The border closure had greatly worried Nepali traders. They would have suffered heavy losses had the shipments arrived too late for the Dashain shopping season.

The finance will help the bank better address the growing demand for trade finance in Nepal focusing on addressing the impact of climate change.

Besides regular payments to the cable company, consumers will have to fork out Rs500 per television set.

A Kathmandu District Court verdict prevents businesses from adding 13 percent VAT and 10 percent service charge to the bill, as they have been doing.

Here are the top 10 well-known travel destinations prepared by The Kathmandu Post in association with the Nepal Tourism Board to ring out the tail end of 2022.

Nepal introduced current account convertibility in 1993, effectively pegging the Nepali rupee to the Indian rupee.

The country’s first national park has seen domestic tourism flourish with people from across Nepal visiting the park after Covid restrictions were lifted.

Bhairahawa’s tourism entrepreneurs disappointed as Gautam Buddha International Airport fails to attract foreign airlines.

Pokhara tourism has been trying to bounce back from the Covid-19 disaster. But it has been tough going.

Nepal has to reposition itself as a high-end tourist destination through wildlife tourism.

Whatever the industry has achieved today is all because of the efforts of those from the private sector. But tourism is an industry that can never thrive in isolation.

The challenging economic environment including high inflation and the spike in oil prices, aggravated by the Russia-Ukraine war, continues to be the main factor weighing on the recovery of tourism.

Under the offer, the company has declared discounts of up to 70 percent on more than 100 items, reads the press release issued by the company.

The Department of Livestock Services estimates that around 100,000 goats are slaughtered in the Kathmandu valley during the Dashain festival.

The southern neighbour initiated the move to boost supplies and calm prices after below-average monsoon rainfall curtailed planting.

Business professionals say Nepal’s economic situation is getting worse from bad as they discuss problems facing Province 1.

Nepal’s weak diplomacy has been a big barrier to addressing labour exploitation at work destinations.

Move will complement Nepal’s efforts to increase the participation of women in traditionally male-dominated professions.

The six-month long campaign aims to reduce the cost of sending money by promoting digital remittance.

Rising cases of dengue in Kathmandu may also drive shoppers to online stores in a replay of pandemic days, sellers say.