/03/2006)

Gold prices show rising trend (kp 19/03/2006)

NRB allows gold imports (nn 16/03/2006), NRB opens up gold imports (kp 16/03/2006), Bullion trading freed of govt control (samn 16/03/2006), Encouraging decision (kp 17/03/2006)

Gold prices slip (kp 12/03/2006)

Gold price upheavals unnerve consumers (kp 07/03/2006)

Gold sets fresh record (kp 04/03/2006)

Gold prices increase (kp 26/02/2006)

Inflation blues: Economists please explain why we can’t change the exchange rate with the Indian rupee, by Artha Beed (nt 24/02/2006)

Gold prices decline (kp 19/02/2006)

Gold prices decline (kp 12/02/2006)

Bullion market shows unstable days (samn 11/02/2006)

Gold crosses Rs 15,000 per tola (kp 31/01/2006)

Gold prices increase (kp 29/01/2006)

Gold price sets new record (kp 18/01/2006), Gold declines after peaking at Rs 12,820 (kp 22/01/2006)

Gold prices fluctuate (kp 15/01/2006)

Gold outlook bullish for 2006 (kp 08/01/2006)

Gold prices surge by Rs 300 overnight (kp 05/01/2006)

Gold prices climb to Rs 12,110 (kp 01/01/2006)

Gold prices slide to 7-day low (kp 16/12/2005), Gold prices ease further (kp 17/12/2005), Gold nosedives to 15-day low (kp 18/12/2005)

Gold prices continue to set fresh records (kp 11/12/2005), Gold shines more than ever (kp 13/12/2005)

High gold price causing jitters (kp 09/12/2005)

Gold prices retreat (kp 01/12/2005), Gold jumps back to Rs 12,005 (kp 04/12/2005)

Gold price nears Rs 12,000 per 10 gm (kp 29/11/2005), Gold price exceeds Rs 12,000 per 10 gm (kp 30/11/2005)

Gold sets fresh record (kp 23/11/2005)

The price of gold goes up (nn 18/11/2005), Gold prices set new record (kp 18/11/2005), Gold prices rebound to Rs 11,575 (kp 20/11/2005)

Gold prices surge to new high (kp 13/11/2005), Gold price posts highest ever growth (nn 13/11/2005)

Rupee continues to lose vis-à-vis US$ (kp 09/11/2005), Currency depreciation fuels gold prices (kp 11/11/2005)

Gold prices set new record (kp 30/10/2005)

Gold prices fall (kp 23/10/2005)

Gold price sets new record (kp 18/10/2005)

Gold prices surge to new high (kp 09/10/2005)

‘Accept SAARC currencies throughout region’ (kp 02/10/2005)

Gold prices hit all time high (kp 02/10/2005)

NRB enlists 3 more foreign currencies for transaction (kp 29/09/2005)

Gold price hits record high (kp 18/09/2005)

Gold prices fluctuate (kp 11/09/2005)

Gold prices hit all time high (kp 04/09/2005)

Gold prices rebound (kp 28/08/2005)

Gold prices slips (kp 21/08/2005)

Prices of gold hits six-month high (kp 14/08/2005)

Gold prices increase by 1.7pc (kp 07/08/2005)

Gold prices on the rise (kp 31/07/2005)

Gold prices on the rise again (kp 24/07/2005)

Gold prices plunge 30-day low (kp 17/07/2005)

Gold prices further decline (kp 10/07/2005)

Gold prices decline (kp 03/07/2005)

Shortage of IC hits market, by Sujit Mahat (kp 28/06/2005)

Gold prices fluctuate throughout the week (kp 26/06/2005)

Gold prices shoot up 40-day high (kp 19/06/2005)

Gold prices move downhill (kp 12/06/2005)

Prices of gold increase (kp 05/06/2005)

Gold prices hit record low (kp 29/05/2005)

Gold prices increase (kp 24/04/2005)

Gold consumption down by 60pc: Prices fluctuate throughout the week (kp 23/01/2005), Price of gold fluctuates again (kp 30/01/2005)

Coming soon: Inflation and possible devaluation vis-a-vis the Indian rupee, by Navin Singh Khadka (nt 21/01/2005)

Prices of gold increase again (kp 16/01/2005)

Gold price dips as dollar gains (rn 09/01/2005)

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