Himalaya Airlines to operate flights from GBIA

Published On: November 2, 2022 01:19 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Nov 2: Himalaya Airlines is planning to operate its flights from the Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA).

KATHMANDU, Nov 1: The nonperforming loans (NPL) of Nepali commercial banks have increased by a notable amount in the first three months of the current fiscal year, after the borrowers failed to pay back the banks’ loans on time due to excessive interest rates.

Investors fling to purchase hydropower shares on Tuesday

Published On: November 1, 2022 08:12 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Nov 1: The hydropower group of Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) on Tuesday gained a notable 83.82 points, after going into a slump for the past three months.

POKHARA, Nov 1: A paragliding pilot from Spain stayed at the office of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) in Pokhara for three hours a few days ago. The reason the foreigner spent three hours at the authority was to get permission for paragliding.

KATHMANDU, Nov 1: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has received complaints from 633 member depositors against five cooperatives accused of embezzling a total of Rs 40.05 million.

KATHMANDU, Nov 1: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) on Tuesday rose by 56.10 points while the daily turnover amount was recorded at Rs 1.29 billion, the highest transaction amount recorded in the past two weeks.

KATHMANDU, Nov 1: Vice President of Nepal-India Chambers of Commerce & Industry (NICCI) Sunil KC has met with Salman F Rahman, Private Industry Investment Advisor to PM Sheikh Hasina. Rahman is also  one of the leading entrepreneurs of Bangladesh.

KATHMANDU, Nov 1: The new lending rates adopted by the commercial banks of the country that came into effect on Tuesday, October 18, demonstrate a rise from those employed previously. Creditors now have to pay as much as 18 percent interest rate for the money they borrow from banks. With soaring inflation and depleting foreign reserves, the increase in the lending rates reflects a liquidity crisis in the country that does not seem to have de-escalated with time.

Distribution of chemical fertilizers begins nation-wide

Published On: November 1, 2022 12:26 PM NPT By: Basanta Dhungana

Chitwan, Nov 1: Krishi Samagri Company Limited has started selling chemical fertilizers. The sale of DAP and potassium fertilizers has been started across the country from Monday through the local governments.

WB estimates 5.8 percent growth rate of Nepal in 2022

Published On: November 1, 2022 10:36 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Nov 1: The World Bank (WB) has projected that Nepal's economic growth rate will reach 5.8 percent in 2022.