ECONOMY
Tourists surge drives hotel expansion
Tourists surge drives hotel expansion
KATHMANDU, July 15: With the Covid-19 pandemic now off the radar, the country's star hotels are slowly reopening. In the past two years, three new five-star hotels have been built in response to the arrival of an increasing number of foreign tourists and their activities in the country.
Jul 15, 2023
ECONOMY
216,000 migrant workers join Social Security Fund
216,000 migrant workers join Social Security Fund
KATHMANDU, July 15: The number of migrant workers to be enrolled in the Social Security Fund (SSF) has started increasing.
Jul 15, 2023
ECONOMY
Stock market regulator developing a system to detect fake IPO applications
Stock market regulator developing a system to detect fake IP...
Impact of a lesson learned from the case of Ghorahi Cement which was blamed for allowing millions of fake applications
Jul 15, 2023
ECONOMY
Nepse added 35.55 points while investors gained Rs 56 billion from shares transaction last...
Nepse added 35.55 points while investors gained Rs 56 billio...
KATHMANDU, July 15: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) added 35.55 points last week as banks lowered their interest rates due to an increasing liquidity with them.
Jul 15, 2023
ECONOMY
Number of electronic transaction increases, while transaction amount falls by Rs 10 billio...
Number of electronic transaction increases, while transactio...
KATHMANDU, July 15: The number of electronic transactions has increased significantly during the first half of the fiscal year 2022/23. In May/June 2023 alone, the number of electronic transactions stood at a staggering 98 million, worth Rs 4.4 trillion. Comparatively, during the same period last y...
Jul 15, 2023
ECONOMY
Price of gold increased by Rs 1,900 per tola this week
Price of gold increased by Rs 1,900 per tola this week
KATHMANDU, July 15: The price of gold has increased by Rs 1,900 per tola in the domestic market this week. According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Associations, the price of gold has increased by Rs 1,900 per tola compared to last friday.
Jul 15, 2023
POLITICS
Effort to change party's parliamentary leader underway: NC General Secy Thapa
Effort to change party's parliamentary leader underway: NC G...
MORANG, July 15: Nepali Congress (NC) General Secretary Gagan Kumar Thapa has said that he would continuously put an effort towards changing the NC’s Parliamentary Party (PP) leader.
Jul 15, 2023
ECONOMY
Development banks to reduce interest rates
Development banks to reduce interest rates
KATHMANDU, July 15: Development banks are set to reduce interest rates. A meeting of Development Bankers Association-Nepal has agreed to reduce the interest rate with effect from July 17.
Jul 15, 2023
WORLD
Global public debt hits record $92 trillion, UN report says
Global public debt hits record $92 trillion, UN report says
LONDON, July 15: Global public debt surged to a record $92 trillion in 2022 as governments borrowed to counter crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, with the burden being felt acutely by developing countries, a United Nations report said.
Jul 15, 2023
SOCIETY
Four held in connection with the death of hospital employee
Four held in connection with the death of hospital employee
KATHMANDU, July 15: Police have arrested four persons in connection with the death of a health worker at Manmohan Cardiothoracic Vascular and Transplant Centre in Maharajgunj, Kathmandu.
Jul 15, 2023