News Nepal: Flood-Hit Nepal unsure how to rebuild after catastrophe as landscape wiped out
A collapsed glacier last week sent a deluge of water, mud, rocks and ice hurtling at speeds around 160-km per hour, leaving a trail of death and destruction.
News Nepal: Commentary: Rebuilding Nepal without repeating mistakes of 2015 earthquake
The question is not simply how to respond to the flood, but how to reduce the economic and human consequences of the next disaster, says this researcher.
News Nepal: What Is An Ethereum Spot ETF? What You Should Know
Tracking the performance of an Ethereum Spot ETF. A cryptocurrency network purpose-built to enable smart contracts and decentralized applications, Ethereum is powered by its native token, ether (ETH).
News Nepal: How to buy ethereum — and what to know before you do
Ether, the native cryptocurrency used on the ethereum platform, remains significantly more volatile than the S&P 500 for many investors. But it's no longer a moonshot — it's a foundational piece of a ...
News Nepal: Nepal has cheap money. So why isn’t credit growing?
Nepal is experiencing historically low interest rates, with lending and deposit rates exceptionally low by the country’s own standards. As of mid-May 2026, the numbers make this clear. The commercial banks’ weighted average deposit rate stood at 3.35%, while the weighted average lending rate was 6.73%. The commercial banks’ base rate stood at 4.97%. So, […]
News Nepal: Top Stories: Nepal battles deadly floods, D-Street’s block deal frenzy, Bill Gates’ AI warning
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News Nepal: As Nepali Cinema Soars Globally, Taxes Cripple Local Film Industry: ‘Radical Steps Are Imperative’ (EXCLUSIVE)
The cinema of Nepal has never been more visible internationally but there is an existential crisis at home, say some. Cinemas across the country will remain closed for one day on Feb. 5 in a symbolic ...
News Nepal: Nepal’s new government bets on tax revenue over clean energy push
KATHMANDU — When Balendra Shah took office as Nepal’s new prime minister in March following a landslide victory for his party, he inherited a fuel crisis triggered by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. His government faced a choice between speeding up the clean energy transition or shoring up the public finances needed to sustain it. […]
News Nepal: Nepal’s tax system widens rich-poor gap
It is that time of the year again. The last-minute construction spree is underway to make up for chronic underspending of capital expenditure, right ahead of the new budget to be presented in ...
News Nepal: Nepal taxes not just electric cars, but also books
Finance Minister Yubaraj Khatiwada came under a lot of flak in this year’s budget for what many said was his short-sighted decision to impose a hefty tax on battery operated cars. This was not the ...
News Nepal: Two experts on Nepal’s investment climate
Last week, Nepali investment professionals formally launched the Association of Investment Professionals Nepal (AIPN), a non-profit billed as a Chartered Financial Analyst Society in formation.
News Nepal: Nepal looks at alternative investments
In the run-up to the third Nepal Investment Summit this weekend, there have been seminars, conferences and workshops where the discourse has revolved around the economy and the investment climate. The ...
News Nepal: Kosi, Gandak on watch as Nepal rain raises flood fears
Patna: Even as large parts of Bihar have received sparse rainfall over the past three days, rising water levels in the Kosi and fluctuating flows in the Gandak have kept flood fears alive in north Bihar. The situation has been driven largely by comparatively heavy rainfall in Nepal, which feeds both rivers.Get breaking news anytime, anywhere. Downl...
News Nepal: Nepal approves loan
The cabinet approved $185M in foreign loans for the Digital Nepal Transformation project, which aims to modernise government services. Of this, $50 million comes from the World Bank and $40 million ...
News Nepal: Nepal seeks World Bank loan to fight air pollution despite hefty taxes to do so
KATHMANDU — Nepal’s government is negotiating terms for millions of dollars in loans and grants from the World Bank to fund a project to fight air pollution, even though it has already raised billions of rupees (millions of dollars) by taxing fossil fuel over the past 16 years. The proposed 9.86 billion rupee ($68 million) […]
News Nepal: Nepal agro imports at all time high
A typical urban Nepali kitchen is globalised these days: there is rice grown in India, soybeans from the United States, the garlic is from Shandong in China, the chilies are Vietnamese. Vegetables are ...
News Nepal: IMF mission chief Sarwat Jahan: Nepal’s economy became more stable in last four years
IMF mission chief Sarwat Jahan says Nepal has strengthened its economic buffers and institutions after years of shocks, but must now focus on private investment, job creation and inclusive growth.
News Nepal: IMF mission chief: Nepal’s economy became more stable in last four years
IMF mission chief Sarwat Jahan says Nepal has strengthened its economic buffers and institutions after years of shocks, but must now focus on private investment, job creation and inclusive growth.
