Rs300
million
granulated
organic
fertiliser
plant opens in
western Nepal
: The plant’s
production
capacity is
200 tonnes
daily. The
company has
opened sales
depots in more
than 100
locations of
several
provinces,
by Dipendra
Baduwal (kp
05/12/2024)
Small
businesses in
Nepal strive
to create a
circular
economy :
They, however,
face the
challenges of
higher costs
as they
compete with
cheaper
imported
goods, and the
small market
for
sustainable
goods, by
Ellie Davis
(kp
02/12/2024)
Nepal’s
first
women-owned
rice mill—a
business model
developed by
women for
women : The
mill purchases
paddy mostly
from
female-headed
holdings, and
makes,
markets, and
distributes
non-steam rice,
by Sangam
Prasain (kp
01/12/2024)
FDI
pledges drop
amid unstable
polity,
economic
slowdown :
Though Nepal’s
BB- rating is
being
celebrated,
says an
expert,
foreign
investors will
struggle under
this category,
by Krishana
Prasain (kp
27/11/2024)
Women-led
cooperative
sets example
(ae
27/11/2024)
Success
stories:
Microcredit
loans are
transforming
rural
entrepreneurship
: With more
returnee
migrants
taking up
agribusiness,
the average
size of farm
loans has
risen from
Rs1.5 million
to Rs5 million,
by Sangam
Prasain (kp
25/11/2024)
KMC
inspection
finds only 20
out of 497
shops within
the metropolis
complying with
regulations
(rep
23/11/2024),
Tackling
Noncompliance
: The
inspection
also revealed
reused cooking
oil, missing
production and
expiry dates
on sweets, and
poor hygiene
in preparation
areas, shops,
and utensils
(rep
25/11/2024)
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)
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