Startups
to get state-subsidised loans in March : According
to the startup enterprise credit operation work
procedure, prospective startups will get loans up to
Rs2.5 million at 3 percent annual interest (kp
30/12/2024)
Praveen
Pandak appointed CEO of CDS and Clearing Limited
(kh 30/12/2024)
Government
introduces policy to boost MCSEs : The new policy
prioritises utilising knowledge and skills from
returnee migrant workers (kp 28/12/2024)
5,158
applications submitted for startup enterprise loans
(rep 21/12/2024)
DDC
inks deal to sell milk to private company to remain
in business : Cash-strapped state dairy will supply
1,000 kg of raw cheese or whey made from 10,000
litres of milk daily to Himalayan Dog Chew, a key
exporter of pet food (kp 20/12/2024), Tapping
milk markets : A better supply chain between dairy
farmers, DDC and exporters of dairy products is the
need of the hour (kp 24/12/2024)
FDI
commitments reach Rs 20.77bn in five months (ae
19/12/2024)
127
industries being operated in Hetauda industrial
corridor (kh 19/12/2024)
Motipur
industrial area in limbo with government yet to
clear land : Construction has failed to kick off in
nine years due to protests by five decades old
settlers, by Ghanashyam Gautam (kp 19/12/2024)
Cash-strapped
DDC turns to private firm and China market to boost
sales : Manaram Group, a pet food exporter, plans to
buy 10,000 litres of whey daily. DDC also eyes
butter exports to Tibet, by Krishana Prasain (kp
17/12/2024)
Foreign
investment pledge surges by Rs 20 billion in 5
months (kh 16/12/2024)
Settle
the dues to construction entrepreneurs expeditiously
: The Federation of Contractors’ Associations of
Nepal (FCAN) has demanded that the government and
the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) coordinate to make
arrangements for payment to construction companies
(rep 15/12/2024)
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)
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)
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