More than half of Nepal’s microenterprises remain unregistered as owners struggle with low incomes, limited job opportunities and weak incentives to formalise, says a new World Bank report.

On average, each institution spends around Rs11.04 million annually, charges students a monthly fee of Rs3,305 and pays employees an average monthly salary of Rs15,683.

Controlled testing framework will allow banks, fintechs and payment companies to trial new products before commercial launch

Kathmandu to host two major South Asian aviation initiatives as the European Union reviews Nepal’s progress on air safety reforms and corrective action plans.

Export earnings rose despite modest production growth. Traders urge diversification beyond India and stronger direct access to Middle Eastern and South Asian markets.

Shipments to China fell over 41 percent in the first 10 months of the fiscal year, largely due to a steep decline in carpet exports amid rising costs, labour shortages and growing competition from machine-made products.

A convergence of regulatory scrutiny, economic stagnation and legal anxiety has pushed entrepreneurs into a defensive, wait-and-see posture.

The country’s steps to improve its standing by addressing technical compliance deficiencies in targeted financial sanctions regime for ‘terrorist financing’ and ‘proliferation financing’ have fallen short.

Market analysts cite weak company fundamentals, oversupply of stocks and ongoing investigations as factors dampening market sentiment.

Here is a snapshot of what happened at the stock market this week.