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Nepal's high-value exports rise 23.85 percent in first quarter

Kathmandu, Nov. 14 -- Nepal's exports of high-value products rose by 23.85 percent in the first three months of the current fiscal year compared to the same period last fiscal year, driven by higher s... Read More


Momo, mon amour: A Nepali bill of fare - and affair

Geneva, Nov. 6 -- Chatpate, vegetable momo, chicken momo, pork momo, chowmein, and the like. Nothing unusual about the ubiquitous items on the bill of fare in any restaurant in and around Kathmandu. ... Read More


WTO flags Nepal's weak manufacturing base and narrow export markets

Geneva, Nov. 5 -- Nepal continues to grapple with poor infrastructure, high trade costs, weak production capacity, and limited export diversification, despite modernising customs and introducing polic... Read More


Small countries must defend multilateral trade system, says WTO chief

Geneva, Oct. 28 -- World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has urged smaller and developing countries, including Nepal, to actively defend the multilateral trading system a... Read More


DDC to pay dairy farmers every fortnight from 2027

Kathmandu, Oct. 18 -- owned Dairy Development Corporation (DDC) has said it will pay dairy farmers every fortnight from the new year, amid criticism over delayed payments that have made it difficult f... Read More


Buying ? Ask for a tax bill, pay after delivery

Kathmandu, Oct. 17 -- Samjhana Pandit of Lekhnath, Pokhara, spotted a skirt she liked on a TikTok account called 'Nari Collection Nepal'. The skirt looked appealing in the video, and its price was low... Read More


BYD after-sales chiefs outline plans for EV ecosystem in Nepal

Nepal, Oct. 16 -- As BYD, the world's largest Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker, gains ground in Nepal, questions over after-sales support, access to repair facilities and the cost and availability ... Read More


Essential food prices surge ahead of Dashain, squeezing household budgets

Kathmandu, Oct. 15 -- Rising prices of daily essentials are squeezing household budgets, hitting fixed-income earners and daily wage workers particularly hard as Nepal heads into the festive season. ... Read More


Dashain shopping is costing Nepali families more this year

Kathmandu, Oct. 15 -- Rising prices of daily essentials are squeezing household budgets, hitting fixed-income earners and daily wage workers particularly hard as Nepal heads into the festive season. ... Read More


Nepal, India move to digitise cross-border vehicle permits

Kathmandu, Oct. 5 -- Taking a Nepali vehicle across the border into India, or an Indian vehicle into Nepal, still involves a fair amount of hassle for vehicle owners. Nepali vehicles entering India f... Read More