KATHMANDU, July 27: In the fiscal year 2022/23, a staggering number of more than 771,000 young individuals ventured abroad for foreign employment. The Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE) reported that this figure represents the combined total of new and re-permit workers who obtained work permits during the last fiscal year.

KATHMANDU, July 27: Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat has directed the secretaries of the government to implement the current budget without any delay.

RASUWA, July 27: People's movement has increased at Rasuwagadhi, the northern point along the Nepal-China border in Rasuwa lately. The checkpoint, which was closed due to COVID-19 pandemic, resumed its operations on April 1. Since then, there has been a rise in trade and touristic activities in the area.

KATHMANDU, July 27: The Independent Power Producers' Association, Nepal (IPPAN), and the Nepal Insurers' Association (NIA) have reached an agreement regarding hydropower insurance premiums, setting a positive course for the future. The officials at NIA visited the IPPAN Secretariat on Wednesday to discuss the premium dispute, and both parties achieved consensus through fruitful deliberations.

KATHMANDU, July 26: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) on Wednesday declined 8.11 points to close at 2,156.20 points.

KATHMANDU, July 26: The Birgunj Customs Office, the main customs point of Nepal, was able to collect only 60 percent of the targeted revenue in the last fiscal year (FY) 2022/23.

Gold price increases by Rs 500 per tola

Published On: July 26, 2023 11:30 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 26: The price of gold has gone up by Rs 500 per tola in the domestic market today.

JHAPA, July 26: As the youths are leaving abroad for foreign jobs and the land plots in the rural areas are left barren, the country has imported millet worth Rs 513 million in the last Fiscal Year (FY) from India.

Cement export from Nepal gains momentum

Published On: July 26, 2023 09:00 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 26 : Nepal exported cements worth Rs 779.30 million in the last fiscal year, thanks to the government providing cash subsidy on export of the product.

KATHMANDU, July 26 : Nepal imported 4,050 units of electric cars worth Rs 11.84 billion in the last fiscal year.