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A
Baglung youth
is set to
bring millet
biscuits to
urban shelves
: Chansingh
Srish’s millet
biscuits aim
to promote
health and
revive
traditional
grain
cultivation,
by Prakash
Baral (kp
19/11/2024)
Nepal
struggling to
translate FDI
pledges into
reality
(ae
19/11/2024)
Nepal
receives
investment
commitment of
nearly Rs 20
billion in 4
months
(rep
17/11/2024)
Revitalizing
Nepal’s
cooperative
sector :
Principles
governing
coops were
often
disregarded
during
registration,
by Krishna
Raman Adhikari
(ae
28/10/2024)
Floriculture
business
suffers damage
worth Rs 150
million
(kh
26/10/2024)
सहकारी
सुधारको सूत्र
[Formula for
Cooperative
Reform], by
Rup Khadka (ka
25/10/2024)
Hetauda
Cement
Industry to
resume
production
after Tihar
festival
(rep
21/10/2024)
Decision
to recommend
classification
for
privatization
of
underperforming
corporations
(rn
21/10/2024)
Over
1,700 new
industries
registered in
Karnali
(rep
20/10/2024)
Dashain
bazaar sees
sharp drop in
sales,
transactions
plummet to Rs
30 million
(kh
14/10/2024)
Insurance
companies
collect Rs 460
million in
foreign
employment
insurance
premiums
(rep
12/10/2024)
Firms
with FDI
repatriate Rs
10.07bn
dividends
(ae
08/10/2024)
FDI
practices in
Nepal: Some
perspectives,
by Govinda D.
Pandey (ht
24/09/2024)
FDI
commitments
increase,
improvement in
inflows
expected
(ae
26/09/2024)
FDI
flow : Nepal
needs humble
actions and
strong
political
follow-through
to attract
adequate
development
funds, by
John Narayan
Parajuli (kp
23/09/2024)
Traders
hope Dashain
goat demand
may rise with
economy on the
mend : Demand
for live goats
in Kathmandu
Valley
estimated to
exceed 70,000
heads this
festival, on
par with
pre-Covid
period (kp
20/09/2024) [Goats don't hope so!]
FWEAN
holds
discussion
with Nepal’s
development
partners for
the first time
in 21 years
(rep
17/09/2024), Nine
‘E’s to
Transform
Women
Entrepreneurship
in Nepal,
by Shova
Gyawali (rep
18/09/2024)
Concession
shops
targeting
festivals to
open from
September 23
(kh
12/09/2024)
Responsible
Business
Practices Key
to
Transforming
Foreign
Investment in
Nepal, by
Aditya Raut
(rep
08/09/2024)
Nepal
receives FDI
from 58
countries with
industrial
sector having
largest share
(rep
30/08/2024), FDI
inflow exceeds
Rs 295
billion; Three
provinces
receive less
than one
percent
(kh
30/08/2024), Nepal’s
FDI stock rose
11.8 percent
to Rs295.50
billion :
India ranks
top with
Rs103.5
billion in FDI
stock in
Nepal,
followed by
China with
Rs35.5
billion,
Ireland with
Rs22.6 billion
and Australia
with Rs19.1
billion
(kp
31/08/2024)
Ride-hailing
guidelines
uncertain
despite court
order :
Contradiction
between the
two legal
provisions
regarding the
purpose of
transport—private
vehicles for
public use—has
not been
sorted out,
by Krishana
Prasain (kp
30/08/2024)
Today’s foreign
currency
exchange rates
(kh
24/08/2024)
Rijal’s
dalmoth: A
growth story.
The snacks
company has an
annual
transaction of
Rs450 million,
with
production
stretchable to
Rs1 billion
(kp
23/08/2024)
377 industries shut
down in
Dhanusha,
9,000 lose
their jobs
(kh
21/08/2024)
218 new cottage
industries
registered in
Lamjung
(kh
20/08/2024)
Govt
to provide
startup loans
of up to Rs
2.5 million at
three percent
interest rate
(rep
20/08/2024)
Nepal
received net
FDI of Rs 8.40
billion last
FY -- 36.1
percent more
than that of
FY 2022/23
(rep
20/08/2024)
Nepal Telecom
reports 16.44%
drop in Q4 FY
2080/81 net
profit (kh
15/08/2024)
Women
in rural far
west earn
selling leaf
plates to
cities :
Women’s groups
use machines
to mould sal
leaves into
plates and
bowls. These
traditional,
eco-friendly
dishes are
widely used at
fairs and
festivals,
by Bhawani
Bhatta (kp
11/08/2024)
Contractors
declare
‘construction
holiday’ until
govt
guarantees
necessary
funds (rep
11/08/2024)
Govt
releases
concessional
loans of Rs
170 million
for start-up
projects
(rep
04/08/2024)
Does
everything
need a
business plan?
In a
democratic
society, we
need people
committed to
specific ideas
more than
business plans,
by Pratyoush
Onta (kp
02/08/2024)
Inspiration For Women
Entrepreneurship,
by Pallav
Bhusal (rn
02/08/2024)
Lesser number of cottage
and small
industries
registered in
Parsa (rn
02/08/2024)
FDI
commitment to
Nepal doubles
to Rs61.78
billion : For
the first
time, Nepal
has received
an investment
commitment of
Rs13.10
billion from
the Cayman
Islands, a
British
overseas
territory in
the Caribbean,
by Krishana
Prasain (kp
30/07/2024)
Govt
to terminate
contracts with
52 builders
who failed to
complete work
on time
(With list)
(rep
29/07/2024)
Nepal
receives
second largest
FDI commitment
worth Rs 61.78
billion in FY
2023/24 : A
total of 434
business firms
received govt
approval last
FY, number
grew 34.78
percent
(rep
28/07/2024)
Automobile
entrepreneurs
dissatisfied
with monetary
policy
(rep
28/07/2024)
236 industries shut
down in Parbat
due to
economic
recession
(kh
27/07/2024)
Industrial
districts
unable to
propel private
sector growth
: Average
industry
capacity
utilisation
fell to 58.47
percent in
third quarter
of the fiscal
year 2023-24,
compared to
62.31 percent
in the second
quarter
(kp
26/07/2024)
Nepal
Chamber of
Commerce
submits 43
recommendations
to PM Oli,
advocates for
flexible
monetary
policy
(rep
22/07/2024)
Annex
on IMF report
shows Nepal
cooperatives
risks, advises
actions :
Suggests
liquidation
with repayment
of savings of
failed
cooperatives,
and asset
transfers to
healthy
cooperatives,
by Sangam
Prasain (kp
17/07/2024)
Nepal
receives
investment
commitments
worth over Rs
250 billion in
11 months, 383
industries
registered
(rep
11/07/2024), FDI
realization
stands at 15
percent of
commitment in
11 months of
current FY
(rep
13/07/2024)
Achham
women’s ordeal
of becoming
entrepreneurs
: Women
Entrepreneurs
Association
says the tax
waiver for
industry
registration,
easy bank
loans, and
subsidies
provided to
women are
being misused,
by Menuka
Dhungana (kp
07/07/2024)
FDI
pledges go up,
but not as
high as
desired :
Nepal spent
millions of
rupees to
organise the
much-hyped
investment
summit in
April but
failed to lure
enough foreign
investors
(kp
05/07/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
29/06/2024)
MoPIT
recommends
blacklisting
Chinese
construction
company for
project delays
and quality
issues (kh
28/06/2024)
Nepal’s
FDI potential:
Investment
summit:
Insights and
challenges :
FDI is crucial
for Nepal to
fill resource
gaps and
achieve
development
goals, by
Durga
Lamichhane (ae
27/06/2024)
Promoting
Good Practices
In
Cooperatives,
by Namrata
Sharma (rn
26/06/2024))
Govt
blacklists 19 construction companies (kh
25/06/2024)
The
slowdown lowdown: Why are Nepalis spending less?
Normally, traders order foreign goods,
particularly apparel, three months before the
festival season starts based on demand. The
market is downbeat, by Krishana Prasain (kp
23/06/2024)
Nepal’s
sponge iron producers seek waiver of duties :
The budget has reintroduced the 2.5 percent
customs duty on sponge iron imports that was
waived three years ago to encourage billet
manufacturing, by Dipendra Baduwal (kp
17/06/2024)
Pashmina
de-dusting plant established in Lomanthang :
Famed for its unique quality, Nepal’s hand-woven
Pashmina embodies the country’s culture and
heritage and is highly coveted in international
markets (kp 17/06/2024)
New
EV sellers in Gandaki must install three DC fast
chargers before starting their business (rep
14/06/2024)
NIA
records show surrender of life insurance
policies worth over Rs 10 billion in current FY
(rep 08/06/2024)
Electronic
Industrial Potential In Nepal, by Apsara
Chhantyal (rn 07/06/2024)
Can
local liquor make a splash in branding and
marketing?, by Ramesh Paudel (kp 02/06/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
02/06/2024)
Healing
Nepal’s pharma industry : We can learn from
Bangladesh’s experience in driving innovation
and affordability in the pharmaceutical sector,
by Sindhuj Thapa (kp 02/06/2024)
Department
of Tourism warns to revoke casino license if not
renewed on time (kh 01/06/2024)
Entrepreneurship
For Women Empowerment, by Shyam Joshi (rn
31/05/2024)
661
new industries registered in last 10 months in
Kailali (rn 29/05/2024)
Ncell
seeks 5-year renewal, urges installment plan for
Rs 4 billion (kh 28/05/2024), Ncell
reluctant to pay Rs 20 billion renewal fee : Can
submit with penalty amount by August 31: NTA
(kh 29/05/2024)
Axiata’s
Exit from Nepal: Driven by Financial Losses or
Government Policies?, by Barsha Dhungana and
Sahil Maharjan (rep 28/05/2024)
207
small-scale industries closed in Rupandehi
(rep 27/05/2024)
26
out of 44 public institutions in Nepal report
profits in FY 2022/23 (rep 26/05/2024), Annual review
report of public enterprises status: 15
including NAC at loss (kh 27/05/2024), Govt
gets dividend of Rs 13.75 billion out of its
share investment of Rs 379.72 billion in public
enterprises : Seven out of 10 manufacturing
public enterprises are in loss (rep
27/05/2024)
374
small industries closed in 10 months in
Makawanpur district (rn 24/05/2024)
Govt
to ensure income tax waiver for 10 years with
easy loan for startups (kh 19/05/2024)
Foreign
investment commitments reach Rs 53 billion in 10
months, Rs 2.15 billion approved via automated
system (rep 18/05/2024)
Address
Issues Facing Public Enterprises, by Ram
Bahadur Shah (rn 18/05/2024)
Keep
your word : The collective pledge of Nepali
parties to attract investment needs to be
translated into action (kp 14/05/2024) [What does the word of
Nepal's politicians count for?]
Why
do US Firms Invest Less in Nepal?, by Hari
Parsad Shrestha (rep 09/05/2024)
Pursue
FDI Pledges For Optimum Results, by Shyam
Joshi (rn 09/05/2024)
Government
approves 10 foreign investment proposals through
automatic route : Department of Industry has
received 26 proposals through the liberalised
entry route since it was launched a week ago,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 08/05/2024)
Ride-hailing
startups on expansion spree. But lack of rules
hinders competition : Pathao expanded services
to 18 cities starting April 13, after six years
since it began services in Kathmandu, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 25/04/2024)
Rautahat
traders call for extended night market hours
amid summer heat (rep 25/04/2024)
Realty
sector struggles despite favorable policies,
liquidity (ae 24/04/2024)
What
to expect from the investment summit : Despite
policy reforms, bureaucratic red-taping and lack
of implementation play the spoilsport in foreign
investments, by Bibhuti Kharel (kp
21/04/2024)
Closure
of 265 cottage and small industries in Banke
district (kh 20/04/2024)
286
new industries registered in Nepal in first
nine months of current FY, attracting Rs 165
billion investment (rep 20/04/2024)
An
assessment of Nepal’s investment climate, by
Rewat Bahadur Karki (ae 17/04/2024)
Is
Hetauda textile mill worth reviving? The
question is whether the nation wants a
professional military or one operating as a
corporate entity, by Anjila Shrestha (kp
16/04/2024)
Investment
Summit: How to attract FDI in Nepal?, by
Jeetendra Dev (ae 15/04/2024)
Businessmen
of Nepalese origin constitute Nepali Chamber in
New York (kh 15/04/2024)
Back
to physical stores. E-commerce falters in
Nepal’s topsy-turvy business climate : Tens of
thousands of people turned to online shopping.
Now a trust deficit has reversed the trend,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 14/04/2024)
Nepal
received FDI commitment worth Rs 30.09 billion
in Q3 : The FDI commitment increased by a
nominal Rs 1.98 billion in review period
(rep 14/04/2024)
Industries
in Hetauda fail to operate in full capacity
(rn 12/04/2024)
SEZs
struggle to attract industries, by Mamata
Thapa (ae 10/04/2024)
Empowering
Women Entrepreneurs: 299 industries registered
under women’s leadership in Parsa (kh
26/04/2024)
Nepal’s
financial odyssey : We should negotiate double
taxation avoidance with countries that have
investors with deep bond pockets, by Shabda
Gyawali and Pragres Acharya (kp 05/04/2024)
Promote
Industries For Export Growth, by Ashma
Dhungana (rn 05/04/2024)
Tech
startup Pathao announces services in 17 new
towns : According to the company, it has
initiated a bike rider registration process in
all targeted areas (kp 04/04/2024)
Nepalese
Cooperatives: Deviating from Cooperative Values
and Principles?, by Bishwa Mohan Acharya
(rep 03/04/2024)
Third
Investment Summit: How to attract foreign
investors?, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae
02/04/2024)
Street
vendors evade ban with evening shifts : Many
street vendors in Kathmandu are plying their
trade when municipal police presence is minimal,
by Sukarya Lal Shrestha (kp 26/03/2024)
Punya Prasad’s
journey: From traditional farmer to a successful
entrepreneur : He has invested Rs60 million in
the Sakhiya Fish Resort, which is now a go-to
spot for fish lovers and tourists, by
Dipendra Baduwal (kp 23/03/2024)
Street
vendors evade ban with evening shifts : Many
street vendors in Kathmandu are plying their
trade when municipal police presence is minimal,
by Sukarya Lal Shrestha (kp 26/03/2024))
FDI
pledges jump 93.34 percent to Rs29.13 billion :
But actual FDI typically hovers around a third.
Private sector representatives attribute the
growth to the base effect (kp 19/03/2024)
Nepal
Investment Summit 2024: Navigating Nepal’s FDI
Journey : Prospects and Predicaments, by
Bindeswar Prasad Lekhak (kh 10/03/2024)
Green
startups are struggling to scale up : They are
paving the way to tackle environmental
challenges, but the road ahead is far from easy,
by Sarahna Khadka (ko 09/03/2024)
Cheap
imports and smuggled products pinch Nepali
footwear industry : The downfall of the domestic
shoe factories started with the pandemic that
forced manufacturers out of business, by
Sarahna Khadka (kp 29/02/2024)
Addressing
Critical Issues Facing Nepali Cooperatives,
by Bishwa Mohan Acharya (rep 28/02/2024)
35k
small industries added in six years (kh
26/02/2024)
Unveiling
Nepal’s protectionist paradox: Bootleggers,
baptists, and consumer consequences : What do
industry and labor want from the regulators?
They want protection from competition, from
technological change, and from losses that
threaten profits and jobs, by Subhekshya
Ghimire (nlt 23/02/2024)
What
should Nepal prioritize during the
upcoming investment summit? Will the
upcoming Investment Summit also be
centered on how foreign investments can
help achieve the SDGs? What should Nepal
do?, by Simone Galimberti (nlt
20/02/2024)
Deluge
of cheap fabrics and modernity threaten Palpali
Dhaka industry : Industry pioneer Purnamaya
Maharjan calls for measures against counterfeit
products, by Madhav Aryal (kp 14/02/2024)
Over
500 cooperatives on the verge of failure due to
lack of oversight (ae 13/02/2024)
Investment
conference is an opportunity for Nepal to show
its economic potential: IMF (rep
13/02/2024), IMF
team finds investment climate in Nepal’s energy
sector (kh 13/02/2024)
Government
tightens rules on microbreweries : The new
policy says restaurants should have a seating
capacity for at least 200 people to operate
microbreweries (kp 12/02/2024)
As
online shopping takes off, cases of fraud tick
up : Fake social networking accounts are
scamming customers in the absence of measures to
control the anomalies, by Sarahna Khadka (kp
11/02/2024)
Department
of Mines and Geology grants permission to 156
mining companies to extract minerals (rep
11/02/2024)
No
approval required for foreign investment in
listed companies as NRB eases regulations
(rep 10/02/2024)
Nepal
Business Survey reveals 32% of Nepali businesses
operate without registration (rep
09/02/2024), A
third of wholesale and retail trades still
unregistered : The number of registered trade
establishments has grown from 44 percent in 2018
to 68 percent in 2022, largely due to the tax
waiver schemes (kp 10/02/2024)
Task
force for amending dozen laws before Investment
Summit (ae 07/02/2024)
Hetauda
Cement Industry resumes operations after a
three-and-a-half-month hiatus (kh
06/02/2024)
Government
asks startups to submit proposals for subsidised
funding (kp 03/02/2024)
NA
proposes reviving Hetauda Textile Industry with
an estimated cost of 1.93 billion (kh
31/01/2024), Now,
Nepal Army wants to operate a textile factory :
Amid criticism of its involvement in business
ventures, the force comes up with plan to revive
Hetauda Kapada Udyog (kp 01/02/2024),
Nepal
Army Inc. : A mad rush for money has eroded the
legacy and legitimacy of the institution (kp
02/02/2024)
Internet
impact: Bookstores struggle in face of changing
trends (kh 30/01/2024)
Title
and logo of third investment summit finalized
(kh 30/01/2024)
Amendments
needed in dozen of laws before organizing
Investment Summit (kh 29/01/2024)
PM
Dahal announces plans to revitalize long-closed
industries (kh 29/01/2024)
As
inflation soars, consumers are putting brakes on
restaurant spending : Millennials, who were
regular visitors to restaurants, are leaving the
country in droves significantly impacting
consumption, mainly at restaurants, by
Sarahna Khadka ( kp 29/01/2024)
Government
approves rulebook to issue start-up funds : As
per the working procedure, loans of up to Rs2.5
million will be provided to the start-ups at 3
percent annual interest, by Krishana Prasain
(kp 28/01/2024)
Nepal
launches milestone action plan on business and
human rights : The adoption sends a strong
message to investors that Nepal is a good place
to do business, stakeholders say (kp
25/01/2024)
Think
small : Micro industries like pickles that are
growing despite all odds deserve much more state
support (kp 24/01/2024)
Hard-earned
savings of 5,381 depositors stuck in ‘troubled’
cooperatives (ae 24/01/2024)
Lowered
FDI threshold lures small investors : Nepal
received commitment for Rs15.03 billion for 211
small ventures, which is 67.3 percent of the
total pledges (kp 23/01/2024)
Employees
of fraudulent cooperatives hung out to dry : As
they grapple with lost savings, unpaid salaries,
anger, and threats from desperate depositors,
their lives highlight the collateral damage of a
broken cooperative system, by Aarati Ray (kp
20/01/2024)
Investment
Summit rescheduled for April 28-29 (kh
20/01/2024)
Thamel
area set to open round the clock (rep
19/01/2024)
Nepal
receives FDI commitment of Rs 22.33 billion in
first half of current FY (rep 18/01/2024)
Hetauda
Cement Industry to resume cement production from
first week of February (rep 18/01/2024)
Regulate
The Errant Cooperatives, by Ballav Dahal (rn
15/01/2024)
Industrialists
demand amendment to policies, rules that hinder
investment before holding investment conference
(rep 14/01/2024)
Ample
resources online, frequent course updates hit
second-hand bookstores : Students’ exodus leaves
the once-thriving shops on Exhibition Road with
few buyers, by Sarahna Khadka (kp
13/01/2024)
Reinsurers,
non-life insurers gradually diversifying
investment portfolios (ae 12/01/2024)
Women
Entrepreneurs Need Support, by Modnath
Dhakal (rn 12/01/2024)
Nepali
industrialists and businessmen face blacklisting
amid economic downturn (rep 12/01/2024)
“Nepal
Investment Summit will be an opportunity to
showcase projects and reform initiatives to
attract FDI”, interview with Baikuntha
Aryal, Chief Secretary (nlt 09/01/2024)
PPMO
warns to blacklist nine construction companies,
seeks clarification (rep 04/01/2024)
Third
Investment Summit rescheduled for April 28-29
(rn 03/01/2024)
FWEAN
expands reach to Jumla, empowering rural women
through entrepreneurship, by Golden Buda
(rep 30/12/2023)
PM
Dahal instructs Ministry of Industry to
prioritize youth-oriented start-up businesses
(kh 28/12/2023)
Rein
in the co-ops : Tardy regulation of cooperatives
is giving rise to grave social and economic
problems (kp 28/12/2023)
Rulebook
to provide loans for startups delayed, again :
Rs250 million had been pledged for the programme
in the last fiscal year, but the government did
not provide the money. The scheme has been
continued this fiscal year too, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 27/12/2023)
Investments
of insurance companies rise to Rs 627bn (ae
26/12/2023)
NEA
disconnects power supply to defaulting
industries (kh 23/12/2023), Private
sector on warpath after NEA cuts power supply
over arrears of dedicated feeder and trunk lines
(rep 26/12/2023)
Government
to review DPR of Motipur Industrial Area : The
government has decided to reduce the size of the
industrial area by 250 bigha, address the
locals’ concerns, and proceed with the project,
by Ghanashyam Gautam (kp 22/12/2023)
Foreign
investors repatriate Rs 11 billion in dividends
and royalties from Nepal (rep 17/12/2023)
Unlocking
Growth of Small and Medium-size Enterprises,
by Hari Prasad Shrestha (rep 17/12/2023)
Women's
Industrial Village in Panchkhal courts serious
controversy as govt neglects FWEAN (rep
13/12/2023)
Economic
crisis leads to closure of 177 industries in
Parsa (kh 13/12/2023), Economic
revival in progress: Finance Minister Mahat
(kh 13/12/2023) [???]
Promote
Insurance Business In Nepal, by Uttam
Maharjan (rn 12/12/2023)
DDC:
A Dairy Dealer Or Developer?, by Rameshwar
Baral (rn 08/12/2023)
Digital
Literacy for Entrepreneurs launched to boost
international market access and quality for
small businesses, by Bhim Chapagain (rep
04/12/2023)
Empowering
entrepreneurs : It’s important to offer lower
taxes or tax breaks to support the growth of
MSMEs, by Nischal Dhungel and Surya Kiran
Yadav (kp 03/12/2023)
Foreign
investment pledges up 89 percent : The sudden
rise in investment commitments was due to two
large-scale projects proposed by South Korean
investors, by Krishana Prasain (kp
30/11/2023)
Boutiques
in Kupondole lose shine as recession bites : The
decline in disposable incomes of the people,
mainly the middle class, has dampened the demand
for luxury clothing, by Sarahna Khadka (kp
25/11/2023)
The
Entrepreneur’s Challenge: Navigating Nepal’s
Business Landscape : Foreign Direct Investment
is essential to Nepal's capital formation and
investible resources, but it is also important
for the technology, skills, and managerial and
organizational techniques it brings with it,
by Sudeekshya Dwa (nlt 25/11/2023)
Tihar
flower sales reach Rs 240 million, Marking a Rs
200 million dip from last year (kh
24/11/2023)
FDI
commitment surged to Rs 22.08 billion during
mid-July and mid-November (rep 21/11/2023)
Exportpreneurship:
Why is it good for Nepal? “Exportpreneurship
enables Nepali youths to surmount the
international trade by leveraging export and
entrepreneurship opportunities”, by Rudra
Parasad Ghimire (nlt 20/11/2023)
Low
income puts a damper on Tihar mood : There is a
festive crowd in the market, but the number of
shopping bags has declined, traders say, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 09/11/2023)
Exploring
the contract manufacturing landscape in Nepal,
by Marshal Rathour (ae 06/11/2023)
Officials
call for investment in tech sector in Nepal at
the London conference (nlt 02/11/2023)
Nepal’s
FDI Landscape: Issues and Solutions, by
Mukesh Khanal (rep 02/11/2023)
FinMin
Mahat talks about necessity of foreign
investment in Nepal (rep 01/11/2023)
Task
force for moratorium on cooperative registration
and service expansion : The International
Monetary Fund says a lack of reliable data on
these institutions makes it difficult to assess
the level and severity of their risk to the
overall financial sector, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 01/11/2023)
Flower
tea getting popular among Nepali aficionados :
Tea Amo says it sells a range of flower, fruit
and leaf teas that can be consumed in the form
of hot or iced tea, by Krishana Prasain (kp
31/10/2023)
Women
entrepreneurs reveal success stories : These
businesswomen produce sanitary pads, make
stuffed dolls and run a dairy farm, by Sanju
Paudel (kp 30/10/2023)
Hetauda
Cement Industry ceases production due to
shortage of coal (rep 30/10/2023)
Anti-dumping
duty may wipe out jute industry : The government
has dropped the jute industry from its priority
list. The golden fibre doesn’t look like it has
a future in Nepal, say insiders, by Binod
Bhandari (kp 29/10/2023)
Gold
soars as war sends investors rushing to safety :
Festive gold sales were down by half this
Dashain compared to last year because people had
less money to spend, traders said, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 28/10/2023)
Business
not happy with the IMF : The private sector
accuses the International Monetary Fund of
interference in Nepal's economic policy, by
Ramesh Kumar (nt 20/10/2023)
Nepalis
have no money to spend on gold, say traders :
Bad economic times have made festival shoppers
stingy, and gold sales are down by half, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 14/10/2023)
Dashain
goat sales to stay at last year’s level :
Livestock traders say they expect to sell 50,000
animals in Kathmandu Valley this festival season,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 10/10/2023)
Why
deregulate Nepal’s fuel business : Deregulating
the petroleum industry and giving it to the
private sector will make the business
competitive, ultimately benefiting consumers,
former secretary says, by Krishana Prasain
(kp 08/10/2023)
Govt
blacklists 20 underperforming companies (kh
03/10/2023)
Nepal's
industries depend on foreign workers: Experts
(rep 01/10/2023) [How
about the targeted education of young Nepalis
instead of sending them into labour migration?]
Nepal’s
FDI stock rose 16 percent to Rs264.3 billion :
In terms of total FDI stock, India ranks top
with Rs88.6 billion, followed by China with
Rs33.4 billion, according to the report released
by the central bank (kp 28/09/2023), Actual
net FDI inflow 36.2pc of total approval (ht
29/09/2023), FDI
Flows to Nepal: Recent trends and challenges,
by Sameer Bhattarai (ae 29/09/2023
Traders
flee as high interest rates and slow sales bite:
There are more than a dozen commercial complexes
in Butwal, and most of them are struggling to
attract tenants, by Sanju Paudel (kp
27/09/2023)
Govt
intensifies market monitoring targeting
festivals, by Laxman Kafle (rn 24/09/2023)
IT
is one of the fastest-growing industries in
Nepal, report says : Friendlier government
policy would encourage domestic companies to use
locally developed software, according to
insiders, by Subin Adhikari (kp 23/09/2023)
What
Ails Nepali Entrepreneurship?, by Mukash
Khanal (rep 21/09/2023)
Dugar
Power and Tata Power Renewable Energy join hand
to boost renewable energy use in Nepal (rep
21/09/2023)
Price
of yarsagumba surges after China re-opens border
: Traders of Mugum Karmarong Rural Municipality
in remote western Nepal have started selling the
harvest gathered in May and June, by Raj
Bahadur Shahi (kp 20/09/2023)
FDI
worth Rs 5.88 billion pledged in the past one
month (rep 20/09/2023)
Asian
Paints Nepal building third plant in Hetauda :
The new plant is expected to come into operation
within one and a half years (kp 17/09/2023)
Govt
takes action against 150 shops ahead of festive
season (rep 16/09/2023)
Taskforce
submits report on reforms in cooperatives
(ht 15/09/2023)
Factories
in Hetauda Industrial Estate in dire straits
(rep 13/09/2023)
Karobar
app makes accounting easy for small businesses :
The app has been downloaded more than 100,000
times by small firms and traders, by Subin
Adhikari (kp 12/09/2023)
Dashain
is coming but traders not very hopeful :
Businesses large and small face declines in
sales and profits during economic slowdowns,
experts say, by Krishana Prasain (kp
11/09/2023)
Automobile
industry faces formidable headwinds, by
Sangay Sherpa (ht 11/09/2023)
Startup
Summit 2023 concludes successfully (ht
10/09/2023)
KMC
cooperative crisis: Over 6,000 complaints filed
amid concerns of savings mismanagement (rep
07/09/2023)
Industry
registration and renewal fees increase in
Karnali, specific groups to get discounts
(rep 06/09/2023)
Govt
blacklists 13 construction companies (kh
05/09/2023)
Government
makes more promises to help start-ups : Nearly a
dozen policies and programmes intended to
support new firms are gathering dust, analysts
say, by Subin Adhikari (kp 29/08/2023) [Empty ones?]
Nepali
woodworkers suffer as Indian carpenters swamp
market : Indian carpenters cross the border on
bicycles early in the morning and visit the
under-construction houses, hotels and corporate
offices to make furniture items. They then
return home in the evening after finishing their
work, by Ghanashyam Gautam (kp 26/08/2023)
Simara
SEZ allows to operate 25 industries (rep
24/08/2023)
Multinationals
see profits fluctuate due to slowdown : The
firms say they are uncertain about the course
consumer spending will take in the days to come,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 20/08/2023)
Merchants
swat flies as customers stay home : According to
economists, 50 to 60 percent of the year’s sales
happen during the autumn festival season, by
Subin Adhikari (kp 18/08/2023)
Why
Are Nepali Cooperatives Facing Problems?, by
Abin Ojha (rn 12/08/2023)
Holding
Multinational Companies Accountable, by Dev
Raj Dahal (rn 05/08/2023)
Government,
victims of cooperatives ink seven-point
deal : As per the agreement, the
cooperatives ministry will start the
process for the establishment of the
Deposit and Credit Guarantee Fund to
secure the savings of cooperative
depositors (kp 04/08/2023)
Rethinking
Nepal’s e-commerce bill : Do all forms
of business practices require detailed
regulation on all aspects of their
operation? Is such regulation even
required in the first place?, by
Anmol Purbey (nlt 03/08/2023), Imperative
of E-Commerce Legislation in Nepal,
by Suman Shiwakoti (rep 04/08/2023)
A
new US report questions investment
climate in Nepal (ae 31/07/2023)
Drift
to digital disrupts media business model :
Nepal’s advertising industry, advertisers and
the media struggle against headwind from online
platforms, by Jharana Khanal (nt 28/07/2023)
Insurance
companies’ business took a beating in FY 2022/23
(ae 27/07/2023)
Influencer
marketers leave celebrities behind : Businesses
see social media as an efficient way to
advertise their products and services, by
Subin Adhikari (kp 27/07/2023)
Felt
association felicitates Thapa in its 17th
anniversary, by Pratik Ghimire (ae
26/07/2023)
Privatization:
A beacon of hope for redemption of Udaipur
Cement : The pain inflicted upon taxpayers by
the Udaipur Cement Industries’ inefficiency and
mismanagement is a scar that runs deep, by
Sindhuj Thapa (nlt 25/07/2023)
Reckoning
61 years’ history of Janakpur Cigarette Factory
(kh 24/07/2023)
Return
depositors’ savings (ae 14/07/2023), Victims
of various cooperatives stage protest at
Maitighar Mandala (Photo Feature) (rep
16/07/2023)
More
and more entrepreneurs quitting business and
leaving for foreign lands (rep 12/07/2023)
Hemp
bag craze spreads among Nepali youths : Locals
in the far-flung hills have been making clothes
from hemp for decades but hippies took it to the
global level, by Subin Adhikari (kp
09/07/2023)
NOC
reluctant to enforce automated pricing system
even as it earns Rs 2 bi)llion profit a month,
by Dilip Paudel (rep 07/07/2023)
Fast
fashion fever grips young Nepalis : Generation
Z, also called post-millennials (born between
1997 and 2010), whose identity has been shaped
by the digital age, have the attitude of ‘buy
now, throw later’, by Subin Adhikari (kp
06/07/2023)
New
e-commerce law to ensure consumer protection :
The draft bill has proposed two to three years
in jail and fines ranging from Rs300,000 to
Rs500,000 for errant sellers, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 05/07/2023)
Sastodeal
ties up with Myntra to promote business :
Sastodeal will take on the distinguished role of
promoting and selling offerings from Myntra's
iconic House of Brands on its platform (kp
05/07/2023)
NOC
makes profit in LPG after a year, earns Rs 1.6
billion in just 15 days (rep 02/07/2023), Nepal
Oil not to cut prices despite profits : The
state-owned oil monopoly is making a fortnightly
profit of about Rs1.6 billion, officials say,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 03/07/2023), NOC
slashes prices of petroleum products (kh
03/07/2023)
Crusher
industries stop supplying stones, gravel and
sand starting today (rep 01/07/2023)
Mind
your businesses : An open letter to FNCCI
president Chandra Prasad Dhakal calling for
internal reforms, by Bishal Thapa (kp
30/06/2023)
Surrogate
advertising thrives in legal vagueness : Firms
also organise musical events and youth festivals
to promote products whose advertising is banned
by law, by Subin Adhikari (kp 29/06/2023)
First
Half of FY 2022/23 sees decline in industrial
loan uptake (ae 29/06/2023)
Capacity
utilization of industries in Koshi Province
takes a beating (ae 27/06/2023)
Foreign
direct investment pledges down 25 percent :
Experts have attributed the steep drop to policy
instability and bureaucratic hassles, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 22/06/2023)
‘The
central bank should regulate cooperatives’,
interview with Gauri Bahadur Karki, former
chairperson of the Special Court, who headed an
inquiry commission formed to look into troubled
saving and credit cooperatives, on the current
crisis in the cooperatives (kp 19/06/2023)
Capacity
utilization of Lumbini Province industries
decline (ae 19/06/2023)
Sales
of cooling appliances soar as country swelters :
More Nepalis are buying air conditioners and
coolers as rising remittances put more money in
their pockets, traders say, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 14/06/2023)
Govt
to allow companies to be established with a
minimal authorized capital of just Rs 100
(rep 30/05/2023)
Nepal's
pride industry is under existential threat
(ht 29/05/2023)
Government’s
start-up loans scheme loses its shine : The
Department of Industry said it had received 425
proposals. Among them, half, or 213 applications
were disqualified during the first screening
itself, by Krishana Prasain (kp 26/05/2023)
The
make-belief world of ‘Made in Nepal’ : To make
the policy work, policymakers must first
identify the products that we can produce at
lower costs, by Jagadish Prasad Bist
(25/05/2023)
High-interest
rates and reduced power generation hit
hydropower companies’ profit (ae
25/05/2023)
Tackle
Problems Facing Cooperatives, by Uttam
Maharjan (rn 23/05/2023)
Government
announces to reopen three closed PEs (ae
23/05/2023)
State
of private sector: Competitive private sector
key for Nepal to become middle-income country by
2030 (ae 22/05/2023)
Land
held by Tiger Palace Resort comes under
government’s scanner : The company owning the
land, which has a five-star casino resort in
Bhairahawa, was found to have exceeded the land
ceiling as provisioned by the law, by
Ghanashyam Gautam (kp 20/05/2023)
Nepal’s
private sector accounts for 81.55 percent of
GDP, study shows (nlt 20/05/2023)
Government
announces to revive three defunct state-owned
industries (ae 19/05/2023)
Industrialists
lament unfavourable business environment : The
Make in Nepal initiative, jointly started by the
government and the private sector, had
envisioned four targets to boost the job market
and the economy, but they all failed, by
Pawan Pandey (kp 17/05/2023)
Yatri
is the first domestically-manufactured vehicle
to be registered in Nepal, by Sajira
Shrestha (rep 17/05/2023)
Changing
mindset, thinking big : Private sector groups
need to proactively pursue global benchmarks,
norms and practices, by Sujeev Shakya (kp
16/05/2023)
Govt
to end Covid-19 support to businesses (ae
10/05/2023)
Retailers
pulling down shutters as recession bites : ‘To
Let’ notices have become a common sight as
business confidence has sunk to record lows,
market observers say, by Subin Adhikari (kp
10/05/2023)
Insurance
companies’ business growth contract to single
digit (ae 08/05/2023)
Business
registration and renewal sluggish (kh
06/04/2023)
Govt
implementing automated system for FDI approval,
move aimed at facilitating foreign investors :
Govt takes the move to facilitate foreign
investors after FDI commitment drops to
one-third in the current fiscal year (rep
04/05/2023)
NIA
to extend capital increment deadline by three
months (ae 30/04/2023)
Birgunj
Sugar Factory: Some Reminiscences, by
Rameshwar Baral (rn 28/04/2023)
Nepal-made
vehicles can be registered : Manufacturers will
now not be required to submit import
notification letter (ht 28/04/2023)
63
percent of industries closed due to Covid
(kh 28/04/2023)
Instil
Life Into Public Enterprises, by Uttam
Maharjan (rn 25/04/2023)
Transport
entrepreneurs halt cargo along Araniko Highway
(kh 23/04/2023)
Govt
forms study committee after Rs 700 billion
investment made in public enterprises failed to
yield any returns (rep 22/04/2023)
Nepal
all set to leapfrog in the IT sector,
entrepreneurs say (nlt 21/04/2023)
Investment
commitment worth around Rs 200 billion
from 216 industries (rep 19/04/2023)
Foreign
investors repatriated cash dividends of
Rs 13.77 billion in the first nine
months of current FY (rep
18/04/2023)
Financing
small and growing businesses : Unlike
microfinance, venture debt unlocks an
additional source of funds for
capital-starved MSMEs, by Ashutosh
Tiwari and Joseph Silvanus (kp 18/04/2023)
New
Year sales fall flat as consumers in
saving mood : Nepali consumers are
holding onto their money because of high
interest rates and rising prices,
insiders said, by Krishana Prasain
(kp 14/04/2023)
Entrepreneurs
seek PM's intervention : They want ban
on land plotting lifted, interest rates
reduced, among other demands (ht
11/04/2023), PM,
FM assure private sector of lowering
interest rate (ae 12/04/2023), Market
determines the interest rates: Governor
Adhikari (ae 12/04/2023)
FBPW-Nepal
: Golden Jubilee (sp 07/04/2023)
Nepal
Oil accused of profiteering at the
expense of consumers : The state-owned
oil monopoly is the country’s largest
enterprise with an annual turnover of
nearly Rs400 billion, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 04/04/2023)
Investment
and management : It has become harder to
find good management leaders who inspire
younger talents, by Sujeev Shakya
(kp 04/4/2023)
Why
digital solutions matter for micro,
small and medium enterprises in Nepal,
by Maria Perdomo (nlt 03/04/20023)
Start-ups
doubt subsidised loan scheme will be
applied : Newly established businesses
have been promised loans of up to Rs2.5
million at 3 percent interest, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 02/04/2023)
Rattan
furniture industry seeks friendlier
policy : Due to the complex paperwork
required to harvest rattan,
manufacturers prefer to import their raw
materials from India, by Subin
Adhikari (kp 31/03/2023)
12
companies express interests for
feasibility study to operate electric
buses on ring road of Kathmandu Valley
(rep 29/03/2023)
Domestic
industries struggle for market share
(ht 27/03/2023)
After
nearly a decade of delay, govt brings
procedure for startups funding (ae
24/03/2023)
Auto
loans are back as cash crunch eases and
import ban ends : According to the Nepal
Automobile Dealers’ Association, nearly
90 percent of car buyers take auto loans,
by Krishana Prasain (kp)
Where
has the money gone?, by Dilip Poudel
(rep 22/03/2023)
WorldLink
gets funding boost of Rs1.98 billion :
The loan will be used to speed up
internet expansion activities across the
country (kp 21/03/2023)
Enhancing
Corporate Social Responsibility, by
Basu Gautam (rn 17/03/2023)
Foreign
direct investment falls 93.61 percent
year-on-year in first seven months :
Experts blame Nepal’s topsy-turvy
politics for scaring away potential
investors, by Krishana Prasain (kp
16/03/2023)
Women
entrepreneurs in Mustang in need of
digital marketing skills : Digital
marketing is much more than just posting
photos and videos on social media, an
expert says, by Deepak Pariyar (kp
14/03/2023)
We’ll
soon launch one-door service for foreign
investors: PM Dahal (rep
14/03/2023), Govt
working for fully operationalizing
one-stop service and automatic approval
of FDI: Dahal (ae 15/03/2023)
High
profits and merger drive add to the
strength of insurance companies (ae
13/03/2023)
Tavisi,
an e-commerce platform for women, by
women : Especially catering to women,
the online shop provides a wide range of
products of 13 local and 40
international brands, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 08/03/2023)
‘Women
are breaking barriers and shattering
glass ceilings’ : Shreyana Shrestha,
mega campaign manager, and Kemika
Acharya, head of key accounts, at Daraz
Nepal on how Nepali society perceives
female entrepreneurs (kp 08/03/2023)
Govt
amends conditions to allow non-resident
Nepalis to establish an investment
company together (kh 04/03/2023)
Address
Challenges Of Nepali Startups, by
Bijaya Karki (rn 03/03/2023)
Mediation
For Fair Business, by Mukti Riajl
(rn 02/03/2023)
Non-life
insurance companies collected Rs 23.06bn
in premiums (ae 28/02/2023)
Durbar
Marga traders to pull down shutters for
an hour today (kh 27/02/2023)
Sharp
decline in net FDI inflow : Net FDI
inflow to Nepal has dropped by a
whopping 93.4 percent in the first half
of the current fiscal year (ae
21/02/2023)
Multigrain
sattu flour finds export market :
Schools are being urged to serve sattu
under the mid-day meal programme amid
junk food invasion, by Agandhar
Tiwari (kp 21/02/2023)
Five
construction companies blacklisted
(rep 20/02/2023)
Helping
women in business : Women entrepreneurs
lack technical knowledge to expand their
business operations, by Roshee
Lamichhane (kp 20/02/2023)
Govt
announces eight industrial villages
(kh 18/02/2023)
Women
led businesses surge in Rupandehi : The
increasing number of women entrepreneurs
reflects the progressive mentality of
the family and society, officials say,
by Amrita Anmol (kp 10/02/2023)
Economic
slowdown drags down insurance business
growth (ae 10/02/2023)
Auto
dealers reluctant to clear 2,900
vehicles parked at customs yards (ae
07/02/2023)
NTC
customers exceed 21.3 million in number
(kh 05/02/2023)
257
new enterprises registered in six months
(kh 03/02/2023), Over
500 new enterprises registered in six
months (kh 04/02/2023)
Cement
makers say denial of IS mark will hurt
exports : Half a dozen Nepali cement
companies are in the final stages of
obtaining certification, making their
products eligible for export to India,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 01/02/2023)
Premium
collection of insurers increased
nominally in the first half of the
current FY (rep 31/01/2023)
PPMO
blacklists 12 companies (kh
29/01/2023)
Valley's
vegetable bazaar remains a seller's
market : Consumers complain that they
are forced to pay double the wholesale
rate at retail stores due to lack of
monitoring, by Subin Adhikari (kp
28/01/2023)
SC
orders restaurants, hotels not to
collect 10 percent service charge
(kh 26/01/2023), No
more service charge anywhere, top court
says : Establishments—airports and
electric utilities to hotels and
restaurants—can no longer add service
charge to bill, by Sangam Prasain
and Krishana Prasain (kp 27/01/2023), Row
rages over who can and cannot take
service charge after landmark ruling :
Officials say the ruling is for hotels
and restaurants, but consumer activists
and lawyers say it applies everywhere,
by Krishana Prasain (06/02/2023)
SC
spanner on FDI in hydels? The Supreme
Court had issued an interim order on Nov
3 demanding to know why the firm had
failed to manage funds on time, by
Sabitri Dhakal (ae 26/01/2023)
70
percent decline in gold jewelry exports
(ae 26/01/2023)
579
firms registered, 162 revoked in Tanahu
in one year (kh 26/01/2023)
Women
industrial village to be set up in
Panchkhal (kh 25/01/2023)
Finance
Minister for freeing public enterprises
from political interference (rn
24/01/2023)
Auto
dealers see rough road ahead despite end
of curbs : The central bank has removed
the provision requiring car importers to
keep 100 percent margin amount to open a
letter of credit, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 23/01/2023)
State
of investment : National and
international economic uncertainty
forces investors to hold their new
investment plans (ae 23/01/2023)
FDI
pledges decline 43.27% in first half of
FY 2022/23 : Foreign investors pledged
to invest Rs 17.30 billion in Nepal in
the first six months (ae 19/01/2023)
Automobile
importers warned to clear custom yards
or face fine (ae 18/01/2023)
Merger
in Insurance Sector: Prime Life, Union
Life, and Gurans Life sign final merger
deal (ae 17/01/2023)
Industries
based in Lumbini underperforming: NRB
report (ae 16/01/2023)
NRB
unveils stricter measures on investment
abroad (rep 13/01/2023)
Industries
reeling under nine-hour power cuts
(ht 11/01/2023)
Is
NRB Directive on Working Capital Loan
Private Sector-friendly?, by Shankar
Man Singh (rep 09/01/2023)
Restaurants
adding VAT on menu price to face fines : VAT and
service charge are included in the meal prices,
and restaurants cannot issue bills with extra
taxes, officials say, by Krishana Prasain
(kp 07/01/2023)
Capacity
utilization of Bagmati Province Industries stood
at 47.4 percent in last FY (ae 06/01/2023)
Industries in Madhes Province:
Average capacity utilization increased by 10
percent in last FY (ae 05/01/2023)
Dividend
payment by state-owned enterprises drops to
13-year low ; The low rate of return has raised
questions over whether the government should
keep throwing good money after bad to save
poorly run companies, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 24/12/2022)
Nepal
ranks way down in digital entrepreneurship and
innovation : The Himalayan republic is 104th
among 113 economies in digital environments, and
111th among 132 countries in innovation, reports
show, by Krishana Prasain (kp 22/12/2022)
Cooperatives
hit by the country’s worsening economic
conditions, increasing number facing financial
problems (rep 21/12/2022)
Digital
payments drop, overturning expectations of
spending surge : Online payments during the
period mid-October to mid-November fell to
Rs3.94 trillion from Rs4.93 trillion last year,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 20/12/2022)
Solar
power developers demand NEA to return to old PPA
rate (ae 20/12/2022)
Government
apathy leads to a series of Cooperatives
collapse (ae 20/12/2022)
Through
e‑commerce, governments can generate
opportunities for entrepreneurs, says Dr
Adhikari : “A policy and regulatory framework
that helps to enhance access to and
affordability of the internet for women can
enable more women to join the e‑commerce
platform,” according to Dr Adhikari (nlt
18/12/2022)
Investment
pledges plunge amid global economic slowdown :
Nepal received FDI assurances worth Rs11.60
billion in the first four months, according to
the Department of Industry, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 14/12/2022)
Nepali
apparel manufacturers miss out on sales boom :
Clothing makers were unable to ramp up
production amid a surge in demand because of a
shortage of raw materials, by Subin Adhikari
(kp 13/12/2022)
Airline
magnate’s Arju brand long-grain rice to hit
store shelves next month : ‘We don’t buy paddy
from the Indian market. We encourage farmers to
produce it,’ says Birendra Bahadur Basnet,
managing director of Buddha Air, about his rice
mill venture, by Sangam Prasain (kp
12/12/2022)
Tiles
production begins in Nepal (kh 12/12/2022)
Why
informal enterprises operate informally? How can
they be formalized? The informal economy
accounts for 38 percent of Nepal’s GDP. Nepal
needs a policy framework for informal and
microenterprises, by Ashesh Shrestha (nlt
12/12/2022)
Support
Startups For Business Growth, by Rajendra
Chataut (rn 11/12/2022)
Outsourced
delivery services take off as e-commerce
flourishes in urban areas : PickNDrop has been
selected among the top five in the start-up
category for this year’s ICT Awards, by
Pawan Pandey (kp 07/12/2022)
Slump
in power use sign of economic woes : Factories
are running below capacity, businesses are down
for the lack of loans, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 26/11/2022)
Govt
removes minimum threshold for NRN investment
through investment companies (rep
16/11/2022)
IIN
to promote FDI, equitable economic growth of
Nepal (kh 15/11/2022)
What
ails Nepali start-ups? It is not good when
entrepreneurs have to use software unapproved by
the government, by Roshee Lamichhane (kp
14/11/2022)
Sanitary
pad vending machines help to keep girls in
school : Local units, social organisations and
schools are the largest buyers of the vending
machines, the manufacturer says, by Pawan
Pandey (kp 10/11/2022)
Import
ban results in closure of 58 motor dealers
across country (rn 10/11/2022), Import
ban pushes automobile sector to the brink,
Automobile Association says : “At least 58
dealers across the country have been shut
already. If the situation persists, at least 100
dealers will be closed in a month," NADA says
(nlt 11/11/2022)
State-owned
Udayapur Cement Factory in deep financial crisis,
by Dilip Poudel (rep 08/11/2022)
Nepal
tightens business visa rules for foreign
investors to prevent misuse of the permit :
Officials said the Industry Department got tough
following rising cases of investment pledges not
being fulfilled, by Krishana Prasain (kp
06/11/2022)
Digital
economy overtakes e-commerce legislation : The
proliferation of online shopping and e-retailers
has made e-commerce laws urgently necessary,
insiders say, by Krishana Prasain (kp
04/11/2022)
High
interest rates make life hard for businesses :
When faced with a shortfall of loanable funds,
banks raise the deposit interest rates to
encourage people to increase their deposits,
report says, by Krishana Prasain (kp
01/11/2022), High
rates exacerbate woes for industries, by
Sangay Sherpa (ht 02/11/2022)
Brick
industrialist says: half of last year's bricks
are still left, what to do this year?, by
Krishna Kisi (rep 30/10/2022)
Flower
garlands worth Rs 135 million likely to be sold
during Tihar (kh 26/10/2022)
Udayapur
Cement seeks Rs500 million loan to replace
obsolete equipment : The factory has a
production capacity of 800 tonnes daily, but it
cannot run at full capacity because of old
machinery, by Krishana Prasain and Dilliram
Khatiwada (kp 24/10/2022)
Flower
vendors turn roaming salespersons as Kathmandu
bans sidewalk shops : Footpaths that would be
full of flower sellers during Tihar are almost
empty. It’s a different picture in Lalitpur,
by Anup Ojha (24/10/2022)
Traders
doubtful about Tihar sales after dour Dashain :
The government’s constrictive trade policy has
dampened the market mood, industry insiders say,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 17/10/2022)
FNCCI
and IFC join hands to produce a report on state
of private sector in Nepal (rep 15/10/2022)
Nepal
realizes only one-third of the FDI commitments:
NRB (rep 15/10/2022)
Minimum
foreign investment amount cut to Rs20 million :
The lowered minimum has failed to enthuse the
private sector because of inconsistency in
government policy, by Krishana Prasain (kp
15/10/2022)
Automobile
sector in crisis due to import ban, by
Nagendra Upahdyaya (rep 11/10/2022)
NOC
gets Rs 1.6 billion monthly profit (kh
08/10/2022)
Festive
offers and schemes fail to stimulate customers :
Dealers unveil their promotional schemes during
this time of the year because people have money
in their pockets from the Dashain bonus, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 03/10/2022)
Extra
charge cannot be added to menu, court rules : A
Kathmandu District Court verdict prevents
businesses from adding 13 percent VAT and 10
percent service charge to the bill, as they have
been doing, by Krishana Prasain (kp
28/09/2022)
Impact
Of Interest Hikes On
Cooperatives, by Uttam
Maharjan (rn 27/09/2022)
KMC
monitors market: Inedible food items found in
govt-run shops (rep 27/09/2022)
Wilted
demand dismays flower traders,
by Sangay Sherpa (ht 27/09/2022)
175
firms face the music as market
monitoring intensified ahead of
festivals (nlt 24/09/2022),
Market
monitoring : What the govt
agencies must understand is that
market monitoring should not be
a onetime event (ht
26/09/2022)
Young
entrepreneurs voice concerns
about ailing economy : Business
professionals say Nepal’s
economic situation is getting
worse from bad as they discuss
problems facing Province 1
(kp 24/09/2022)
E-commerce
watchers expect modest growth
due to embargo, inflation :
Rising cases of dengue in
Kathmandu may also drive
shoppers to online stores in a
replay of pandemic days, sellers
say, by Krishana Prasain (kp
23/09/2022)
No
business even during festive
time disappoints New Road
traders (rep 23/09/2022)
The
future of Nepal’s tech industry
: Tech brands that rely on a
‘made in Nepal’ sentiment to
sustain their businesses are
destined to ‘die in Nepal’,
by Asmod Karki and Dipta Shah (kp
22/09/2022)
Festival
gold sales likely to drop on low
supply : The import quota for
the yellow metal has been
slashed to 10 kg daily leading
to less inventory, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 20/09/2022)
Street
Vendors Left Out In The Cold?,
by Parmeshwar Devkota (rn
18/09/2022)
Is
FDI really the panacea we seek?, by
Prakritee Yonzon (rep 15/09/2022)
Footpath
traders picket Kathmandu Metropolis office
(kh 15/09/2022)
Nepal’s
FDI exceeds Rs 227 billion (kh 13/09/2022),
Actual
net FDI inflow at only 36.5 per cent of total
approval (ht 14/09/2022)
Chinese
distributor of Oppo mobile phones in Nepal
absconds without paying rent (kh 13/09/2022)
Government
decides to build Naubasta Industrial Zone : The
Rs9 billion trade infrastructure project in
southwest Nepal will create 111 plots ranging in
size from 9 to 30 ropanis, by Rupa Gahatraj
(kp 11/09/2022)
All
you need to know about Special Economic Zones of
Nepal (nlt 10/09/2022)
Ministry
of Industry, Marma Rural Municipality sign MoU
on Yarsagumba conservation (kh 05/09/2022)
NOC
owes Rs 21 billion to Indian Oil Corporation
(kh 02/09/2022)
“Prosperity
is possible only when we sell Nepali products
abroad” : 'The country develops when the youths
are brought into business', interview with
Deepak Raj Joshi (kh 29/08/2022)
Street
Vending Integral To Urban Living, by Namrata
Sharma (rn 24/08/2022)
Wire
factories shut down in protest against higher
taxes : The manufacturers based in the
Sunsari-Morang industrial corridor accuse the
government of raising import and excise duties
to protect a handful of factories, by Binod
Bhandari and Pawan Pandey (kp 16/08/2022)
Nepal
waits for consumer courts while business
malpractices soar : Consumer rights activists
accuse the government of holding back on setting
up consumer courts due to lobbying by
manufacturers and traders, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 15/08/2022), Consumer
courts and rights : The lack of strict
implementation of laws has allowed dishonest
traders to go scot-free (kp 16/08/2022)
Talk
aims bringing Butwal yarn factory out of
mothballs : Once Nepal’s largest spinning mill,
it shut down more than a decade ago after being
crippled by mismanagement, by Ghanashyam
Gautam (kp 14/08/2022)
2,187
new factories registered in Sarlahi in last FY
(kh 12/08/2022)
NOC’s
accumulated loss reaches Rs 31 billion (rep
09/08/2022)
Depositors
can withdraw only 5 percent of deposits at a
time as cooperative sector marred with liquidity
crisis (kh 08/08/2022), Liquidity
crisis in cooperatives: NCF urges cooperatives
to stop distributing cash dividends for now
(rep 12/08/2022)
Manang
sees 49 new industries this fiscal year (kh
08/08/2022)
Rent
increases up to 687 percent in industrial areas,
by Dilip Poudel (kp 05/08/2022)
Firms
at industrial estates to get rent discounts
based on export performance : Companies in
special economic zones that export more than 60
percent of their output will get higher
reductions, by Madhav Dhungana and Krishana
Prasain (kp 04/08/2022)
115
companies to face action for producing, selling
unhygienic food stuff (rn 04/08/2022)
Reinvigorating
the streets : Municipalities have succeeded in
grouping vendors in a pedestrian, mall-type
environment, by Barsha Chitrakar (kp
04/08/2022)
CNI
urges govt to withdraw decision to hike rent in
industrial areas (ht 03/08/2022)
Nepal
self-reliant in grill and steel business
(rep 31/07/2022)
NOC
won’t be privatized: Minister Badu (kh
31/07/2022)
Doubts
arise about construction of park in Damak,
by Sachin Pokhrel and Bishnu Kumar Pokhrel (rn
31/07/2022)
Case
filed against production of sub-standard food
products (kh 30/07/2022)
Biratnagar
Jute Mill to be re-operated: Minister Badu
(kh 26/07/2022)
Government,
private sector join hands to promote startup
ecosystem in Nepal : The startup manifesto under
StartupNation aims to achieve 100,000 new
quality jobs by 2030, by Krishana Prasain
(kp 26/07/2022)
Life
insurance companies earn Rs 139 billion in
premium last fiscal (kh 21/07/2022)
Foreign
direct investors rush back following Covid slump
: Investment commitments in the last fiscal year
soared 68 percent to Rs54.15 billion, the
Department of Industry said, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 20/07/2022)
Nepali
industries witness significant reduction in
their production capacity: CNI study (kh
19/07/2022)
Youth
programmes announced but not executed : Almost
all youth programmes focused on entrepreneurs
have not been implemented, Auditor General's
report says, by Krishana Prasain (kp
17/07/2022)
Entrepreneurs
worried about future of paragliding in Pokhara
as int’l airport prepares for operation : “As
much as we were excited about the construction
of an international airport in Pokhara, now we
are worried that our own business will be
displaced somewhere along with the operation of
the airport” (nlt 16/07/2022), Entrepreneurs
Call to manage paragliding rather than
displacing (kh 16/07/2022)
Home
inspection start-up looking to expand beyond
valley : Three years after launching, Skill Sewa
has served 10,000 clients and carried out 2,000
renovation jobs, by Pawan Pandey (kp
14/07/2022)
Tax
waiver sets off investment rush in automobile
assembly plants : Six motor vehicle assembly
companies with a combined capital of Rs6.83
billion have been registered with the Industry
Department in the current fiscal year, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 11/07/2022)
Raised
entry barriers for foreign contractors may limit
competition : Officials and some contractors say
priority given to domestic contractors would
help save forex reserves (kp 10/07/2022)
Four
industries of Nepal produced goods worth Rs 1.2
trillion over a year, by Himal Lamsal (rep
10/07/2022)
Nepali
manufacturing retarded by conflict, politics and
energy crisis : The number of large
manufacturing establishments grew by only 17.46
percent in 27 years, according to the National
Industrial Survey, by Krishana Prasain (kp
09/07/2022)
Nepal
Oil Corporation’s outstanding dues to its Indian
supplier rise to Rs30 billion : There is,
however, optimism that the financial situation
of the national oil monopoly will improve after
petroleum prices started to decline in the
international market amid global recession fears,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 09/07/2022)
“KMC
has no policy to allow running shops or
businesses on footpath” (kh 07/07/2022)
Street
vending needs regulations, not ad hoc crackdown,
experts say : City planners stress management of
roadside businesses as they contribute to the
economy by drawing up a long-term plan, by
Anup Ojha (kp 04/07/2022), Finding
common ground : Constant communication with
street vendors and other important stakeholders
is a must (kp 04/07/2022)
Nepali
start-up seeks to crack global cybersecurity
market : Bugv has gained more than 40 clients in
a short period, and over 5,000 ethical hackers
are registered with the platform, by Pawan
Pandey (kp 04/07/2022)
Pandemic-induced
boom in e-commerce reshaped financial services,
Daraz says : E-commerce platforms help
small-and-medium-scale entrepreneurs to build
marketing capacity (kp 04/07/2022)
Nepali
life-insurers can now get reinsured fully from
domestic companies (rep 03/07/2022)
Oil
Corporation increasingly anxious about piling
debt to its Indian supplier : Near bankruptcy,
public utility has outstanding payment dues
worth Rs22 billion and the sum is expected to
rise, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
03/07/2022)
Three-day
ecommerce and digital marketing training for
women entrepreneurs (rep 30/06/2022)
Mergers
between insurance firms on the rise (ht
28/06/2022)
Hard
times for small businesses amid economic turmoil
: High production and fuel costs have made life
difficult for small enterprises which create
many jobs, experts say, by Krishana Prasain
(kp 27/06/2022)
Why
government should not run a business : Let’s
assume the government goes ahead with its plan
to revive sick industries. Will these industries
actually prosper? Will they show any kind of
innovation? Will they be able to compete with
the private sector?, by Prakash Maharjan
(nlt 27/06/2022)
Impact
small businesses make in Nepal : Closing the
financing gap for small enterprises can help
further stimulate the economy, by Martin
Holtmann (kp 27/06/2022)
To
curb cholera, Lalitpur targets street food
sellers. Not everyone is amused : Panipuri and
chatpate vendors could lose livelihoods. Experts
stress better monitoring, by Anup Ojha (kp
27/06/2022), A
move against street food : A blanket ban on all
street vendors and painting all with the same
brush does seem unjustifiable (kp
28/06/2022)
CG
in troubled water for profit margin on electric
motors, by Nitish Lal Shrestha (kh
23/06/2022)
Rethinking
fertilizer subsidy : The government should work
towards gradually removing regulatory barriers
as well as subsidies in fertilizer import. For
as long as these prevail, the private sector
cannot enter and compete, by Ayushma
Maharjan (nlt 20/06/2022)
Potential
foreign investors put off by Nepal’s lax law
enforcement : FDI pledges in IT sector plunged
409 percent year-on-year in the first 11 months
of the current fiscal year ended mid-June,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 2006/2022)
eLance,
Nepal’s first digital marketplace, launched
(rep 18/06/2022)
Challenges
of family-owned businesses : The new generation
has little interest in continuing the business
built by their elders, by Roshee Lamichhane
(kp 16/06/2022)
Shrinkflation:
You’re getting less for same price as packages
become smaller : Firms are making product
packets smaller instead of raising prices as
high production costs bite, by Krishana
Prasain and Pawan Pandey (kh 13/06/2022)
Nepal
to renegotiate with Motrex to establish electric
vehicle plant : South Korean automaker intends
to assemble Hyundai and Kia vehicles in Butwal,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 11/06/2022)
Manufacturers
in Gandaki going through a rough patch : The
capacity utilisation of most industrial firms is
very low because of multiple challenges, central
bank report says, by Krishana Prasain (kp
10/06/2022)
Online
shopping in Nepal turns into a blend of
convenience and bitter experience : The number
of online websites and pages serving customers
has witnessed an uptick. But the challenges of
online shopping have also grown in abundance,
by Sakshi Srivastav (nlt 10/06/2022)
#NetaV:
Netizens slam a company of Nepal’s dollar
billionaire for ‘massively overpriced’ electric
vehicle : Many have slammed Nepal’s Chaudhary
Group for overpricing a newly launched
China-made electrical vehicle Neta V. A fresh
debate has also been raised about the effective
implementation of Nepal’s black-marketing laws
(nlt 10/06/2022)
Do
we really need public enterprises? In Nepal,
public enterprises were regarded as a vehicle
for development. They were taken as an
instrument for the production and for the
execution of socio-economic policies, by
Anjila Shrestha (nlt 07/06/2022)
Start-ups
can't get funds for lack of work procedure : The
government has been announcing the programme
annually, but nobody knows when it will actually
materialise, entrepreneurs say, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 05/06/2022)
On
petro business, policies have been utterly
inconsistent for many years : Several task
forces have recommended ending the monopoly of
Nepal Oil Corporation. Deregulation of fuel
business becomes an agenda when losses are
reported, by Sangam Prasain and Krishana
Prasain (kp 24/05/2022)
Start-ups
wait for promised funding that never comes : The
government’s lacklustre attitude towards
start-ups has discouraged business innovators,
entrepreneurs say, by Krishana Prasain (kp
20/05/2022)
Growth
Enterprises Promotion Programme Work Procedure
comes into force : The programme will help raise
micro, small industries to medium scale in terms
of output and employment, officials say, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 18/05/2022)
FDI
worth Rs 34.54 billion pledged in first 10 month
of current FY (rep 16/05/2022)
Promised
rent reduction at SEZ yet to happen : The
Special Economic Zone Authority had decided to
halve the monthly rent to Rs10 per square metre
to go into effect by March 23, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 12/05/2022)
Palm
oil supply curbs may hit Nepali manufacturers :
Indonesia, the largest supplier of crude palm
oil, has banned exports to control rising
domestic prices, by Krishana Prasain (kp
09/05/2022)
Industrial
sites continue to be hammered by power outages :
Nepal has to fall back on imported power in the
winter when domestic output drops to one-third
of the installed capacity, by Madhav
Dhungana and Shankar Acharya (kp 05/05/2022)
Palm
oil export restriction by Indonesia to affect
export of processed palm oil from Nepal (rep
02/05/2022)
NOC
says it is short of Rs 10 billion to pay to IOC
for fuel imports in this month (rep
02/05/2022)
Nepal
sees increase in FDI commitments, over Rs 33
billion of foreign investment approved so far
(rep 29/04/2022)
Industrial
sector to face more power cuts amid reduced
supply from India : Supply disturbance from the
southern neighbour has forced the Nepal
Electricity Authority to repeatedly cut power to
the sector, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
28/04/2022), Electricity
export from India affected : Industrialists
propose two-day power cut; Face losses running
into billions (ht 28/04/2022)
Street
vendors are crucial to urban economy, but their
plight is huge : Those doing business on
footpaths and alleys need help, not harassment,
experts say, by Pawan Pandey (kp 22/04/2022)
Investment
pledges up 28 percent to Rs33 billion as of
third quarter : How much of the promised money
will materialise remains uncertain as
commitments and approvals normally do not match,
government officials say, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 21/04/2022)
Tanahun
woman earning Rs. 50,000 per month from goat
rearing, by Amar Raj Naharki (rn 17/04/2022)
IBN
receives commitment for investment worth Rs 1
trillion for 31 big projects (rep
13/04/2022)
Two-day
‘Nepal Investment Conference 2022’ starts
(rep 11/04/2022)
Startups
see long way to recovery after war sends prices
soaring : Government’s tepid response towards
startups has discouraged innovators, insiders
say, by Krishana Prasain (kp 07/04/2022)
Convenience
over community : Chain supermarkets like
BhatBhateni may provide convenience and a range
of choices but they also take business away from
local stores and destroy a sense of community,
by Prasansha Rimal (rec 05/04/2022)
Industries
seek immediate steps to address power crisis
(ht 30/03/2022)
Bhairahawa
fast rising as country’s pharmaceutical hub :
Pharma factories in Lumbini province produce
medicines worth Rs15 billion annually and
provide 2,500 jobs, officials say, by Amrita
Anmol (kp 28/03/2022)
FNCCI,
IBN ink agreement to collaborate (ht
28/03/2022)
Rule
barring foreign firms in projects below Rs3
billion cost limits competition, stakeholders
say : Contractors say the threshold was
increased from Rs1 billion to Rs3 billion to
benefit select large contractors in a way to
promote collusion and to bleed state resources,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 27/03/2022)
German
business practices are marked by organization,
planning and perfectionism: Saraswati Maharjan,
Chief Executive Officer, NGCCI : "NGCCI has been
bridging businesses between Nepal and Germany
and promoting German investment in Nepal."
(interview) (nlt 26/03/2022)
Delta
Sales App: An app that supercharges field sales
teams (nlt 25/03/2022)
What’s
next for e-commerce in Nepal? Now that the
pandemic grows weaker and markets reopen, do
Nepali consumers continue to buy online? Or have
they reverted to old ways? And, what does this
mean for the Nepali e-commerce industry?, by
Bidhyalaxmi Maharjan (nlt 23/03/2022)
Investors
rush to Bhairahawa SEZ drawn by low rent and new
airport : Companies have suddenly become
interested in setting up plants inside the
estate, which lay almost deserted since it was
built, officials say, by Krishana Prasain
(kp 22/03/2022)
Govt
policy aimed at prohibiting growth and
development of small businesses, says FCAN
(rep 19/03/2022)
Efforts
underway to revitalize COVID-19 hit economy:
FinMin Sharma (rep 18/03/2022)
E-commerce
going strong despite reopening of street markets
: Entrepreneurs say that online sales of
household goods have declined some, but demand
for non-essential goods is high, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 18/03/2022)
IOC
Issues Fresh Price List Of Petro Products, Over
10 Billion Loss Projected For NOC In Month
(rn 16/03/2022), NOC
To Suffer Rs. 10.60bn Loss A Month (rn
17/03/2022)
Dealers
unhappy after banks clamp down on auto loans :
Banks say they have not totally stopped loans to
the auto sector, but they have other priority
sectors to serve, by Krishana Prasain (kp
12/03/2022)
New
Daraz MD seeks to make an impact in Nepal :
Aanchal Kunwar left Amazon to come home and join
Nepal's growing e-commerce sector, by
Shristi Karki (nt 11/03/2022)
Govt
allows night businesses to run 24 hours (kh
10/03/2022)
Bhairahawa
special economic zone slashes rentals by half :
There are few takers for the industrial plots at
the export-oriented enclave, and the estate lies
semi-completed even though many ministers have
come and gone, by Krishana Prasain (kp
10/03/2022)
Covid-induced
shift to digital has enabled women-led
businesses to survive and thrive : Despite the
challenges of accessibility, affordability and
applicability faced by women-led enterprises,
organisations have worked to overcome those
obstacles, by Aakriti Ghimire (kp
08/03/2022)
Non-life
insurers collected premium of Rs 21.81 billion
in the first seven months of current FY (rep
05/03/2022)
The
business of delivering food : The rise of food
delivery companies in Kathmandu reflects the
expansion of the city’s middle-class and their
changing appetites, by Sajeet M. Rajbhandari
(rec 03/03/2022)
Few
takers for subsidised loan scheme aimed at
pandemic-hit businesses : Under the Rs50 billion
scheme for two years, only Rs1.13 billion has
been disbursed in a year and a half, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 01/03/2022)
New
Dairy Industry Comes Into Operation (rn
28/02/2022)
Hiking
Reference Interest Rate, by Uttam Maharjan
(rn 22/02/2022)
Karnali
industrial estate plan in limbo : Federal
government’s plan has failed to take off, as the
project site remains undecided even after five
years, by Lalit Bahadur Budha (ae
17/02/2022)
863
firms face action in current fiscal year
(rep 17/02/2022)
Vesvusa
launches its official website (rep
15/02/2022)
Number
of women borrowers soars after pandemic : A
record 80,061 women entrepreneurs borrowed
Rs73.85 billion in concessional loans from banks
in the first six months of the fiscal year, data
shows, by Krishana Prasain (kp 12/02/2022)
Government
goes after delinquent hotels and casinos : With
many casinos defaulting on their taxes, casino
royalty irregularities have piled up to nearly
Rs2 billion, by Sangam Prasain (kp
11/02/2022)
Why
are foreign investors not investing enough in
Nepal? Registering a company in Nepal generally
takes four to five months. Some of the Indian
companies discontinued their investment citing
unnecessary administrative hassles (nlt
08/02/2022)
Foreign
direct investment pledges up 30 percent over
last year’s commitments : A Nepal Rastra Bank
report has shown that investment approvals don’t
match actual investment inflows, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 04/02/2022)
Registration
of industries increases (kh 03/02/2022)
NOC
incurs staggering monthly loss of Rs 4.5 billion
(kh 02/02/2022)
17
new companies look for receiving license of
insurers (rep 31/01/2022)
Sweet
hopes of bringing Birgunj Sugar Mill back to
life turn bitter : State-owned facility remains
shut since 2003 after a row of incompetent
political appointees ran it into the ground,
by Shankar Acharya (kp 30/01/2022)
Nepali
businesses down, Indian markets up : The traders
of Bardiya are also on the verge of going
bankrupt. Some have already quit business,
by Yadav Acharya (ae 27/01/2022)
E-commerce
firms scale up operations as online shopping
surges : More consumers are expected to shop
online at a higher frequency following the rapid
spread rate of Omicron, insiders say, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 25/01/2022)
Nepal
Oil says it is bankrupt, further price rises
foreseen : Situation is so bleak that it is back
to the bad old days when the loss-making,
cash-strapped public enterprise used to ask the
government for handouts to import fuel, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 22/01/2022)
Third
wave of pandemic threatens to push startups over
the edge : The government had announced
providing seed capital of Rs2.5 million to
innovators at 1 percent interest to help them
survive, but the pledges are limited to paper,
entrepreneurs say, by Krishana Prasain (kp
19/01/2022)
Boosting
Cooperative Sector, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
18/01/2022)
Minister
Wants Cooperatives To Be Responsible To Members
(rn 14/01/2022)
Reviving
industries in Nepal : Nepal’s industries, in
particular, need empathetic policy support from
the government to end the liquidity crunch,
by Atul K Thakur (kp 12/01/2022)
Small
businesses worry as threat of Covid third wave
looms : Nepal on Monday reported 1,446 new
coronavirus cases. On January 2, the daily virus
cases were just 216, by Krishana Prasain (kp
11/01/2022)
Nepal’s
industrial capacity utilisation hampered by
Covid-19, report says : The country’s industrial
sector continues to face uncertainty due to raw
material and manpower shortages during the
pandemic, by Krishana Prasain (kp
10/01/2022)
Industry
and commerce in disarray due to headless
ministry : The Deuba administration has not
appointed a new industry minister since the
previous incumbent left office last May, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 06/01/2022)
NOC
reeling through deepening financial problem due
to increasing losses in petroleum business
(rep 04/01/2022)
Boosting
entrepreneurship: Target the youth, by
Santosh Kalwar (ht 03/01/2022), No
encouragement for start-ups : Strategies must be
put in place to provide a conducive environment
to allow the youths to thrive (kp
06/01/2022)
Consumer
activists and importers moan about bid to cut
imports : The central bank has made it mandatory
for importers to keep 100 percent margin amount
to open a letter of credit to import certain
goods, by Krishana Prasain (kp 27/12/2021)
Coal
shortage hits domestic brick and cement
factories : The combustible material is used as
the primary fuel source in brick and cement
manufacturing, by Krishana Prasain (kp
26/12/2021)
In
an effort to resume operation, Janakpur
Cigarette Factory calls for AGM to settle its
financial liabilities of past two decades : The
government enterprise is in process of resuming
its operation after shutting down manufacturing
for two decades (rep 26/12/2021) [Tobacco consumption makes
people sick or even kills them. The government
should do better for people's health!]
One-third
of small businesses rely on inheritance for
initial capital : Access to bank credit remains
limited with just 16 percent of them going to
banks and financial institutions, ADB report
says, by Krishana Prasain (kp 25/12/2021)
Construction
industry in crisis due to liquidity crunch in
banks: Singh (rep 24/12/2021)
Metal
manufacturers importing sponge iron instead of
billets : The government abolished the customs
duty on the import of sponge iron after power
generation swelled in a bid to encourage
domestic consumption of electricity, by
Madhav Dhungana (kp 24/12/2021)
Nepal
Receives Investment Pledges For 30 Billion In
Five Months [rn 21/12/2021)
Ethical
leadership in business : Vital to unleash
nation's vitality, by Simone Galimberti (ht
20/12/2021)
Fresh
restrictions amid Omicron surge raise fears for
economy : Spending, manufacturing and
distribution are all likely to be hit with the
attempts to prevent another wave of infections,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 16/12/2021)
Restaurants
and party venues unnerved by Omicron reports :
The government has indicated that some harsh
rules will be put in place to contain the spread
of the virus, and restaurant entrepreneurs fear
yet another lockdown, by Krishana Prasain
(kp 14/12/2021)
FNCCI
preparing business code of conduct to end unfair
practices : The move comes ahead of two crucial
elections slated for next year when donation
drives and extortion by political parties are
expected to accelerate, by Krishana Prasain
(kp 11/12/2021)
Foreign
investment up in current FY: Rs 30 billion FDI
approved (rep 09/12/2021)
Apex
College, MNS Next to set up Rs10-million startup
fund : The fund will be used for a startup
centre for the development and promotion of
youth entrepreneurship (kp 08/12/2021)
Shakti
Minerals in trouble for missing export quota :
Factories housed in the SEZ are required to
export at least 60 percent of their production,
according to the Special Economic Zone Act,
by Madhav Dhungana (kp 06/12/2021)
Webinar
held to enhance banking, financial and risk
financing skills of women entrepreneurs (rep
04/12/2021)
Manufacturing
and business shudder as virus resurgence
threatens recovery : Another lockdown would be
disastrous when the economy is starting to
rebound from two years of despair, insiders say,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 03/12/2021)
Tiger
One and Silver Heritage Investment held in
contempt : The company is the operator of the
Tiger Palace Resort, a five-star integrated
casino resort in Bhairahawa, by Sangam
Prasain (kp 01/12/2021)
Digital
payments double to Rs1.22 trillion in first
quarter : The number of online transactions
between mid-July and mid-October also swelled to
54.12 million from 34.23 million previously,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 30/11/2021), Digital
divide : Digital transactions are here to stay
whether we like it or not (kp 06/12/2021)
Promoting
FDI Flow In Nepal, by Shyam Prasad Mainali
(rn 30/11/2021)
Over
1,300 business firms monitored in first four
months of current FY (kh 29/11/2021)
Record
number of new businesses registered while
economy lay in ruins : Registrations of new
firms hit a high of 83,386 last fiscal year amid
reports that hundreds of fake companies popped
up after the government announced pandemic
relief packages, by Krishana Prasain (kp
28/11/2021)
Few
takers for loan scheme aimed at saving
pandemic-hit businesses : Central bank says it
has asked the government to relax tough
conditions to boost lending, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 25/11/2021)
87.2
percent of pandemic-hit businesses resume full
operation: NRB report (rep 25/11/2021)
Small
businesses were more affected by pandemic but
paid handsome taxes : Large Taxpayer Office
missed target by 20 percent last year, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 25/11/2021)
As
multinationals post strong growth, shipping
rates pose new headwind : The United Nations
Conference on Trade and Development said that
the impact of higher freight rates could hit
consumers even harder in smaller,
import-dependent economies that may see a 7.5
percent cumulative increase in consumer prices,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 23/11/2021)
116
Industries Registered In Four Months At Rs. 135
Billion Investment, by Laxman Kafle (rn
21/11/2021)
Udayapur
Cement embarks on Rs500-million modernisation
plan : Following the upgradation, the factory
will churn out 1,100 tonnes of cement daily
compared to the current 800 tonnes, by Dilli
Ram Khatiwada (kp 19/11/2021)
Private
equity: A force for SME growth : Further reforms
can help the market grow and attract more
investments and best practices, by Babacar S
Faye (kp 17/11/2021)
Palpali
dhaka to be branded to protect local industry :
Customers coming to buy Palpali dhaka often
mistake foreign fabrics for the local product,
textile makers say, by Madhav Aryal (kp
16/11/2021)
Nepalis
are avid internet users but lag in e-commerce :
The online marketplace has not been able to gain
the trust of consumers, but international brands
can help reduce the trust constraint, report
says, by Krishana Prasain (kp 09/11/2021), Boosting
online market : The sluggishness with which the
e-commerce industry is growing is unexplainable
(kp 10/11/2021), ‘We
cannot compare internet boom with e-commerce
growth’ : The Post talked with some key
stakeholders about the status of e-commerce in
Nepal, its potential, constraints and measures
to be taken to realise its full potential
(kp 10/11/2021)
Number
Of Industries Increasing In Birendranagar
Industrial Area (rn 09/11/2021)
Over
1.3 million companies renew, taking benefit of
concession (kh 02/11/2021)
Meet
the entrepreneur who fights against climate
change by engaging women in waste management :
Shilshila Acharya, the founder and director of
Avni Ventures, has made a career in mitigating
the causes of climate change. Her organization
focuses on climate education awareness among
young people, women, and politicians through
campaigns and training, by Nisha Rai (nlt
28/10/2021)
IBN,
FNCCI discuss joining hands to attract FDI
(ht 27/10/2021)
Govt
provides loan of Rs 1 billion to COVID-19
affected businesses (rep 26/10/2021)
Police
launch crackdown on roadside vending at Thamel :
Authorities claim roadside vendors were involved
in illegal activities and blocking the road.
Meanwhile, vendors who live hand-to-mouth fear
for their livelihoods, by Anup Ojha (kp
24/10/2021)
194
new companies pledged Rs 146 billion investment
during mid-July and mid-October (rep
24/10/2021)
Trademark
infringement on the rise due to weak law
enforcement, officials say : The Department of
Industry says it has received over 50 complaints
related to trademark infringement in the
first quarter of the current fiscal year, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 24/10/2021)
Nat’l
conference of youth women entrepreneurs to take
place in Birgunj (kh 21/10/2021)
Foreign
investment commitments remain in negative
territory : The pandemic, unstable politics and
ever changing policies have made potential
investors wary, officials say, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 18/10/2021)
Branding
Nepali alcoholic drinks : Creating the right set
of infrastructure is one of the critical aspects
of branding any product, by Roshee
Lamichhane (kp 18/10/2021)
Foreign
investment : It would be prudent to scrutinise
the financial health of a foreign firm before
awarding it any project worth billions of rupees
(ht 11/10/2021)
Online
sellers hope to continue their streak : Shoppers
getting back to the physical market following
the removal of virus restrictions has not
reduced online sales, insiders said, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 09/10/2021)
Goat
market bounces back as Dashain festivities near
: Nepal imported more goats in the first two
months of fiscal year 2021-22 than in the whole
of the last fiscal 2020-21, officials say,
by Krishana Prasain (ko 06/10/2021)
Seven
construction companies blacklisted (kh
05/10/2021)
Loss
of NOC likely to go up I(kh 03/10/2021)
Auto
sales show strong growth in run-up to festivals
: Two-wheeler sales swelled by 50 percent
compared to last year despite higher price tags
due to higher taxes, traders say, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 03/10/2021)
Govt
intensifies market monitoring as Dashain
festival nears (kh 02/10/2021)
Industrial
Income Up By 8% (rn 02/10/2021)
Roulette
wheels spin once again at Nepal’s casinos : The
mothballed gambling houses reopened after
remaining shuttered for one and a half years due
to virus restrictions, by Sangam Prasain (kp
30/09/2021)
How
dining out has changed since Covid-19 : Health,
safety, and sanitation are on the top of diners’
minds amidst the pandemic, and restaurateurs
seem to have taken note, by Aakriti Ghimire
(kp 30/09/2021)
Cinema
halls operators are optimistic as they plan to
resume screening movies, by Sajira Shrestha
(kp 27/09/2021)
Buy
Mountain Dew, you get Maintan Dew. Trademark
infringement is on the rise : Number of
trademark infringement cases has increased by
more than 50 percent in three years, officials
say, by Krishana Prasain (kp 17/09/2021)
‘Initiatives
on to address problems of traders,
industrialists’ (kh 16/09/2021)
NYC
helping youths become entrepreneurs (kh
15/09/2021)
Start-ups
complain about lack of promised support : The
prolonged lockdowns and political instability
have hurt startups and many are operating just
to survive in the current situation,
entrepreneurs say, by Krishana Prasain (kp
14/09/2021), Have
plans, need money : Without institutional
support, start-ups risk being too early for
their time (kp 15/09/2021)
MoF
indecision to settle claims against COVID-19
insurance leaves many in the lurch (rep
14/09/2021)
Nepal’s
automobile sector hits speed bump ahead of
festive season : Higher excise duty and road
construction charge will be levied on
two-wheelers sold as per the revised budget,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 13/09/2021)
Revised
budget tightens noose on cooperatives (rep
11/09/2021)
Nepal’s
foreign direct investment stock up 8.5
percent in 2019-20, central bank report says :
Bagmati had the highest share of FDI while
Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces accounted for
the lowest, by Krishana Prasain (kp
10/09/2021), Actual
net FDI inflow 34.1pc of total approval (ht
10/09/2021)
Investment
Board sets goal of approving investment worth 10
billion USD in five years (kh 08/09/2021)
Non-life
insurance up by 11 % (kh 08/09/2021)
Nepal’s
manufacturing sector rebounds to near
pre-pandemic levels : Tourism and transportation
have not been able to regain their footing due
to unclear policy, insiders say, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 06/09/2021)
Upaya
CityCargo begins two-wheeler delivery service in
Kathmandu (kp 06/09/2021)
Insurance
Companies Sell 8.58 Million Policies In Last
Fiscal Year (rn 04/09/2021)
Freshktm
To Supply Vegetables Directly From Farmers To
Consumers, by Laxman Kafle (rn 02/09/2021),
Freshktm
Opens Outlet At Maitidevi To Sell Fresh Fruits,
Vegetables, by Laxman Kafle (rn 05/09/2021)
Traders
hope festival shopping will revitalise economy :
Online sales trends and business activity
indicators suggest that a fast-paced recovery is
underway, insiders say, by Krishana Prasain
(kp 01/09/2021)
Thamel’s
night business operators submit keys to their
shops to CDO : They have accused the government
of letting other businesses open and restricting
only theirs, by Anup Ojha (kp 31/08/2021)
Plan
to provide subsidised seed capital for startups
delayed : The change in the government has put
the Business Credit Flow Work Procedure in limbo,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 30/08/2021)
Multinationals
in Nepal see sales boom in personal care
products : Business is expected to swell in the
future as the pandemic has made people more
conscious of health and hygiene, insiders say,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 22/08/2021)
Project
launched to foster resilience of women-led
businesses hit by COVID-19 pandemic (rep
20/08/2021)
Traders
ordering goods for Dashain well in advance :
Last year, inbound containers were held up at
the northern border point due to Covid-19 curbs,
and they arrived too late for the festival
shopping spree, by Krishana Prasain (kp
19/08/2021)
Pandemic-hit
youth entrepreneurs complain about lack of
government support : According to the Central
Bureau of Statistics, 54.5 percent of all
establishments in the country are owned by young
people, by Krishana Prasain (kp 15/08/2021)
Women
entrepreneurs hold meeting with Prime Minister
Deuba (rep 15/08/2021)
Industries
face problems in exports due to COVID-19
(rep 10/08/2021)
Number
of women entrepreneurs increases in Chitwan
(kh 01/08/2021)
Kafkaesque
bureaucracy ruins industrial estate : Only 25 of
the 69 plots at Nepal’s first special economic
zone in Bhairahawa have been utilised as there
are no takers for the rest, by Madhav
Dhungana (kp 27/07/2021)
Materialising
‘Make In Nepal’ Campaign, by Uttam Maharjan
(rn 27/072021)
Half
of businesses in Nepal are in informal sector :
There are 34,101 street businesses which employ
45,330 people, report by Central Bureau of
Statistics says, by Krishana Prasain (kp
26/07/2021)
“Morale
of private sector has declined” : Government has
done nothing to boost private sector's morale:
Rajesh Kaji Shrestha (kh 25/07/2021)
(interview)
Build
Back Better with Cooperatives, by Shankar
Man Singh (rep 24/07/2021)
Build
back better with cooperatives: Help communities
recover from COVID, by Shankar Man Singh (ht
22/07/2021)
Investment
pledges plunge as virus, messy politics scare
away investors : Foreign direct investment
pledges fell 14.81 percent to Rs32.20 billion in
the fiscal year 2020-21, officials say, by
Krishana Prasain(kp 21/07/2021)
Govt
collected over Rs 33 million in fines from firms
flouting consumer law in FY 2020/21 (rep
20/07/2021)
Clearing
the backlog of smart licences a challenge for
transport department, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp
19/07/2021)
Auto
sector sees weaker recovery amid third wave
fears : A decline in consumer confidence and
loss of disposable income has spread gloom in
the market, insiders say, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 15/07/2021)
Flourishing
‘cartelpreneurship’ : Political uncertainty is
what most Nepali businesses love, by Sujeev
Shakya (kp 13/07/2021)
Valley
restaurants reopen for dine-in services despite
prohibitory orders : Restaurants need money to
pay loans, and workers are also pressuring them
to loosen up, insiders say, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 13/07/2021)
Start-up
entrepreneurs to get subsidised seed capitalThe
Business Credit Flow Work Procedure, which is in
the process of being approved, will be
implemented from the upcoming fiscal year,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 09/07/2021)
Factories
forced to shut down due to flooding : The
problem has occurred because the roadside drains
are narrow and they get clogged, insiders say,
by Madhav Dhungana (kp 06/07/2021)
Other
things besides profit : Why the private sector
in health, education and cultural heritage has a
poor image, by Jagadish Prasad Bist (kp
02/07/2021)
Giving
start-ups a head start : Despite obstacles,
start-ups emerge as exciting new outliers of
Nepal’s economy, by Siddhant Pandey (nt
02/07/2021)
Transport
entrepreneurs warn of operating long-distance
transport services from Friday despite ongoing
ban (rep 01/07/2021)
Party
venues go under due to restrictions : The
government has not provided any relief packages
to catering service providers, insiders say,
by Krishana Prasdain (kp 30/06/2021)
Restaurants
say they will open dine-in service from next
week : The latest prohibitory order allows
restaurants to provide only take away service,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 29/06/2021)
Young
Business Executive Forum (YBEF) inaugurated
(kh 26/06/2021)
ADA
joins hands with Outreach Nepal to offer
data-driven marketing in Nepal (rep
24/06/2021)
State-owned
companies withdraw discount on groceries citing
end of lockdown : Finance Ministry says it has
given no such instruction as general public
continues to suffer from pandemic curbs, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 24/06/2021)
Government
presses businesses over taxes : Private-sector
representatives and experts say the state should
be flexible with businesses considering the
impact of Covid-19 pandemic, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 22/06/2021)
Pathao,
Tootle to resume services from Tuesday :
Ride-hailing service providers had discontinued
operation after prohibitory orders were imposed
on April 29, by Krishana Prasain (kp
22/06/2021)
Confusion
over ‘essential items’ hits online sellers’
business : Authorities relaxed delivery rules
under pressure from consumers and online traders
but the guidelines weren’t clear, insiders say,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 20/06/2021)
Nepal’s
first liquid oxygen plant to be established in
Bhairahawa : The costly project may not be
feasible due to the small domestic market,
insiders say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
12/06/2021)
Salt
Trading Corporation's monopoly comes to an end :
Nepalis consume around 200,000 tonnes of iodised
salt worth Rs2.5 billion annually, officials say,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 10/06/2021)
Ban
on yarsagumba collection worries Karnali
residents : Authorities have prohibited people
from picking the precious fungus in light of the
second wave of the pandemic that has gripped the
country, by Bhim Bahadur Singh, Rajbahadur
Shahi and Hari Gautam (kp 09/06/2021)
NRB
approval not required for small-size foreign
investment (kh 09/06/2021)
Rehabilitation
scheme for Covid-19 affected enterprises fails
to woo borrowers : Entrepreneurs say the
prerequisites of needing to clear a portion of
earlier loans and providing tax clearance
certificates are obstacles. Central bank hopes
the scheme will have takers as it gets
continuity in the new budget, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 07/06/2021)
Sunsari-Morang
sees 20,000 workers laid off as lockdown chokes
factories : The industrial heartland in the
eastern region is home to 500 factories which
employ around 50,000 persons, by Binod
Bhandari (kp 06/06/2021)
E-Business
Association criticizes latest restrictions
imposed on e-commerce and home delivery (rep
04/06/2021)
Duty
cuts to boost sales of home appliances : The new
budget has abolished excise duty on household
equipment in a bid to increase electricity
consumption, by Krishana Prasain (kp
04/06/2021)
Businesses
become casualties of coronavirus : The pandemic
has devastated small and medium firms, robbing
thousands of livelihoods, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 01/06/2021)
Ban
on roadside vending disrupts livelihoods of
Kathmandu’s poor : Over 6,000 vegetables and
fruits hawkers have been robbed of their incomes,
by Anup Ojha (kp 31/05/2021), A
view from street level : It is prudent to
support street vendors financially and help them
evolve as formal entrepreneurs (kp
01/06/2021)
Small
business owners say they never see budget funds
: Allocations are announced for cottage, small
and medium entrepreneurs every year but nobody
knows where the money goes, insiders say, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 31/05/2021)
Govt
provides Rs 13.58 billion to Ministry of
Industry (kh 29/05/2021)
Consumer
activists sceptical about promised home delivery
service : The local administration has ordered
grocery stores to close down as it extended the
lockdown by another week, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 28/05/2021)
Fight
for survival, by Nitish Lal Shrestha (kh
25/05/2021)
Death
and taxes : The lockdown has bankrupted
businesses, and they need sensible relief
packages (kp 21/05/2021)
Ban
on food delivery business hits jobs :
Contactless meal delivery service helps prevent
the spread of Covid-19, industry insiders say,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 21/05/2021)
Goods
worth Rs 7.87 billion traded via online system
in the first nine months of the current FY
(rep 17/05/2021)
Major
multinational companies make sharp rebound to
post record profits : But the second wave may
squash demand and push the economy back into
uncertainty, insiders say, by Krishana (KP
16/05/2021)
Kalimati
fruits and vegetables market stops retail sales
: Consumer rights activists say that without a
proper distribution system in place, this could
lead to price hikes, by Krishana Prasain (kp
12/05/2021)
Industry
department recommends review ofminimum threshold
on foreign investment : In May 2019, the
government had revised the minimum threshold for
FDI to Rs50 million from Rs5 million. However,
at that time, the private sector had opposed the
move saying that the potential investors might
consider the policy restrictive, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 10/05/2021)
Factories
face shortages of raw materials as prohibitory
order cuts supply lines : Entrepreneurs say they
can handle a short period of immobility, but
worry the lockdown may be prolonged, by
Madhav Dhungana (kp 07/05/2021)
E-commerce
companies’ survival at stake, urge govt to allow
their operation (rep 07/05/2021)
Nervous
consumers drive demand for packaged goods
and beverages : With people allowed to buy only
essential products online, they have begun to
stockpile food products, traders say, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 04/05/2021)
Online
sellers demand clear operating rules : The
government should also revise the definition of
essential items as it has become obsolete,
ecommerce entrepreneurs said, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 30/04/2021)
Industry
gears down following prohibitory orders : The
virus caseload has surged in the Tarai, the
country’s industrial heartland. Output is down
50 percent on subdued demand and labour
shortages, by Krishana Prasain (kp
28/04/2021)
As
Covid-19 cases surge, bus operators worry about
another lockdown, by Anup Ojha (kp
25/04/2021)
Party
venues dismayed by latest Covid-19 restrictions
: Instead of placing restrictions, the
government should conduct strict inspections and
close border points with India, entrepreneurs
say, by Krishana Prasain (kp 23/04/2021)
FDI
realization stands at 34 percent of the pledged
amount in the past two and a half decades: NRB
(rep 23/04/2021)
Nepal
receives 182 billion FDI from 53 countries
(kh 22/04/2021) [Some of
the countries are considered leading money
laundering states!]
Meet
the keepers of old books : For decades,
secondhand book shops have allowed people to buy
books at affordable prices. But these shops are
now finding it increasingly difficult to stay
afloat, by Srizu Bajracharya (kp 22/04/2021)
Gold
demand outshines market supply as wedding season
begins (ht 21/04/2021)
Nepal
Trust unable to earn 10 months’ rent from
Kathmandu Plaza, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
17/04/2021)
Surging
coronavirus caseloads dampen New Year sales : A
lacklustre customer mood has prevented many
companies from launching bumper offers, schemes
and discounts, by Krishana Prasain (kp
14/04/2021)
Foreign
investment pledges fall 12.7 percent : Of the
commitments worth Rs26 billion made so far this
fiscal year, more than 70 percent is from China.
Most of the investment is in the tourism sector,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 12/04/2021)
Nepal’s
apex private sector body aims for ambitious $100
billion economy by 2030 : A vision paper
launched by the Federation of Nepalese Chambers
of Commerce and Industry has envisaged an
ambitious target to generate 2.2 million jobs in
a decade (kp 11/04/2021)
Restaurant
owners lament order to close by 9 pm : The
directive is intended to prevent all
non-essential gatherings amid fears of a second
wave of Covid-19 infections, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 10/04/2021)
New
provisions to enhance women entrepreneurship
(ht 09/04/2021)
Manufacturing
encounters energy problems just as industries
were recovering from pandemic blow : Factories
in Bhairahawa have again been forced to slash
production due to insufficient electricity
supply, by Madhav Dhungana (kp 07/04/2021)
Digital
nomads : Can Nepal compete in attracting this
new segment of visitors?, by Sujeev Shakya
(kp 06/04/2021)
Shopkeepers
of Kathmandu Durbar Square decry City’s eviction
plan, by Anup Ojha (kp 04/04/2021)
Five
new insurance companies await operating license
(rep 02/04/2021)
Sound
business of mad honey : Collected by the world’s
largest bee Apis dorsata laboriosa, and commonly
called “Bhir Mahuriko Maha” in Nepali, mad honey
has a lot of medicinal values, by Pratik
Ghimire (ae 01/04/2021)
Second-hand
vehicle market booms amid calls for social
distancing : Sales of reconditioned autos have
increased by 25 to 30 percent compared to
pre-pandemic times, dealers say, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 30/03/2021)
Nepal
Trust on verge of losing more thanRs50 million
over Kathmandu Plaza row : Company that rented
the building for 27 years claims trust didn’t
agree to extend lease even when it offered to
hike rent, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
24/03/2021),
Province
2 on high alert as India reports rise in
Covid-19 casesHealth workers are worried about a
possible outbreak of Covid-19 in the province
that shares a 460-kilometre-long open border
with India, by Bhusan Yadn (kp 24/03/2021)
FNCCI
to support 50 start-ups (ht 24/03/2021)
Govt
Fails To Relocate Street Vendors In Kathmandu,
by Kshitiz Shivakoti (rn 23/03/2021
Cooperatives
flourish in production sector outside the valley,
by Arpana Ale Magar (ht 19/03/2021)
Let
Nepalis invest abroad : Stifling investment laws
will now push the next wave of out-migration,
by Sujeev Shakya (kp 09/03/2021)
Bhairahawa
special economic zone lies forlorn and empty :
The export-oriented enclave, whose construction
started nearly two decades ago, remains in a
semi-finished sate and lacks even basic
infrastructure like electricity and water,
by Madhav Dhungana (kp 09/03/2021)
Women
entrepreneurs struggle to recover from pandemic
: Around 15 percent of women-run businesses
collapsed while others are operating only
partially, insiders say, by Krishana Prasain
(kp 08/03/2021)
What
ails ride-sharing business? Is the role of ride
sharing platforms limited to acting as
intermediaries responsible for matching riders
and customers along with price setting?, by
Yatindra KC (rep02/03/2021)
Internet
of things : Ecosystem of business, by Roshan
Pandey and Samriddha Pyakurel (ht 01/03/2021)
Despite
tremendous growth in digital payments, potential
remains untapped fully, insiders say : Cashless
transactions are popular among small businesses
to large enterprises. But digital literacy,
digital divide and trust remain as major
challenges, they say, by Krishana Prasain
(kp 22/02/2021)
Reusable
mask manufacturers thrive in the midst of the
pandemic : As the pandemic caused demand for
face masks to skyrocket, a few Kathmandu-based
companies started making reusable masks—and the
trend is picking up, by Tsering Ngodup Lama
(kp 20/02/2021)
DoT
to provide star rating to all hotels, resorts,
lodges (ht 20/02/2021)
Nepal
Telecom’s profit down by 33 percent (rep
14/02/2021)
Most
businesses still operating in the red despite
end of lockdown, report saysA survey conducted
by the Ministry of Industry showed that 10.81
percent of firms have shut down, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 12/02/2021)
25
percent startups have folded up since pandemic
began : Other than the lack of proper business
plan and demand, they collapsed after the
government failed to provide subsidised loans,
experts say, by Krishana Prasain (kp
07/02/2021)
NOC
incurring losses of a billion rupees fortnightly
(kh 06/02/2021)
Recovery
in sales of fast-moving consumer goods slow :
Demand is still down in rural areas despite a
surge in orders from e-commerce platforms in
urban centres, firms say, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 05/02/2021)
Six
industrial areas to be built with foreign and
domestic funding ॥ The ones planned to be
established in Jhapa, Chitwan and Rupandehi will
have foreign investment, officials say, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 04/02/2021)
Government's
'Nepal Food' branded Marsi rice selling like hot
cakes (ht 03/02/2021)
Registrations
of new business firms down 45 percent in the
first six months : Political instability could
further erode foreign and domestic investor
confidence, officials say, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 29/01/2021)
Around
40 percent brick industries shut across the
country (rep 28/01/2021)
Nepal
issues new regulations regarding foreign
investment : Foreign investors need to bring 70
percent of their proposed investment
before beginning operations, and the rest
in the next two years, by Krishana Prasain
(kp 121/01/2021), SC
tells govt not to allow FDI in agro sector
(ht 21/01/2021)
City
police accused of taking kickbacks from street
vendors, by Anup Ojha (kp 19/01/2021)
Central
bank removes restrictions on larger
enterprises to avail of refinance facility :
After not getting enough applications from
smaller businesses for the subsidised loan
facility, it invites more larger enterprises to
ask for the loans, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 18/01/2021)
Thamel
businesses offer packages to attract
Nepalis to stay afloat with mixed success : The
perception that Thamel is only for tourists is
keeping potential domestic customers away,
business owners in the area say, by Tsering
Ngodup Lama (kp 17/01/2021)
Kathmandu
Metropolitan City doesn’t have any plans yet for
street vendors : While Lalitpur Metropolitan
City authorities have adopted a much gentler way
to manage street vendors, their counterparts in
Kathmandu are still resorting to brute force,
by Anup Ojha (kp 16/01/2021)
Nepal
to build four new economic zones on the borders
with India and China : The construction of a
cross-border economic zone in the far west will
help industrialisation, insiders say, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 15/01/2021)
Rs
83.13bn approved for refinancing (ht
14/01/2021)
Industries
crawling back to normalcy (ht 13/01/2021)
Government
approves regulation to protect domestic
industries (ht 05/01/2021)
Draft
e-commerce bill is finally prepared, but has too
many issues, stakeholders say : These include
lack of clarity, privacy concerns and
accountability. Officials admit flaws and say
suggestions are welcome for the final bill but
there is no House to pass it into law, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 04/01/2020)
Revolving
funds under Poverty Alleviation Fund to be
transformed into cooperatives : Once Cabinet
gives approval, as many as 600 cooperatives will
be formed nationwide, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 03/01/2021)
Few
takers show up for loans under Business
Continuity Credit Plan : The scheme allows firms
left cashless by Covid-19 to borrow funds to pay
their employees, by Prithvi ManShrestha (kp
02/01/2021)
Covid-19
pandemic drives away potential foreign investors
: Investment pledges in the first five months of
the fiscal year were down 23 percent, according
to the Department of Industry, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 31/12/2020)
How
the virus changed consumer behaviour More
people adopted digital technology after
the pandemic limited physical movement,
by Roshee Lamichhane (kp 28/12/2020)
Covid-19
affected businesses to protest demanding relief
and rehabilitation package : Entrepreneurs say
that the refinance facility has not been
available to the small and medium scale
enterprises, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
21/12/2020), Government
struggles to mobilise funds for loans at
subsidised interest for virus-hit sectors,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 21/12/2020)
Investment
Board Nepal expedites final approval process of
four mega projects worth Rs 150 billion (rep
17/12/2020)
TransNepal
Freight Services wins bid to operate Kakarbhitta
dry port in eastern Nepal : Intermodal Transport
Development Board has handled the facility since
its construction, by Parbat Portel (kp
16/12/2020)
Nepali
MSEs over banks : Should the NRB prioritize
high-revenue businesses when millions of lives
at the bottom of the economic ladder have been
devastated?, by Bhoj Raj Poudel (ae
11/12/2020)
Cooperatives
Bring Empowerment, by Namrata Sharma (rn
09/12/2020)
Nepali
apparels shine in the market with foreign goods
stuck at northern border points : The import of
readymade garment declined 31 percent in the
first four months of the current fiscal year,
according to Trade and Export Promotion Center,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 07/12/2020)
Nepalis
can now pay in dollars to buy foreign goods,
services (rep 06/12/2020)
High
Demand Abroad For Herbal Aromatic Oil Produced
In Nepal, Factory Falls Short To Meet Demand,
by Gopi Gyawali (rn 04/12/2020)
After
election, private sector body has no choice but
to end factionalism, and fight a common
enemy—Covid-19 pandemic : The faction led by
incoming president Golchha loses, but he holds
out an olive branch so that it can jointly lobby
government for support to rehabilitate
pandemic-hit businesses, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 30/11/2020)
As
pandemic continues, frozen food sales boom :
People thought it wiser to stock up on
refrigerated products and avoid crowded shops,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 30/11/20209
FMTCL,
DDC to extend operation of fair price shops till
Jan 15 (ht 26/11/2020)
Kathmandu’s
real estate market feels the pinch of pandemic :
Property rental segment has taken a major hit as
tenants and business owners are vacating
apartments and shutter spaces unable to pay rent,
by Tsering Ngodup Lama (kp 23/11/2020)
Digital
payments gaining popularity among Nepali online
shoppers : E-payment accounted for about 40
percent of the online sales during the recent
festival shopping spree, sellers said, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 23/11/2020)
Concessional
loan applications from November 25 (ht
23/11/2020)
Driven
by festive push, auto sales recovery
continued into October-November : Some
models of two-wheelers went out of stock due to
explosive demand, dealers say, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 22/11/2020)
Government
categorises COVID-hit businesses for loan :
Business owners will not be allowed to lay off
staff after taking such loans until they pay
back the loan (ht 20/11/2020)
Women
Engaged In Brewing Homemade Liquor Turn To
Spinning Wool, Make Decent Income, by Gyabu
Pangeni (rn 20/11/2020)
COVID
Lockdown Makes An Offer: Hotelier Youth
Translates Childhood Aspiration Into Action,
Becomes Buffalo Farmer, by Thakur Prasad
Acharya (rn 20/11/2020)
Hanging
by a thread : Nepal’s garment industry can be
revived if the garment processing zone is
operated proficiently, by Bijendra Man
Shakya (kp 15/11/2020)
Tourism
still top attraction forforeign investors
despite crisis : Hotels, resorts and restaurants
accounted for two-thirds of the investment
pledges, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
13/11/2020)
Pottery
square that would be full of pala looks deserted,
by Anup Ojha (kp 12/11/2020)
FDI
pledges promising but huge gap still in actual
inflow (ht 12/11/2020), Encouraging
signs : Nepal has failed to attract the actual
foreign direct investment committed by the
investors due to bureaucratic hassles (ht
13/11/2020)
Factories
holding back production despite easing of
coronavirus restrictions : Business conditions
have improved, but demand remains low to warrant
raising output, entrepreneurs say, by Binod
Bhandari (kp 12/11/2020)
Investment
Board okays investments worth Rs38.68 billion
for three hydropower projects (kp
12/11/2020)
Sales
of festival lights dive as virus ruins festive
spirit : Imports were valued at Rs180 million
this Tihar compared to Rs400 million previously,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 11/11/2020)
Solution
for sustainability: Youth entrepreneurship,
by Shradha Pal (ht 11/11/2020)
Growing
locally : The state must create opportunities
for people willing to invest in local
enterprises (kp 10/11/2020)
Central
bank delays making mechanism for social media
advertisement payments : Advertising agencies
say the central bank should regulate the payment
system, by Prithvi Man Shr5estha (kp
09/11/2020)
75pc
factories in Hetauda Industrial Estate to be
booked (ht 09/11/2020)
Sweet
traders bracing for a bitter Tihar (ht
07/11/2020)
Clean
feed policy expected companies to raise
advertising budget in Nepal : Industry insiders
hope ad revenue to double to Rs24 billion in the
next two years, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
06/11/2020)
After
record-breaking orders and sales during Dashain,
online sellers eye Tihar : E-retailers estimate
that sales may have crossed the Rs1 billion mark
during the two-week shopping spree, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 03/11/2020)
Rs50
billion reliefpackage roll-out delay worries
businesses : Change in the leadership of the
Ministry of Finance and transfer of secretaries
behind the delay, officials say, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 01/11/2020)
Unscrupulous
activities continue to rise despite an uptick in
market inspections : n current fiscal year
alone, from mid-July to October end, the
department has fined 197 firms a total of Rs9
million, by Krishana Prasain (kp 01/11/2020)
Registration
of new companies down by 27% in last fiscal year
(rep 21/10/2020)
Nepal’s
biggest festival Dashain fails to lift the
market mood, buyers and sellers say : Incomes
have gone down and prices have gone up with
supply chain obstructions in a country where 82
percent of the gross domestic product is based
on consumption, by Krisdhana Prasain
(kp 21/10/2020)
Shoppers
snap up goats at government outlet : The price
of live goats was fixed at Rs550 per kg, which
is Rs100 per kg less than the market price,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 21/10/2020)
With
income disrupted for most, Dashain economy
unlikely to do well : The prices of food items
like rice, lentils, legumes, edible oil too have
increased by Rs10 per kg on an average, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 18/10/2020)
Tax
authority tells nearly 30,000 firms to submit
tax details or face de-registration : The number
of non-filers has been growing each year and
most of these businesses are not in operation,
say authorities, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
13/10/2020)
Nepali
jute factories hurt by soaring cost of raw
materials, by Binod Bhandari (kp 13/10/2020)
The
countdown to Dashain has begun but the shopping
frenzy has not materialised : People are staying
home due to virus fears, and they have less
spending money because of the lockdown, traders
said, by Krishana Prasain (kp 11/10/2020)
Cooperatives
To Bring Down Number, by Modnath Dhakal (rn
08/10/2020)
E-Commerce
Gets A Boost, by Dixya Poudel (rn
07/10/2020)
Digital
Monitoring Of Cooperatives, by Uttam
Maharjan (rn 06/10/2020)
Substandard
mechanisms : Businesses are out to cheat when
the government mechanisms are flawed and weak
(kp 06/10/2020)
Covid-19
creates job openings in e-commerce sector :
While the rest of the economy sees gloomy
prospects, online sellers have been hiring with
a frenzy in the delivery, logistics and
warehouse departments, by Krishana Prasain
(kp 01/10/2020)
CIB
refuses to arrest persons operating networking
business (ht 30/09/2020)
52
Fair Price Shops To Be Opened Across The Nation
For Dashain (rn 28/09/2020)
With
Dashain approaching, beleaguered automobile
dealers hopeful business will pick up : The
sector is expecting to hit the bulk of their
yearly sales target—around 40 percent—during the
festive season, says Nepal Automobile Dealers’
Association, by Krishana Prasain (kp
27/09/2020)
Shops
are not getting customers even during festival
season : Since Covid-19 has severely decreased
the purchasing power of consumers, shops and
businesses are struggling to survive, by
Anup Ojha (kp 24/09/2020)
COVID-19
has spurred more Nepali businesses to start
using internet, social media or digital
platforms to seize business opportunities:
survey (rep 23/09/2020)
Capacity
utilisation of Nepali industries slumps to 40pc
(ht 22/09/2020)
Virus
fears make festive shoppers turn to e-commerce
E-retailers are looking forward to a boom in
online shopping ahead of the festive season as
the Covid-19 pandemic forces people to remain
housebound, by Krishana Prasain (kp
21/09/2020)
Subcommittee
suggests Act amendment to regulate networking
businesses : Lawmakers call for a number of
interventions such as increment in paid-up
capital of companies and regular inspection,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 20/09/2020)
Tenants
problem shifting towards landlords : Rooms and
flats lying vacant for months, by Sabina
Karki (kh 19/09/2020)
Nepali
businesses with souls : Should Nepali businesses
have broader social, political, and economic
responsibilities even as they seek to deliver
profits?, by Bishal Thapa (ae 18/09/2020)
Crusher
industries flouting basic criteria (ht
18/09/2020)
Small
businesses begin to collapse as prolonged
lockdown paralyses operations : Entrepreneurs
have no income, but government taxes and bank
interest payments are piling up, they say,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 15/09/2020)
Selling
of date-expired food items rampant in Valley
(rep 15/09/2020)
'Unfair
To Restrict Street Vendors From Business As They
Are Among Hit Hardest Due To Pandemic', by
Mukunda Gaire (rn 14/09/2020)
Industries
and factories begin operations in Province 5
with local labour force : Local workforce is
filling the vacuum created by foreign workers
who left for their home when the pandemic hit,
by Madhav Dhungana (kp 12/09/2020)
Tourism
minister proposes unshackling travel industry :
The Covid-19 Crisis Management Committee will
discuss the proposals aimed at
revitalising the economy before sending them to
the cabinet for approval, officials said, by
Sangam Prasain (kp 11/09/2020)
Homestay
operators turn to farming after tourism fades :
The pandemic has wiped out small businesses, the
backbone of the country’s economy, by Madhu
Shahi (kp 09/09/2020)
Foreign
investment pledges from India down 51 percent
due to red tape, by Krishana Prasain (kp
09/09/2020)
Covid-19
stops women entrepreneurs in their tracksThey
are involved in sectors such as tourism, food
service, agriculture and manufacturing
enterprises that require daily transactions to
stay afloat, by Aditi Aryal (kp 07/09/2020)
For
some, the pandemic is an opportunity to start
new businesses : With time on their hands, they
are pursuing their passion to prepare food and
deliver them to people’s homes, by Tsering
Ngodup Lama (kp 06/09/2020)
New
cyber security law requires firms to use
information sharing platform : The purpose of
the platform is to establish a cyber security
community to detect and prevent cyber attacks,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 05/09/2020)
Nepal
punishing e-commerce, by Bhoj Raj Poudel (ae
04/9/2020)
Doubts
raised over implementation of new market
monitoring procedure : Consumer rights
activists and traders cite the government’s
failure to implement such regulations
effectively in the past, by Krishana Prasain
(kp 02/09/2020)
With
economy hit by Covid-19, sales of motorcycles
and cars down by up to 50 percent, dealers say :
With continued restrictions on movement despite
Dashain, when sales pick up, approaching,
dealers are now pinning hopes on next year,
by Tsering Ngodup Lama (kp 01/09/2020)
Implementation
of projects under Investment Board is drawn-out
process : The new Act will further inhibit the
board’s functioning that is already throttled by
rigmarole of bureaucracy, officials say, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 25/08/2020)
Hetauda
Cement’s losses jump fivefold as virus
hits construction : The state-owned company
racked up losses totalling Rs 50 million in the
last fiscal year, by Subash Bidari (kp
25/08/2020)
Government
lacks system to monitor builders’ bid capacity :
The monitoring body says it is updating software
to enforce bidding capacity criteria, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 24/08/2020)
Bring
Cooperatives Within Legal Ambit, by Uttam
Maharjan (rn 18/08/2020)
Beauty
parlour owners fear uncertain future as strict
restrictions are reimposed: They had already
suffered major losses, as they were forced to
shut down during the entirety of the wedding
season from mid-April to mid-May, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 16/08/2020)
Government
stops issuing permits for conducting direct
sales of goods: The direct sales business is the
illegalised networking business in a new avatar,
consumer rights activists say, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 14/08/2020)
DoCSCP
to halt registration of new companies (ht
10/08/2020)
Start-ups
see no respite in sight as Covid-19 makes
survival a challenge: With cash inflow at its
lowest, start-up owners worry Kathmandu’s
burgeoning start-up community will collapse,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 09/08/2020)
Govt
asks industrialists to settle dues of
electricity use through dedicated feeders for 28
months (rep 09/08/2020)
Shopkeepers
at Bhrikutimandap rue lack of business despite
easing of lockdown: Other shopping destinations
in Kathmandu are also seeing fewer customers,
say traders, by Shuvam Dhungana and Krishana
Prasain (kp 08/08/2020)
Businesses
laid off a quarter of employees, trimmed 18
percent pay during the lockdown, survey says:
The survey showed that half of the companies’
business is financed by debt and as a result,
they were unable to pay their employees as their
cash flow dried up, by Sangam Prasain (kp
06/08/2020), 61
per cent of industries totally shut during the
lockdown (ht 06/08/2020),
COVID-19
renders one-fourth private sector workers
jobless, NRB survey finds: Businesses expect to
return to normality in nine months (rep
06/08/2020) [For what
reason??]
Industries
operating at only 60pc capacity (ht
04/08/2020)
Over
70,000 youth entrepreneurs to benefit from
reduced interest rate on loans: The Youth and
Small Entrepreneurs Self-Employment Fund has
issued nearly Rs5 billion in loans, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 02/08/2020)
Already
struggling to meet targets, Nepal’s footwear
export numbers look at an uncertain future:
Nepal exported footwear worth Rs 2.36 billion in
the fiscal year 2014-15, this declined to Rs 767
million in the fiscal year 2019-20, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 02/08/2020)
Nepal-made
clothing brands were enjoying a great run and
then the pandemic hit: With no sales for months,
and record low demands, Nepali clothing brands
find themselves in an unfamiliar position,
by Tsering Ngodup Lama (kp 01/08/2020)
The
IFC is looking to scale up investment in Nepal,
interview with Wendy Werner, country manager of
International Finance Corporation (kp 31/07/2020)
Firms
are upbeat about getting credit under refinance
facility: The central bank has adopted a lenient
policy in terms of both amount and loan
conditions to hasten recovery, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 29/07/2020)
Department
of Cooperatives issues 10-point guideline: Loan
and interest payment period can be extended for
one year after approval from regulator (ht
27/07/2020)
Nepal’s
readymade garment sector faces Rs 1.25 billion
hit as foreign buyers cancel orders: As the
garment sector was recovering from years of
downturns, the virus pandemic has emerged as a
big setback for the sector, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 26/07/2020)
Revitalizing
foreign investment, by Bishal Thapa (ae
24/07/2020)
Small
and medium-sized enterprises are missing out on
e-commerce boom: Lack of linkage between
e-retailers and producers prevents homemade
goods from being featured on online platforms,
say entrepreneurs, by Krishana Prasain (kp
22/07/2020)
Hotels
and restaurants to reopen from July 30 (ht
22/07/2020)
Hopeful
internet firms need to have minimum capital of
Rs 40 million: Nepal Telecommunications
Authority rolls out new internet service
operation bylaw, by Krishana Prasain (kp
21/07/2020)
State-owned
mining company remains closed for 12 years
(kp 19/07/2020)
Small
entreprises happy over monetary policy as they
get cash lifeline: The central bank said that as
of mid-June, banks have mobilised loans worth Rs
55.54 billion to 29,157 SMEs, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 19/07/2020)
Foreign
investment pledges plunge 24 percent due to
Covid-19: Out of a total 46 investment
commitment proposals, 37 pledges worth Rs 6.77
billion came from China alone, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 14/07/2020)
Public
vehicle entrepreneurs are caught between months
of inactivity and growing calls from banks to
pay loans: Even though the government has eased
the lockdown for private vehicles with an
odd-even rule, there’s no such arrangement for
public vehicles in sight, by Deepak Pariyar
(kp 02/07/2020)
Proposed
electronic commerce law sent to Industry
Ministry for review: The budget for the next
fiscal year has also accorded priority to online
transactions, by Krishana Prasain (kp
01/07/2020)
Thamel
on the brink of total collapse, by Ashim
Neupane and Aditi Baral (rep 28/06/2020)
Restaurants
and cafes in Kathmandu defy government order: If
big stores can welcome huge crowds, why can’t we
open for our customers? owners ask (kp
26/06/2020)
Lockdown
leaves private hostel owners, students in a fix:
Hostel operators seek help from the government
and money from students to stay afloat. But the
government hasn’t helped, and students
themselves are under financial stress, by
Sasmiksha Baral (kp 26/06/2020)
Public
transport entrepreneurs seek government support
for survival, by Arpana Ale Magar (ht
17/06/2020)
Restaurant
association to launch home delivery service to
keep business afloat: Restaurants are still
closed for sit-down dining under the new
lockdown guidelines, by Krishana Prasain (kp
16/06/2020)
Managing
our economy: In order to kick-start the economy,
citizens should receive cash or other means of
relief, by Manoj Kumar Kedia (kp 15/06/2020)
Food
Management and Trading extends home delivery
service: Sastodeal will transport the government
company's grocery products up to 5 km from the
Ring Road, by Krishana Prasain (kp
15/06/2020)
Insurance
firms start paying COVID claims (ht
14/06/2020)
Stores
reopen as Kathmandu emerges from lockdown:
Businesses will see few customers as transport
restrictions are still in place, merchants say,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 13/06/2020)
Goverment
sets standards for operating businesses (ht
13/06/2020)
Police
halt operation of businesses in valley (ht
10/06/2020)
Businesses
await easing of lockdown measures (ht
09/06/2020)
Govt
starts process of bringing e-commerce under
regulation (ht 09/06/2020)
Manufacturing
output drops sharply as lockdown restrictions
slash demand: Most of the factories located in
the country's five major industrial corridors
are operating at below capacity, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 08/06/2020)
Textile
industry close to collapse for lack of stimulus
package: The budget has failed to address any of
the problems caused by the lockdown, insiders
say, by Krishana Prasain (kp 06/06/2020)
Traders
defy lockdown as patience runs thin in Nepal
(ht 04/06/2020)
As
the never-ending lockdown continues, taxmen ask
business firms to clear taxes: Taxpayers say
they have not been able to collect cash from the
market and are unable to pay the tax at the
moment, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
03/06/2020) [???],
Deadline
to pay taxes extended by a fortnight to June 21:
The Inland Revenue Department deferred the
deadline after meeting with widespread criticism
for asking citizens to pay taxes in the middle
of a lockdown, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
03/06/2020)
Surkhet
business community announces to open shops and
businesses from today: Calls to ease the
lockdown are getting louder by the day, but
Karnali Province government is waiting for the
federal government to take the decision, by
Kalendra Sejuwal (kp 03/06/2020)
Government
to draft new regulations to monitor booming
e-commerce sector: With e-commerce booming
during the lockdown, there is an urgent need to
introduce proper standards to protect consumers,
officials say, by Krishana Prasain (kp
31/05/2020)
Budget
announces significant tax exemptions of up to 75
percent for micro and small industries: The
budget for the upcoming fiscal year has sought
to provide remedy to industries affected by
Covid-19, including tourism, agriculture and
small businesses, by Prithvi Man Shrtestha
(kp 29/05/2020)
Retail
merchants running low on stocks as lockdown gets
tighter: The government's ever changing policy
has made it difficult to maintain smooth supply
of goods, say traders, by Krishana Prasain
(kp 22/05/2020)
Will
food delivery platforms survive the pandemic?
Before the pandemic hit Nepal, online food
delivery was doing good business. But now, with
hardly any revenue, its future looks grim,
by Elisha Shrestha (kp 22/05/2020)
Private
sector threatens to take to the streets if
demands not met in budget (ht 19/05/2020)
Pvt
sector urges govt to review taxes, scrap excise
duty (ht 18/05/2020)
MSMEs
can sustain for only two months if lockdown is
stretched, says study (ht 17/05/2020)
Covid-19
threatens the very survival of restaurants:
Nepal's restaurant industry is one of the worst
hit by the pandemic, and it may become one of
the last ones to recover, by Tsering Ngodup
Lama (kp 15/05/2020)
FinMin
Khatiwada says govt can’t afford relief package
to business sector: If you need relief, pay more
tax: FM says to private sector (kh
07/05/2020)
Shoes
and garment makers ponder next move after
lockdown cuts off revenue: There are 1,500
footwear factories in Nepal which provide 50,000
jobs, by Krishana Prasain (kp 06/05/2020)
Reeling
under virus crisis, IPPAN seeks rescue (ht
06/05/2020)
Industries
may operate on priority basis (ht
06/05/2020))
Extended
lockdown brings many women entrepreneurs to the
brink of failure: Women entrepreneurs are
engaged in agriculture, handicraft, hospitality
and other service sectors, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 04/05/2020)
70
Percent Industries Found Flouting Government
Decision To Provide Regular Payment To Workers
(rn 02/05/2020)
Unilever
Nepal resumes partial operation: The company
produces around 15,000 tonnes of toothpaste,
6,000 tonnes of soap and 5,000 tonnes of shampoo
annually, by Subash Bidari (kp 29/04/2020)
Without
immediate support, small and medium enterprises
on verge of collapse: Despite employing a
majority of the labour force and making
significant contributions to the GDP, SMEs
rarely feature in policy decisions, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 28/04/2020)
Ad
industry laments revenue loss as lockdown
paralyses economy: During the period mid-March
to mid-April, the ad sector reportedly missed
business worth Rs 1.5 billion, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 24/04/2020)
Food
product factories resume operations at reduced
capacity: Pokhara Industrial Estate, which was
shuttered after the lockdown was announced,
threw open its gates on Monday, by Lal Prasd
Sharma (kp 22/04/2020), Govt
plans to let industries operate from next week
(ht 22/04/2020)
Panel
to assess corona impact on industries (ht
21/04/2020)
IB
directs insurance firms to start providing
coverage against coronavirus (ht 21/04/2020)
Taskforce
formed to create entrepreneurship environment
within country itself (rep 20/04/2020)
SMEs
seek immediate relief package from govt (ht
20/04/2020)
FinMin
assures relief to virus-hit businesses (ht
1704/2020)
Kalimati
vegetables market resumes operation (ht
15/04/2020)
Dependent
on a daily cash flow and with few savings, small
and medium enterprises risk collapse: The
central bank has announced financial measures
for the private sector but many believe small
and medium enterprises will require a different
approach, by Aditi Aryal (kp 08/04/2020)
Start-ups
encounter setback as corona shuts down economy:
The government should provide relief to
start-ups by paying salaries, say experts,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 07/04/2020)
Online
order, home delivery rise amid lockdown: Major
supermarkets and online stores see significant
surge in sales (ht 06/04/2020)
Industries
allowed to resume operations with residential
workers (ht 03/04/2020)
All
brick kilns in Nawalparasi (East) in operation
despite the lockdown: Around 1,400 Indian
workers are employed in various kilns in the
district; most are happy to stay put and work,
by Narayan Sharma (kp 02/04/2020)
Kalimati
Market To Open Twice A Day To Reduce Crowd,
by Laxman Kafle (rn 30/03/2020)
Companies
tell employees to work from home as virus fears
take hold: Many factories close down after
sending their workers home with paid leave,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 26/03/2020)
Butcher's
shops in the valley take a break as supply and
sales fall: Goat and buffalo imports from India
have dropped, and there are few domestic
suppliers, traders said, by Krishana Prasain
(kp 24/03/2020)
Small
and medium enterprises feel the pinch as the
economy flounders: With handicraft exports down
to near zero and no revenues coming in, closure
looms for these firms, by Krishana Prasain
(kp 23/03/2020)
Private
sector seeks relief package from government:
Economists say blanket economic stimulus not
needed, by Umesh Poudel (ht 22/03/2020)
Trend
of customisation seeps in Nepali market as a
unique differentiation point: Customisation of
products or services allows consumers to create
their own thematic designs on existing products
or even demand a wholly custom-made product,
by Monica Khanal (kp 22/03/2020)
Government
launches coordinated inspections to curb black
marketeering of essential goods: The Department
of Commerce, Supplies and Consumer Protection
Management carried out inspections at 161 firms
and penalised 57 in the month of Falgun, by
Shuvam Dhungana (kp 20/03/2020)
Fewer
customers but no drop in business, say vegetable
sellers: The Kalimati market is receiving
800-850 tonnes of vegetables daily, according to
officials, by Krishana Prasain (kp
20/03/2020)
Govt
mulls tax rebate, subsidy for businesses hit by
coronavirus (rep 17/03/2020)
Firms
slapped with nearly Rs 10.5 million in fines in
first seven months of fiscal year: Daraz and
Sunrise Agriculture Research Center were fined
Rs300,000 each, the highest penalty of all the
firms inspected, by Krishana Prasain (kp
16/03/2020)
FNCCI
seeks tax filing, loan repayment deadline
extension by three months (rep 14/03/2020)
Firms
seeking loans of up to Rs 5 million don't need
to submit tax certificate (rep 13/03/2020)
Hurdles
come with the terrain in Nepal’s fashion
industry: Mishu Shrestha has worked hard to
create a fashion brand that is going places,
by Naresh Newar (nt 13/03/2020)
Nepali
brands that are sewing their way up the social
ladder, sustainably: There is an undoubted
consciousness rising among the people when it
comes to purchasing clothing that is available
and purchasing what is sustainable and ethical.
And these brands are leading that change in
Kathmandu, by Tulsi Rauniyar (kp 11/03/2020)
Black
marketeering rife in rural areas of Doti: The
District Administration Office and local
governments, however, are not exercising
effective mechanisms to check the malpractice,
locals complain, by Mohan Shahi (kp
10/03/2020)
Grocery
store sales soar on fears of shortages and price
hikes: The current rush to stockpile goods is
due to lack of public trust in the government
and its system, experts say, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 09/03/2020)
Effective
database systems for co-ops in pipeline, by
Rajesh Khanal (rep 08/03/2020)
Tourism
entrepreneurs ask for 50% waiver in taxes
(rep 08/03/2020)
Investment
trends in Nepal: Foreign investment in the
energy sector is comparatively small despite the
great hydropower potential, by Rajesh
Bastola (kp 05/03/2020)
Financing
sustainability through international funds:
Nepal needs to explore ways to obtain funds from
abroad to close the investment gap, by
Anirvan Ghosh Dastodar (kp 03/03/2020)
Commerce
Department slaps Rs 300,000 fine on e-commerce
firm Daraz: The online shopping marketplace had
sought a review of the penalty following the
department’s February action, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 02/03/2020)
Anti-Money
Laundering & Cooperatives, by Uttam
Maharjan (rn 23/02/2020)
Govt
to provide up to Rs 5m grant to new innovators
(ht 23/02/2020)
Registration
of cottage industries increase in Gorkha, by
Narhari Sapkota (rep 23/02/2020)
Ad
agencies want cards worth upto $5,000 to pay for
social media posts: Nepal’s commercial banks are
currently allowed to provide foreign currency
exchange of upto $3,000 to ‘service importers’,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 20/02/2020)
Election
fever starts gripping FNCCI: Pradhan and Dhakal
have already announced their candidacy for
the post of senior vice-president (ht
19/02/2020)
No
takers for mall spaces, but financiers continue
to pour money into shopping complexes: A desire
to replicate success, a failure to conduct
market research, and changing shopping habits
are behind the failure of malls, say economists,
by Anup Ojha (kp 18/02/2020)
Nepal
is open for business. But where is the
investment? Being one of South Asia’s smallest
recipient of foreign direct investment, Nepal
needs to improve, by Bishal Bhattarai (kp
14/02/2020)
Daraz
slapped with Rs300,000 fine for wrong item
delivery: The online seller says the decision
was made without allowing it to internally
investigate or amicably resolve the issue,
by Krihana Prasain (kp 11/02/2020)
Investment
climate: Good or bad?Nepal needs to take
advantage of emerging favorable investment
climate to boost private investment from both
domestic and foreign investors for accomplishing
its target, by Prabhakar Ghimire (rep
11/02/2020)
Bhairahawa
SEZ lacks key infrastructure, by Rekha
Bhusal (rep 09/02/2020)
Nepali
pashmina industry fails to grow despite aid,
incentives (rep 02/02/2020)
Investors
still await construction of electrical
sub-station at Bhairahawa SEZ, by Rekha
Bhusal (rep 01/02/2020)
Nepal's
industrial sector is underperforming: An
increase in both installed capacity and capacity
utilisation is needed to reinvigorate the
industrial sector, by Chandan Sapkota (kp
31/01/2020)
Govt
seeks more teeth to make market inspection
effective (rep 31/01/2020)
Nepali
entrepreneur turns trash into cash: The story
behind the entrepreneur behind the Khaalisisi
initiative, by Naresh Newar (nt 31/01/2020)
Capacity
utilisation of Nepali industries falls to 57.1pc
(ht 30/01/2020)
Bookstores'
decision to halt imports places attention once
again on taxes on books: Responding to the
decision, many on social media have decried the
taxation of books on the grounds that reading is
about learning and education, by Shashwat
Pant (kp 30/01/2020)
Private
sector borrowing falls by Rs 24 billion: The
private sector has been complaining about the
growing tendency of the government to control
them, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
26/01/2020)
Young
Entrepreneurs Summit-Women to be held this month
(ht 20/01/2020)
Government
to review rent in Bhairahawa SEZ again (ht
17/01/2020)
Space
for hire: The special economic zones have failed
to attract tenants (kp 16/01/2020)
Govt
gearing up to establish 32 industrial villages
at local levels (ht 15/01/2020)
Government
balks at deregulating the money-making petroleum
sector: The reluctance to loosen its grip on the
oil trade may be due to Nepal Oil Corporation's
massive revenues, say industry watchers, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 13/01/2020)
Six
years on, Nepal’s first economic zone struggles
to find investors: This fiscal year, the
government has allocated Rs820 million budget
for the economic zone in Bhairahawa but not a
single rupee has been spent, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 10/01/2020)
Cooperative
movement in Nepal: Still going strong, by
Uttam Maharjan (ht 07/01/2020)
Industrual
villages in local units: Local units told to
propose potential sites, by Sujita Pradhan
(rep 06/01/2020)
Foodmario:
Made-to-order food whose time may have come: The
startup fulfills more than 100 orders per day at
an average Rs 600 per order, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 06/01/2020)
Nepal
secures nearly $12 billion from Investment
Summit 2019: Of the 50 infrastructure projects,
20 are still in the IBN basket as the board did
not receive any proposals from investors, by
Prahlad Rijal (kp 04/01/2020)
Contractors
can get extensions on delayed projects, but they
cannot participate in new bids: Newly-amended
Public Procurement Regulation has set the new
rule for builders, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 02/01/2020)
Wedding
season brings little cheer to jewellery dealers:
Sales plunged 50 percent as bridal customers
stayed away due to the high prices, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 18/12/2019)
Start-up
ecosystem is lacking in Nepal, say global
business speakers: Rara Biotech, a women-run
startup company working in the agriculture
sector, secured an investment of Rs10 million
after participating in a recent business boot
camp (kp 18/12/2019)
Lack
of market worries cement manufacturers, by
Arpana Ale Magar (ht 18/12/2019)
Betel
nut industry in Jhapa collapses after India bans
imports: Buoyed by the prospects, the government
had even declared Jhapa a betel nut zone, by
Arjun Rajbanshi (kp 17/12/2019)
Govt
to minimize paperwork to register public limited
companies (rep 17/12/2019)
Staying
ahead of the digital advertising curve with
AdMana's cross channel platform: The company’s
platform connects millions of confirmed users,
harvests insights into their interests and helps
brands build target campaigns based on
geo-tagging and demographic marketing, by
Prahlad Rijal (kp 16/12/2019)
Government
officials, experts argue over proposed cement
standards: The cement lobby doesn’t want the
grade changed, and the issue has become
politicised, officials said, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 13/12/2019)
Search
engine marketing is shaking up the industry:
Many ad agencies have started adopting digital
marketing to cater to market demand, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 08/12/2019)
One
year on, industrial village yet to come into
operation in Dhankuta (ht 07/12/2019)
Two
decades on, SEZ fails to impress investors,
by Dilip Poudel (rep 07/12/2019)
Nepal
no country for expats’ spouses?, by Umesh
Poudel (ht 05/12/2019)
Udayapur
Cement upgrading production capacity to 1,100
tons, by Maheshwar Chamling Rai (rep
04/12/2019)
Sundar
Yatayat to assemble electric vehicles in country
(ht 02/12/2019)
Washmandu:
Online laundry service aims to ‘hurt the dirt’:
The startup handles a payload of 200 kgs of
dirty clothes daily, by Prahlad Rijal (kp
02/12/2019)
A
women-run factory producing sustainable goods in
MahendranagarThe factory produces hand-made
brooms and other products made of bamboo, by
Bhawani Bhatta (kp 01/12/2019)
One
Stop Center starts issuing approval for
repatriation (rep 27/11/2019)
E-commerce
platforms make profits but eschew
responsibility: Although companies say they are
not responsible for issues that arise between
buyers and sellers on their platform, consumers
rights advocates disagree, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 25/11/2019)
Construction
of flood-hit cement factory starts, by
Sarita Shrestha (rep 21/11/2019)
Five
factories exit Bhairahawa SEZ , by Dilip
Poudel (rep 21/11/2019)
Cheaper
readymade garments eating into small-scale
tailoring businesses: Nepal imported readymade
garments worth Rs7 billion in the first two
months of current fiscal year, compared to Rs3.9
billion in the same period last year, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 18/11/2019)
Road
department bars subordinate bodies from
preparing bid package over Rs500 million: The
move is aimed at stopping collusion among
builders and checking the mobilisation cost,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 18/11/2019)
1000
Women Entrepreneurs Seminar next week (ht
16/11/2019)
FCAN
to protest if government does not revise amended
procurement rules again (ht 14/11/2019)
Enraged
locals slam contractor for dilly-dallying in
expanding Bhaktapur-Nagarkot road, by
Krishana KC (rep 14/11/2019)
Power
at play to extend Gokarna Forest Resort lease
for Yeti Holdings, by Sunil Sapkota (rep
14/11/2019)
Liquor
factories prepare to re-operate after 6-month
shutdown, by Binod Subedi (rep 14/11/2019)
Only
47% of FDI commitment materialized in 5 years,
by Rajesh Khanal (rep 13/11/2019)
Packaged
food factories proliferate in Rupandehi: There
are 21 large plants in the district, most of
them producing noodles, biscuits, pulses, oil
and flour, by Amrita Anmol (kp 12/11/2019)
Govt
bars firms from making int'l payments for
software services, by Sagar Ghimire (rep
11/11/2019)
FNCCI
steering committee meet on special AGM postponed
(ht 08/11/2019)
Why
has Nepal failed to attract enough foreign
direct investment? Foreign direct investment is
vital for accessing new technologies, business
practices, and markets, especially when the
country aims for the middle-income tag, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 07/11/2019)
Market
monitoring is a farce: In the long run, the
government should focus on ensuring adequate
supply and fair market practice, by Roshee
Lamichhane (kp 07/11/2019)
Foreign
investment pledges double in first quarter:
Nepal received commitments worth Rs10.76 billion
between mid-July and mid-October, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 05/11/2019)
New
rule means contractors need to use bank credit
in public construction projects: Contractors
lobbying against the provision say it limits
their ability to participate in more bids and
adds up to their costs, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 31/10/2019)
Gold
traders expecting Rs10 billion worth of sales
during Dhanteras and Tihar: Festive gold sales
subdued due to high prices of precious yellow
metal, by Krishana Prasain (kp 27/10/2019)
CNI,
NRNA ink pact to promote FDI in Nepal (ht
26/10/2019)
Has
doing business become easier in Nepal? Depends
who you ask: Despite the progress in rankings,
Nepal has made starting a new business more
difficult, by Prahlad Rijal (kp 25/10/2019)
Plan
for new industrial area hits a snag over
location dispute: The site for the proposed
industrial area falls at a buffer zone of Parsa
National Park, by Pratap Bista (kp
22/10/2019)
Business
of sugar less even in festive season, by
Prem Punthoki (rep 20/10/2019)
Government
plans e-commerce platform for Nepali
microenterprises: Currently, such enterprises
have limited knowledge about selling their
products online, putting them out of reach of
potential customers, especially in the export
market, by Krishana Prasain (kp 13/10/2019)
Central
bank report urges financial literacy training
for entrepreneurs: According to the Financial
Sector Development Strategy, small and medium
enterprises created 1.7 million jobs, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 12/10/2019)
First
Nepal-German Business Forum concludes: German
Vice-minister Norbert Barthle arrives today
(ht 03/10/2019)
Government
is attempting to control the private sector,
businesspersons allege: While the Finance
Ministry’s measures are good, they’re being
implemented in a way that creates hassles, they
say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 02/10/2019)
Govt
intensifies market monitoring: 140 stores fined
Rs 2.38 million on the spot, by Sujeeta
Pradhan (rep 02/10/2019)
Local
clothing brands are set to give international
labels a run for their money: As Nepal’s
readymade garment toils abroad, manufacturers
are launching their brands and looking within to
tap new customers, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
30/09/2019)
Nepal
needs to learn that merely building industrial
parks won’t do: The country can learn a lot from
India to attract foreign manufacturing, such as
slashing corporate tax rates and implementing
favourable policies, by Paban Raj Pandey (kp
30/09/2019)
Government
preparing to revive seven sick state-owned
enterprises (ht 30/09/2019)
Many
traders found not issuing bills to shoppers,
says government body: The Department took action
against 170 unscrupulous traders during mid-July
to mid-September period, by Rajesh Khanal
(kp 28/09/2019)
Investment
summit kicks off in Rupandehi: Conference
targets to woo Rs50 billion in new investments
across various sectors, by Amrita Anmol (kp
27/09/2019)
Manufacturing
slack, low FDI inflow likely to crimp Nepal’s
economic growth: Foreign investment is key, but
the country needs to increase exports and focus
on agriculture, tourism and IT to sustain
growth, analysts say, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 22/09/2019)
Govt
to auction imported vehicles parked at
Birgunj customs office: Automobile importers yet
to collect over 350 vehicles, by Umesh
Poudel (ht 20/09/2019)
Ambiguous
regulation puts nearly 1,500 contracts at
termination risk: The Public Procurement
Regulation has a provision of extending
deadlines of expired contracts, but it does not
specify which project gets extension, officials
say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 18/09/2019)
“Projects
in Nepal are not structured properly”,
interview with Moazzam A Mekan, head of
Public-Private Partnership, South Asia, of the
International Finance Corporation (ht 17/09/2019)
Credit
information centre of cooperatives is in the
pipeline: There are over 13,500 savings and
credit cooperatives with 3.45 million members
across the country, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
16/(09/2019)
Insurance
firms told to follow new method of calculating
bonus: According to the board, a total of
1,201,463 people purchased a life insurance
policy in 2018-19, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
15/09/2019)
FinMin
urges investors to invest in Nepal (ht
12/09/2019), ‘Nepal
needs to do more than hold summits to lure
foreign investment’: Experts say foreign
investors often lose enthusiasm and back out
after encountering bureaucratic hassles, by
Prahlad Rijal (kp 13/09/2019)
Nepal
Reinsurance Company plans Rs1.6 billion initial
public offering: The company applied to the
Securities Board of Nepal on Sunday for approval,
by Rajesh Khanal (kp 10/09/2019)
Let
women entrepreneurs rise: By ignoring special
needs of female entrepreneurs, we are missing an
opportunity to modernize the country. Female
workers are in a position to contribute to the
country’s growth, by Biswo Poudel (rep
09/09/2019)
Udayapur
Cement suffering monthly loss of Rs 30m due to
erratic power supply, by Maheshwar Chamling
Rai (rep 08/09/2019)
Bhairahawa
SEZ operating, but with a single industry
(ht 07/09/2019)
204
firms fined on the spot for flouting consumer
law, by Muna Sunuwar (rep 07/09/2019)
Entrepreneurs
studying investment prospects in Province 1,
by Bhim Chapagain (rep 04/09/2019)
Everest
Hotel plans a comeback without clearing
outstanding dues: Department of Tourism says the
five-star property owes Rs103.5 million to the
government, by Sangam Prasain. (kp
04/09/2019)
Shailung
Construction among builders warned for poor
progress in road projects: The construction firm
owned by Sharada Prasad Adhikari, the landlord
of NCP Co-chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, is
currently holding contracts for over half a
dozen road projects, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 03/09/2019)
Dhaka
business flounders for lack of new designs:
Weavers face unemployment as their traditional
products no longer sell, by Prakash Baral
(kp 03/09/2019)
Nepali
footwear losing charm, export drops 27 percent:
Local manufacturers have been focusing on
expanding their domestic market share while
putting low focus on export , by Krishana
Prasain (kp 02/09/2019)
Rural
Nepal fuels appetite for fast moving consumer
goods: FMCG products such as noodles, biscuits,
snacks, toothpaste, toiletry soap, shampoo,
tobacco are the major products being consumed in
rural parts of the country, manufacturers say,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 02/09/2019)
Betting
on foreign investment: We need to find out the
reason why investors are not encouraged to
invest in Nepal despite having political and
policy stability with federal system of
governance, by Purushottam Ojha (rep
02/09/2019)
As
gold hits record high, Teej shoppers opt for
imitation jewellery: Jewellery business owners
say sales of ornaments made to look like gold
are up 15 to 20 percent this year, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 31/08/2019)
Firms
not displaying prices of products and services
to be fined: Traders or service providers found
violating the rule may be fined Rs50,000 to
Rs100,000, by Subash Bidari (kp 31/08/2019)
Why
SUVs will dominate Nepal's auto market: Growing
preference for recreational driving fuels sales
of sport utility vehicles, by Prahlad Rijal
(kp 28/08/2019)
Breaking
stereotypes and making wine: Binita Pokhrel
followed her dream of starting her own business
and opened Pure Joy, by Krishana Prasain (kp
26/08/2019)
How
a startup became Nepal's leading ride-hailing
firm, by Aditi Baral (rep 26/08/2019)
Nine
insurance companies miss deadline to increase
capital: The insurers had been directed to raise
their paid-up capital by mid-July, by Rajesh
Khanal (kp 29/08/2019)
Firms
guilty of malpractice are fined over Rs 4
million: Guilty firms face little to no legal
action for engaging in bad market practices
other than a cash penalty, consumer rights
activists say, by Krishana Prasain (kp
25/08/2019)
Government
implements national strategy for e-commerce
sector: The online marketplace is growing
steadily despite a late start, but there are no
laws to regulate them, by Krishana Prasain
(kp 24/08/2019)
NOC
too secretive for a public company: The
corporation has stopped sharing its profit-loss
details since it started making gains, by
Sujan Dhungana (ht 24/08/2019)
Foreign
direct investment: Improve investment climate,
by Bhubanesh Pant (ht 23/08/2019)
Cooperatives
minister bats for lowering number of
cooperatives to 10,000-12,000; Government not in
favor of forceful mergers: Padma Kumari Aryal
(rep 23/08/2019)
Lack
of innovation puts pashmina exports in downward
spiral: Shipments dropped 9 percent to Rs168
million in the last fiscal year, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 22/08/2019)
The
art of making—and drinking—Marpha brandy:
Distilled from the fermented mash of the apple
itself, much of the stuff sold in Marpha falls
into the category of fruit brandy, by Chase
Brush (kp 19/08/2019)
Disputing
foreign direct investment: Nepal’s investment
strategy should be designed from a legal, not
just policy, perspective, by Sabrina Singh
(kp 19/08/2019)
‘Nepali
market for beers is changing with consumers’
preferences for alternative tastes’: Thomas
Nösner on Nepal’s beer scene and its
adaptability with the international brands,
interview with Thomas Nösner (kp 19/08/2019)
Permanent
account number rule to come into force despite
calls for deferral: The private sector said
implementation should be postponed because of
practical difficulties, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
19/08/2019)
FNCCI
calls special AGM on November 15 to amend its
statute (ht 17/08/2019)
Cement
factories are violating standard manufacturing
practices: Bureau report: Some companies were
ordered to do a product recall but they did not
comply, by Krishana Prasain (kp 13/08/2019)
Dismantling
cartels and ‘cartelpreuners’: Signs are emerging
that will make cartels in Nepal lose their clout,
by Sujeev Shakya (kp 13/08/2019)
No
more cash on the nail: The government’s decision
to grant mobilisation advance to contractors only
after they commence work is much-needed (kp
12/08/2019)
Taxi
association set to wage war against Pathao, by
Sujeeta Pradhan (rep 12/08/2019)
Uncertainty
surrounds Industrial Park of Damak, by Yubaraj
Bibash (rep 04/08/2019)
Rift
in FNCCI over statute amendment, by Sujan
Dhungana (ht 02/08/2019)
So
you’d like to do business in Nepal? The rule
banning FDI less than Rs50 million is a slap in
the face of small and medium enterprises, by
Ritu Pradhan Malla (nt 02/08/2019)
NFC,
NTL to diversify business to be competitive in
market after merger: Merged entity to operate fair
price ships in all provinces, build business
complexes in major cities, by Nikeeta Gautam
(rep 01/08/2019)
Freight
forwarders say new cargo tracking system has
increased costs: Traders pay Rs4,200 extra per
container to fit the electronic device, by
Rajesh Khanal (kp 30/07/2019)
There
are significant investment barriers in Nepal, US
report says: The report also mentions ‘petty
bureaucracy’-based hindrances impeding smooth
conduct of business, by Prahlad Rijal (kp
27/07/2019)
Cooperatives
Department to impose interest rate cap on loans:
Stakeholders say the new provision will reduce
risks for depositors, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
24/07/2019)
Standards
bureau enforces a slew of quality control
measures in cement industry: The body says that
the manufacturers would be provided time to
implement the new regulation, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 24/07/2019)
Reimagining
Nepal Oil Corporation: When necessary, NOC must
leverage its strategic collaboration with Indian
Oil Corporation to ensure that technological
advancements are made for smooth supplies of
fuel into our country, by Sunil Bahadur
Thapa (rep 24/07/2019)
Govt
takes action against 19 traders in
Kalimati, Balkhu (ht 20/07/2019)
Cottage,
small industries rue mandatory PAN rule for
salary payment: Seek an additional six mobths to
enforced new rule (rep 19/07/2019)
Sometimes,
it’s better to cut off dying industries: Joseph
Schumpeter’s creative destruction should be
applied to the economy, and to politics as well,
by Paban Raj Pandey (kp 19/07/2019)
So
you’d like to do business in Nepal? The rule
banning FDI less than Rs50 million is a slap in
the face of small and medium enterprises, by
Ritu Pradhan Malla (nt 19/07/2019)
Nepal
doesn’t grow palm but it still exports billions
worth of palm oil: Nepali traders are importing
crude palm oil, refining it and exporting it
under a SAARC agreement to India for zero
tariffs, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 17/07/2019)
Digital
development and e-commerce in Nepal: Even with
the government’s adoption of an e-commerce
strategy, there is a lot more to do to expand
the digital market, by Madhu K. Marasini (kp
15/07/2019)
Traders
unhappy with government’s poor market
supervision: Market monitoring is conducted only
during Dashain and Tihar, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 13/07/2019)
Cooperatives
members required to end multiple memberships by
mid-October 2020 (rep 13/07/2019)
Private
sector asks for more time to implement
electronic invoice, PAN for workers (rep
13/07/2019)
IBN
plans to sign MoUs with foreign investors: The
board is preparing to pen agreements for three
projects worth over Rs 200 billion (ht
12/07/2019)
Domestic
cement to get 43-grade, 53-grade quality
certification (ht 11/07/2019)
Factories
operating at 60% capacity, shows NRB report: NRB
officials optimistic, but industrialists say
more room for improvement, by Sagar Ghimire
(rep 11/07/2019)
Kailali
industrial estate project in limbo: EIA report
gathers dust in environment ministry, by
Yogesh Rawal (rep 11/07/2019)
Startups
and the funding gap: Simply throwing money at
Nepali startups is exactly how not to create a
sustainable and thriving ecosystem, by Dipta
Shah (kp 10/07/2019)
Government
relaxes location requirement for casinos:
Casinos and electronic gaming houses allowed to
operate up to a distance of 3 km from the
international border, by Sangam Prasain (kp
06/07/2019)
Half
of the business firms are off the grid, census
report says: Most of the unregistered
enterprises are wholesale and retail outlets and
auto repair shops, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
04/07/2019)
41
enterprises receive FDI as one- stop service
center comes into operation, by Nikeeta
Gautam (rep 03/07/2019)
Bhairahawa
SEZ fails, repeatedly, to call tender bid for
sub-station, by Rekha Bhusal (rep
27/06/2019)
Scaling
up entrepreneurship: Most entrepreneurs in Nepal
struggle to survive. Scaling up and building a
world-class business is a far cry for many of
them, leading to mental health crisis in
entrepreneurial community, by Surath Giri
and Saurabh Shah (rep 26/06/2019)
Hyatt
Regency shuts down operations: The decision
follows a tussle between workers and management,
by Sangam Prasain (kp 18/06/2019), Hyatt
resumes services: Labour office to moderate
discussions between workers and hotel management
(ht 20/06/2019)
City
authority says it will auction off goods
confiscated from street vendors: Kathmandu
Metropolitan City has seized goods worth Rs 1.5
million in four months, by Anup Ojha (kp
18/06/2019), Street
trade and social justice: The government must
adopt clear rules for responsible vending
(kp 19/06/2019), Street
vendors censure city’s plan to auction off goods
seized from them: Nepal Street Vendors Trade
Union demands alternative space to run their
‘business’, by Anup Ojha (kp 22/06/2019)
Government
agrees to unfreeze bank accounts of transport
committees that have registered as companies:
The task of unfreezing and facilitating them to
conduct normal operations will be completed by
mid-July, officials said, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 17/06/2019)
Big
beer companies have a monopoly on the market.
Now some beer lovers want to change that, by
Thomas Heaton (kp 15/06/2019)
Govt
gets Rs 9.89 billion in dividend from only seven
PEs (rep 14/06/2019)
Making
SEZs successful: We need to ensure that SEZs
which are showing up for operation set a trend
for other such zones in various stages of
development, by Purushottam Ojha (rep
13/06/2019)
Plan
to merge cooperatives stalls due to lack of
clear policy: Budget contains no incentive
package for amalgamated cooperatives, by
Rajesh Khanal (kp 11/06/2019)
Nepal
Cottage and Small Industries Expo sales hit Rs
50 million: A total of 195 stalls, comprising
cottage and small entrepreneurs from 77
districts, welcomed 180,000 visitors, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 10/06/2019)
Govt
mulls opening Simara GPZ for other sectors:
Garment entrepreneurs reluctant to inject
investment inside the protected zone (ht
10/06/2019)
Investors
brush off recent budget announcement: Investors
are now waiting for the central bank to announce
market-friendly policies instead, by Rajesh
Khanal (kp 09/06/2019)
Entrepreneurs
reluctant to move into Special Economic Zones,
by Rajesh Khanal (kp 08/06/2019)
Finance
Ministry drafts new law to streamline public
enterprises: Public enterprises have been
bedevilled by fickle government policies
that change with every change of administration,
by Rajesh Khanal (kp 06/06/2019)
Rs
50 million minimum threshold for foreign
investment invites criticism from private
sector: While some in the private sector want a
higher threshold, others believe it should
be much lower to facilitate competition in
the market, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 04/06/2019)
In
defence of small investments: With a liquidity
crisis and the low-risk appetite of banks, Nepal
needs smaller foreign investments, too, by
Siddhant Raj Pandey (kp 03/06/2019)
Wood
apple juice factory turns boon for rural women:
Established with an initial investment of
Rs460,000 five years ago, the factory now
provides jobs to 100 women, by Pratap
Ranamagar (kp 03/06/2019)
One-third
of public enterprises post net loss despite
heavy funding: The net profit of 26 state-run
enterprises rose by a marginal 4.88 percent to
Rs43.44 billion (kp 03/06/2019), Fragile
enterprise: Government should shutter sick
public enterprises; reallocate resources (kp
04/06/2019)
Large
building firms and state agencies are colluding
to limit competition: Authorities amend public
procurement regulation to discourage the
practice, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
02/06/2019)
Investors
doubt government budget will drive market,
address underlying problems, by Rajesh
Khanal (kp 02/06/2019)
Budget
provides incentives for start-ups—without
defining what start-ups are: This lack of
clarity means that ride-sharing apps Tootle and
Pathao, facing large tax liabilities, are
unsure whether they can take advantage of the
new provision, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
01/06/2019)
Plan
to involve co-ops in economic activities likely
to be a non-starter, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
01/06/2019)
Only
26 PEs booked profit in 2017-18 (ht
30/05/2019)
Tiger
Palace Resort puts its property up for sale: At
least four Nepali companies are interested in
buying the property valued at $33 million,
by Anil Giri and Sangam Prasain (kp 29/05/2019)
Huawei
smartphone sales plunge 60 percent after Google
ban (kp 29/05/2019)
Right
To Business Hours, by Kamal Parajuli (rn
29/05/2019)
Government
sets minimum threshold for foreign direct
investment at Rs 50m (ht 24/05/2019)
Laid-off
workers demand payment from Unilever, by
Pratap Bista (kp 22/05/2019)
Private
sector seeks interest rate stability, simplified
tax rules (ht 22/05/2019)
Disintegration
of business: Efforts by industries to contest
the retroactive electricity bills raised by
Nepal Electricity Authority illustrates how
businesses have lost control of their narrative,
by Bishal Thapa (rep 21/05/2019), High
court orders five firms to pay tariffs as
determined by NEA (rep 21/05/2019)
Poised
to scale new peaks: The country may be
land-locked, but its location is an asset that
can be leveraged to attract more investments,
by Hans Peter Lankes (kp 17/05/2019)
Social
media changing the fortunes of new
entrepreneurs, by Krishana Prasain (kp
17/05/2019)
One
Stop Service Centre to cut hassles for investors,
by Rajesh Khanal (kp 16/05/2019), DoI
starts one-stop service center: 14 government
agencies start providing services under one roof
(rep 16/05/2019)
First
factory in Bhairahawa SEZ starts production:
Shakti Minerals has started production of flux
and dolomite, by Mohammad Habib (rep
15/05/2019)
Cooperatives
go rogue for lack of supervision, by Rajesh
Khanal (kp 13/05/2019)
Govt
opens Simara GPZ for investment (ht
13/05/2019)
Online
trading system full of flaws, taskforce report
finds, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 11/05/2019)
Expectations
Of The Private Sector, by Shanker Man Singh
(rn 11/05/2019)
One-stop
service centre for investors to open next week,
by Rajesh Khanal (kp 07/05/2019)
Investment
pledges shrink to one-third, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 07/05/2019)
Nepal’s
first garment processing zone invites investors
to build plants, by Krishana Prasain (kp
06/05/2019)
Private
sector urges SAARC nations to invest in Nepal
(kp 04/05/2019)
Power
sector development: Attract Nepali investors, too,
by Devendra Adhikari (ht 03/05/2019)
Insurance
Board unveils incentives to encourage insurers
to merge, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 01/05/2019)
After
nearly two decades of inactivity, Bhairahawa
special economic zone sputters to life, by
Madhav Dhungana (kp 27/04/2019)
Protect
emerging
industries, not zombies: Nepal must focus on
industries where it has comparative advantage.
There is no point in protecting industries that
will lose out to outside competition anyway,
by Paban Raj Pandey (kp 23/04/2019)
Societal
Saving
and Credit Co-op goes into liquidation: A
Cabinet meeting last month decided to declare
Societal a problematic institution, by
Rajesh Khanal (kp 23/04/2019)
IBN
receives EoIs for 31 projects worth $25.3bn
(ht 22/04/2019)
Government
yet to set minimum threshold for FDI, by
Sujan Dhundana (ht 20/04/2019), IBN
extends deadline for foreign investors to apply
for projects (ht 20/04/2019)
Two
women entrepreneurs launch handmade-garments
brand Voto, by Diya Dhakal (rep 20/04/2019)
Sri
Darji
Versus Mr Tailor: Nepal's déjà Vudevelopment
Debate: The Summit Declaration describes such
developments as ku-bikas (mal-development) and
not su-bikas (or apt-development), by Dipak
Gyawali (sp 19/04/2019)
Government
to promote value-added gem exports, by
Rajesh Khanal (kp 18/04/2019)
27
youth entrepreneurs set up notebook factory
investing Rs 150 million, by Mohammad Habib
(rep 16/04/2019)
Post-summit
thoughts:
Investment Summit was a grand success. Now the
government should establish effective follow up
mechanism by maintaining database of potential
global investors, by Prabhakar Ghimire (rep
14/04/2019), Post-summit
challenges:
If 2019 summit is to be different from the past
ones in terms of outcomes, Nepal should improve
its ease-of-doing-business status, by
Bhairab Raj Kaini (rep 16/04/2019)
Made-in-Nepal
leather goods in high demand, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 13/04/2019)
Co-ops
to be restricted from charging exorbitant
interest rates, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
12/04/2019)
Is
FDI
bad for small & cottage industries? Foreign
investment in small scale industries emboldens
them to do better in both the national and
international markets, by Jagadish Prasad
Bist (kp 10/04/2019)
Whose
Investment
Summit? Nepal Investment Summit 2019 asked for
US $ 31 billion to establish a monopoly State.
Only persons missing from the summit were people
of Nepal, by Bishal Thapa (rep 09/04/2019)
Achievements
Of Nepal Investment Summit, by Uttam
Maharjan (rn 04/04/2019)
Diversifying
foreign
investment: If Nepal can diversify foreign
investment it will contribute to enabling the
country to balance regional and global powers
and pursue an independent policy, by Sujit
Mainali (rep 03/04/2019)
Young
women entrepreneurs find the going tough in
Nepal, by Krishana Prasain (kp 03/04/2019)
Kudos
with caution: The provincial governments were
not given much space at the investment summit,
by Achyut Wagle (kp 02/04/2019)
With
investments pouring in, cement producers fear
supply glut (rep 01/04/2019)
Two
provinces
make the most of Investment Summit: Province 2
and Sudurpaschim Province made a genuine attempt
to woo investors by providing details of the
incentives they would offer, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 01/04/2019)
Well
begun, not yet done: Now that the Nepal
Investment Summit is over, let the hard work
begin, by Sailesh Tiwari (kp 01/04/2019), Lopsided
priorities:
Red-tape, corruption, dilly-dallying and
rent-seeking mentality are the major problems
the potential investors often face (ht
01/04/2019)
Women
Entrepreneurs’ Fair likely to see Rs 50m in
sales (kp 01/04/2019)
Investment
summit
showcases the country’s mega projects—and its
gender disparity: The biggest stage for business
and investment fails to provide stage for women
entrepreneurs and investors, by Bhrikuti Rai
(kp 30/03/2019)
IME
group to set up Rs10b cement factory in
Nawalparasi East, by Narayan Sharma (kp
29/03/2019)
Ambiguity
concerns
as government gears up for investment summit:
Experts find contentious provisions such as
contract manufacturing operations by
multinational companies that can detract
investors, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 26/03/2019),
Nepal
Investment
Summit: What happens after the hype?Nepal’s
business community is cautiously optimistic
about the upcoming mega-summit that the
government says will bring hundreds of
international investors, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp
27/03/2019), Get
it done: The government will have to act on its
promises consistently to attract potential
investments, by Sarin Ghimire (kp
27/03/2019), Far
from clear blue skies: Little has been done to
make the investment climate more attractive to
investors, by Shashwat Satyal (kp
27/03/2019), Nepal’s
investment
climate has improved, officials say: The two-day
Investment Summit, which will start in
Kathmandu tomorrow, is expected to bring
nearly 600 international delegates, by
Sangam Prasain (kp 28/03/2019), Nepal’s
promise and opportunities: With political
commitment and leadership, Nepal will be able to
achieve its development goal, by Hartwig
Schafer (kp 28/03/2019), Govt
to set up one-stop service units for investors
soon (rep 28/03/2019), Young
Nepali
IT entrepreneurs feel left behind at Investment
Summit: The event organiser’s failure to give a
prominent stage to Nepal’s growing IT
sector is discouraging, say industry insiders,
by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 29/03/2019), Not
just another event: Investment pledges should be
translated into action (kp 29/03/2019), Oli
pitches
Nepal as favourite investment destination:
Finance Minister Khatiwada says recently
initiated sovereign rating will give investors
added confidence on making investments in Nepal,
by Rajesh Khanal (kp 30/03/2019), Officials
highlight investment prospects, by Rajesh
Khanal (kp 30/03/2019), Investment
Summit
ends on a high note with signing of 15 deals: An
upbeat government pledges more policy
reforms and robust follow-up mechanisms, by
Mukul Humagain and Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
31/03/2019), Foreign
investors can expect handsome returns in Nepal,
by Rajesh Khanal (kp 31/03/2019)
Market
anomalies still rampant despite hefty fines,
by Rajesh Khanal (kp 25/03/2019)
Attracting
FDI: Effective policies needed, by Bhubanesh
Pant (ht 21/03/2019)
Foreign
Investment and Technology Transfer Bill 2019:
Restriction on contract manufacturing draws flak,
by Rudra Pangeni (rep 19/03/2019), Change
the law: Foreign investment in small industries
could do more harm than good (kp 21/03/2019)
A
majority of handmade paperfactories closed down
in Bajhang (kp 19/03/2019)
Korean
company
to set up 4-wheeler assembly plant in Nepal:
Investment Board Nepal approves FDI proposal of
Rs 10.54 billion from Motrex Co Ltd, by
Sagar Ghimire (rep 16/03/2019)
Lawmakers
slam confusing provisions in investment bill,
by Rajesh Khanal (kp 15/03/2019)
Innovation
Fund to help women-led enterprises, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 15/03/2019)
Investment
firms
permitted to mobilise alternative resources: The
provision is expected to help promote capital
formation in new businesses, according to the
board, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 14/03/2019)
Private
sector
rues foreign direct investment in dairy
industry: Experts say private firms want to
maintain their longstanding ‘cartel’ in the
sector, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 11/03/2019)
Government
to introduce e-commerce regulations, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 06/08/2019)
Online
grocery shopping gaining popularity in Nepal,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 04/03/2019)
Women
entrepreneurs identify tax filing process, lack
of access to finance as major hurdles (rep
02/03/2019)
Huaxin
Cement Narayani all set for construction of
cement plant, by Bibek Subedi (kp
28/02/2019)
Now
or never: Nepal has one last chance to convince
foreign investors it seriously means business,
by Sujeev Shakya (kp 26/02/2019)
Nepali
companies may be allowed to issue bonds in
foreign capital markets (rep 26/02/2019)
Nepal
International Trade Fair slated for March 28
(kp 25/02/2019)
Blast,
arsons
targeting Ncell prompt concerns about business
climate: Police suspect Chand-led party’s
involvement in attacks on mobile company; One
injured in Nakkhu explosion dies; two wounded
are receiving treatment, by Nayak Paudel (kp
24/02/2019)
Foreign
firms flouting govt’s hiring policy, by
Umesh Poudel (ht 23/02/2019)
Women
Entrepreneurship Summit to be held on
March 1 (ht 22/02/2019)
Garment
processing
zone slated to be ready in April: It will
facilitate exports of Nepali readymade clothes
and minimise the cost of production, to compete
in the global market, by Krishana Prasain
(kp 20/02/2019)
Analysts
urge investors to inject capital into new areas,
by Rajesh Khanal (kp 19/02/2019)
Why
Nepal
lags? Attracting foreign investors to Nepal will
require a mapping out of competitive edge over
other countries that compete with Nepal for the
foreign money, by Sukhdev Shah (rep
19/02/2019)
Lost
in the cliché: The Nepali advertising industry
must learn from the greats, by Raghav Gautam
(kp 19/02/2019)
Now
is
the most appropriate time to invest in Nepal,
prime minister says: In his Kantipur Conclave
inaugural speech, Oli rolls out red carpet for
investors ahead of investment summit, by
Anil Giri (kp 18/02/2019)
Start-ups
face economic challenges but riches await those
who excel, by Krishana Prasain (kp
11/02/2019)
Nepal
Entrepreneurship Summit on Thursday (ht
11/02/2019)
Nepal
Buildcon Int’l expo welcomes visitors, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 09/02/2019)
Stalling
on recognition: The government must recognise
and protect the value of street vendors, by
Dwaipayan Regmi (kp 07/02/2019)
369
products of 250 firms granted NS mark (ht
05/02/2019)
SEZ
firms not getting promised tax rebates, by
Rudra Pangeni (rep 05/02/2019)
Used
vehicle market a boon for customers, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 04/02/2019)
Eastern
Region industrialists call off protest programme,
by Bibek Subedi (kp 03/02/2019)
SEZ
factories mostly reliant on imported raw
material (02/02/2019)
Bhairahawa
SEZ to see beginning of production in a week,
by Muhammad Habib (rep 02/02/2019)
Donors,
investors
voice concerns over lack of reforms ahead of
investment summit: ‘Holding this forum before
real, bold, and tangible reforms are made, both
to laws and practices, is premature,’ a US
Embassy official says, by Anil Giri and
Mukul Humagain (kp 01/02/2019) [!!!], Govt
in bid to boost investor confidence, by
Roshan S Nepal (ht 02/02/2019), Little
of
FDI pledged at Investment Summit 2017 realized
so far: FDI investment worth Rs 400 billion on
various projects ongoing: IBN CEO (rep
03/02/2019)
Ride-sharing
services
ridden with issues—from safety and insurance to
privacy compliance: Officials say both Tootle,
Pathao must register as transport operators,
by Nayak Paudel (kp 01/02/2019)
Beyond
‘startups vs the government:’ The government’s
role is best served when it becomes a catalyst
for innovation, by Amun Thapa (kp
31/01/2019)
Restaurants
to stop levying service charge on diners, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 30/01/2019), Restaurant
workers oppose decision to drop service
charge (ht 31/01/2019), Workers
threaten to shut down restaurants (ht
02/02/2019), Trade
unions
to shut down restaurants: Demands roll back of
the decision by Restaurant and Bar Association
of Nepal to scrap 10 percent mandatory
service charge (kp 04/02/2019), Restaurant
workers
strike to restore service charge: Employees of
four big restaurants in the Kathmandu Valley the
Post talked to said they were worried about
losing a large part of their salary, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 05/02/2019), Trade
unions
postpone plan to shut down restaurants:
Hospitality sector awaits the legal definition
of service charge from the Labour Department,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 06/02/2019), Only
a few restaurants take service charge off the
menu, by Krishana Prasain (kp 18/02/2019)
Industrialists
go
on warpath against high interest rates: The
disgruntled entrepreneurs plan to stage a sit-in
outside the central bank office in Biratnagar,
by Bibek Subedi and Leela Ballav Ghimire (kp
29/01/2019)
Trendy
coffee shops take Kathmandu by storm, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 29/01/2019)
From
a sleepy town to a business hub: Month-long fair
in Salinadi is a good source of income for local
residents, by Anup Ojha (kp 28/01/2019)
5
foreign firms interested in reviving Janakpur
Cigarette Factory, by Ajit Tiwari (kp
28/01/2019)
Morang
businesspeople protest rising lending rates,
by Binod Subedi (rep 27/01/2019)
Status
of FDI in Nepal, by Kushal Pokharel (rn
26/01/2019)
Stakeholders
stress effective application of SEZ Act (ht
25/01/2019)
Ride
Sharing Ventures in Nepal, by Uttam Maharjan
(rn 24/01/2019)
Nepal
Entrepreneurship Summit 2019 to be held in
February (rep 24/01/2019)
Digital
distribution lifts Nepali film industry, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 23/01/2019)
A
web of factors hamper probe into offshore
investment, money laundering: Businessmen
exploiting legal loopholes while channelising
illicit cash into the country, by Krishna
Acharya and Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 21/01/2019)
Allo,
a low-cost high-income venture for Parbat women,
by Chhabi Lal Tiwari (rep 19/01/2019)
Entrepreneurs
gather for conclave in Capital (kp
17/01/2019)
Ride-sharing
apps
hit hurdle as state sides with taxi operators:
The recent seizure of motorbikes used by Tootle
and Pathao riders raises concerns about letting
tech companies operate unregulated , by
Tsering D Gurung (kp 16/01/2019), Middle
of the road: Government’s reaction to
ride-hailing services should be to step in and
update laws—not restrict innovation (kp
16/01/2019) [There is
special need of insurance and tax payment
regulations!]
Business
accelerator draws 35 applicants, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 16/01/2019)
Relaxing
rules: Laws, policies being revised for
investment summit, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
14/01/2019)
Ruling
party leader Dahal insists on national book
policy (kp 13/01/2019)
Nepal
Oil Corp told to launch reforms or else, by
Rajesh Khanal (kp 11/01/2019)
Nepal
gets subscription boxes for menstruation, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 09/01/2019)
Most
insurers failing to meet paid-up capital
requirement: Only five out of 39 insurers meet
new capital floor (rep 09/01/2019)
Export
provision for firms inside SEZ reduced:
Companies will now have to export only 60pc of
their produce (ht 09/01/2019)
Construction
work for Panchkhal SEZ to finally begin, by
Madhusudhan Guragain (rep 05/01/2019)
Nepali
chocolate sees spike in demand, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 04/01/2019)
Three
private sector bodies team up to lobby
government (rep 03/01/2019), FNCCI,
CNI, NCC to develop consolidated agenda on
business policy (ht 04/01/2019)
Entrepreneurs
shaking up the health sector, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 02/01/2019)
Legacy
of
Bhawani Rana: The first female President of
Nepal’s largest business organization must
somehow find the courage to reverse the decline
of the private sector, by Bishal Thapa (rep
01/01/2018)
Despite
government commitment, change elusive in
Kalimati market (rep 29/12/2018)
Investment
summit in March 2019 (rep 28/12/2018)
Footwear
Expo 2018 to start on Friday (kp 25/12/2018)
FWEAN
for creating enabling environment for women
entrepreneurship (rep 25/12/2018)
Once
a mighty publication, Sajha struggles amid
financial woes, by Bibhu Luitel (kp
24/12/2018)
Ninth
NEEK Electro-Tech opens at Bhrikutimandap,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 24/12/2018)
Demand
for
Christmas trees and gifts surge: Santa hats are
the best selling item according to gift shop
owners based in the Valley, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 21/12/2018)
Stakeholders
seek govt intervention at Sajha Prakashan
(rep 21/12/2018)
Chiefless
Nepal Oil Corp may get new boss soon, by
Rajesh Khanal (kp 13/12/2018)
Ministry
to keep close watch on online stores, by
Rajesh Khanal (kp 11/12/2018)
E-commerce
platforms cash in on winter, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 11/12/2018)
Bhairahawa
SEZ fails to supply electricity to factories,
by Rekha Bhusal (rep 11/12/2018)
Allow
domestic firms to supply excise duty stickers to
govt: PAC (ht 08/12/2018)
Finance
ministry set to dole out Rs 85m to Sajha
Prakashan (rep 04/12/2018)
FDI
falls by 75 percent to Rs 1.54 billion (rep
02/12/2018)
Nepali
contractors barred from bidding for ADB-funded
projects: FCAN, by Rudra Pangeni (rep
28/11/2018)
Heavy
equipment fair attracts 6,000 visitors (kp
26/11/2018)
Boosting
FDI flows: Translate pledge into action, by
Bhubanesh Pant (rep 26/11/2018)
Building
and Construction Expo kicks off in Capital,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 23/11/2018)
Unleashing
e-commerce: Want to become a millionaire? Start
selling online, by Amun Thapa (kp
20/11/2018)
Most
co-ops not linked to online info system, by
Rajesh Khanal (kp 19/11/2018)
Unfavourable
business climate stunts growth of firms (ht
17/11/2018)
Driving
licence vendor hits speed bump: Contractor
produces only 45,000 digital driving licences
of the 500,000 ordered, by Sanjeev
Giri (kp 14/11/2018)
Lost
in summit: Tangible outcomes must be met before
holding the next Nepal Investment Summit, by
Chandan Sapkota (12/11/2018)
Women
entrepreneurship: Road to equality &
development, by Pramila Acharya Rijal (ht
12/11/2018)
Business
of smelling nice booms in Nepal, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 12/11/2018)
In
Rupandehi, big money pours into cement industry,
by Amrita Anmol (kp 11/11/2018)
Biratnagar
Jute Mills restarts making sacks after a decade,
by Deo Narayan Sah (kp 08/11/2018)
Soggy
sales: Stringent laws and implementation
required to protect consumer rights (kp
07/11/2018)
Authorities
leave
buyers at traders’ mercy: As consumption picks
up during Tihar, state agencies have
deployed only one team to monitor the
market, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 06/11/2018)
High
prices put off festive gold buyers, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 06/11/2018)
Insurance
Board to revise home insurance rates, by
Rajesh Khanal (kp 03/11/2018)
Shoppers
throng
Ason ahead of Tihar festival: even though prices
of goods have risen by up to 15 percent, the
shopping spree continues (kp 03/11/2018)
Make
it
easy: Changed system in paying taxes, cumbersome
rules, red tape and corruption make Nepal a
difficult place for doing business (ht
02/11/2018)
Insurers
likely to miss new deadline to boost capital,
by Rajesh Khanal (kp 01/11/2018)
FDI
For Economic Growth, by Ramesh Ghimire (rn
29/10/2018)
Domestic
cement output continues to grow steadily, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 28/10/2018)
Khadi
industry
makes a comeback in Khotang: Home based women
entrepreneurs are collaborating with
cooperatives for producing and marketing Khadi
garments, by Daman Rai (rep 28/10/2018)
Land
acqusition for proposed industrial park in final
stage (ht 26/10/2018)
Textile
entrepreneurs threaten to shut business from Nov
1 (ht 25/10/2018)
Cabinet
says to form IEDI in all provinces (ht
15/10/2018)
The
FDI game: It would be wise if the Oli government
used its supermajority to create an
investment-friendly environment, by Paban
Raj Pandey (kp 15/10/2018)
Market
monitoring fails to protect consumers (kp
15/10/2018)
FDI pledges down by Rs 1.5 billion: Investment
commitments fell despite government claim of
improvement in doing-business environment,
by Dilip Poudel (rep 14/10/2018)
NOC’s
losses expected to balloon as smuggling goes
unchecked (kp 10/10/2018)
Fitness
clubs see surge in demand across Nepal (kp
08/10/2018)
Street
food vendors add colour and life to Kathmandu’s
streets, yet the authorities see them as nothing
more than a nuisance, by Marissa Taylor (kp
06/10/2018)
Market
demand for Nepali noodles spikes (kp
05/10/2018)
Casino
Royale operating without valid licence (kp
28/09/2018)
Online
grocery shopping picks up steam in Nepal, by
Krishana Prasain (rep 28/09/2018)
Micro-insurance
stymied by high transaction costs (kp
27/09/2018), AIRDC
Conference concludes with calls for lowering
insurance cost (rep 27/09/2018)
Retailers
to be enlisted to run fair price shops (kp
25/09/2018)
‘Government
gives top priority to private sector’: Finance
minister vows punitive action against tax
dodgers (kp 22/09/2018)
Online
shopping sites to launch festive offers, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 22/09/2018)
‘Co-ops
engage in misconduct due to indifferent members’
(kp 21/09/2018)
Furniture
and Furnishing: Expo opens its doors: More than
80 domestic and international brands have a
presence at the event (kp 21/09/2018)
Government planning another investment summit
next year: Most investment pledges made in
previous summit yet to bet met (rep
20/09/2018)
Daraz
hosts first ever Seller summit in Nepal (kp
20/09/2018)
Strengthening
small
enterprises: To expect that the private sector
can play a lead role in economic growth when
SMEs are so ignored is a mirage, by Madhukar
SJB Rana and Atul K Thakur (kp 19/09/2018)
Board
scraps 51 Kalimati veggie traders’ permits
(kp 19/09/2018)
Co-ops
mobilising resources in non-productive sector
(ht 18/09/2018)
Co-ops
must focus on production, job creation (ht
17/09/2018)
Conceptualising
Social Entrepreneurship, by Kushal Pokharel
(rn 15/09/2018)
Shifting
gears:
After years of being centralised in the Capital,
Nepal’s auto industry is now seeing greater
growth outside Kathmandu, by Sanjeev Giri
(kp 12/09/2018)
Capital
to host global insurance conference (ht
10/09/2018)
Govt
tightens
supervision of cooperatives: There are 34,512
primary cooperatives and 69 district cooperative
associations across the country. They hold
Rs302.16 billion in deposits (kp 07/09/2018)
Call
for red carpet treatment to FDI in priority
sectors (rep 07/09/2018)
Board
cancels permits of six veggie traders (kp
05/09/2018)
Nepal
Reinsurance expands wings in foreign countries
(kp 05/09/2018)
Experts
highlight challenges for women entrepreneurs
(kp 04/09/2018)
Insurance
regulator to conduct regular onsite inspections
(kp 31/08/2018)
Investments
pour into ayurvedic industry, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 30/08/2018)
Policyholders
fourth group to be paid (kp 29/08/2018)
Tea
factories not paying minimum wage to laborers,
by Bhim Chapagain (rep 28/08/2018)
New
fruits, vegetables market coming up in Bharatpur,
by Sabita Shrestha (rep 27/08/2018)
‘Youths
will get collateral-free loan to start
enterprises’: Minister Bista says the government
will provide up to Rs 1 million loan
without any collateral (kp 27/08/2018)
Nepal
Reinsurance plans to raise Rs 1.6 billion in IPO
(rep 25/08/2018)
Bottled
water factories sealed in Chitwan, by Rajesh
Kumar Poudel (kp 25/08/2018)
Clampdown
on overcharging: Angry vegetable traders
manhandle inspection team (kp 21/08/2018), Normal
trading resumes at Kalimati market: Veg
wholesalers ask govt to monitor retail market as
well (rep 23/08/2018)
NOC
revives plan to use colour-coded cylinders: The
state-owned oil monopoly says it makes a loss of
Rs280.64 on every cylinder of gas sold. It has
projected a loss of Rs250 million for next month
(kp 20/08/2018)
NEA’s
profit
exceeds Rs1b for second year: Despite posting
profits for two consecutive years, the NEA is a
long way from achieving financial stability as
it still has combined loss of a whopping Rs27.15
billion (kp 18/08/2018)
Alternative
investment fund law being drafted (kp
17/08/2018)
Nepal
Electricity Authority logs profits for second
straight year: Brings down system loss by 6
percentage points to 20 percent (rep
15/08/2018)
Valley
cafes go digital-first with ‘Made in Nepal’
technology, by Alisha Sijapati (kp
14/08/2018)
National
Economic
Census: Nepal home to 900k businesses; The
survey covered all private and state-owned
enterprises, cooperatives, non-governmental
organisations and other institutions (kp
10/08/2018)
Mega
cement factory set to begin production: The
factory will be able to produce nearly 2,800
tonnes of cement daily, by Pratap Bista (kp
10/08/2018)
Dreamers
and doers: The government should create policy
and a healthy ecosystem for startups to flourish,
by Madhukar SJB Rana and Atul K. Thakur (kp
09/08/2018)
NCC
decides to withdraw from FNCCI: ‘Cold-war’
between two business organizations ends with
separation (rep 08/08/2018)
NOC
daily
loss drops to Rs10m: NOC loses Rs280.64 per
cooking gas cylinder and Rs1.14 per each litre
of diesel while the state oil monopoly maintains
a profit in petrol, kerosene and aviation fuel
(kp 03/08/2018)
Uber
to set up data centre in Kathmandu (ht
03/08/2018)
Loan
against
academic certificates to start by November:
Finance ministry preparing working procedure for
the subsidized-loan scheme (rep 02/08/2018)
Industrial
firms asked to submit reports online (rep
02/08/2018)
Voracious
appetite for online food delivery in Ktm, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 01/08/2018)
Tripureshwor
area rises as surgical goods hub (kp
31/07/2018)
Nepal’s
outsourcing
firms in hot demand: Outsourcing is the business
practice of hiring a 3rd party to perform
services and create goods that traditionally
were performed in-house by the company’s own
employees and staff (kp 30/07/2018)
A
post mortem of Nepal’s garment boom: Mallika
Shakya’s new book 'Death of an Industry' holds
important lessons for the country’s trade,
by Sewa Bhattarai (nt 27/07/2018)
Demand
for stylish clothes on the rise (kp
23/07/2018)
The
SEZ
blues: Policy gaps in employment and dispute
resolution mechanisms in SEZ Act and Labor Act
could lead to a difficult situation for workers in
Nepal, by Saurabh Shah (rep 22/07/2018)
Bank
deposits surge in line with govt spending
(rep 22/07/2018)
Govt
to spend Rs1b to boost micro-enterprises (kp
19/07/2018)
City
cracks down on street vendors to “drive them back
to their villages”, by Sandesh Ghimire (The
Record 18/07/2018)
FDI
commitment surged by 266pc last fiscal year
(ht 18/07/2018)
Local
apparels riding rising wave of sales, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 13/07/2018)
Govt
mulls allowing Nepal Army to revive Hetauda
Textile Industry (rep 10/07/2018)
Low
production of Yarsagumba disappoints collectors in
Darchula, by Prem Chunara (rep 09/07/2018)
Insurers
told to increase paid-up capital or merge (kp
09/07/2018)
Furnex
Expo to be home decor special (kp 09/07/2018)
KMC
starts seizing street vendor goods, by Diya
Dhakal (rep 07/07/2018)
Higher
interest rate: A setback for entrepreneurs (kp
06/07/2018)
FPOs
fail to attract investors (rep 03/07/2018)
Rolpa
contractors still await payment for projects
completed long ago, by Dinesh Subedi (rep
02/07/2018)
Fresh
KMC drive to evict street hawkers, by Anup
Ojha (kp 01/07/2018)
Nepal
pashmina gets boost from Chinese buyer (kp
01/07/2018)
Firms
finally start building factories in Bhairahawa SEZ
(ht 29/06/2018)
Eco-friendly
sanitary pads struggle to find market, by
Krishna Prasain (kp 26/06/2018)
IBN
projects fail to attract interest (kp
24/06/2018)
Huaxin
Cement Narayani to build $140m factory: The
factory will produce 3,000 tonnes of cement
daily and create 1,000 jobs. This is the second
project investment agreement IBN has signed with
a private firm (kp 23/06/2018)
Start-ups
organise gathering (ht 23/06/2018)
Footwear
start-ups make rapid inroads in domestic market,
by Krishna Prasain (kp 22/06/2018)
Shivam
Cement’s IPO set to be a milestone: The cement
factory will be the first of its type to issue
public shares (kp 22/06/2018)
Udayapur
cement says irregular power supply hitting
production, by Maheshwar Chamling Rai (rep
20/06/2018)
E-scooters
struggle to make the mark in Nepal, by
Krishna Prasain (kp 19/06/2018)
Consumer
electronics sees spike in demand, by Krishna
Prasain (kp 16/06/2018)
Property
Expo 2018 kicks off in Kathmandu (rep
18/06/2018)
Kalimati
vegetable market: Govt says "to act tough
against unscrupulous traders", by Arpana Ale
Magar (rep 14/06/2018)
Tiger
Palace operator SHG gets new partner (kp
14/06/2018)
Sastodeal.com
gets investment from Dolma (kp 13/06/2018)
West
Indies tops FDI inflow (ht 13/06/2018)
Automobile
mechanics urged to repair vehicles responsibly
(ht 10/06/2018)
Nepali
startups showcase their ideas and products to
investors (kp 10/06/2018)
Saipal
collects Rs2m in fees from yarsa pickers, by
Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 08/06/2018)
Sales
of luxurious vehicles decelerate after duty
hike: Dealers say no queries for high-end
automobiles after the budget (ht
07/06/2018)
Motorola,
Khalti tie up to promote e-payment (kp
06/06/2018)
Most
contracts go to limited few, by Dil Bahadur
Chhatyal (rep 06/06/2018)
Liquor
wholesalers earn hefty profit on post-budget
sales: Wholesalers impose new tax rate on old
products, by Rohit Rai (rep 06/06/2018)
BhatBhateniOnline.com
acquired by F1Soft Int’l (kp 05/06/2018)
Capacity
utilisation of industries rises to 58pc, by
Pushpa Raj Acharya
Start-up
expo draws 42 budding firms (kp 05/06/2018)
Erratic
power supply hits industries hard (ht
02/06/2018)
New
Act in offing to bring casinos into line, by
Sangam Prasain (kp 01/06/2018)
FNCCI:
Nepal open to foreign investors (kp
01/06/2018)
Reviving
PEs: Forget it, it’s sunk cost, by Rupak D.
Sharma (ht 01/06/2018)
Let
foreign
investors come: The fear of local entrepreneurs
that they will be wiped out by global brands if
multinational companies are allowed to enter
Nepali market is baseless, by Prabhakar
Ghimire (rep 31/05/2018)
FDI
pledges up Rs34.9b in first 8 months: Survey
(kp 29/05/2018)
Profits
of state-owned cos swell 18.5pc to Rs42.67b,
by Rajesh Khanal (kp 28/05/2018), 11
PEs booked loss in 2016-17 (ht 28/05/2018)
Firms
seek protectionist measures as imports rise
unabated, by Rupak D. Sharma (ht 28/05/2018)
Shopkeepers
dismayed as KMC starts demolishing shops on
Dharahara premises (rep 27/05/2018)
Herb
picking overlooked as alternative income source,
by Raj Kumar Karki (kp 26/05/2018)
Monitoring
body to be set up to check large co-ops (kp
24/05/2018)
7th
property expo to kick off on June 15 (kp
23/05/2018)
Potential
defaulters flocking to poorly managed co-ops
(kp 22/05/2018)
Startups
in Nepal: Youth hold the key, by Kalsoom
Lakhani and Meenah Tariq (ht 21/05/2018)
Hongshi-Shivam
cement factory starts trial production: The
plant will be able to produce 6,000 tonnes
(120,000 bags) once it begins commercial
operation within a month. The plant will double
its output to 12,000 tonnes daily in the next
two years, by Narayan Sharma (kp 20/05/2018)
Govt
moves to resurrect Nepal Business Forum (kp
16/05/2018)
Industrialists
urge govt to promote Bhairahawa, by Madhav
Dhungana (kp 12/05/2018)
Friendly
business clime attracts industrialists, by
Shiva Puri (kp 11/05/2018)
KMC
to raze pavement shops (kp 09/05/2018)
Govt
to
breathe life into two sugar mills: The
government has been intervening the
market price of sugar through Salt Trading
Corporation. However, it has not been effective
(kp 09/05/2018)
$24
million equity fund set up in Nepal (kp
03/05/2018)
Temporary
ban
on yarsagumba harvest: The ban would remain
until May 11. Anyone caught harvesting the
fungus before the ban is lifted will be fined
Rs100,000, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp
01/05/2018), 49
arrested for illegally entering Dolpa to pick
Yarsagumba (ht 02/05/2018)
Court
paves
way for new industrial estate: The new
industrial estate is being built in Mayurdhap,
Hetauda and will cover approximately 142
hectares, by Pratap Bista (kp 29/04/2018)
‘Govt
will nationalise closed industries' (ht
29/04/2018)
14th
International Trade fair and Cottage Industry
Festival begins (rep 28/04/2018), 14th
International Trade fair and Cottage Industry
Festival concludes (rep 02/05/2018)
GVA
growth in hotel, restaurant sector to reach 9.77
percent: CBS (rep 26/04/2018)
Locals
make preparations for yarsha harvest season,
by Raj BahadurShahi (kp 21/04/2018)
(Un)registered
trademark: Lack of streamlined laws on
intellectual property rights has hindered
foreign investor attraction, by Suman Kumar
Regmi (kp 17/04/2018)
Cooperative-run
fair price shops shut down, by Navin Poudel
(kp 17/04/2018)
Regulate
co-ops:
Some unscrupulous cooperative operators have
given the entire idea of this community-based
economic approach a bad name (ht 17/04/2018)
Compensation
process
of Oriental Cooperative depositors begins:
Applicants must submit copies of deposit slips,
share certificates and apartment booking
slips (kp 16/04/2018)
Watch
out: Govt must take stern measures to
protect deposit parked at cooperatives (kp
10/04/2018)
Private
investment in industrial estates up, by
Umesh Poudel (ht 09/04/2018)
Savings
and credit cooperatives face possible crisis as
stocks fall’ (kp 06/04/2018)
Co-ops
urged to devise new business policies (kp
05/04/2018)
Bhairahawa
auto village fails to start operation (kp
05/04/2018)
Warsteiner
premium beer launched in Nepal (kp
05/04/2018), Production
of Warsteiner beer in Nepal starts (ht
05/04/2018), Raj
Brewery starts commercial production of
Warsteiner beer (rep 05/04/2018)
Asian
casino giant faces legal battle in Nepal, by
Sangam Prasain (kp 02/04/2018)
Int’l
industrial trade fair from April 27 (kp
02/04/2018)
Plan
to set up pashmina wool processing centres in
limbo (kp 02/04/2018)
Construction
of garment processing zone in final stage,
by Shankar Acharya (kp 01/04/2018)
Proposal
to amend FNCCI statute on cards (ht
30/03/2018)
No
inflow: Despite attempts to lure investors,
Nepal remains one of the least attractive
countries, by Mukunda Kandel (kp 30/03/2018)
NOC
wants govt projects to use its bitumen (ht
30/03/2018)
FDI
commitment surged to Rs 38bn till mid-March
(ht 28/03/2018)
MoICS
to decide fate of Gorakhkali Rubber Udyog
(ht 28/03/2018)
Biratnagar
Jute Mills down shutters again (kp
26/03/2018)
FeNeGoSiDA,
FNGSGJA ink merger pact (ht 26/03/2018)
3rd
International Women's Trade Expo kicks off:
Women entrepreneurs of 30 districts are
participating in the expo (rep 23/03/2018),
International
Women Entrepreneur's Expo concludes:
Transactions worth Rs 50 million recorded
in five-day expo (rep 27/03/2018)
National
Industrial Products & Technology Exhibition
from Saturday (rep 22/03/2018)
Rising
imports show robust growth in construction
sector, by Ayam Shrestha (rep 21/03/2018)
Weak
intellectual property ecosystem allows
counterfeiters to make hay (kp 20/03/2018)
Transport
syndicate abolished in Rupandehi, by Amrita
Anamol (kp 19/03/2018)
Rupandehi
poised
to transform into industrial hub: Over 300 large
firms have committed an investment of Rs 1
billion each in the district along with over 600
medium-sized firms, by Amrita Anamol (kp
18/03/2018)
CNI
submits roadmap of ‘economic prosperity' to govt
(ht 16/03/2018), CNI
unveils ‘to-do list’ (kp 17/03/2018)
Int’l
Entrepreneurship Conclave from March 24 (kp
15/03/2018), Indian
Embassy to host ‘Entrepreneurship Conclave’ on
Mar 24 (ht 15/03/2018)
FCAN
apprises PPMO of the hike in price of
construction materials: Says price hike has
affected many undergoing projects (rep
15/03/2018)
Nuwakot
festival
earns Rs 20 million revenue: More the 100,000
people visited the 12-day festival held at Bidur
with the slogan of ‘Prosperous Nuwakot:
Our Resolution’ (kp 13/03/2018)
Industry
minister tells pvt sector to increase production
capacity (rep 13/03/2018)
Study
on readymade garments urged (ht 11/03/2018)
Cooperatives
brought under anti-money laundering law, by
Rajesh Khanal (kp 10/03/2018)
Kishore
Pradhan elected FNCCI VP (ht 10/03/2018)
Chaudhary’s
fortune rises by $200 million (kp
08/03/2018)
Cement
factories found flouting quality standards,
by Kushal Basnet (rep 06/03/2018)
Biratnagar
SEZ plan in limbo for lack of funds, by Deo
Narayan Shah (kp 05/03/2018)
Lokta
paper factories make a comeback, by Basant
Pratap Singh (kp 05/03/2018)
Rupandehi
turns into cement manufacturing hub, by
Amrita Anmol (kp 04/03/2018)
Co-operative
Congress to mull roadmap (kp 03/03/2018)
NOC
to re-start bitumen business (ht 03/03/2018)
Factories
humming after energy supply increased, by
Pratap Bista (kp 03/03/2018)
Chamber
urges Oli to spur investment (kp 02/03/2018)
Start,
continue, grow and repeat: Young Nepali women
entrepreneurs share their experiences in
starting successful businesses, by Sikuma
Rai (nt 02/03/2018)
‘Udhyami
Nepal’ portal launched (kp 01/03/2018), Portal
to provide guidance to entrepreneurs (ht
01/03/2018)
‘State-owned
industries need restructuring’ (ht
01/03/2018)
Damak
industrial area gets govt greenlight, by
Arjun Rajbansi (kp 28/02/2018)
Govt
set
to develop new industrial area in Motipur: The
Butwal Chamber of Commerce and Industry had
initiated the process of developing an
industrial estate on 240 bighas of land in
Motipur about 14 years ago, by Amrita
Anmol (kp 27/02/2018)
Book
rush:
The publishing industry in Nepal is booming,
despite it not being able to tap into the
growing demand and appetite for Nepali writers
writing in English, by Sandesh Ghimire (kp
24/02/2018)
Mega
fruit and flower market may miss deadline, again,
by Ayam Shrestha (rep 24/02/2018)
‘Made
in Nepal’ expo slated for March: The exhibition
will run for three days from March 16-18 at
Bhrikutimandap (kp 21/02/2018)
Process
to compensate Oriental victims begins (ht
21/02/2018)
Three
shopping malls coming up in Biratnagar (ht
20/02/2018)
Business
failures: What’s now holding up economic
progress? Why do we not yet have a real prospect
for improved livelihoods?, by Bishal Thapa
(rep 20/02/2018)
FDI
realisation doubles this fiscal (ht
18/02/2018)
FDI
flow nearly doubled in H1 of FY2017/18 (rep
15/02/2018)
Are
SEZs
losing appeal among domestic investors? Sound
infrastructural set-up in Special Economic
Zones, policy implementation crucial to attract
investors, says FNCCI, by Sujan Dhungana (ht
13/02/2018), SEZ
in limbo: Without regular and required amount of
energy, how can the much-hyped SEZ set up long
ago function? (ht 14/02/2018)
Government
issues
new standards for brick kilns: Official at the
Department of Environment says the new
guidelines will not make much of a difference to
Kathmandu Valley’s air quality (kp
12/02/2018)
Co-ops
that violate rules to be fined up to Rs50m
(kp 12/02/2018), Don’t
let them freewheel: Govt should enforce recent
directive to discipline cooperatives
(kp 13/02/2018)
Robust
e-payment system must for e-commerce to flourish
(ht 11/02/2018), Espouse
e-economy: Prioritise ICT as one of the growing
industries in the country and implement policies
accordingly, by Saurav Bashyal (ht
11/02/2018)
Work
to build factories at Bhairahawa SEZ to begin
from April, by Rekha Bhusal (rep 11/02/2018)
Fourth
Buildcon, Wood expo welcomes visitors (kp
10/02/2018)
Hetauda
hopes to be an industrial hub, by Ashok Ujan
Shrestha (rep 10/02/2018)
Expo
to display building technologies, products
(kp 06/02/2018)
Panel
to start work on troubled cooperatives soon
(kp 01/02/2018)
Shaktikhor
industrial park begins DPR prep, by Shiva
Puri (kp 01/02/2018)
Raging
hormones: Entrepreneurship provides a platform
for youths to leverage their new business ideas,
by Tejeshwi Nath Bhattarai (kp 01/02/2018)
Govt
decides to scrap National Trading Limited
(30/01/2018), Fuel
trade with China in doubt as govt shuts NTL
(ht 01/02/2018)
CNI
adopts federal setup (rep 28/01/2018)
NOC
allocates Rs 770m bonus, decides not to
distribute it, by Dilip Poudel (rep
25/01/2018)
Washing
machine sales surge, by Ayam Shrestha (rep
25/01/2018)
Hetauda
Cement facing shortage of limestone, by
Pratap Bista (kp 24/01/2018)
Factories
fail to compete with cheap imports (ht
24/01/2018)
Industries
in
Bhairahawa SEZ yet to get electricity: Nepal
Electricity Authority say the Bhairahawa SEZ is
solely responsible for the impasse (ht
22/01/2018)
As
traditional retail shops flounder, department
stores thrives in East, by Bed Raj Paudel
(kp 20/01/2018)
LP
gas bottlers on track after NBSM raid, by
Kushal Basnet (rep 20/01/2018)
Young
Women Entrepreneurs Summit slated for Jan 20
(kp 17/01/2018)
Plans
afoot to operationalise Simara SEZ by next
fiscal year (ht 17/01/2018)
Attracting
FDI: Make it easy for investors, by
Bhubanesh Pant (ht 15/01/2018)
Govt
begins
work on special economic zone in Panchkhal: The
government aims to promote the manufacture of
export oriented goods by building these zones
(kp 13/01/2018)
Experts
urge govt to promote SMEs for economic
transformation (ht 12/01/2018)
IB
issues new reporting rules for non-life firms
(ht 10/01/2018)
Govt
begins Oriental Co-op takeover process (kp
09/01/2018)
Investment
pledge surges by 256 per cent: Commitment of Rs
15.72 billion received in first five months of
fiscal 2017-18 (ht 08/01/2018), Positive
signs:
Although Nepal has been receiving the FDI pledge
in several sectors, the county has failed to
materialise such commitments into reality
(ht 09/01/2018)
Government
plans to review export provision in SEZ Act
(ht 06/01/2018)
Safety
rules-flouting LPG bottlers to face stern action
(kp 05/01/2018), NBSM
to shut gas plants flouting safety rules (ht
05/01/2018), Gas
plants
shut down over safety violations: gas bottlers
have been found to be filling defective
cylinders with cooking gas after merely
repairing the safety valves, by Rajesh
Khanal and Nagendra Adhikari (kp 06/01/2018), Gas
bottlers
finally gear up to acquire NS mark: Nepal Bureau
of Standards and Metrology shuts down two LPG
bottling companies of Kavre, by Sujan
Dhungana (ht 06/01/2018), 21
gas bottlers apply for NS certification (kp
08/01/2018), 3
more gas bottling factories shut down (kp
09/01/2018), NBSM
gives 15-day deadline to gas companies to
acquire NS mark (ht 09/01/2018)
SC
dismisses petition against standards for
lead-based paint (kp 04/01/2017)
Stock
of FDI reached Rs151.7b in 2016-17, by
Rajesh Khanal (kp 04/01/2018)
Birgunj
cement factories on the verge of closure, by
Shankar Acharya (kp 02/01/2018)
Nigerian
firm denied license for limestone mine since 3
years, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 02/01/2018)
New
labour rules to hit outsourcing firms (ht
01/01/2018)
Rs2.5b
garment
processing zone being built in Simara: Exports
of Nepali readymade garments have been declining
in recent years due to lack of product
diversification, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
30/12/2017)
50
firms busted for selling inferior food (kp
29/12/2017)
Huaxin
Cement to build $140m cement factory (kp
28/12/2017)
Apex
court clears way for Ncell profit repatriation
(kp 25/12/2017)
14th
footwear, leather expo to begin on Dec 28
(kp 25/12/2017)
Half
of petrol pumps do not meet safety norms: NBSM
(kp 22/12/2017), Gas
plants operating against government standards,
by Dilip Poudel (rep 24/12/2017)
Govt
plans to call global bids for oil, gas
exploration (kp 22/12/2017)
FDI
reached Rs 115 billion in 2016 (ht
17/12/2017)
Local
hassles create uncertainty for electricity
supply to Bhairahawa SEZ, by Pushpa Raj
Acharya (ht 17/12/2017)
YSESF
to aid entrepreneurship development in all 753
local units (ht 15/12/2017)
14th
footwear, leather expo slated for Dec 28 (kp
13/12/2017)
Dissecting
CSR: Our lawmakers have hastily copied CSR law
from India, without learning anything from
India’s implementation, by Narayan Manandhar
(rep 13/12/2017)
Managing
street
entrepreneurs: For assimilation of street
vendors in urban planning, spaces must be viewed
as multi-functional areas, by Biranchi
Poudyal (kp 12/12/2017)
Industrial
capacity utilisation hits 3-year high of 57.3pc
(kp 10/12/2017)
Chinese
firm to set up $140m cement factory, by
Bibek Subedi (kp 08/12/2017)
600
firms to be linked to central billing system
(kp 07/12/2017)
Barred
from hiking prices, NOC slips into red (kp
04/12/2017)
'Promote
local industries, discourage luxury goods
imports' (rep 04/12/2017)
Nepal
Chamber Expo kicks off in the Capital (kp
30/11/2017), 3rd
Nepal Chamber Expo gets underway (kp
01/12/2017), Nepal
Chamber Expo ends with over Rs50m in revenue,
by Abhishek Chitrakar (kp 05/12/2017)
Coca
Cola launches Kinley water in Nepal (kp
29/11/2017)
DPR
of
new industrial area soon: The new industrial
area is expected promote the country’s
flagging manufacturing sector and create
jobs (kp 26/11/2017)
Nepal
to take part in Global Entrepreneurship Summit,
by Abhishek Chitrakar (kp 23/11/2017)
Private
sector unveils wish list for next administration
(kp 21/11/2017)
Police
arrest Durbarmarg shopkeepers (kp
02/11/2017)
Nepal
up two spots in Doing Biz index (kp
02/11/2017)
Pvt
sector urges govt for business-friendly policies
(ht 30/10/2017)
Traders
under scrutiny fail to report to police (kp
28/10/2017)
Government
raises ceiling on land for industries (ht
25/10/2017)
Government
fails to materialise achievements of Nepal
Investment Summit, by Sujan Dhungana (ht
25/10/2017)
Govt
fails to halt price gouging at Durbar Marg
(kp 24/10/2017)
Flowers
worth Rs 150 million sold during Tihar (ht
24/10/2017)
Tihar
records sale of Rs652m of gold, silver (kp
23/10/2017), Govt
fails to monitor Tihar bullion market (kp
24/10/2017)
Revival
of sick industries in limbo with change in govt
(ht 18/10/2017)
Construction
of International Expo Centre in Bharatpur
Metropolitan City in full swing (ht
16/10/2017)
Land
record dispute of Himal Cement ends (ht
16/10/2017)
Yarsagumba
collectors say buy now, pay later, by
Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 13/10/2017)
Sluggish
SME development hurts economy’ (ht
12/10/2017)
FWEAN
elects new leadership (rep 11/10/2017)
Market
monitoring upped as Tihar festival nears (kp
10/10/2017)
Govt
delays YSESF’s proposal (ht 09/10/2017)
Police
set
to file cases against branded stores in
question: It is the first time that the
government authority has initiated action
against the branded stores (kp 07/10/2017)
Transport
of HR sheet coils: 'Unfair' traffic rule
benefiting some industries, harming others,
by Ritesh Tripathi (rep 07/10/2017)
Three
non-life firms get LoI (ht 07/10/2017)
Udaypur
losing Rs2.5m daily due to power cuts, by
Dilli Ram Khatiwada (kp 03/10/2017)
Goat
sales
at Kalanki off to a slow start: 30,000 goats
have been sold in the first week of Dashain, a
sharp drop from 50,000 goats sold last year
(kp 28/09/2017)
Kite
sales plummet, by Abhishek Chitrakar (kp
28/09/2017)
Liquor
sales surge as Dashain festivities begin, by
Abhishek Chitrakar (kp 27/09/2017)
Goat
sales in KTM likely to go up by 10 percent,
by Abhishek Chitrakar and Yamini Bantawa (kp
23/09/2017)
Market
inspections to continue during Dashain holidays
(kp 22/09/2017)
Alpine
meat factory closed in just 5 mths, by
Harihar Singh Rathour (kp 21/09/2017)
Dhading
shopkeepers go on strike to protest raid (kp
19/09/2018)
Mobile
expos bloom in Kathmandu, by Abhishek
Chitrakar (kp 18/09/2017)
Hetauda
Cement
open after maintenance: A team of 35 technicians
from india disassembled the cement plant and
repaired ‘grate coller and killer’—two key
components of the plant—taking 36 days, by
Pratap Bishta (kp 17/09/2017)
KMC
removes street vendors (kp 14/09/2017)
First
tremors of holiday shopping spree hit stores,
by Yamini Bantawa (kp 14/09/2017)
Twisted
CSR: CSR is not so much about how you spend your
money as much as it is about how you earn it,
by Narayan Manandhar (rep 12/09/2017)
Hetauda
industrial area starts recovering unused land,
by Pratap Bista (kp 10/09/2017)
'Big
contractors forming cartel to win contracts',
by Rudra Pangeni (rep 06/09/2017)
Branded
stores sealed for overcharging customers (kp
05/09/2017), Durbarmarg
stores pull down shutters in protest (kp
08/09/2017), Mandal
vows stern action against errant merchants
(kp 09/09/2017), Durbar
Marg
shops reopen citing holiday: Gopal Kakshapati,
president of the Durbar Marg Development Board,
says they had decided to reopen the stores due
to the onset of the Dashain and Tihar festival
shopping season (kp 12/09/2017), Minister
vows
action against Durbarmarg stores: During
inspections, these stores were found ‘marking-up
the cost price by as much as 2,300
percent' (kp 13/09/2017), Sealed
stores in Durbarmarg reopen (kp 26/09/2017)
[??]
Agro
cooperatives swindling farmers in Kaski district
(ht 02/09/2017)
IBN,
Hongshi to seal deal on Sunday (kp
02/09/2017), IBN
signs $359m pact with Chinese venture: Foreign
investment biggest ever in manufacturing (kp
04/09/2017)
Insurance
companies: Emerging issues, by Subash
Koirala (ht 01/09/2017)
Auto
market zooms ahead (kp 30/08/2017)
Lalitpur
Mobile Expo to begin from Sept 1, by
Abhishek Chitrakar (kp 29/08/2017)
National
Trading likely to get new lease of life, by
Rajesh Khanal (kp 28/08/2017)
Hetauda
factories lose Rs20m in rain, landslides, by
Pratap Bista (kp 20/08/2017)
Complaints
related to cooperatives on the rise (ht
18/08/2017)
Government
should not ignore cooperative sector: Lawmakers
(ht 12/08/2017)
Uncertainty
looms over proposed SEZ project (ht
12/08/2017)
FNCCI
seeks enhanced regional cooperation (ht
12/08/2017)
First
PVC industrial plant in Dolakha (ht
09/08/2017)
‘Nepali
industries should enhance competitiveness’:
India’s new tax regime expected to lower cost of
Indian goods (ht 09/08/2017)
Three
more firms get life insurance licence (ht
03/08/2017)
Market
monitoring team springs into action in Pokhara,
by Santosh Subedi (rep 02/08/2017)
Illegal
tenants to be evicted from industrial estate
site, by Pratap Bista (kp 01/08/2017)
Private
sector tried to prolong life of controversial
tax settlement body, by Rudra Pangeni (rep
01/08/2017)
Registration
of 15 cooperatives scrapped, by Mukti Prasad
Nyaupane (rep 01/08/2017)
Sajha
Publications failing to pay staff despite govt
assistance of Rs 300m (ht 31/07/2017)
Govt
to reopen licences for petro extraction and
exploration (ht 31/07/2017)
Industries
to start construction in Bhairahawa SEZ (ht
28/07/2017)
Insurance
market grows by 22pc to Rs 57.53 billion, by
Sabin Mishra (ht 28/07/2017)
Expansion
of Butwal industrial area proposed, by Sher
Bahadur KC (rep 26/07/2017)
FNCCI
to hold Nepal-India investment summit in October
(rep 24/07/2017)
Surkhet
set to get new industrial estate (kp
23/07/2017)
Facilitating
public private partnerships: Govt, FNCCI seal
deal (kp 22/07/2017)
Nepalis’
online
shopping dream turning real soon: This service
is expected to revolutionise the e-commerce
business in Nepal, as it will allow millions of
electronic cardholders to purchase goods from
Nepal-based online stores and even open online
stores, by Rupak D. Sharma (kp 18/07/2017)
Rs
30
billion domestic shoe industry under siege (kp
17/07/2017)
IB
sets
insurance agents’ incentive cap, by Sabin
Mishra (ht 15/07/2017)
Women
Entrepreneurship
Dev Fund gets Rs165.8m from MoI: The fund has
been providing collateral-free loans to
women entrepreneurs to encourage them to
start their own businesses (kp 15/07/2017)
Rural
women
turning into entrepreneurs (ht 14/07/2017)
IMF
delegation
meets FNCCI office bearers (ht 14/07/2017)
Investment
Board,
Hongshi Shivam set to sign PIA, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 11/07/2017)
Money
to burn: The aim of lighting up South Asia with
Nepal’s hydropower can wait, by Devendra
Gautam (rep 08/07/2017)
IB
reduces
cost of riot, protest insurance products (kp
07/07/2017), IB
grants
operating licence to three new life insurance
firms (ht 07/07/2017)
Cooperatives
and
agriculture: Cooperatives could be part of the
solution to the problem of Nepal’s very small
farms, by Sophie Kemkhadze (kp 04/07/2017)
Co-ops
prepare to open cold storage facility in
Gaidakot, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (rep
04/07/2017)
Earthmover
sales
soar on construction boom (kp 28/06/2017)
Small
businesses
create big impact on economy, by Pushpa Raj
Acharya (ht 28/06/2017)
Petro
dealers
threaten to halt distribution (ht
25/06/2017), Technical
panel
to study shrinkage loss problem (kp
26/06/2017)
Bhairahawa
turning
into industrial powerhouse, by Madhav
Dhungana (kp 22/06/2017)
Nepal
Reinsurance
Company expands: The government established NRC
in November 2014 in a bid to stem massive
capital outflows for reinsurance purposes
(kp 20/06/2017)
Govt
on
course to shut National Trading Ltd, by
Sujan Dhungana (ht 20/06/2017), For
drastic
overhaul: Even in vital PEs, drastic reforms,
including in ownership structure, should be
seriously considered (ht 21/06/2017)
Private
players
seek productive sector-friendly monetary policy
(ht 20/06/2017)
What
do
investors in Nepal look for? A startup should
treat investors as a sceptic who is looking for
hard evidence that the money they are going to
spend on your business is worthwhile, by
Pranjal Ghimire (kp 19/06/2017)
Bandas
take their toll on industries in
Birgunj-Pathlaiya, by Upendra Yadav (rep
19/06/2017)
A
long way to go: Private equity faces challenges
in Nepal that are non-existent in India and
China, by Shashwat Satyal (kp 18/06/2017)
Ineffective
monitoring
and defiant traders: Blatant disregard for
authority among traders in the market because of
the safety net political parties provide them
with, by Pawan Timilsina (ht 18/06/2017), ‘Govt
bodies
not serious about curbing market anomalies’
(kp 19/06/2017)
DoSM
to
continue market checks till Dashain (kp
18/06/2017)
Jumla
shopkeepers found selling inedible food products,
by DB Buda (rep 17/06/2017)
Foreign
direct
investment: Manifold challenges, by
Bhubanesh Pant (ht 16/06/2017)
Annapurna
Cements:
starts test production, by Lila Ballav
Ghimire (kp 16/06/2017)
‘Revise
draft
bill to amend Bonus Act’: NOC has set aside
Rs2.36 billion to award its employees a bonus
(kp 15/06/2017), ‘Invest
bonus
amount to enhance petro infrastructure’ (ht
15/06/2017)
Cement
import
from India doubles: Demand up but domestic
plants running below capacity (ht
15/06/2017)
Panel
report
on sugar mills overcharging to be reviewed: Salt
Trading Corporation retails sugar at Rs82 per kg
while consumers pay up to Rs100 per kg (kp
14/06/2017)
12
firms
booked for business malpractice (kp
14/06/2017)
Business
Oxygen
gets $7.3m from IFC: BO2, makes equity
investments in Nepal’s high-growth small and
medium enterprises (SMEs), helping them achieve
their potential and create more jobs (kp
13/06/2017)
Electricity
woes
in Bhairahawa SEZ: Full-fledged operations
unlikely for at least another one-and-a-half
yeras (ht 13/06/2017), Investors’
concerns:
In order to attract more investment in the
productive sectors, both domestic and foreign,
the government must plug such loopholes (ht
14/06/2017)
Offers
galore
in auto sector, but few buyers, by Aagat
Ruchi Sapkota (kp 11/06/2017)
Market
monitoring
underway in Valley (kp 08/06/2017), 44
firms
grilled by DoSM; 26 penalised (kp
11/06/2017)
Major
shopping
malls see sales fall in Valley, by Poonam
Regmi (kp 07/06/2017)
Intensive
market
monitoring begins today: Week-long inspection
aimed at controlling growing anomalies seen in
essential products (ht 06/06/2017)
State-owned
cement
industries set new records (ht 03/06/2017)
Initial
costs:
can be included in capital: NRB, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 02/06/2017)
Thanka
art
proves a boon for illiterate woman, by
Rajkumar Parajuli (ht 01/06/2017)
PEs
to
incur 41 per cent loss in this fiscal (ht
31/05/2017)
Shake
it
up: Focus of IBN must evolve. Instead of looking
outside for investors, it must also look inwards
and start working with private companies, by
Bishal Thapa (rep 30/05/2017)
21,541
street
vendors booked so far this fiscal (kp
29/05/2017)
Nawalparasi
becoming
cement hub of Nepal, by Narayan Sharma (kp
26/05/2017)
Bajura
pharmacies
sealed (ht 26/05/2017)
NOC
barred
from distributing bonus (kp 25/05/2017)
Plants
still
run at half their capacity (kp 25/05/2017)
NOC
making huge profit by overcharging consumers,
by Rudra Pandeni and Ashim Neupane (rep
23/05/2017)
Cement
industry
on the path to self-reliance: Cement import has
come down by 36 per cent in the first nine
months of this fiscal year (ht 23/05/2017)
‘PIA
template
draft to be finalised soon’ (kp 21/05/2017)
NOC
to
pay dividends worth Rs145m (kp 20/05/2017)
Yoshodha
Foods
opens: instant noodle factory, by Amrita
Anmol (kp 20/05/2017)
Nepal,
China
to construct cross-border SEZ: A joint committee
to be formed soon to finalise operation,
business modality (ht 20/05/2017)
10
new
life insurance companies approved (kp
19/05/2017)
Action
taken
against six offending firms (kp 17/05/2017)
TIO
to
ramp up production of lens to boost export
(ht 16/05/2017)
Dealers
flay
NOC plan to operate fuel stations jointly with
IOC (ht 15/05/2017)
Bara-Parsa
Industrial
corridor lacks power, by Shankar Acharya (kp
14/05/2017)
Poll
paraphernalia
ramp up small traders’ business (kp
12/05/2017)
Draft
foreign
investment bill: Govt removes provision on
facilitating int’l investors (kp 11/05/2017)
SEBI
starts
production of eco-friendly bricks (kp 10/05/2017)
Iconic
Jeevan
Jal is back in production (kp 08/05/2017), New
lease
of life (ht 09/05/2017)
Cement
manufacturers
seek govt preferential treatment (kp 06/05/2017)
Quota
system
launched in Yarsagumba collection, by Aash Gurung
(kp 05/05/2017)
FNCCI
likely
to hold another election for VP: Post vacant als
current VP Shrestha files candidacy for mayor of Beni
(ht 03/05/2017)
NDL
to
begin production of medicines from next week (ht
02/05/2017)
Agribusiness
Innovation
centre opened in Capital (kp 29/04/2017)
Govt
to
allow telecom firms to merge (ht 29/04/2017)
Cement
factory
likely to be delayed due to govt apathy, by
Narayan Sharma (kp 27/04/2017)
Investment
in
fixed capital assets up 41.6pc, by Rupak D. Sharma
(kp 27/04/2017)
Summit
to
urge youths to start own business (kp 24/04/2017)
Joshi
holds
talks with diplomats on investment (kp
21/04/2017), Diplomats
vow
to support govt to bring FDI (ht 21/04/2017)
Submit
record:
NRB to foreign investers (kp 19/04/2017)
63
firms
apply to prepare DPR of industrial estates (ht
19/04/2017)
Promoting
women
entrepreneurs: Govt mulls interest subsidy on loans
(kp 18/04/2017)
Pvt
sector
questions effective mobilisation of CSR funds (ht
18/04/2017)
Making
Nepal
special: Special Economic Zones, if properly
implemented, could provide a rapid industrial upgrade,
by Kshitiz Dahal (kp 17/04/2017)
Govt
urged
to attract investment from the US (ht
14/04/2017)
13th
IITFT
Expo 2017 from next week (ht 13/04/2017)
Property
Expo draws above 100,000 visitors (rep
12/04/2017)
Rana
to
assume leadership of FNCCI (ht 11/04/2017)
NOC
on
track to make Rs120m profit in April (kp
10/04/2017)
Cement
factories
owned by state to chip in to charity: Govt tells
them to contribute Rs1.5 to Rs2 generated from
sales of every sack of cement (kp
08/04/2017)
FNCCI
candidates
play blame games (kp 06/04/2017), FNCCI
election
race heats up, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht
06/04/2017), Murarka’s
attempt
to forge consensus fails (ht 06/04/2017), Golchha,
Pradhan
step up campaign for key post (kp
11/04/2017), Golchha’s
panel
wins landslide victory, by Bibek Subedi and
Keshav Thapa (kp 12/04/2017), Shekhar
Golchha
elected senior vice-president (rep
12/04/2017)
Japanese
team
explores investment potential in country (ht
06/04/2017)
NTL
to
sell land at Teku to pay off employees (kp
05/04/2017)
Property
Expo
2017 to kick off on April 7 (kp 05/04/2017)
Telecom
equipment
import surges by 48pc (ht 05/04/2017)
Scores
of
industries confined to paper (ht 04/04/2017)
Golcha
files
for senior FNCCI VP post on Sunday (kp
03/04/2017), High-stakes
in
FNCCI senior veep election (kp 04/04/2017),
111
candidates
to vie for 64 FNCCI posts (ht 04/04/2017)
Domestic
investment
necessary to attract FDI (ht 03/04/2017)
Gas
plant
sealed for using old cylinders (kp
01/04/2017)
Investment Potentials And Need Of FDIs, by
Ratna Prajapati (rn 01/04/2017)
Gas
stations
sealed for giving short measure (kp
31/03/2017)
SAARC
Handicraft
Design Centre to be established: Despite booming
exports, the handicraft sector lacks
professional training and a designing centre
(kp 28/03/2017)
Chaudhary
Group
to invest Rs50b in three years to create 25k
jobs (kp 28/03/2017)
Why
do
startups in Nepal fail? Entrepreneurs continue
to dream big but failure should be one of the
main concerns, by Pranjal Ghimire (kp
27/03/2017)
Belt
and
Road platform to promote Nepal pashmina (kp
27/03/2017)
Locals
return
to work in lokta paper factory, by Dipak
Pariyar (kp 27/03/2017)
DPR
of
industrial area in Hetauda initiated, by
Pratap Bista (kp 26/03/2017)
Domestic
mobile
phone market expands rapidly: Govt statistics
reveal country imported more than nine million
handsets in less than one year, by Sujan
Dhungana (ht 25/03/2017)
House
panel
directs MoI to bring guidelines: Laws related to
SEZ Act, Industrial Enterprise Act gather dust
(ht 25/03/2017)
STC
okayed
to sell piled up stock of zinc sheets (kp
22/03/2017)
Industries
yet
to be set up at Bhairahawa SEZ (ht
22/03/2017)
House
panel
directs MoF to clear dues of PEs within a month
(ht 21/03/2017)
Election
season
kicks in at FNCCI: Two vie for senior vice
president’s post, announce their panels (kp
20/03/2017)
Hetauda
Cement
aims to generate Rs200m in profit, by Pratap
Bista (kp 20/03/2017)
Forced
to
pack up, street vendors struggle to make ends
meet (ht 19/03/2017)
FDI
commitment
rises 24.3 per cent (ht 17/03/2017)
Know
your
rights: Consumers can claim compensation for
damages caused by bad products or services,
by Kahar Singh Khadka (kp 15/03/2017)
The
halo
effect: Instead of discrediting rivals, our
politicians should be on the same page about
attracting foreign investment, by Rupak D.
Sharma (kp 14/03/2017)
Businesses
reluctant to seek facility from Economic Revival
Fund (rep 14/03/2017)
Message
of
hope: Letters of Intent signed at the event
totaled US $13.52 billion, a sign of increasing
donor confidence in Nepal’s investment climate,
by Prabhakar Ghimire (rep 11/03/2017)
'Outdated'
laws
hit market monitoring (ht 11/03/2017)
Real
estate
business cools down in Birendranagar, by
Prakash Adhikari (kp 11/03/2017)
SAWDF,
ICIMOD
sign letter of intent (kp 09/03/2017)
Youth
and Small Entrepreneurs Self Employment Fund:
Women outpace men in self-employment in 18
districts, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 09/03/2017)
Investment
Summit
2017: Nepal gets investment pledges worth
$13.5b; China leads the pack of six investors,
committing $8.3 billion, by Rupak D. Sharma
(kp 04/03/3017), Investment
summit
draws $13.51bn FDI commitment: The pledged
investment is more than half of country’s GDP
structure; Amount exceeds budget ceiling for
fiscal year 2017-18, by Sujan Dhungana (ht
04/03/2017), Invest
and
lose: The Bideshis only want one thing: Can this
country offer them any opportunity to make a
quick buck? Yes, foreigners will pledge
billions of Rupees in investment but we all know
that not even a percent of those pledged
will amount to real investment in the
future, by Guffadi (kp 04/03/2017), Stakeholders
seek
foreign investment in agro-forestry (ht
04/03/2017), Investors
intend to pour $ 13.52 b into Nepal, by
Kuvera Chalise and Ashim Neupane (rep 04/03/2017),
Improve
investment
climate: Commitment expressed at Investment
Summit was laudable; now leaders must act
(kp 07/03/2017), MoI
sets
upcommittee to facilitate foreign investors
(ht 07/03/2017)
Private
investments
and our duties: Nepal needs to create an
investment-friendly environment in order to
prosper, by Ghanashyam Ojha (kp 02/03/2017),
Making
Nepal
FDI friendly: We know what needs to be done to
attract investment, we just need to do it,
by Shyamal K. Shrestha (nt 03/03/2017)
IIPB
mulls
relief for scrapped industries: Around 600
industries registered with dOi have lost their
legal status with the new act coming into effect
(kp 02/03/2017)
Cars
gather
dust at customs as sales fall: Recent drop in
vehicle imports hits revenue of Birgunj Customs
Office, by Shankar Acharya (kp 28/02/2017)
Rural
entrepreneurs bemoan lack of market (rep
28/02/2017)
Investment
summit
2017: Govt expects Rs100b in FDI pledges (kp
27/02/2017), Nepal
Investment Summit from Thursday: AIIB President,
Indian Finance Minister keynote speakers
(rep 27/02/2017), Investment
Summit
from today: To be attended by around 300 foreign
delegates, including India’s finance minister
and AIIB president, by Rupak D. Sharma (kp
02/03/2017), Govt
okays Rs 30b foreign investment for six joint
ventures, by Sagar Ghimire (rep 02/03/2017),
Govt
gives
nod to Rs 29.83bn FDI on the eve of investment
summit, by Sujan Dhungana (ht 02/03/2017), Investment
climate in Nepal improving: Government
organizing Investment Summit after a gap of 25
years, by Kuvera Chalise (rep 02/03/2017), Making
case
for investing in Nepal: Prime Minister Dahal,
ministers and top NC, UML leaders commit to
promoting a good business environment, by
Bibek Subedi (kp 03/03/2017), AIIB
committed
to investing in Nepal’s infra: Chief (kp
03/03/2017), ‘Nepal
will
receive loan assistance from Asian Infra Bank by
2018’, interview with Jin Liqun, AiiB
president (kp 03/03/2017), Nepal
is
a fertile land for foreign investment, says
private sector (ht 03/03/2017)
GMP
to
be enforced in milk, water industries, by
Rajesh Khanal (kp 27/02/2017)
Govt
initiates
process of building industrial area, by
Bimal Khatiwada (kp 26/02/2017)
NOC
to
amend automatic fuel pricing bylaw (kp
25/02/2017)
Data
drives
Ncell revenue growth, by Sanjeev Giri (kp
25/02/2017)
Of
local,
for local, buy local: New online business
reduces carbon footprint of urban consumers by
extending the digital footprint of farmers,
by Smriti Basnet (nt 24/02/2017)
Institutions
adrift:
Cooperatives play a key role in economic
development, but they need an overhaul, by
Bishwa Mohan Acharya (kp 23/02/2017)
Business
boom:
Development speeds up after Karnali Highway,
by Tula Ram Pandey (kp 23/02/2017)
CNI
urges govt to implement outcomes of
infrastructure summit (rep 23/02/2017)
Gov’s
stringent
policy to regulate alcohol products, by
Manish Gautam (kp 22/02/2017)
Cottage
industry
goods exhibition from Thursday, by Sakchham
Karki (kp 22/02/2017)
Industry
Minister
Joshi inaugurates Bhairahawa SEZ for second time,
by Madhav Dhungana (kp 19/02/2017)
Tanker
operators
oppose minimum fleet size rule (kp
18/02/2017), Tanker
operators-NOC
meeting end fruitless (kp 22/02/2017)
Domestic
firms
to invest over Rs 5bn in Bhairahawa special
economic zone (ht 17/02/2017)
MoLE
to
award returnee migrant workers who embrace
entrepreneurship (ht 17/02/2017)
Foreign
investors will get a level playing field:
Industry minister (rep 16/02/2017), Nepal
investment
summit: IBN to show 8 projects as potential
ventures; The board has selected four railway
projects, a hydropower project, a tunnel
highway, an international airport and a chemical
fertilizer plant (kp 17/02/2017), More
than
100 foreign delegates to take part in investment
summit (kp 19/02/2017)
Sagoon
announces
$20m online public offering (kp 10/02/2017)
Enabling
business:
The recent spike in FDI pledges is healthy but
not yet enduring (kp 09/02/2017)
FDI
pledges
jump 28pc with China topping list, by
Sanjeev Giri (kp 08/02/2017)
NOC
to
issue permits to new gas companies (kp
07/02/2017)
Industrial
hub
of Morang faces shortage of skilled workers,
by Dev Narayan Sah (kp 05/02/2017)
Germany’s
FICO
enters Nepal (kp 03/02/2017), ‘Nepal
is
a very important market for us’, interview
with Torsten Mayer, vice president of FiCO (kp
05/04/2017)
NTA
permission
mandatory for telcos to change share structure
(ht 01/02/2017)
Investments
in
transportation sector in Palpa cross Rs 1b,
by Madhav Aryal (kp 31/01/2017)
Bottlers
refuse
to import LPG (kp 30/01/2017)
National
industrial
fair slated to start Feb 23: Textiles and
accessories made of natural fibres,
semi-precious stones mined in Surkhet and
Jajarkot, nettle powder, herbals, bamboo
products and Mithila art will be the major
attractions (kp 30/01/2017)
MoI
seeks
endorsement of industrial-related acts before
NIS (ht 27/01/2017)
Majority
of
gas bottlers still to pay affiliation fee to
govt (ht 25/01/2017)
Bhadrakali
Oil
sealed for selling adulterated fuel (kp
24/01/2017)
Business
with a cause: Maybe time has come for Nepali
entrepreneurs to launch their own businesses
with a social cause, by Bhagirath Yogi (rep
24/01/2017)
Lalitpur
Mobile
Expo slated to open Friday (kp 24/01/2017)
Foreign
direct
investment: Investment-friendly climate, by
Bhubanesh Pant (ht 23/01/2017)
Bhairahawa
SEZ:
Lack of power puts investors in dilemma, by
Madhav Dhungana (kp 21/01/2017)
Licence
must
for tobacco business from mid-March: Tobacco
outlets have to be at least 100 m away from
educational institutions, by Sujan Dhungana
(ht 21/01/2017)
Traders
now
offer .999 fine gold (kp 21/01/2017)
Debt-ridden
Sajha
tables revival plan, by Samipa Khanal (kp
19/01/2017)
Rakura
launches
8 new varieties of organic tea (kp
19/01/2017)
‘Fear
of
failure has inhibited entrepreneurship
development’, interview with Mangesh Lal
Shrestha, President of Nepalese Young
Entrepreneurs' Forum (ht 16/01/2017)
NOC
set
to incur loss for first time in two years
(kp 13/01/2017)
Gas
stations
ordered to upgrade (kp 10/01/2017)
Grading
process
of domestic cement delayed (ht 09/01/2017)
Complex
paperwork
makes incentives unobtainable (kp
05/01/2017)
SEZ
for
export: The SEZ law has already been enacted and
foreign firms have also shown interest in
investing in SEZ after the passage of this law
(ht 05/01/2017)
Government
seeks
support from India, China to set up SEZ (ht
05/01/2017)
Mobile
expo
ends with Rs200m transaction (kp 04/01/2017)
Government
finalises
Special Economic Zone SEZ locations (ht
04/01/2017)
Dishonest
traders
may be fined up to Rs100k on the spot (kp
02/01/2017)
Stakeholders
urge
swift passage of Cooperative Bill: they have
urged lawmakers not to remove stern
provisions in the bill against those involved in
misappropriation of funds (kp 02/01/2017)
LPG
bottlers
lack incentive to step on the gas to get NBSM
accreditation: Of 53 companies operating across
the country, only one has acquired Nepal
Standard certification in over a month, by
Sujan Dhungana (ht 31/12/2016)
KMC
raises
over Rs1m fine from street vendors: Vendors are
barred from selling goods from
non-designated places, by Anup Ojha (kp
27/12/2016)
Pvt
sector
against minimum capital requirement: Says such
provisions discourage drawing investment in
small and medium enterprises (ht 27/12/2016)
NFC
padlocks
Manoj Driving (kp 27/12/2016)
Sellers
unveil
discount offers for Christmas (kp
23/12/2016)
Nepal
to
host adventure, mountaineering expo (kp
22/12/2016), GAMCE
2017
from Mar 31 to Apr 2 (ht 22/12/2016)
Infra
summit
from Feb 19 (kp 22/12/2016), Second
Nepal
Infrastructure Summit in February (ht
22/12/2016)
13th
National
Industrial Expo begins tomorrow (kp
19/12/2016), National
Industrial
Expo opens at Bhrikutimandap: locally-made party
shoes, sports shoes, sandals and casual
footwear besides textiles made of natural
fibres are the major attractions at the fair
(kp 21/12/2016)
One
for
the book(store)s, by Ajit Baral (kp
17/12/2016)
Businesses
hit
hard by districtwide shutdown, by Ghanshyam
Gautam (kp 16/12/2016)
NCC,
Chinese
team sign MoU to boost trade (kp 16/12/2016)
IBM
proposes
waiving pre-negotiation charge (kp
15/12/2016)
‘Export
incentive
must to make Nepali garments competitive’
(ht 15/12/2016)
10-day
Sindhuli
Fair to kick off on Dec 22 (kp 14/12/2016)
NFC
acts
to evict tenants overstaying their lease (kp
13/12/2016)
Govt
unveils
plan to revive defunct private ventures: Units
of the real sector that have terminated
operations will be asked to submit proposals for
their revitalization (kp 13/12/2016), MoI
sets
its sight on reviving sick pvt industries
(ht 13/12/2016), Private
sector
welcomes government’s move to revive defunct
firms (kp 15/12/2016)
Manufacturing
units
utilised only 48pc of capacity last fiscal
(ht 13/12/2016)
Nepal
Investment
Summit slated to be held in March (kp
10/12/2016), Govt
targets
$1bn FDI commitment: Over 300 foreign investors
expected to participate in the investment summit
(ht 10/12/2016)
A
month without power outage: Changes felt in
daily life; Businesses and factories report fall
in operating costs, by Rudra Pangeni (rep
10/12/2016)
National
Industrial
Trade Fair kicks off in Pokhara, by Bhim
Ghimire (kp 09/12/2016)
Soaltee,
NAC
join hands (kp 07/12/2016)
Crucial
investment-related
decisions put on hold: Fate of mega projects in
limbo as IBN noard meeting has not been held for
many months, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht
07/12/2016)
Lack
of
rural financial services affects micro
entrepreneurship (ht 06/12/2016)
Green
business: Social Enterprises refer to
organizations that enhance human and
environmental wellbeing through commercial
strategies, by Sunil Sainju (rep 06/12/2016)
Mobile
phone
importers form umbrella body (ht 05/12/2016)
NT
revives
stalled move to find strategic partner (kp
03/12/2016)
FDI
commitment
for 139 projects in the first quadrimester
(ht 03/12/2016)
Bhawani
Rana elected FWEAN president; Shova Gyawali is
the new general secretary (rep 03/12/2016)
MoFA
mulls
setting up biz window (kp 02/12/2016)
Yamire
locals
demand fair land compensation: Hongshi-Shivam
Cement, a nepal-China joint venture, is building
a cement factory at Sardi in Nawalparasi
district, by Madhav Aryal (kp 02/12/2016)
Plummeting
gold
price provides respite to domestic jewellers
(ht 02/12/2016)
Prime
minister has no time for IBN meetings: IBN has
not been able to hold even a single board
meeting in the past four months, by Rudra
Pangeni (rep 01/12/2016)
DRI
starts probe against four Biratnagar factories,
by Amar Khadka (rep 01/12/2016)
Plans
to
revive hetauda textile mill: Half of factory
equipment in working condition: Team; the
government is considering letting security
forces operate the factory, which was shut down
one and half decades ago, by Pratap Bista
(kp 30/11/2016)
Industries
face
problems getting loans (ht 28/11/2016)
NE
Group
doubles size of fund (kp 26/11/2016)
Investment
friendly
regime: While it is laudable that there was
vibrant discussion on FITTA, it still has many
inadequacies, by Abaya Neopane (kp
25/11/2016)
Survey
proposes
around 20 staff for PPP Centre: the centre’s
head will be selected from among joint
secretaries of the government (kp
24/11/2016)
Bhairahawa
SEZ still doesn't have electricity supply,
by Sher Bahadur KC (rep 24/11/2016)
Wanted
good
managers: Trying to revive rotting public
enterprises would be throwing good money after
bad; The government has failed to attract fresh
MBAs and other graduates from reputed
international business schools into its regular
bureaucracy, by Achyut Wagle (kp 22/11/2016)
There’s
plenty
of work, if you know where to look, by Rupak
D. Sharma (kp 21/11/2016)
NEEK
Electro-Tech
2016 opens at Bhrikutimandap (kp 16/11/2016)
NOC
plans
to re-enter bitumen business (kp 18/11/2016)
The
business
of entrepreneurship: With the amount spent even
before they get the visa, students planning to
study in the US can easily start a viable
business at home, by Triveni Chand And
Pankaj Parajuli (nt 18/11/2016)
Chaudhary
Foundation,
LCIF announce $500k investment (kp
17/11/2016)
Automobile
business
sees substantial growth (ht 14/11/2016)
Investors’
Summit
to be held in March (ht 12/11/2016)
8th
NEEK
Electro-Tech slated to open Nov 18 (kp
11/11/2016)
NMEFN,
DLB
Bank ink agreement to enhance micro
entrepreneurship at local level (ht
10/11/2016)
Silk
art
gains popularity as home decorations (kp
07/11/2016)
14
firms selected to setting up units in Bhairahawa
SEZ, by Sher Bahadur KC (rep 07/11/2016)
Co-ops
to
be required to submit accounts online: The
Ministry of Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation
has been preparing to make it mandatory for
cooperatives to upload their accounts so it can
keep a close tab on them (kp 05/11/2016)
Hetauda
to
get new industrial estate, by Pratap Bista
(kp 03/11/2016)
Sales
of
Dhaka items soar in Palpa district, by
Madhav Aryal (kp 31/10/2016)
Tihar
bazaar:
Traders report brisk business (kp
31/10/2016)
Sajha
Prakashan
gearing up for a rebound (ht 28/10/2016)
Govt
mulls
letting security forces revive Hetauda textile
mill (kp 28/10/2016), Hetauda
Textile
Industry to be revived (ht 28/10/2016)
With
Tihar
starting tomorrow, sales of dried fruits soar
(ht 27/10/2016)
‘Every
plot
in Bhairahawa SEZ booked already’ (ht
26/10/2016), A
test case: If we can make this SEZ successful,
the other economic zones will also get a big
boost by strengthening the national economy
significantly (ht 27/10/2016)
Nepal
slips
eight positions in WB’s Doing Business index
(kp 26/10/2016) [see related World
Bank
report on South Asia]
Action
taken
against 3 firms for overcharging (kp
25/10/2016)
FNCCI
amends
its statue; Rana to become next prez (kp
21/10/2016), Members
unanimously
approve amendment to FNCCI statute (ht
21/10/2016)
Better
investment
climate stressed (ht 21/10/2016)
Groundwork
starts
for merger of NTL, NOC (kp 20/10/2016)
FNCCI
special
general meeting today (ht 20/10/2016)
Illegal
mustard
oil imports put local producers on brink (kp
18/10/2016)
Jewellery
sales
during Dashain down 50pc (kp 17/10/2016)
Lack
of
required infrastructure dash EV traders’ hopes
(ht 16/10/2016)
Jewellery
lament
tepid business this Dashain (ht 15/10/2016)
Meat
sales
total Rs1.32b in Valley during Dashain (kp
14/10/2016)
Brick
kilns
told to furnish registration, tax clearance
documents (ht 08/10/2016)
Mutton
takes
a bite out of chicken sales (ht 08/10/2016)
Not
working:
Many financial cooperatives in Nepal are not
open for business for vulnerable and
disadvantaged youths, by Simone Galimberti
(kp 07/10/2016)
Foreign
investment
to be allowed in secondary market, by Sujan
Dhungana (ht 06/10/2016), FDI
facility:
At a time when the country is heavily dependent
on remittance it would be fitting if it
succeeded in acquiring more FDI (ht
07/10/2016)
Lower
prices
lure Dashain shoppers to Indian towns, by
Madhav Dhungana and Shankar Acharya (kp
05/10/2016)
Gas
plant
encroaches upon road dept land, by Harihar
Singh Rathour (kp 04/10/2016)
Five-star
casino
resort to open in Bhairahawa, by Sangam
Prasain (kp 04/10/2016)
Traders
rushing
to ship mountain goats, sheep, by Birendra
KC (kp 03/10/2016)
MoI
plans
to revive Hetauda Textile (ht 03/10/2016)
Micro,
small
and medium enterprises boom (ht 02/10/2016),
Make
the
most of it: We have now realised the potential
of cottage, small and medium enterprises. They
should be encouraged to team up with big-scale
enterprises (ht 03/10/2016)
Implementation
of
‘no work, no pay’ provision difficult (kp
01/10/2016)
Chinese
investors
show interest in Nepal Special Economic Zone
(ht 01/10/2016)
Two-day
trilateral
investors’ meet kicks off in Capital (ht
30/09/2016), Investors
seek assurance on policy, political stability
(ht 30/09/2016)
Festive
shoppers
throng Valley malls (kp 29/09/2016)
Corporate
social
responsibility: Issues for businesses, by
Sunil Sainju (ht 26/09/2016)
Monitoring
intensified
amid shopping spree (kp 26/09/2016)
Unilever
Nepal
lifts lockout at its factory (kp 23/09/2016)
‘Look
into
constraints for foreign investment’ (ht
21/09/2016)
Mobile
Expo
draws huge crowds (kp 16/09/2016)
Nepal,
India
and China trilateral investors’ meet to be held
soon (ht 16/09/2016)
Government
to
resume operation of defunct PEs (kp
12/09/2016), Government
plans
to revive sick enterprises (ht 12/09/2016),
Sick
enterprises (ht 13/09/2016), Cabinet
endorses
MOI’s proposal to revive Nepal Drugs Limited
by Sujan Dhungana (ht 19/09/2016), Work
begins
to revive Nepal Drug Limited (kp
20/09/2016), Let
it die: It is not right to say that reviving NDL
will save billions and ensure quality drugs in
the market, by Akash Shrestha (rep
26/09/2016)
DoSM
preparing
to file cases against 7 firms: The department
will file the cases under the Consumer
Protection Act 1998 (kp 09/09/2016)
Motipur
locals
say no to planned industrial zone, by Amrita
Anmol (kp 03/09/2016)
Ex-cantonment
sought
for estate, by Bimal Khatiwada (03/09/2016)
FDI
commitment
plunged 77.5pc in last fiscal (ht
03/09/2016)
7
companies sign MoUs to erect factories in SEZ,
by Madhav Dhungana (kp 02/09/2016)
57
new
industries registered in first month of fiscal
year (kp 28/08/2016)
Arghakhanchi
launches
Rs4b expansion project (kp 26/08/2016)
Preparatory
work
to set up industrial estate starts, by
Amrita Anamol (kp 25/08/2016)
18
Valley
firms booked for irregularities: Govt (kp
23/08/2016)
Healthcare
firms,
food sellers face action (kp 22/08/2016)
Syndicates
rule roost in Pokhara, by Santosh Pokharel
(rep 22/08/2016)
Firm
registrations
surge, thanks to online system (kp
20/08/2016)
Building
and
Construction Expo kicks off in Capital (kp
20/08/2016)
Ministry
intensifies
market monitoring, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
17/08/2015)
Bhairahawa
SEZ
to sign MoU with 11 selected companies (ht
15/08/2016)
Entrepreneurs
urge
govt to prioritise industrial security (kp
13/08/2016)
Everest
Big
Cardamom brand to be registered (kp
12/08/2016)
Bhairahawa
luring
business away from Birgunj: Trade through
Birgunj plunged by half duringthe last fiscal
year ending mid-July, by Shankar Acharya (kp
11/08/2016)
Foreign
direct
investment: Barriers and benefits, by
Needika Adhikari (ht 09/08/2016)
Hulas’
new
electric car model put to road test (kp
08/08/2016)
Commerce
2.0: The government has not been able to create
a favorable environment to boost e-commerce in
Nepal, by Subarna Shakya and Bimal Pratap
Shah (rep 06/08/2016)
Paper
Trail:
Tracing three generations pressed into one
profession, by Smriti Basnet (nt 05/08/2016)
DoI:
Nawalparasi
attracted highest investment pledges last fiscal
year: Kathmandu registered the most number of
industries with 148, followed by Lalitpur,
Kaski (kp 04/08/2016)
Online
sales
of used cars on the rise, by Prahlad Rijal
(kp 02/08/2016)
Limestone
mine
lies idle due to politicisation, by Birendra
KC (kp 01/08/2016)
Use
of
statistical tools: How our industry can benefit,
by Rishi Raj Gautam (ht 01/08/2016)
New
firms
barred from obtaining basic telephone service
licence (ht 25/07/2016)
Bodhichitta
biz
booms amid rising demand, by Prahlad Rijal
(kp 24/07/2016)
Panchkhal
SEZ
project formally recommences: The construction
of infrastructure at the planned economic zone
will be started by this fiscal year, by
Nagendra Adhikari (kp 23/07/2016)
MoI
expedites
land acquisition for industrial estates (ht
20/07/2016)
Solution
To Problems Of Micro, Cottage And Small
Industries, by Navaraj Khatri (rn
19/07/2016)
Merger
trend
spreads to cooperatives in Kaski, by Lal
Prasad Sharma (kp 18/07/2016)
IB
hikes
accident cover for passengers to Rs 500,000,
by Rajesh Khanal (kp 09/07/2016), Pay
Rs
1,500, get insurance coverage of over Rs 6.6 m
(ht 09/07/2016)
Bhairahawa
revs
up as investors’ hub (kp 09/07/2016)
Amended
PPA
gives PEs greater freedom (kp 09/07/2016)
Hopeful
fuel
importers apply for permission (kp
08/07/2016)
Vegetable
vendors
attack inspection team, by Prahlad Rijal (kp
06/07/2016)
Strike
ban
in Sez as House panel passes new bill (kp
06/07/2016)
The
loss-makers:
A long-term strategy is required if moribund
state-owned enterprises are to be revived,
by Shree Prasad Devkota and Nitesh Kumar Shah (kp
03/07/2016)
NOC
looks
set to morph from debt-distressed to debt-free
entity (ht 01/07/2016), NOC
to
clear all debts by end of fiscal year (kp
04/07/2016), After
14
long years, NOC becomes debt-free, by Rajesh
Khanal (kp 11/07/2016))
Potential
of
garment industry highlighted (ht 30/06/2016)
IB
bars
commission on foreign employment insurance
policies (ht 24/06/2016)
Quake-hit
micro
entrepreneurs see ray of hope (kp
22/06/2016)
Blockade
by
India resulted in losses totalling Rs202
billion: Impact of the embargo was felt across
the economy as imports were stuck on
the Indian side of the border (kp
21/06/2016)
FDI
commitment plunges 83 per cent (ht
21/06/2016)
Insurance
board
directives: Stringent policies to open branch in
Kathmandu (kp 15/06/2016)
Yarsha
harvest
shrinks due to poor snowfalls, by Krishna
Prasad Gautam and Bishnu Lal Buda (kp 14/06/2016)
Insurers
settle
88% of quake-related claims, by Sagar
Ghimire (rep 08/06/2016)
Chitwan
to
get industrial exhibition centre (ht
07/06/2016)
Bhairahawa
SEZ
finally receives overwhelming response (ht
07/06/2016)
Don’t
okay
Ncell’s capital plan: Panel (kp 04/06/2016)
Angry
depositors
of Oriental Cooperative picket Baluwatar, by
Rajesh Khanal (kp 03/06/2016)
Plastic
bag
manufacturers urge govt to rethink ban, by
Lila Ballav Ghimire (kp 03/06/2016)
Adventure
gear
stores report mixed business, by Prahlad
Rijal (kp 03/06/2016)
Four
PEs
to be merged to form new supply company (kp
01/06/2016)
Cement
industry
seeks to be self-sufficient, by Madhav
Dhungana (kp 31/05/2016)
PEs
record
over Rs 33b profits: Twenty out of 37 Public
Enterprises profitable in FY 2014-15, by
Rajesh Khanal (kp 27/05/2016) [?], Profit
of
PEs expected to erode by 51.15 per cent this
fiscal (ht 27/05/2016) [?]
Private
investor
confidence down: Public investment not
attracting enough private capital spending,
by Rupak D. Sharma (ht 27/05/2016)
Hongshi
Shivam
begins factory construction (kp 26/05/2016)
Yarsagumba
business
slumping down, by Devendra Basnet (rep
26/05/2016)
Short-handed
factories
running below capacity, by Amrita Anmol (kp
25/05/2016)
Dog
business
booms as pet ownership expands, by Zenith KC
(kp 23/05/2016)
Steel
factories
in lower gear due to power cuts, by Madhav
Dhungana (kp 21/05/2016)
Gems
and
Jewellery Expo 2016 kicks off (kp
21/05/2016)
Auto
dealers
posh up pre and after sales services, by
Prahlad Rijal (kp 19/05/2016)
FDI
pledges
drop 84% in 10 months, by Sujan Dhungana
(rep 19/05/2016)
Administration
rules
to stop unauthorised gold mine exploration,
by Dinesh Shrestha (ht 19/05/2016)
NOC
repays
Rs3.64b loans (kp 18/05/2016)
SEZ
in
Bhairahawa: Government keen to get facility into
gear, by Madhav Dhungana (kp 15/05/2016)
Informal
insurance
biz growing due to lack of laws (kp
14/05/2016)
Herbs
principal
source of income for Rukum locals, by
Krishna Prasad Gautam (kp 14/05/2016)
Plans
afoot
for heavy equipment leasing co (kp
13/05/2016)
Turkish
Airlines’
bank accounts frozen (ht 12/05/2016)
Himalayan
bamboo
items being replaced by plastic, by Basanta
Prasad Singh (kp 11/05/2016)
Ncell
to
spend Rs12b on infra (kp 10/05/2016), Ncell
announces
investment of $120 million (ht 10/05/2016)
Shopping
centres,
marts sprout up across Valley, by Prahlad
Rijal (kp 09/05/2016)
Insurance
premium
collection crosses Rs100b for first time (kp
07/05/2016)
Few
takers
for space at GNS Industrial Estate: The
industrial estate is spread over 294 ropanis out
of which 171 ropanis have been developed (kp
04/05/2016)
Vaidyakhana
to
adopt good manufacturing practices, by
Prahlad Rijal (kp 04/05/2016)
VAT-free
imports
kill domestic production, by Binod Bhandari
(kp 02/05/2016)
IBN
drafts
‘marketing document’ to attract FDI, by
Bibek Subedi (kp 28/04/2016)
Bhairahawa
special
economic zone: Govt slashes rent to woo
industrialists (kp 27/04/2016)
Innovative
minds:
Govt should make local entrepreneurs aware about
the role of IP in protecting their intellectual
creation, by Pratyush Nath Upreti (kp
26/04/2016)
Sky
is
the limit for migrants setting up business here
(ht 26/04/2016)
CNI:
Bring
policies to rehabilitate industries (kp
25/04/2016)
Sunsari-Morang
industrial
corridor: Industrialists facing shortage of land
plots, by Lila Ballav Ghimire (kp
25/04/2016)
Insurers
settle
92.13pc of quake-related claims (ht
24/04/2016)
A
new lease of life: Both the public and private
sectors need to make effort to put readymade
garment (RMG) policies into practice, by Jib
Raj Koirala (kp 22/04/2016)
Handmade
paper
factories return after 10-year break, by
Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 20/04/2016)
Duty-free
access
in United States: RMG industries not so excited,
by Lila Ballav Ghimire (kp 17/04/2016)
Bhat-Bhateni
announces
plan to IPO in two years, by Pralhad Rijal
(kp 16/04/2016)
TeliaSonera
completes
Ncell divestment, by Bibek Subedi (kp
12/04/2016), TeliaSonera
sells
Ncell stake for Rs 109 bn, by Rupak D.
Sharma (ht 12/04/2016), Axiata
take
charge of Ncell from TeliaSonera: Govt unsure
about levying capital gain tax on acquisition by
Malaysian telecom giant (kp 13/04/2016), Axiata
appoints
British citizen Simon Perkins as Ncell MD
(ht 13/04/2016), TeliaSonera
drops
a hint it won’t pay tax, by Bibek Subedi
(22/04/2016)
It
was
a black year, say entrepreneurs (ht
12/04/2016)
FNCCI
doubts
government’s commitment to free market (kp
11/04/2016), Private
sector
criticizes government for prioritizing
‘controlled economy’ (rep 11/04/2016)
Challenges
abound
as FNCCI holds 50th AGM (kp 10/04/2016)
Construction
industry
expects to bounce back (kp 09/04/2016)
Bhaktapur
Industrial
and Commerce Fair kicks off (kp 09/04/2016)
Low-cost
Hulas-e
cars set for autumn launch: Environment-friendly
vehicles to cost less than Rs1.7m, by Binod
Bhandari (kp 06/04/2016)
Online
sellers
focus on service delivery apps (kp
08/04/2016)
On
the
brink: The degrading standard of cooperatives in
Nepal is largely due to lack of regulations,
by Nav Raj Simkhada (kp 05/04/2016)
Factory
infrastructure
in disarray for want of care, by Shankar
Acharya (kp 02/04/2016)
Allo-based
products
selling well in Rolpa, by Kashiram Dangi (kp
22/03/2016)
The
cooperative
way: The cooperative movement in Nepal has been
unable to emulate best practices abroad and even
successful Nepali cooperatives are dispirited,
by Indira Panta (rep 22/03/2016)
Oil
licences
issued to pvt firms scrapped (kp
18/03/2016), Govt
move
puts prospective petroleum importers in a fix:
Last Thursday, the government scrapped the
permits issued to private companies to trade oil (kp
21/03/2016)
Govt
agrees
to cut rental fee in Bhairahawa SEZ (kp
17/03/2016)
Nepal
Army
permitted to run garment factory (kp
16/03/2016)
NRCL
expands
reinsurance business to SAARC nations: The
company has signed reinsurance contracts with
two foreign insurance companies, one each from
Bhutan and Afghanistan, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
09/03/2016)
SEZ
Development
Committee proposes slashing rental charge
(ht 09/03/2016)
Foreign
direct
investment in cement: Companies plan to boost
capacity, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
06/03/2016)
Industrialists
concerned
by growing human settlements, by Shankar
Acharya (kp 05/03/2016)
Sharma
named
new CNI president (kp 05/03/2016)
Paperwork
hassles
stymie tea industry, by Biplav Bhattarai (kp
05/03/2016)
Govt
to
set up GPZ within Simara SEZ (ht 01/03/2016)
Nepali
garments
get duty-free status in US: The move addresses
the demand of Nepali garment manufacturers who
had been lobbying for duty-free entry for over a
decade, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 26/02/2016)
Govt
team
seals Siddhartha Gas, by Harihar Singh
Rathaur and Rajesh Khanal (kp 25/02/2016)
SEZ
plans
changes to working procedure, by Madhab
Dhungana (kp 25/02/2016)
Business
ethics:
Most popular course, by Narayan Manandhar
(ht 24/02/2016)
Birat
Petro
seeks permission to sell petrol for Rs 155 a
litre, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 22/02/2016)
FNCCI
organising
international trade fair next month (ht
19/02/2016)
Hetauda-based
factories
reopen after six months, by Pratap Bista (kp
17/02/2016)
Getting
the
crux of Ncell buyout deal: Can Nepal afford to
make a move that could sour foreign investor
sentiment?, by Rupak D. Sharma (ht
17/02/2016)
Nepal's
only
tire factory without any production since 8
months, by Narahari Sapkota (rep 17/02/2016)
Nawalparasi
set
to become hub of cement production, by
Narayan Sharma (kp 16/02/2016)
Industries
in
Pokhara resuming operations, by Lal Prasad
Sharma (kp 15/02/2016)
Taskforce
suggests
strong legal foundation to PEB, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 13/02/2016)
796
Nepal
Telecom employees to get golden handshake
(kp 12/02/2016)
Factories
struggling
to resume full-fledged ops, by Lila Ballav
Ghimire (kp 12/02/2016)
Private
sector
seeks relief from government (ht 12/02/2016)
Micro
entrepreneurs
earn decent income (kp 08/02/2016)
As
fuel
crisis grips Nepal, solar industry eyes growth
(ht 01/02/2016)
Authorities
prepare
to evict Lalitpur street vendors, by Prahlad
Rijal (kp 18/01/2016)
Power
outage
severely hits industries in Birgunj-Pathlaiya
corridor (ht 18/01/2016)
United
Spirits
to exit Nepal: The Indian liquor giant will sell
its entire 82.46pc stake in United Spirits Nepal
(kp 17/01/2016)
City
police
order closure of futsal arenas (ht
15/01/2016), Temporary
ban
on futsal arenas lifted: Local administration,
operators reach 18-point agreement (ht
16/01/2016), Authorities
lift
ban on futsal venues, by Kamal Pariyar (rep
16/01/2016)
Traders
unable
to import silver due to Tarai unrest (ht
14/01/2016)
Birgunj
traders
relocating business, by Pushpa Raj Acharya
(ht 13/01/2016)
Govt
to
give interest rate subsidy (ht 12/01/2016)
Chamber
Expo
opens at Bhrikutimandap (kp 08/01/2016)
Private
sector
elated over Rehab Fund (kp 07/01/2016)
Sunivera
to
sign deal to buy 20pc of Ncell stock, by
Sanjeev Giri (kp 04/01/2016)
Speedy
passage
of new Cooperative Act urged: There are 33,000
cooperatives operating in Nepal. Among them,
11,000 are savings and credit cooperatives. They
hold more than Rs150 billion in deposits of the
general public (kp 02/01/2016)
Govt
set
to give leg up to footwear products (kp
31/12/2015)
Relaxations
in
tax, interest suggested, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 29/12/2015)
FNCCI
urges
govt to end Tarai turmoil (kp 28/12/2015)
Footwear
cos
hope to push sales (kp 27/12/2015)
Shoe
makers:
Cut excise duty on raw materials (kp
25/12/2015)
Cosmetic
industry
down by unrest, trade embargo, by Suman
Bashyal (kp 23/12/2015)
TeliaSonera
dials
A for Axiata: Swedish company that made foray
into Nepal in ’08 agrees to sell majority stake
in Ncell to Malaysian firm, by Sanjeev Giri
(kp 22/12/2015)
Nepal
ranks
118th on Forbes’ business list (kp
19/12/2015)
FNCCI
expresses
concern about burgeoning black marketing (ht
19/12/2015)
Auto
imports
plunge by more than 41 percent (kp
18/12/2015)
Made
to
measure Nepal should aim to carve a niche in the
garment sector to sustain industry (kp
15/12/2015)
Embargo
puts
spoke in industrial wheel: Industrialists say
capacity utilisation has come down nearly 20
percent, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
13/12/2015)
Prospective
oil
importers yet to bring 1st shipment, by
Rajesh Khanal (kp 10/12/2015)
Biz
confidence
plunges sharply (kp 10/12/2015)
2k
factories
fall silent in industrial heartland, by
Shankar Acharya (kp 28/11/2015)
Pvt
sector
worried as Tarai crisis worsens (kp
23/11/2015), Govt
in
‘no position’ to aid private sector, by
Sanjeev Giri (kp 24/11/2015)
Panchkhal
SEZ
remains on paper after 10 years: The government
has acquired 1,004 ropanis of land in
Shikharpur, Khatte Danda and Janata Community
Forest, by Nagendra Adhikari (kp 19/11/2015)
Industries
headed
toward bankruptcy: Muraraka, by Kuvera
Chalise (rep 18/11/2015)
Quake,
blockade
cause sharp decline on the transaction of
precious metals (ht 17/11/2015)
Fuel
crisis
jeopardises crusher industries (ht
16/11/2015)
A
year on, SEZ fails to get off the ground, by
Sanjeev Giri (kp 15/11/2015)
FNCCI
divided
over blockade: VP Shrestha leads protest rally
in Kathmandu against obstruction (kp
11/11/2015)
Fuel
shortage
hits pottery business in Bhaktapur, by
Pratichya Dulal (kp 10/11/2015)
4,393
street
vendors booked during last fiscal (ht
08/11/2015)
Police
start
market inspection in Bhaktapur: The Circle will
be working with the DAO in monitoring artificial
price hike, shortage of daily commodities and
black marketeering (kp 07/11/2015)
Tarai
turmoil
forces UCI to down its shutters (ht
06/11/2015)
Raw
material
shortage hits Terhathum Dhaka industry, by
Bhageshwar Limbu (rep 06/11/2015)
Vendors
‘allowed’
to operate on streets, by Gaurav Thapa (kp
05/11/2015)
Udaypur
cement
factory halts production (ht 02/11/2015)
Tarai
unrest,
blockade hit holiday shopping season (kp
30/10/2015)
Nepal
slips
to 99 in ease of doing biz (kp 29/10/2015)
Businesses
hit
hard due to fuel crisis, shortages (ht
29/10/2015), Facing
losses,
pvt sector demands relief package (kp
31/10/2015)
Bara-Parsa
factories
suffer Rs35b losses, by Shankar Acharya (kp
26/10/2015)
Stranded
trucks
result in Rs1b detention charges, by Binod
Bhandari (kp 26/10/2015)
FNCCI
urges
PM to save economy (kp 20/10/2015)
Fund
planned
for quake-hit businesses (kp 20/10/2015)
State-owned
companies
to provide goods at discount, by Suman
Bashyal (kp 16/10/2015)
Apparel
stores
moan over slow business, by Suman Bashyal
(kp 15/10/2015), Fuel
shortage
keeps shoppers away, by Pushpa Raj Acharya
(ht 16/10/2015)
Dealers
roll
out offers to spur slow Dashain sales (kp
14/10/2015)
Auto
sector
knocked out by gasoline shock, by Suman
Bashyal (kp 13/10/2015)
PM
election
boosts private sector hopes: The private sector
has been suffering massive losses due to the
unrest in Tarai and the unannounced blockade by
India (kp 12/10/2015)
Over
200,000
visit first Kirtipur Fair (kp 11/10/2015)
Foreign
firms
take away Rs7.21 billion dividend (kp
10/10/2015)
Detention
charge
costing importers over Rs 12 crore daily, by
Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 09/10/2015)
Footwear
plants
hit by lack of fuel, materials, by Suman
Bashyal (kp 08/10/2015)
Foreign
direct
investment: An instrumental tool, by
Bhubanesh Pant (ht 08/10/2015)
Fuel
crisis
throws fair price shops into limbo (kp
06/10/2015)
FNCCI
urges
relief package to help economic recovery (kp
05/10/2015)
Industrialists
pay
upto Rs 350m to Indian side as blockade
continues (kp 04/10/2015)
Tarai
bandh
deals major blow to industries: Fuel shortage
forces many factories in Chitwan to halt
operations, by Tilak Ram Rimal (ht
04/10/2015)
Business
slow
despite nearing festive season (kp
03/10/2015)
Bicycle
sales
increase as fuel crisis rattles valley, by
Suman Bashyal (kp 01/10/2015)
Bara-Parsa
industrial
corridor: 2,000 factories remain shut due to
Tarai unrest, by Shankar Acharya (kp
30/09/2015)
Building
brick
kilns back better, by Pragati Shahi (kp
27/09/2015)
Minister:
New
statute has buoyed foreign investors (kp
25/09/2015)
Govt
to
allow restaurants to set up micro breweries
(kp 24/09/2015), IPB
decides
to allow operation of microbreweries in country
(kp 24/09/2015)
South
Asian
women entrepreneurs meet (kp 23/09/2015)
Tarai
unrest
hits industries in Sunsari-Morang corridor,
by Binod Bhandari (kp 23/09/2015)
‘Message
of
stability’ to investors, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 21/09/2015)
TeliaSonera
to
quit Nepal, Eurasia mkts, by Sanjeev Giri
(kp 18/09/2015)
NOC
mulls
issuing gas station permits (kp 18/09/2015)
Kirtipur
fair
to promote local products, culture (kp
17/09/2015)
Bara-Parsa
industrial
corridor hit by strikes: Businesses incur losses
amounting to billions of rupees due to
month-long bandh, by Ram Sarraf (ht
16/09/2015)
Auto
dealers
hopeful of market rebound (kp 15/09/2015)
Impact
of
strikes more damaging than quake: FNCCI (kp
13/09/2015)
Imports
makelife
hard for rice mills: In the past four years, 250
out of the 300 rice mills have closed down. Half
of the remaining mills are also in the red,
by Shankar Acharya (kp 12/09/2015)
Prolonged
Tarai
turmoil cripples industrial estates: Industries
in Bara, Parsa and Rautahat report incurring
daily loss of Rs 640 million (ht 10/09/2015)
Tarai
bandh
dents earnings of exporters, by Pushpa Raj
Acharya (ht 09/09/2015)
80pc
Korea
returnees embrace entrepreneurship (ht
08/09/2015)
Domestic
investment
commitments halve: Foreign direct investment
pledges more than triple (kp 07/09/2015)
New
businesses
bring more income to Badi youths (kp
31/08/2015)
Footwear
makers
foray into women’s segment (kp 29/08/2015)
Nepal
Drugs
seeks Rs 150m to resume operation (ht
29/08/2015)
Dividend
payments
by PEs double to Rs13b (kp 29/08/2015)
Loss-ravaged
Chitwan
Milk closes down, by Bimal Khatiwada (kp
28/08/2015)
The
price
of information: Dear private bankers of Nepal,
please pay for research to generate data needed
to improve your business, by Pratyoush Onta
(kp 24/08/2015)
FDI
pledges
high but actual investments low, by Sanjeev
Giri (kp 24/08/2015)
Preliminary
expenses
to be lumped with FDI (kp 19/08/2015)
Branded
stores
launch summer clearance sale (kp 17/08/2015)
Panel
orders
removal of contract staff at NOC (kp
14/08/2015)
Yarsagumba
collectors
unhappy as prices plunge, by Manoj Badu (kp
12/08/2015)
Special
economic
zone: Amendment to working procedure by this week
(kp 09/08/2015), Govt
preparing
to amend SEZ operating guidelines (ht
09/08/2015)
Businesses
returning
to normal in Dolakha, by Rajendra Manandhar
(kp 09/08/2015)
25pc
of
firms inspected last FY lacked operating licences:
DosCM (kp 04/08/2015)
FDI
commitment
surged by 235pc last fiscal year (ht
01/08/2015)
Shoppers
avoiding
malls even 3 mths after quake (kp 31/07/2015)
Nepal’s
auto
imports up 29pc in last fiscal (ht 30/07/2015)
Road
expansion,
rural demand drive bus sales, by Suman Bashyal
(kp 28/07/2015)
Car
dealers
launch new models to revive sales (kp
24/07/2015)
Only
11pc
of post-quake insurance claims settled, by
Rajesh Khanal (kp 23/07/2015)
Unfunded
liabilities
of PEs swell to Rs27b, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
18/07/2015)
NOC
posts
Rs18b profit after 5 years of losses (kp
17/07/2015)
Dairy
industry
has 3,000 tonnes of ghee unsold, by Suman
Bashyal (kp 14/07/2015)
386k
industries
registered in first eight months of FY (kp
13/07/2015)
PEs’
cumulative
losses jump (kp 13/07/2015), Majority
of
PEs to book profit this fiscal (ht 13/07/2015)
Dairy
industry
loses edge as foreign products flood market
(rep 10/07/2015)
CNI
seeks
aid for new industries (kp 08/07/2015)
CNI
demands
government to allow ODI (ht 08/07/2015)
SEZ
to
scrap full occupancy proviso, by Sanjeev Giri
(kp 07/07/2015)
No
fair
price shops this festive season if due not
cleared: PEs, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 06/07/2015)
Auto
registrations
hit all-time high, by Sanjeev Giri (kp
03/07/2015)
Nepali
private
sector: After the disaster, by Surendra Bir
Malakar (ht 03/07/2015)
Applications
open
for business accelerator programme (kp
02/07/2015)
Non-life
insurers
settle 15.82pc of claims till date (ht
30/06/2015)
CNI:
Involve
pvt sector in reconstruction drive (kp
29/06/2015)
Domestic
candy
makers compete against imports (kp 29/06/2015)
‘Doing
ethical
business’moderate in central region (ht
29/06/2015)
FNCCI
prez
hopefuls to file nomination papers, by Sanjeev
Giri (kp 27/06/2015), 3
running for FNCCI president, by Sanjeev Giri
(kp 28/06/2015), FNCCI’s
presidential
race begins: Three candidates file nominations;
past presidents urge consensus, by Pushpa Raj
Acharya (ht 28/06/2015), Rajkarnikar
pulls
out of prez race, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
01/07/2015), Murarka
assured
top FNCCI post as contenders step aside: When he
is sworn in on Friday, Pashupati Murarka will be
the first president from the Marwari community in
two decades , by Sanjeev Giri (kp 02/07/2015),
Murarka
nominated
FNCCI president, by Sanjeev Giri (kp
04/07/2015),
Murarka new prez of FNCCI,Rana senior VP (ht
04/07/2015)
Businessmen
cash
in on I/NGO ‘spending spree’: Several I/NGO have
leased out many vehicles for upto 3 months as
local businessmen buy 150 new vehicles to rent
them out, by Sudip Kaini (kp 25/06/2015)
DoCSM:
Put
MRP on packaged goods; The department will give a
three-month deadline to the traders and
manufacturers to comply with the directive, by
Rajesh Khanal (kp 25/06/2015)
Ice-cream
sales
slow as quake chills demand, by Suman Bashyal
(kp 25/06/2015)
IB
moots
authority with greater independence (kp
24/06/2015)
Govt
not
checking foreign entrepreneurs for criminal
records, by Shreejana Shrestha (rep
24/06/2015)
IB
to
boost paid-up capital for insurers, by Rajesh
Khanal (kp 23/06/2015)
Gas
bottlers
flout safety cap rule: Most companies use
aluminium caps as cheaper option, by Rajesh
Khanal (kp 22/06/2015)
Growing
interest
in prefab houses, by Sanjeev Giri (kp
21/06/2015)
Slim
chances
of consensus in upcoming FNCCI election (ht
21/06/2015), Ex-FNCCI
chiefs
for unanimous prez (kp 23/06/2ß15)
FDI
commitment
post quake does not disappoint: DoI (ht
19/06/2015)
Footwear
industry
faces raw material shortage, by Suman Basyal
(kp 18/06/2015)
Dangote
plans
to build cement factory in Nepal (ht
18/06/2015)
Insurance
Board
promises to rescue insurers in difficulty (kp
15/06/2015), Sagarmatha
gets
highest quake-related claims (kp 15/06/2015)
Will
NOC
distribute bonus this year? (ht 13/06/2015)
Improve
insurance
claims settlement provisions: Expert; Lack of
understanding of the process has delayed payment
of insurance coverage (kp 12/06/2015)
13
Nepse-listed
cos claim severe damage, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
11/062015)
SC
allows
pvt traders in petroleum business (ht
12/06/2015)
Hardware
stores
booked for overcharging customers (kp
10/06/2015)
Bullion
market
stirs back to life as customers rise (kp
10/06/2015)
We
must
get back to business, by Surendra Tandukar (ht
07/06/2015)
‘Private
sector
can produce enough building materials’ (kp
06/06/2015)
Markets
start
humming again as shoppers return (kp
05/06/2015)
Labour
shortage
hits businesses, by Ramesh Shrestha (ht
05/06/2015)
Insurers
have
settled only 3.6pc of claims (ht 05/06/2015)
FNCCI
estimates
private sector losses at Rs100b (kp
03/06/2015)
FDI
pledges
up 250 percent in first 10 months this FY (kp
02/06/2015)
Insurance
cos
told not to issue dividends (kp 01/06/2015), Only
1.5
pc of quake related insurance claims settled so
far, by Rupak D. Sharma (ht 01/06/2015)
Zinc
sheet
factories running below full capacity due to
load-shedding, by Shankar Acharya (kp
30/05/2015)
FNCCI
removes
Pandey from president’s post: Fresh election on
July 3; efforts underway for electing new
president unanimously (kp 28/05/2015)
Regulator
tells
insurance cos not to hike premium, by Rajesh
Khanal (kp 26/05/2015)
Once
busy
marketplaces of Capital bear deserted look, by
Sabitri Dhakal (ht 24/05/2015)
Valley
shops
start to reopen (kp 22/05/2015)
IB
tells
insurers not to hike premiums, by Rajesh
Khanal (kp 21/05/2015)
Quake
affects
2k entrepreneurs: Self-employment scheme (kp
17/05/2015)
Realty
sector
faces loss of at least Rs 7.5bn due to quake
(ht 12/05/2015)
Most
shopping
malls in valley reopen partially, by Suman
Bashyal (kp)
Rice
producers
focus on branding, marketing, by Suman Bashyal
(kp 24/04/2015)
Energy
crisis,
transport syndication cripple manufacturing sector,
by Rudra Pangeni (rep 24/04/2015)
Realty
sector
rebounds from prolonged slump (kp 22/04/2015)
Foreign
investment
optimism: Sound domestic policies are required to
reap the potential benefits of foreign investment,
by Ram C. Acharya (kp 20/04/2015)
Nepal
Telecom
to launch convergent real time billing (kp
18/04/2015)
Weaving
yarns
of success: Allo textile business has economically
empowered and upgraded living standards of women
of Syaulibang village, by Rupak D. Sharma (ht
15/04/2015)
Chitwan
Milk
fights for life amid foreign competition, by
Bimal Khatiwada (kp 15/04/2015)
5th
Real
Estate Expo to start from Friday (kp
14/04/2015), Real
Estate
Expo ’15 kicks off (kp 17/04/2015), Choose
your
home sweet home at real estate expo, by Suman
Bashyal (kp 18/04/2015), Housing
fair
sees sales, bookings of Rs3.25b (kp
21/04/2015)
Heavy
equipment
sales soar on building frenzy (kp 13/04/2015)
FNCCI
‘to
hold fresh election’ for president, by Sanjeev
Giri (kp 12/04/2015), FNCCI
to
seek clarification from Pandey (kp
14/04/2015), New
cracks
start surfacing at FNCCI, by Pushpa Raj
Acharya (ht 14/04/2015)
‘Buy
Nepali’
drive to be made more effective (kp
11/04/2015)
Turning
idea
into business venture, by Rupak D. Sharma (ht
11/04/2015)
OAG,
NTA
lock horns: Telecom authority refuses to transfer
Rs 14bn to state coffers citing lack of provision
in law (ht 03/04/2015)
Durbarmarg
to
open 24 hours, by Anup Ojha (03/04/2015)
IB
takes
action against United Insurance, by Rajesh
Khanal (kp 02/04/2015)
Nepali
smartphones
elbow into competitive market, by Suman
Bashyal (kp 31/03/2015)
Into
thin
air: 25pc of co-ops untraceable, by Bhawani
Bhatta (kp 30/03/2015)
SC
verdict
allows PEB to resume work, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 27/03/2015)
Made
in
Nepal Expo from April 10 (kp 26/03/2015)
Government
loses
Rs 4b on failed corporations (kp 25/03/2015)
Bhairahawa
SEZ
gets cool response from private sector, by
Sanjeev Giri (kp 24/03/2015), Lack
of
provision on strikes waries industrialists: Labour
problem is one of the impediments blocking
investment, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 25/03/2015), Tax
breaks
promised to factories set up in SEZ, by
Sanjeev Giri (kp 27/03/2015), MoI
to
table SEZ Bill for approval in next House session
(ht 27/03/2015)
Summer
stirs
ice cream makers into action, by Suman Bashyal
(kp 24/03/2015)
Insurers
not
making full compensation: IB (kp 23/03/2015)
Next
SC
hearing to decide Casino Royale’s fate, by
Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 21/03/2015)
CG,
NE
acquire Summit Hotel (kp 19/03/2015)
Flora
Expo
slated to start from March 21 (kp
17/03/2015)
Govt
prepares
to amend casino regulation (ht 15/03/2015)
Nepali
pickle
makers come into their own (kp 14/03/2015)
Industries
set
to get more incentives (ht 13/03/2015)
International
Trade
Fair to open today (kp 12/03/2015), Nepal
International
Trade Fair opens (kp 13/03/2015), International
Trade
Fair kicks off: Government pledges construction
of new exhibition centre of international
standards to begin soon in Chobhar (ht
13/03/2015), International
trade
fair to conclude today (ht 16/03/2015)
Time
to
go big: Imagine a society where women
entrepreneurs export products to meet
international demand, by Mona Shrestha
Adhikari (kp 08/03/2015)
Govt
okays
Goa Costal’s investment, by Sangam Prasain
(kp 08/03/2015)
Many
learn
skills but few become entrepreneurs, by
Bhawani Bhatta (kp 07/03/2015)
Investment
conditions:
Has it improved?, by Vikash Raj Sayal (ht
06/03/2015)
Industrial
estate
set up (kp 05/03/2014)
Insurers
asked
to extend services in agri sector, by Rajesh
Khanal (kp 04/03/2015)
Market
for
sanitary ware on the rise, by Suman Bashyal
(kp 02/03/2015)
Govt
lends
Rs 1.24b to sick PEs (kp 27/02/2015)
KMC
not
to reconstruct stalls in Old Bus Park (ht
27/02/2015), Govt
asked
to regulate street vendors, by Sangeet
Sangroula (rep 27/02/2015)
Lifting
modern
Nepal: Nepal has become a booming market for
elevators and escalators (nt 27/02/2015)
Country’s
first
SEZ fails to attract investors (ht
25/02/2015)
Good
old
jute industry fighting for survival, by Bed
Raj Poudel (kp 25/02/2015)
Technology
Trade
Fair attracts 605k visitors (kp 23/02/2015)
Premium
chocolate
demands on the rise (kp 19/02/2015)
TV
dealers
expect sales boost during cricket WC, by
Suman Bashyal (kp 18/02/2015)
Industrial
goods
and tech fair to kick off Wednesday (kp
16/02/2015)
Nepal
Telecom’s
profit up 20pc (ht 16/02/2015)
Kaymu
Nepal
working 'illegally' as trade agent, by Rudra
Pangeni (rep 14/02/2015)
JCF
a
major headache even after closure: Govt requires
one billion rupees to settle the factory’s
liabilities (ht 13/02/2015)
Casinos
making
a comeback, by Kriti Bhuju (rep 13/02/2015)
EoI
submission
deadline extended for Bhairahawa SEZ (ht
10/02/2015)
Industrial
estate
to set up 50 units (kp 09/02/2015)
Proposed
cement
factory: Dangote selects potential sites, by
Sanjeev Giri (kp 06/02/2015)
Apparel
stores
launch end-of-season sale (kp 05/02/2015)
Zero
applications
for SEZ a week before deadline, by Sanjeev
Giri (kp 02/02/2015)
Casino
industry
shows signs of recovery (kp 01/02/2015), Silver
Heritage
starts casino at Shangri La (kp 04/02/2015),
Silver
Heritage
continues expansion effort in Nepal (kp
07/02/2015)
Loan
defaults
by PEs total Rs 60.69 billion, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 31/01/2015)
Bishal
Bazaar
traders start lobbying to avoid punishment: Say
they became victims of 'minimum reference price'
at customs point (rep 31/01/2015)
Monitoring
mechanism
for Start-Up Fund undecided, by Pushpa Raj
Acharya (ht 31/01/2015)
Mahat
tells
pharma to focus on exports (kp 31/01/2015)
BharatBenz
trucks
hit Nepal roads (kp 31/01/2015)
Khula
Bazaar
shopkeepers to register with KMC (ht
30/01/2015)
Evicted
Lalitpur
street vendors await relocation, by Kaushal
Ghimire (kp 29/01/2015)
Manufacturing
down
last decade: The sector saw decline of 0.2pc per
capita from 2000-01 to 2012-13, while its
contribution to GDP fell to 6.2pc from 9pc,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha
Investors
are
not tourists: Foreign investment cannot be
attracted simply by holding a year-long event,
by Bijendra Man Shakya (kp 28/01/2015)
NT
plans
to send home around 1,800 employees (ht
28/01/2015)
Bhatta
removed
from post of acting NOC MD: NOC officials say
Bhatta has been ousted for bucking pressure to
go easy on those involved in an oil theft case
(kp 27/01/2015)
Local
entrepreneurs
take initiative for new industrial estate in
Kaski, by Keshav Sharan Lamichhane (rep
26/01/2015)
FDI
commitments
soar 172pc in H1 (kp 23/01/2015)
Chitwan
Fish
Expo slated for Saturday (kp 23/01/2015)
Rising
gold
prices keep wedding shoppers away (kp
22/01/2015)
NOC’s
six-month
profit Rs 4.2 billion: Should clear its debt
before distributing bonus to staff (ht
21/01/2015)
Power
crunch
puts industries’ survival at risk (ht
19/01/2015)
HK
firm
set to get permit to run Shangri-La casino,
by Sangam Prasain (kp 18/01/2015)
Street
vendors
caught between compulsion, government action
(kp 17/01/2014)
FDI
commitment
in first half of fiscal year stands at Rs 39.6
billion (ht 17/01/2014)
Govt
mulls
closing National Trading, Nepal Railway, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 17/01/2015)
New
feeder
line for Butwal Industrial Estate (rep
14/01/2015)
Hulas
Motors
formally ceases production, by Bhim Ghimire
and Lila Ballav Ghimire (kp 12/01/2015)
DoI
begins
single-window service for foreign investors
(ht 12/01/2015), Immigration
unit
opened at Department of Industry to facilitate
foreign investors (rep 12/01/2015)
Pesticide
inspection:
Officials face vendors’ snub (kp 10/01/2015)
Merger
of
cooperatives in Kaski district initiated (ht
09/01/2015)
PEs
create
financial burden of Rs 724.38m on government
(ht 06/01/2015)
Riding
the
e-commerce wave: With better Internet access,
mobile penetration and the country’s growing
tech-friendly middle class, Nepali e-commerce
websites have started gaining traction, by
Abhushan Gautam (kp 03/01/2015)
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