Vice Chairman of CPN (UML), Bishnu Prasad Paudel, has urged the government that it must rewrite the principles and priorities of the Appropriation Bill.
The Industry and Commerce, Labour and Consumer Interest Committee under the House of Representatives has formed a sub-committee to carry out study and observe the industries in relation to the customs and excise duties on Sponge Iron and Billet.
Finance Minister Barshaman Pun has urged US investors to participate in the 3rd Nepal Investment Summit scheduled to be held in April.
The transit line through Ukraine remains the only route to supply Russian gas to western and central European countries. The pumping through Nord Stream has been fully suspended.
Newly appointed Finance Minister Barshman Pun has assumed his office at the Ministry of Finance this evening.
Putin noted that Russian grain exports may total up to 65 mln metric tons in the agricultural year of 2023-2024. "In my opinion, our grain exports were about 50-53 mln metric tons in the last season, in 2022-2023, and they will be up to 65 mln metric tons in 2023-2024," the Russian leader noted.
The House of Representatives (HoR) has sent the 'Banking Offense and Punishment (second amendment), Bill-2080 BS to the committee for clause-wise deliberation.
The country has experienced a ballooning trade deficit of Rs 811 billion 110 million while making a foreign trade of Rs 984 billion 770 million in the first seven months of the current fiscal year 2080/81 BS.
Sugar industries in Nawalparasi west have been facing shortage of sugarcane, the main raw material for the industries.
A team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has found investment-friendly environment in the energy infrastructure sector in Nepal albeit various challenges in the country's economy.
The government has reduced the revenue and expenditure estimates for the current fiscal year 2080/81 after a mid-review of the budget.
According to ICC Russia’s presentation, around 95% of payments on Chinese and Indian directions were made in national currencies in 2023, while China became Russia’s key trade partner (29% of trade turnover).