ECONOMY
FNCCI asks Nepal Rastra Bank to tame rising interest rates
FNCCI asks Nepal Rastra Bank to tame rising interest rates
KATHMANDU, Dec 12: Concerned by soaring interest rates on bank loans, Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) has asked Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) Governor Chiranjibi Nepal to address the effects of soaring interest rates on deposits on lending rates.
Dec 12, 2018
ECONOMY
Govt investing Rs 160 million to promote fruits, lime farming
Govt investing Rs 160 million to promote fruits, lime farmin...
KATHMANDU, Dec 12: The government has set aside Rs 160 million for the promotion of commercial farming of fruits and lime.
Dec 12, 2018
ECONOMY
Sitting and former finance ministers call for rescue of share market
Sitting and former finance ministers call for rescue of shar...
KATHMANDU, Dec 12: Sitting and former finance ministers are in agreement on the possible measures to rescue the current share market from plunging further.
Dec 12, 2018
ECONOMY
Nepse snaps two-day winning run
Nepse snaps two-day winning run
KATHMANDU, Dec 12: Stocks logged gains in initial trading on Tuesday. However, the benchmark Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index began its decline in the afternoon session, giving up its earlier gains to trade slightly lower for the remaining session. At the close, Nepse dropped a modest 3.08 points...
Dec 12, 2018
ECONOMY
Hyundai launches 2019 edition Tucson
Hyundai launches 2019 edition Tucson
KATHMANDU, Dec 12: Laxmi InterContinental Pvt Ltd, the sole authorized distributor of Hyundai for Nepal has launched the 2019 edition of Tucson SUV in the Nepali market.
Dec 12, 2018
ECONOMY
ANDRITZ organizes customer day in Nepal
ANDRITZ organizes customer day in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Dec 12: ANDRITZ organized its 3rd Customer Day for Hydropower in Kathmandu on Tuesday. Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Barsha Man Pun, and Austrian ambassador to Nepal, Brigitte Öppinger-Walchshofer, jointly inaugurated the program.
Dec 12, 2018
ECONOMY
Civil Bank, Surya Life Insurance ink Bancassurance deal
Civil Bank, Surya Life Insurance ink Bancassurance deal
KATHMANDU, Dec 12: Civil Bank Ltd has signed an agreement with Surya Life Insurance Limited to sell the life insurer's insurance policies. Civil Bank CEO Govinda Gurung and CEO of Surya Life Shiva Nath Pandey signed the agreement on behalf of their respective companies, according to a statement issu...
Dec 12, 2018
POLITICS
Congress questions Oli’s leadership, governance capacity
Congress questions Oli’s leadership, governance capacity
KATHMANDU, Dec 12: The main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has questioned Prime Minister KP Oli’s capacity to leading the country toward development.
Dec 12, 2018
SPORTS
Salah fires Liverpool into Champions League last 16
Salah fires Liverpool into Champions League last 16
LIVERPOOL, Dec12: Mohamed Salah’s delightful first-half strike gave Liverpool a 1-0 win over Napoli that sent them into the Champions League’s last 16 and the Italian side crashing out at a tension-filled Anfield on Tuesday.
Dec 12, 2018
WORLD
Gunman kills three people in French Christmas market, flees
Gunman kills three people in French Christmas market, flees
STRASBOURG, Dec12: A gunman on a security watchlist killed three people and wounded a dozen others near the picturesque Christmas market in the historic French city of Strasbourg on Tuesday evening before fleeing.
Dec 12, 2018