5+ hour, 22+ min ago  (322+ words) Time taken to read: 15 Minute KATHMANDU: Economic Digest presents a brief yet comprehensive roundup of major business developments in Nepal, delivered in clear and accessible summaries. Overall, the developments suggest Nepal's economy is expanding in some sectors, but long-term growth…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago  (250+ words) KATHMANDU: Nepal's trade deficit widened by nearly 15 percent in the first ten months of fiscal year 2082/83 BS, reflecting growing pressure on the country's external trade balance despite an increase in exports. According to the latest trade report, the deficit increased…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (276+ words) KATHMANDU: The government has spent nearly 60 percent of its total budget in the first ten months of the current fiscal year 2025/26, while capital expenditure continues to remain significantly low, according to the Financial Comptroller General Office (FCGO). By the end…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (230+ words) SIDDHARTHANAGAR: The Lumbini Construction Entrepreneurs Association has said that the construction sector is facing serious challenges due to rising prices of construction materials and fuel. Speaking to RSS, Association President Ramesh Belbase said the sector has been severely affected by…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (291+ words) Time taken to read: 16 Minute KATHMANDU: Economic Digest presents a brief yet comprehensive roundup of major business developments in Nepal, delivered in clear and accessible summaries. Corporate performance remained mixed, with Nepal Telecom posting strong profit growth even as NIMB…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (683+ words) Time taken to read: 6 Minute The global economy is no longer punctuated by crises. It is defined by them. Over the past two decades, the Iraq war reshaped energy markets; the global financial crisis disrupted capital flows; the Covid-19 pandemic…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (620+ words) Time taken to read: 12 Minute KATHMANDU: Economic Digest offers a concise yet comprehensive overview of significant business happenings in Nepal, presented in easily digestible summaries. Nepal's economic landscape reflects a mixed but cautiously stabilizing outlook, with modest gains in the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (321+ words) Time taken to read: 10 Minute KATHMANDU: Economic Digest offers a concise yet comprehensive overview of significant business happenings in Nepal, presented in easily digestible summaries. Taken together, the developments point to a cautiously positive but uneven economic trajectory, where strong…...

4+ week, 1+ hour ago  (439+ words) Participants at the program KATHMANDU: Weak legal infrastructure remains a critical bottleneck in Nepal's financial sector, as experts caution that unresolved gaps in law and governance are holding back investment and trust. Speaking at a program organized by the Institute…...

4+ week, 17+ hour ago  (253+ words) KATHMANDU: Nepal's economy is facing mounting structural stress, with the government's consolidated fund remaining in deficit and public debt rising sharply over the past decade, according to the latest economic situation paper. Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle has highlighted that the…...