Last year, the government had approved the corporation’s proposal of issuing bonds worth $20 million.

The Covid-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support (CARES) Program is funded through the Covid-19 pandemic response option (CPRO) under ADB’s Countercyclical Support Facility.

The 73 megawatt hydropower plant in Taplejung is slated to be completed next year.

The shop owner was charging Rs 2,000 for a sack of fertiliser which normally costs Rs 785.

Agri-technicians estimate that maize grown on 30 hectares of land is infested.

Prices continue to rise even as livelihoods have been taken away by the restrictions enforced to tackle the pandemic.

The House Committee says the government should come up with a budget amounting to Rs 1.7 trillion for the next fiscal year to offset the negative impact from the Covid-19 outbreak.

The government's ever changing policy has made it difficult to maintain smooth supply of goods, say traders.

The Central Bureau of Statistics has said Nepal's economy would likely grow at a rate of 2.27 percent this fiscal year.

Focus is on entrepreneurship, reviving sick industries and utilising land spaces allocated for the industries.

The average mobile broadband speed showed an improvement with the country moving up five places.

The government will pay at least 30 percent of the salary under the proposed scheme.

The dry port is operating at three times its capacity with 4,358 containers sitting in its premises.

This comes as the central bank tries to promote electronic transactions across the country.

Unlike previous years’ focus on physical infrastructure, the upcoming year’s focus on the social sector will not translate immediately into high growth, analysts say.

Farming to be made an attractive occupation by increasing agricultural investment.

Shipments in the first eight months of the current fiscal year were valued at Rs 15.35 billion.

The growth rate in the country's economic powerhouse is likely to sink to 1.23 percent from last year's heady 6.4 percent.

The scheme has led to delays and losses due to lack of clarity and coordination, they say.

Officials said sales of all petroleum products except cooking gas dried up.