Nepse posts weekly gain of 38 points

Published On: July 2, 2016 12:15 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 2: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) climbed up 38.06 points this week to close at 1,723.23 points on Thursday -- the last trading day of the week.

KATHMANDU, July 1: Nepali migrant workers have urged the government to reverse its decision of barring overseas returnees from bringing raw gold and silver into the country.

NOC slashes ATF price

Published On: July 1, 2016 08:15 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHAMANDU, July 2: Nepal Oil Corporation has slashed price of Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF).

KATHMANDU, July 1: Sagoon, a Washington DC based social media startup founded by Nepali immigrant to US, has announced an investment opportunity for accredited investors to buy as little as $5,000.

International flights affected due to bad weather

Published On: July 1, 2016 11:03 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 1: Two international flights diverted after they could not land at Tribhuvan International Airport on Friday morning due to bad weather.

Fewer brands seeking NS Mark

Published On: July 1, 2016 09:03 AM NPT By: Sujan Dhungana

KATHMANDU, June 30: It has been revealed that very few industries are applying for Nepal Standard (NS) Mark -- the quality assurance certification issued by the government to different products.

KATHMANDU, June 30: Lack of access to finance and acceptance are hindering the growth of social entrepreneurship in Nepal, according to the experts.

Bankers revive call for scrapping interest spread cap

Published On: July 1, 2016 08:43 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 30: Bankers have revived calls for scrapping five percent interest spread that NRB imposed on bank and financial institutions (BFIs) in Fiscal Year 2013/14.

Dr Fixit increasing awareness about waterproofing

Published On: July 1, 2016 08:37 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 30: Dr Fixit, the waterproofing expert from the house of Pidilite Industries Ltd, organized a series of awareness campaigns aimed at educating applicators and engineers about the importance of waterproofing

World Bank objects to change in quake grant modality

Published On: July 1, 2016 07:14 AM NPT By: Rudra Pangeni

KATHMANDU, June 30: The World Bank has objected to the government’s revision of the housing grants tranches, stating that such revision is against global best practices in post disaster reconstruction and build back better principles.