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Leading soap factory may shut down: Workers affiliated to Maoists on strike for last two months, by Diwakar Bhandari (ht 28/07/2010)

Housing biz slows down, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 21/07/2010)

River of revenue: Nepali businesses can profit by adopting greener operational methods, but few are keen to do so, by Smriti Mallapaty (kp 17/07/2010)

PE staff expenses ‘rising’ (kp 16/07/2010)

Provide us with a fresh legal framework: Coops; This can help 8,000 saving and credit entities (ht 15/07/2010)

Imports killing small factories, by Krishna Prasad Gautam (kp 07/07/2010)

Public-Private Dialogue, Key To Addressing Business Issues, by Mukti Rijal (rn 02/07/2010)

All in the family: Adopting corporate governance values and increasing real sector
involvement in financial markets will help short-lived family businesses, by Shanker Man Singh (kp 22/06/2010)

NTCDB holding its breath for coffee logo (kp 21/06/2010)

FNCCI brainstorms at 44th AGM today: Fluid political situation a major concern for the private sector (ht 11/06/2010)

Pashmina trade mark registration likely soon, by Eliza Manandhar (ht 10/06/2010)

Five new plants in Morang, by Lila Ballav Ghimire (kp 10/06/2010)

Traders want higher quota for gold import (ht 05/06/2010)

NOC continues to suffer loss (nn 04/06/2010)

Nepal’s textile industry hanging by a thread (kp 03/06/2010)

Industries reeling under acute labour crunch (ht 30/05/2010)

Cash crunch, interest rates hit auto sales, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 28/05/2010)

CNI seeks pound of flesh from FNCCI (kp 19/05/2010)

Small, agro industries to get easy finance (kp 15/05/2010)

Crushed: The on again off again ban on sand and stone exports to India has all but wiped out local crusher industries, by Suvayu Dev Pant and Dewan Rai (nt 14/05/2010)

Udaypur Cement on verge of ruin, by Dilli Ram Khatiwada (kp 10/05/2010)

Banda punch knocks out businesses (kp 03/05/2010), All quiet on the business front (kp 04/05/2010), Banda bleeds country dry (kp 05/05/2010), Banke losing millions in protests (ht 06/05/2010), General strike affecting raw material import (ht 06/05/2010), Business sector hails strike withdrawal (kp 09/05/2010), Entrepreneurs hail Maoist move to call off general strike (ht 09/05/2010)

Entrepreneurs a confused lot (kp 30/04/2010), Maoists' forced donation campaign wrecks major business areas in Kathmandu (nn 30/04/2010)

Domestic oil industries on the verge of collapse, by Shankar Acharya (kp 28/04/2010)

Plans to address industry problems (kp 15/04/2010)

State-run drug company comes up with new master plan (ht 15/04/2010)

Stone export okayed in limited quantities (kp 13/04/2010)

Cooperative sector needs special focus: Badal (rn 12/04/2010)

Ailing govt-run drug company in dire need of healing, by Laxmi Maharjan (ht 12/04/2010)

‘Holidays are increasing cost for business’ (kp 04/04/2010)

Govt contemplating emergency in industrial sector to ban strikes (nn 03/04/2010)

No new loans to industries, by Binod Bhandari (kp 02/04/2010)

Industrial security must if economy to sail (ht 29/03/2010), APF to provide security to industries (kp 29/03/2010)

Crusher industries on warpath, by hanubhakta Acharya (ht 27/03/2010)

NNBEA concerned about police action on night business (ht 27/03/2010)

Business ventures take a nosedive: Unfavourable environment affecting investment, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 26/03/2010)

Nepal pasture for foreign investors (ht 25/03/2010)

Declining sugar price, a bad taste for NTL (kp 23/03/2010)

Hotel business on verge of collapse in Birgunj (rn 22/03/2010), Birgunj hotels on brink of total financial ruin (ht 22/03/2010)

Business and development: Businesses and entrepreneurs need to look beyond the bottom line to speed up the development of the communities they cater to, by Ashutosh Tiwari (nt 19/03/2010)

‘Stop registering new industries in Morang’ (rn 19/03/2010)

Only Manang locals can collect Yarsagumba : ACAP, by Ramji Rana (ht 16/03/2010)

IC shortage hits Nepalgunj business (rn 13/03/2010)

Sole factory runs in Biratnagar Mills, by Binod Bhandari (kp 11/03/2010)

Environment scaring away investors, by Prithviman Shrestha (kp 07/03/2010)

Cottage industries shutting down (ht 06/03/2010)

Business fraternity seeks political stability, by Lilaballav Ghimire and Bedraj Poudel (kp 06/03/2010)

Businessmen living in fear of their lives (kp 04/03/2010), Home Minister says govt can't allow businessmen to keep armed guards (nn 04/03/2010), Industrialists demand security (ht 04/03/2010), Marwari community threatens to quit Nepal if security not improved (nn 04/03/2010)

FNCCI team to meet PM (kp 02/03/2010), Business community gives one month ultimatum to govt (nn 02/03/2010)

Relief to garment industry (kp 27/02/2010), RMG sector hails waiver (ht 01/03/2010)

Govt is grossly neglecting industrial sector: FNCCI prez (nn 25/02/2010), FNCCI urges govt to ensure security, electricity (ht 25/02/2010), Businessmen demonstrate against power cut (ht 25/02/2010)

Power Outage: Parsa industries hit hard, by Shankar Acharya (kp 21/02/2010)

Beans to brew: Nepal's nascent coffee business is slowly but surely redefining the idea of a Nepali's morning brew, by Foo Chee Chang (nt 19/02/2010)

PAC cancels pay increase in PEs (kp 18/02/2010)

Chitwan Milk starts test production (kp 18/02/2010)

Sugar mills raking in extra (ht 18/02/2010)

Load-shedding hits industries (kp 16/02/2010), Load-shedding mars industries (nn 16/02/2010)

Crusher industries hit (kp 14/02/2010)

GAN pleads for duty concession (kp 10/02/2010)

Silk sector trudging on rough road, by Ekiza Manandhar (kp 09/02/2010)

Eviction of street vendors begins, by Trishna RL Rana Thapa (ht 06/02/2010)

Managing PSEs: A challenging task, by Sugat Ratna Kansakar (ht 04/02/2010)

FNCCI slams ban on sand, stone export (kp 02/02/2010), Crusher sector in sackcloth, ashes (ht 02/02/2010)

Briquette business helping out rural women (ht 02/02/2010)

Cooperatives under govt scrutiny: FM (kp 24/01/2010)

Chyangra Pashmina trademark launched (kp 22/01/2010)

Largest milk producer to start operation from Jan-end, by Sangam Prasain (kp 17/01/2010)

Two firms show interest for gas exploration (kp 14/01/2010)

Interests worry industrialists (kp 12/01/2010)

Street vendors refuse to budge despite PADT deadline (ht 09/01/2010)

Lokta paper lacks domestic market, by Eliza Manandhar (ht 08/01/2010), Lokta paper to star in Paper World Fair (ht 09/01/2010)

PEs, FCGO name their own figures (kp 08/01/2010)

Commercial launch of Nepali pashmina trademark very soon (ht 25/12/2009)

143 new industries sprout in Morang (ht 24/12/2009)

‘No work no pay’ policy decried (kp 23/12/2009)

Industry wheels stop rolling across the nation (kp 22/12/2009)

Biratnagar Expo to begin from Jan 19 (nn 20/12/2009)

SEJON-FNCCI MoU on work ethics (ht 19/12/2009)

Cheap imports hit slipper factories (kp 17/12/2009)

Cottage expo draws 165k visitors (kp 15/12/2009)

Nepal Business Forum on anvil (ht 14/12/2009)

Labour unrest pushing investors to real estate business (kp 14/12/2009)

Entrepreneurs to stand united against strikes (kp 13/12/2009)

People attracted toward non-life insurance scheme (kp 07/12/2009)

Ranjana Galli: a snacking paradise, by Amrita Gurung (kp 04/12/2009)

9 Rent-a-Car launched (kp 02/12/2009)

New cement factory in Hetauda (kp 29/11/2009)

Inclusive Business for Profit & Equitable Development (sp 27/11/2009)

New Pepsi plant in Tarai planned (kp 23/11/2009)

Int'l chain Pizza Hut & KFC arrives in Nepal (nn 22/11/2009), Feast for fast foodies (kp 22/11/2009), King of sneers: Eat and drink what you please, but don't pretend it's caviar if it ain't, by Rabi Thapa (nt 04/12/2009

State-owned enterprises to be put under scanner (kp 20/11/2009)

Liquor control drive goes outside valley (kp 11/11/2009)

No fund; silk thread processing centre shut, by Somnath Bastola (ht 05/11/2009)

Basnyats acquire Yeti Travels, by Mukul Humagain (kp 04/11/2009)

Lokta paper standards fixing at a snail’s pace (ht 03/11/2009)

Morang industrial trade fair soon (ht 02/11/2009)

FNCCI, CII hail treaty; to co-boost investment (ht 29/10/2009)

Boutique trend catching on (ht 23/10/2009)

Factories in Morang, Sunsari shut down (ht 23/10/2009), Safeguard Domestic Industry (rn 23/10/2009)

126 industries get NS certification (ht 18/10/2009)

Bureau scraps NS Mark of six products (nn 16/10/2009)

Social Responsibility Of Businessmen, by Laxman Datt Pant (rn 13/10/2009)

Banepa becomes business hub, by Manoj Basnet (kp 05/10/2009)

Bullion traders had a desolate Dashain fest (ht 04/10/2009)

Leather industries go skinless, by Shankar Acharya (kp 04/10/2009)

Insurance Cos set to raise capital, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 04/10/2009)

Fest lull has valley by short hairs (ht 01/10/2009)

Goat-sellers' Dashain business at a low ebb, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 26/09/2009)

Districts do poor Dashain business (ht 25/09/2009)

FNCCI urges unity to lobby government (kp 17/09/2009)

Extra four per cent being levied over MRP of readymade garments (ht 07/09/2009)

DDC faces wrath of cooperatives (kp 30/08/2009)

FICCI mulls stoking Indian investors' interest in Nepal (ht 16/08/2009)

Management shuts Balaju industrial area (ht 10/08/2009)

Factories remain shut while govt fumbles (kp 07/08/2009)

NPIA set to get brand support, by Eliza Tuladhar (ht 07/08/2009)

Entrepreneurs urge operation of railway, by Lila Ballav Ghimire (kp 06/08/2009)

Dalits set up shoe factory with sole effort, by Kuman Singh Tamang (kp 06/08/2009)

SOE honchos resign en masse (kp 03/08/2009)

PEs alive and kicking, report reveals (ht 03/08/2009)

Export taxes hit crusher industry, by Madhav Dhungana (kp 02/08/2009)

180 factories shut down in five years (kp 02/08/2009)

Mall madness, by Naresh Sharma (kp 01/08/2009)

Shopkeepers told to display price list (kp 29/07/2009), NCC gets a week for price-list display (ht 29/07/2009), Retailers cock snook at govt (ht 02/08/2009)

Govt to end syndicate (kp 29/07/2009)

Traders want control on cadmium (kp 24/07/2009)

Investors turn to schools, health (kp 24/07/2009)

Stone crushers upset by tax hike (kp 23/07/2009)

Transporters flay govt move on damages (kp 23/07/2009)

Industrialists demand expansion of Butwal industrial area (nn 21/07/2009)

FNCCI greets removal of taxes, syndication (kp 16/07/2009)

Beekeeping is the new buzz in Dang, by Durga Lal K.C. (kp 12/07/2009)

Lower the hurdles: Whatever the new budget throws up, Pokhara businesses will face the same old problems, by Ashutosh Tiwari (nt 10/07/2009)

FNCCI asks parties to get their act together (kp 06/07/2009)

Brick kilns closed in east (kp 06/07/2009)

Cooperative movement vital for development (rn 05/07/2009)

Textile industry hanging by a thread, by Shanker Acharya (kp 02/07/2009), RMG sector dying a slow death (ht 02/07/2009)

Allow investing abroad: FNCCI (kp 02/07/2009)

Ghee factories close as export declines, by Shankar Acharya (kp 30/06/2009)

Jute industry hamstrung by raw material shortage, by Shankar Kharel (kp 25/06/2009)

Reimbursement hitch hits NPIA, glitch to go away soon (ht 24/06/2009)

‘Good governance will ensure good business’ (ht 20/06/2009)

Industries closed (kp 17/06/2009)

Business people lobby for investor-friendly budget (rn 17/06/2009)

ALICO signals bonus cuts (kp 15/06/2009)

Eight commercial complexs coming up in Kathmandu, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 12/06/2009)

Hetauda Clothes Factory to reopen (10/06/2009)

Shortage of lokta hits paper industries (kp 09/06/2009)

Lack of market hits small industries (kp 08/06/2009)

Reopening of two factories hits snag (kp 06/06/2009)

Planned Manohara market in limbo (kp 03/06/2009)

OVOP: Lokta Handmade Paper, by Ganesh Shakya (rn 02/06/2009)

Nepali gold jewellery design theft feared (ht 02/06/2009)

Garment Industry: US Bill may prove a boon, by Mukul Humagain (kp 01/06/2009), Nepali RMG sector waits with bated breath (ht 01/06/2009)

Cuppa is his key to prosperity (kp 16/05/2009)

Leading garment company shut down in Biratnagar, by Bedraj Poudel (kp 12/05/2009)

Women scale the business ladder (ht 11/05/2009)

Lokta defies recession (ht 07/05/2009)

Tharuhat bandh costs industries billions, by Shekhar Regmi (ht 06/05/2009)

Sick industries revival fund idle (ht 04/05/2009)

Biratnagar Jute Mill to be closed, by Bedraj Poudel (kp 03/05/2009)

Aim to make Nepal shopping destination (kp 30/04/2009)

Power outage takes toll on industrie, by Bedraj Poudel (kp 30/04/2009)

Public-private partnership to prop up productivity (rn 29/04/2009)

Made in Nepal (kp 25/04/2009)

Double whammy for Morang-Sunsari industries: After Koshi floods,strikes,power outages bleeding them white, by Manoj Shrestha (ht 24/04/2009)

Call to promote home products (ht 23/04/2009)

20th industrial exhibition begins (kp 23/04/2009), Industrial exhibition proves an instant crowd-puller (ht 26/04/2009)

Contract, daily-wage workers keep their jobs at JEMC, by Kokila KC (ht 23/04/2009)

Public Private Partnership in Nepal, by Madhukar SJB Rana (tg 22/04/2009)

Cooperatives not keen to open shop (kp 22/04/2009)

Uncertainty over jute mill opening, by Bed Raj Poudel (kp 22/04/2009)

Maoists force business to shut down on Saturdays, by Mohan Budayear (kp 21/04/2009)

National industrial expo starts on April 22 (kp 20/04/2009), National industrial exhibition in offing (ht 20/04/2009)

Call for skilled workers (kp 19/04/2009)

Govt urged to give tax relief to export sector (ht 18/04/2009)

State-run drug firm plans overhaul, by Mohan Guragain (ht 17/04/2009)

Private sector asks govt to act as facilitator, not owner (nn 17/04/2009)

Work stops at JCF (kp 17/04/2009)

Truck owners protest illegal taxes (kp 16/04/2009)

Herb producers want advanced lab, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 15/04/2009)

New Year low key affair (ht 14/04/2009)

NCC elects new ex-com on basis of consensus (kp 14/04/2009)

Gorakhkali losses Rs 1b (kp 14/04/2009)

Nettle fibre demand up (kp 13/04/2009)

Nepali Lokta paper, pashmina get their international logos (ht 13/04/2009)

NIDC to get massive makeover (ht 11/04/2009)

Tools factory reopening awaits court ruling (kp 10/04/2009)

Hetauda Cloth Factory to resume production (kp 09/04/2009)

Nepali advertising keeping itself afloat despite bleak industrial scenario, by Nirjal Dhungana (nn 06/04/2009)

Mall culture in Kathmandu walking tall (ht 05/04/2009)

Private sector offers help (kp 01/04/2009)

Cottage, small industries village in Pokhara soon (ht 31/03/2009)

Sebon awaits govt nod to Mutual Fund Regulation (ht 31/03/2009)

Industrialists accuse govt of breaking pledge (kp 30/03/2009)

Alarmed private sector sends SOS for survival (ht 28/03/2009)

FNCCI wants commitment to halt strikes, blockades (kp 27/03/2009), Relentless bandhs dealing heavy blow to economy: FNCCI (nn 27/03/2009)

Street vendors cut up with 'biased' panel on relocation (ht 26/03/2009)

Govt planning to revive Sajha Yatayat (nn 26/03/2009), Sajha Yatayat to go PPP way (ht 26/03/2009)

Nepal 121st from 96th as biz destination, by Kuvera Chalise (ht 24/03/2009), Nepal slips to 121st position as business destination (nn 24/03/2009)

Alternative energy for small industries (ht 24/03/2009)

Biratnagar Jute Mill to be closed down (kp 21/03/2009)

Traders suspend protest following govt assurance (kp 20/03/2009), Private sector calls off protest in Sunsari-Morang (nn 20/03/2009)

PM gets plateful from private sector (kp 19/03/2009), Pvt sector hails relief package (ht 20/03/2009)

Shopkeepers Up In Arms, by Shyam K.C. (rn 19/03/2009)

Small industries fight to survive (kp 18/03/2009), Allocation to small industries too small (ht 18/03/2009)

Supply or not, NEA charges demand fee (kp 16/03/2009)

New way to collect royalty in offing (ht 15/03/2009)

FNCCI bid to woo Turkish investors (ht 15/03/2009)

Upendra Yadav pledges investment board soon (ht 13/03/2009)

Nepal's largest cement producer shut (nn 13/03/2009)

Pashmina exports go through the roof, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 11/03/2009)

Bhattarai promises relief for industries (kp 10/03/2009), Industries, farmers to get relief on fuel (ht 10/03/2009)

Siraha businesses lose Rs 50m daily (kp 10/03/2009)

FM trumpets SESEP viability (ht 10/03/2009)

Entrepreneurs criticize government apathy (kp 09/03/2009), Frustrated industrialists line up sustained protest programmes, by Shekhar Regmi (ht 09/03/2009)

Bhattarai pledges power to industries (kp 06/03/2009)

Small firms fall prey to ongoing conflict (ht 06/03/2009)

Call to make Himali region special industrial corridor (ht 05/03/2009)

Shutting down of 2 factories suggested (kp 04/03/2009), Taskforce prescribes closure of two sick factories (nn 04/03/2009)

NOC repays Rs 2.5b in five months (kp 28/02/2009)

Momento Apparels reeling under power deficit (nn 27/02/2009)

Harassed industrialists give ultimatum (kp 26/02/2009)

Transporters threaten indefinite strike in East (ht 26/02/2009), Transporters launch agitation in Sunsari (ht 27/02/2009)

During the break, by Shyam K.C. (kp 23/02/2009)

NCC urges Singaporean entrepreneurs to invest in Nepal (nn 22/02/2009)

Transporters losing Rs 5m daily due to shutdowns (kp 20/02/2009)

Drive In launches car exchange scheme (kp 19/02/2009)

Industrial areas in east blessed with 24-hr electricity (rn 18/02/2009)

Dhaka cloth item factories growing, by Kumar Luitel (ht 17/02/2009)

FNCCI calls for pvt sector boost (ht 15/02/2009)

Country's largest factory closed (ht 13/02/2009), Biggest garment factory in Jhapa closes (nn 13/02/2009)

Transport operators losing Rs 110m monthly due to strikes (kp 11/02/2009)

Contractors' threat to go on warpath against govt (ht 09/02/2009)

Managing to get by: Nepali companies need to adopt and adapt if they want to survive, by Ashutosh Tiwari (nt 06/02/2009)

Cargo business going kaput (nn 04/02/2009)

DJPL calls for building up pharma sector (ht 30/01/2009), 'Nepali pharmaceutical industry should prepare for tough competition' (nn 30/01/2009)

Private sector accused of lacking will for investment (kp 28/01/2009), Govt not serious about improving business climate: NCC president (nn 28/01/2009)

Hope for domestic leather (kp 28/01/2009)

Leather expo starts (kp 27/01/2009)

IDM bid to bring back order in the industries' sector (ht 26/01/2009)

Call to set up mediation centre for biz disputes (ht 25/01/2009)

Shopping centre for kids (kp 25/01/2009)

Ministers to lobby for RMG (ht 22/01/2009)

Drowning industry, keening workers (ht 20/01/2009)

Experts urge arbitration to settle business disputes (kp 19/01/2009)

ICC Nepal urged to play larger role (ht 19/01/2009)

Colgate offers voluntary retirement scheme (kp 16/01/2009)

Gorakhkali Rubber crippled by cash crunch and strikes (kp 15/01/2009)

Traders’ call for power crisis zone (kp 13/01/2009)

LCCI calls for umbrella PPP Act (ht 12/01/2009)

Dance bars, restaurants vow to abide by code (ht 11/01/2009)

On the right track: Business is about luck and passion for Shona's trekking supply in Thamel, by Katy Elliott (nt 09/01/2009)

Locals hindering operation of pharmaceutical factory, by Sujit Mahat (kp 06/01/2009)

Two sick industries to resume operation (kp 06/01/2009)

SEZ Act in offing, assures trade minister (ht 04/01/2009)

APPON calls for level playfield (ht 04/01/2009)

Power crunch forces Jhapa factories up against wall, by Lila Baral (kp 03/01/2009)

Income declaration rule scares away car buyers, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 01/01/2009)

Power cut hits small businesses, by Amoti Nembang (kp 30/12/2008)

Electricity feeder to power industries (kp 28/12/2008)

"Corruption and insecurity": The twin challenges for Nepali business, by Ashutosh Tiwari (nt 26/12/2008)

Industrialists clamour for cheap diesel (kp 25/12/2008)

Industry sector on road to south (ht 22/12/2008)

Land shortage in Butwal (kp 18/12/2008)

Workers’ agitation hits factories hard (kp 17/12/2008)

Event marketing, by Sajag Karki (kp 16/12/2008)

RMG sector in make or break phase (ht 16/12/2008)

FNCCI chief deplores 'political meddling' in industrial sector (nn 15/12/2008)

Cottage Industry Festival starts (kp 12/12/2008)

PPP concept isn't Maoists' brainchild (ht 09/12/2008)

Internet law: Nepal Consumer Protection Act, by Alain Megias (Internet Business Law Services 08/12/2008)

Manakamana cable car opens after guards end strike (nn 05/12/2008), Cable car trouble ends with deal (kp 06/12/2008), Locals make peace with Manakamana operator, by Tika R Pradhan (ht 08/12/2008)

Business blooms in wedding season, by Baburam Kharel (kp 04/12/2008)

Special taskforce soon for industry sector (ht 04/12/2008)

Street vendors threaten agitation (ht 02/12/2008)

Funny business (kp 02/12/2008)

SC draws line on dance bars, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht 29/11/2008), Night businesses unhappy with SC fiat (kp 02/12/2008)

Terror, taxes scourging industry: FNCCI prez (ht 28/11/2008)

Colgate Palmolive row into fifth day (kp 25/11/2008)

Sthapit's panel submits report on street vendors, by Laxmi Maharjan (ht 25/11/2008)

Street vendors slam govt apathy (kp 22/11/2008), Vendors selling goods at Open Theatre, by Pragya Lamsal (rn 23/11/2008)

FNCCI makes hay as peace sun shines: To hold National Industrial Trade Fair 2008 in Pokhara (ht 21/11/2008)

Rapti truckers end syndicate (kp 21/11/2008)

Report on street vendors complete (kp 19/11/2008)

13 more companies to venture into insurance market (nn 18/11/2008)

Sthapit's integrity under vendors' scanner, by Laxmi Maharjan (ht 17/11/2008)

Syndicates will end: Minister Bhatta (kp 15/11/2008)

Regulating Liquor Sales (rn 13/11/2008)

Cameras to keep tabs on vendors (kp 11/11/2008)

Radisson to add 80 rooms, interview with Dorjee Sherpa (kp 09/11/2008)

Street vendors in sorry state in Khullamanch, by Mohan Guragain (ht 05/11/2008)

Casino staff end protest: Govt panel to resolve problems (kp 03/11/2008), Govt panel to study casino problems (kp 05/11/2008)

Govt must extend tax rebate on laptops, desktops, interview with Rajesh Kazi Shrestha (kp 02/11/2008)

Business as usual for street vendors (kp 01/11/2008)

Businessmen face donation terror (kp 29/10/2008)

Report on street vendors Tuesday (kp 27/10/2008)

Global slowdown costs local industries Rs 20b: CNI (kp 27/10/2008), Nepali industries have lost Rs 20 billion due to global meltdown: Chaudhary (nn 28/10/2008)

Govt to pvt sector: Rest assured for secured investment (rn 27/10/2008)

Casino workers protest raid (kp 26/10/2008), Casinos seek PM’s support (27/10/2008)

Nightlife entrepreneurs want restrictions ended (kp 26/10/2008)

Nepal a very attractive market (kp 26/10/2008)

Pashmina trademark soon (kp 25/10/2008)

Mills feel chill wind of power cut, by Prabhakar Ghimire and Thira L. Bhusal (kp 23/10/2008)

Cheating customers, by Astha Karanjit (kp 21/10/2008)

Interview: Insurance market lacks innovative products, interview with Sunil Devkota, general manager of United Insurance Co (UIC) Nepal (kp 19/10/2008)

Sajha Yatayat high on image makeover hope, by Mohan Guragain (ht 18/10/2008)

TeliaSonera plans more investment in Nepal: Kivisaari (kp 17/10/2008)

Experts racking brains to make PPP effective (kp 17/10/2008)

Leasing Business In Nepal Concept And Implications, by Rima Devi Shrestha (rn 16/10/2008)

Govt to remove shops from footpaths (nn 14/10/2008), Footpath vendors in line of Gautam’s fire (ht 15/10/2008), Police, street vendors clash in Kalanki (nn 15/10/2008), KMC starts footpath clearance (kp 16/10/2008), Eviction drive hits vendors hard, by Tika R Pradhan (ht 16/10/2008), Hard times ahead for street vendors, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 18/10/2008), Space identified for street vendors (kp 20/10/2008), Street vendors’ woe (kp 20/10/2008), Footpath vendors at Nembang’s doorstep (ht 20/10/2008), Keshav Sthapit assigned to relocate capital’s street vendors (rn 21/10/2008), Sthapit to talk to vendors today (ht 22/10/2008), Panel calls vendors for talks (kp 22/10/2008), Street vendors call off protests (23/10/2008), Tihar breather for footpath vendors (ht 23/10/2008), Footpath vendors to run stalls till Tihar (rn 23/10/2008)

Vaude opens showroom (kp 07/10/2008)

Mero jutta ho Nepali: This Dasain, Nepali shoe manufacturers have good reason to be cheerful, by Paavan Mathema (nt 03/10/2008)

Govt to reopen closed factories (kp 03/10/2008)

Bus companie rue falling business (kp 03/10/2008)

Small And Medium Enterprises: Ways To Grow And Globalise, by Shankar M Singh (rn 02/10/2008)

TeliaSonera acquires Spice Nepal (kp 28/09/2008)

Nepal took the bus a half century ago, by Kamal Ratna Tuladhar (kp 28/09/2008)

Dabur Nepal resumes operations (kp 26/09/2008)

The nocturnal economy: An unelected home minister makes a unilateral, authoritarian decision, by Ashutosh Tiwari (nt 26/09/2008)

KMC allows vendors on pavement (kp 24/09/2008)

Pokhara street hawkers protest eviction (ht 19/09/2008)

Chain reaction: Min Bahadur Gurung bucks the trend by expanding his supermarket business, by Dewan Rai (nt 19/09/2008)

Five big industries shut in Bara, by Diwakar Bhandary (ht 18/09/2008)

Factories reduce production by 80 pc, by Binod Bhandari (kp 15/09/2008)

GAN wants GPZ in EPZ at Simra (ht 15/09/2008)

Eroding confidence (kp 15/09/2008)

Police raids panic dance bar owners (ht 14/09/2008)

Investors demand govt address labor troubles, by Prabhakar Ghimire (kp 12/09/2008)

Common Minimum Standard: Business should take the lead in promoting the Nepal brand, by Ashutosh Tiwari (nt 12/09/2008)

Contractors happy at PPP concept (ht 11/09/2008)

Ministers assure business community (ht 10/09/2008)

Insurance companies to be more transparent, by Kuber Chalise (ht 04/09/2008)

End syndicates immediately: FNCCI (kp 02/09/2008), PM for steps to scrap ‘syndicate’ system (rn 02/09/2008)

Morang CIM’s plea to PM for security to business sector (ht 02/09/2008)

PM to kick off CNI Economic Summit-’08 (ht 31/08/2008)

FNCCI threatens govt with non-cooperation movement (kp 28/08/2008)

FDI flow surpasses last records (kp 27/08/2008)

NCC delegation urges FM to ensure industrial security (nn 26/08/2008)

Nepal's jute industry hanging by a thread (kp 22/08/2008)

Fewer takers for Lokta paper (ht 22/08/2008)

Falling oil prices bring respite to NOC (kp 20/08/2008)

Profile: Doomed Lomus tastes success, by Prabhakar Ghimire (kp 18/08/2008)

NOC chief Jha removed (kp 15/08/2008), NOC chief goes ‘underground’ (kp 16/08/2008), A fiasco named NOC, by Sanjay Shrestha (kp 16/08/2008)

Real estate boom draws unregistered operators, by Madhav Dhungana (kp 15/08/2008)

CNI defers economic summit (kp 13/08/2008)

Printing a costly business in Nepal (ht 13/08/2008)

Slow interest in fast food: But Pizza Hut and KFC are sniffing around, by Paavan Mathema (nt 08/08/2008)

LPG crisis forces closure of eateries (ht 06/08/2008)

Paper Gold coming soon, courtesy Ace (ht 31/07/2008)

End syndicate (kp 30/07/2008), Ganging up (ht 30/07/2008), Political economy of syndicate system, by Ratnakar Adhikari (kp 31/07/2008), 60 industries locked to protest syndicate system (ht 01/08/2008), Entrepreneurs to stage sit-in against transport syndicates (kp 07/08/2008), Businessmen protest against syndicate (kp 11/08/2008), Govt flayed for failing to end transport syndicates (kp 12/08/2008), Administration escorts non-syndicate trucks (kp 13/08/2008), Unholy alliance (ht 13/08/2008), Transporters oppose end to syndicate system (kp 18/08/2008), FNCCI to don warpaint over syndicate issue (ht 18/08/2008), FNCCI warns of closing down industries if syndicate is not ended (nn 18/08/2008), Row over syndicate erupts (rn 19/08/2008), SC: Syndicate violates laws (kp 26/08/2008)

‘Tax on life insurance receipts must be scrapped’, interview with Manoj Kumar Bhattarai, general manager of Nepal Life Insurance Company (NLIC) (kp 28/07/2008)

Faltering PEs (kp 26/07/2008)

FNCCI vows to put an end to syndicates (kp 24/07/2008)

Inefficient labor biggest threat to industrialization, interview with Ganesh Bhakta Saakha (kp 21/07/2008)

Five more firms get LPG import licenses (kp 19/07/2008)

Nepal’s business environment: Stained by political uncertainties, by Bhuwan Thapaliya (Global Politician 17/07/2008), ‘End violence to encourage foreign investment’ (kp 18/07/2008)

PEs’ profit half of NOC’s loss (ht 16/07/2008), Public enterprises make faltering picture (kp 17/07/2008)

CNI Economic Summit from Aug 14 (kp 15/07/2008), Call for double digit growth (ht 15/07/2008)

SMEs’ contribution hailed (ht 14/07/2008)

US apparel firm bankruptcy hits Nepal, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 11/07/2008)

Nepali multinational: Chaudhary Group spreads its wings beyond Nepal, by Kiran Nepal (nt 11/07/2008)

Businessmen protest transporters’ syndicate (kp 10/08/2008)

Bending the rules (ht 10/07/2008)

50 plastic factories close down, by Binod Bhandari (kp 07/07/2008)

Business and politics, by Narayan Manandhar (kp 05/07/2008)

Bheri truckers to scrap syndicate (kp 29/06/2008)

Better investment climate urged (ht 24/06/2008)

Special security arrangements in Sunsari-Morang corridor (kp 15/06/2008)

Dispute in tea estate (ht 11/06/2008)

Security, govt apathy hit industries (ht 07/06/2008)

Cottage industry fair kicks off (ht 06/06/2008), Cottage industry fair concludes (ht 10/06/2008)

'Branding the product has helped Shikhar grow', interview with Ram Krishna Prasai (kp 19/05/2008)

RRFC registers Rs 4.5m earnings (ht 18/05/2008)

FCAN demands rate hike in govt construction contracts (kp 07/05/2008)

Six insurers to cover overseas workers (kp 06/05/2008)

Ghee industries fall into distress, by Binod Bhandari (kp 04/05/2008)

Business men demand security (kp 30/04/2008)

‘New constitution should focus business’ (kp 17/04/2008), Business reax (nt 18/04/2008)

Clear policy on books sought (ht 17/04/2008)

Gorkha Beer enters European market (ht 15/04/2008)

Cooperatives booming in Karnali region, by Indra Gurung (ht 12/04/2008)

Nepali vegetable ghee industry hit (ht 08/04/2008), Save ghee industry (kp 15/04/2008)

New Leadership: The new leadership of business community faces multi-pronged challenges, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 04/04/2008)

Sticking it out: Bhairawa’s businessmen pay a high price for elections, by Wong Shu Yun (nt 04/04/2008

Govt provides loan to Biratnagar Jute Mill (ht 03/04/2008)

Contractors demand compensation for increased construction costs (kp 02/04/2008)

Industrial security force a must: NCC (ht 31/03/2008)

FNCCI election: Dhakal, Joshi unveil agenda for ‘New Nepal’ (kp 21/03/2008), FNCCI election (kp 24/03/2008), FNCCI presidential candidates slug it out, interview with Chandi Raj Dhakal and Kush Kumar Joshi (kp 24/03/2008), Bid for consensus fails (kp 26/03/2008), FNCCI AGM underway, race for new leadership (nn 26/03/2008), Kush Kumar Joshi elected as FNCCI president (nn 27/03/2008), New FNCCI president says business security top priority (kp 28/03/2008)

A leisurely business, by Naeema Siddiqua (ht 16/03/2008)

Private sector seeks govt support (kp 15/03/2008)

Coca-Cola Sabco, Khetan partners (kp 12/03/2008)

'Govt should devise energy plan', interview with Saurabh Jyoti (kp 10/03/2008)

Businessmen in Birgunj take to street demanding security (nn 09/03/2008), Businessmen protest insecurity, by Shankar Acharya (kp 10/03/2008), Businessmen submit memo to PM (kp 11/03/2008)

Chitwan resorts threaten closure (kp 08/03/2008)

Business community organises streets protest demanding security (nn 02/03/2008), Businessmen organise protest (kp 03/03/2008), Entrepreneurs up in arms over attacks: Submit memorandum to PM (kp 04/03/2008), Business security (kp 05/03/2008), Business community: Under Siege, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 07/03/2008)

Attacks on businessman: FNCCI, CNI, NCC threaten to strike (27/02/2008)

Hoteliers flay workers’ strike in Chitwan (kp 26/02/2008)

Investment in housing industry has reached Rs 12b (kp 25/02/2008)

‘Nepal’s pharmaceutical market is worth Rs 10b’, interview with Umesh Lal Shrestha, managing director of Quest Pharmaceutical (kp 18/02/2008)

West Nepal sees 3 tourism, trade fairs (kp 17/02/2008)

Dispute shuts down tea factory, by Biplav Bhattarai (kp 11/02/2008)

Smuggled Indian bricks trouble Nepali factories, by Rabindra Upreti (kp 10/02/2008)

Advertisements: Some socially sensitive, many insensitive, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 29/01/2008)

4 new life insurance companies to open, by Milyan Mani Sharma (kp 19/01/2008)

Govt issues guidelines for network marketing (kp 08/01/2008)

Lomus eyes SE Asian markets (kp 07/01/2008)

Housing emerges as most lucrative investment: prices nearly doubled in 3 yrs, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 03/01/2008)

‘Ad sector facing HR crunch’ (kp 23/12/2007)

Online business directory coming (kp 07/12/2007)

Top companies investing big in cement plants (kp 20/11/2007)

Govt. awards business personalities with CIP (nn 15/11/2007)

CG plans to diversify into infrastructure and service sectors (nn 07/11/2007), Chaudhary to diversify into banks, cement and power (kp 07/11/2007)

Competition among businessmen eases locals’ life, by Arun Shah (kp 06/11/2007)

Nepal world's largest Alainchi producer: Potential to become country's biggest export: Experts, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 31/10/2007)

Sale! Stores lure Dashain shoppers with discounts (kp 13/10/2007)

Poor industrial environment leads to investment withdrawal (kp 12/10/2007)

More new restaurants opening in Sauraha, by Binod Tripathi (kp 04/10/2007)

Join the joyride: There may be a petrol shortage, but car sales are soaring, by Pankaj Rayamajhi and Trishna Gurung (nt 28/09/2007)

Doing business in Nepal easier than in India (kp 27/09/2007)

‘Garment industry can regain past glory’, interview with Prashant K Pokhrel (kp 24/09/2007)

Alico row ends (kp 18/09/2007)

Business community deplores growing insecurity (kp 31/08/2007)

Improve quality of pashmina to promote exports: Experts (kp 24/08/2007)

Workers tighten noose on Biratnagar Jute Mills (kp 23/08/2007)

Net pricing fails to stop exploitation by middleman, by Prabhakar Ghimire (kp 18/08/2007)

Lackluster FDI growth (kp 09/08/2007)

IB directs Alico to resume operations (kp 07/08/2007), IB takes tough actions against Alliance Insurance, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 08/08/2007), Alico resumes operation under tight security (kp 10/08/2007), Follow directives, normalize operations: IB tells Alico (kp 17/08/2007)

Pashmina industry unveils recovery plan (kp 05/08/2007)

Importers liable for food quality: MoICS (kp 04/08/2007)

‘Flexicurity’ stressed for sound industrial relations (kp 03/08/2007)

Cost of conflict: Time is running out to help businesses revive the economy, by Bhagirath Yogi (nt 27/07/2007)

Rara to open subsidiary in Terai (kp 23/07/2007)

Code of conduct for cooperatives unveiled (kp 08/07/2007)

Businesses hit hard by transport strike (kp 01/07/2007), 70 industries shut down in Sunsari (samn 02/07/2007)

Row in casino: Tarnishing Image Of Nepal (sp 29/06/2007)

‘My dream is to make Prisma a global player’ (kp 25/06/2007)

Nepali firms to go multinational (kp 22/06/2007)

Pashmina suffers identity crisis after years of trade (kp 19/06/2007)

Another industry packs up (kp 13/06/2007)

Disclose food importer names: Officials, retailers (kp 07/06/2007)

Industrial Security Force to be formed soon (nn 05/06/2007)

Pashmina entrepreneurs see good prospects (kp 05/06/2007)

Hetauda Cement shuts down (kp 02/06/2007)

YCL assisting Yarsagumba trade, by Baburam Kharel (kp 28/05/2007)

PE losses stand at Rs 41b (kp 26/05/2007)

Entrepreneurs call for better security (kp 19/05/2007)

Street outlets eat away restaurant business, by Uttam Bhlon (kp 18/05/2007)

Microsoft to enter Nepal once market grows (kp 14/05/2007)

Coke controversy refuses to fade (samn 12/05/2007)

Small industries want low interest rate (kp 11/05/2007)

Developing private enterprises, by Ram Babu Nepal (kp 07/05/2007)

“Business hasn’t grown as expected”, interview with Vijay Gajananda Vaidya, chairman of United Traders Syndicate (nt 04/05/2007)

NICL to introduce ‘cashless settlement’ policy (kp 21/04/2007)

Information vacuum leaves insurance customers disenchanted (kp 19/04/2007)

Businessmen cry foul over scrap duty, by Binod Bhandari (kp 18/04/2007)

NOC's gas loss widens (kp 17/04/2007)

Former employees paralyze Sajha Yatayat (kp 17/04/2007)

United World Trade Centre starts operation (nn 15/04/2007)

Follow the money: Hints to Nepal’s future lie in its business prospects, by Daniel Lak (nt 13/04/2007)

Lack of law stalls Bhairahawa SEZ (kp 13/04/2007)

Gorakhkali eyes B'deshi market (kp 09/04/2007)

Selling secondhand books lucrative business, by Shankar Gyawali (kp 08/04/2007)

Nepal’s largest business complex to open April 14 (kp 06/04/2007), Largest business complex set to open (samn 06/04/2007)

"The business environment in Nepal is pathetic", interview with Radhesh Pant, managing director of the Bank of Kathmandu (nt 06/04/2007)

Moving Ahead:United Insurance (kp 02/04/2007)

Chaudhary Group completes 136 years (kp 31/03/2007)

Short Relief: The business community warns it will re-launch agitation if eight parties do not fulfill their commitments (sp 30/03/2007)

Training a must to maximize profit and enhance productivity, interview with Bijay Giri (kp 26/03/2007)

Vegetable vendors go on strike (samn 21/03/2007)

Entrepreneurs organise sit in demanding security (nn 19/03/2007), Businessmen call for shutdown from 3 pm (nn 19/03/2007), Internet services go down in protest of attack on businessman (nn 19/03/2007), Businessmen announce indefinite shutdown (nn 19/03/2007), Maoists deny hand in manhandling of businessman (nn 19/03/2007)

‘Finance companies need to diversify products’ (kp 19/03/2007)

Businessmen request relief package (kp 18/03/2007)

Two transport federations unite, vow to defy bandhs (15/03/2007)

90 per cent industries closed in Hetauda (samn 15/03/2007)

Bajaj, EBL ink pact to finance bikes (kp 15/03/2007)

FNCCI urges all to create conducive environment for operation of industries (nn 14/03/2007)

Insurance firms let down public, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 14/03/2007), Sheer cheating (kp 15/03/2007), IB directs insurance companies to review low bonus rates, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 15/03/2007), 'Clients lost Rs 6,600 not Rs 33,000' (kp 16/03/2007), LIC Nepal to raise insurance bonus, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 21/03/2007)

Power cuts cripple cyber cafe business, by Phadendra Gadtaula (kp 13/03/2007)

Govt to compensate banda hit industries, by Binod Bhandari (kp 11/03/2007)

FNCCI apprises Speaker of troubles (kp 10/03/2007)

FNCCI and CNI join hands to raise issues of their mutual concern (nn 01/03/2007)

NOC operates with profit after four years (kp 01/03/2007), New oil policy (kp 02/03/2007)

Tobacco Industries Disregard Nepal's Ratification of Global Treaty, by Bobby Ramakant (Seoul Times 28/02/2007), Tobacco industries disregard global treaty, by Bobby Ramakant (kp 04/03/2007)

Businessmen wary of tight competition regulation (kp 28/02/2007)

RBS asked to reinvent itself (kp 24/02/2007)

Syndicates extorting from entrepreneurs, by Rupak D Sharma (kp 20/02/2007)

NOC finally cleans its hands from loss (nn 20/02/2007)

Marketing, product and brand image, by Suman Kumar Regmi (kp 18/02/2007)

Guru of business: Pushpa Kamal Dahal should go watch a film or two, by Ashutosh Tiwari (nt 16/02/2007)

Sales down as unrest continues (kp 08/02/2007)

NOC's loss declines (nn 26/01/2007), NOC loss lessens to Rs 5.4m (kp 26/01/2007)

Transport entrepreneurs clinch major gains (kp 25/01/2007)

Against all odds: Nepal needs small entrepreneurs to deliver on the promise of democracy, by Ashutosh Tiwari (nt 19/01/2007)

High-level committee for PEs privatization (kp 18/01/2007)

Handmade paper eyes brighter days (samn 18/01/2007)

Surya Nepal setting up new garment factory in Biratnagar (nn 16/01/2007), Surya Nepal to open garment factory (kp 17/01/2007)

Business leaders call for robust policy (kp 14/01/2007)

Sick industries may get govt funding (samn 10/01/2007)

Business registration to go online (kp 09/01/2007)

Insurance companies need code of conduct (kp 08/01/2007)

Street vendors flourish against all odds, by Rajeev Bhattarai (kp 05/01/2007)

Poor human resource management stymies NOC, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 03/01/2007)

Subsidy: hurdle to open LP gas market, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 27/12/2006)

JMF workers sell off their stake (kp 24/12/2006)

Garment sector ‘on the verge of collapse’ (kp 17/12/2006)

Youths explore new investment avenues (kp 15/12/2006), ‘Annapurna Declaration’ calls for collective effort (kp 17/12/2006)

Land transactions in Pokhara slump unexpectedly, by Kul Chandra Neupane (kp 14/12/2006)

Pokhara to host investors' summit (kp 10/12/2006)

Govt to revive Gorakhkali Rubber Udyog (samn 09/12/2006)

December's oil loss eases to Rs 50m (kp 07/12/2006)

Largest garment exporter shuts down (kp 06/12/2006)

Udaypur Cement closed, by Ramesh C Adhikari (kp 06/12/2006)

Better industrial relations stressed (kp 29/11/2006)

Bluebird Food Court: More than a restaurant (kp 27/11/2006)

NOC's oil loss down to Rs 150m (kp 21/11/2006), NOC's monthly losses come down (nn 26/11/2006)

Illicit import mires cell phone market (kp 20/11/2006)

Focus on industries after peace: Tripathi (kp 17/11/2006)

New business for new Nepal: Business reforms are not necessarily complex, by Artha Beed (nt 17/11/2006)

Transport office automation hits snag (kp 17/11/2006)

Court orders transporters not to impose syndicate (kp 16/11/2006)

Handmade paper builds fortune (samn 16/11/2006)

Govt devises new reform plan for NOC, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 11/11/2006)

Butwal Spinning Mill shuts down, by Dipendra Baduwal (kp 05/11/2006)

Minding business: We need business, and women in business, by CK Lal (nt 20/10/2006)

PE performance contracts fail to deliver (kp 17/10/2006)

Garment sector needs to modernize (kp 17/10/2006)

Govt urged to look into business problems (kp 15/10/2006)

Street vendors’ workshop begins (kp 12/10/2006)

Business shutdown on October 17 (nn 12/10/2006),  Traders' body calls for strike on Oct 17 (samn 12/10/2006), Prime Minister urges entrepreneurs to postpone general strike (nn 16/10/2006), Court orders FNCCI to call off Tuesday's general strike (nn 16/10/2006), SC bans FNCCI strike (kp 17/10/2006),  FNCCI to go ahead with strike plan despite court order (nn 17/10/2006),  Businessmen to defy court order (samn 17/10/2006), Business shutdown irresponsible, says Finance Minister (nn 17/10/2006),  Over half a dozen injured in Pokhara; Bandh affects normal life (nn 17/10/2006), FNCCI strike has partial effect (kp 18/10/2006),  Strike cripples life nationwide (samn 18/10/2006), Strike Cripples Life in Nepal: Businesses demand greater security, end of dual tax, by Sundar Khanal (on 18/10/2006), Strike against Maoist extortion paralyses Nepal (peninsula 18/10/2006),  FNCCI could face contempt of court (nn 18/10/2006), FNCCI faces contempt of court (nn 18/10/2006), Government agrees to fulfill demands of entrepreneurs (nn 18/10/2006), Unjustified strike (kp 19/10/2006), Court issues summons to FNCCI president on 'contempt of court' case (nn 19/10/2006),  Court summons FNCCI chief for contempt (samn 20/10/2006),  Dhakal 'did not know' court order to stop general strike (nn 27/10/2006)

Political instability squeezed businesses (kp09/10/2006)

Modernization eludes local industry (kp 29/09/2006)

Street vendors busy wooing customers (samn 28/09/2006)

Banke industries to reopen soon (kp 28/09/2006)

‘Nepali Ad industry poised for growth’ (kp 25/09/2006)

Branding business: Business needs to market itself better, by Ashutosh Tiwari (nt 22/09/2006)

Necessity and contractors’ agitation, by Krishna Regmi (kp 19/09/2006)

Businessmen rally in Birgunj demanding industrial security (nn 19/09/2006)

Unhealthy competition mires insurance sector (kp 18/09/2006)

National assembly of FNCCI to discuss problems of industrial sector: Dhakal (nn 17/09/2006)

Hetauda Cement Factory resumes operation (samn 17/09/2006)

NOC resumes fuel quality inspection (kp 16/09/2006)

Businessmen gherao labour minister (samn 14/09/2006)

Business environment has worsened in Nepal: WB (nn 12/09/2006)

Leather shoe industry lacks trained manpower, interview with Rabin Kumar Shrestha, Managing Director of Koseli Leather Shoe Industry (kp 04/09/2006)

Separate policy required for floriculture sector, interview with Shreedhar Karki (kp 21/08/2006)

Nepali Electricity Authority cumulative loss stands at 100 mln USD (pd 18/08/2006), NEA losses reach 7 billion; load shedding from first week of September (nn 18/08/2006)

Industrial sector performs poorly (samn 15/08/2006)

Government indifferent to NOC losses (nn 15/08/2006)

Top Bollywood actress adds glamour to gambling (nn 14/08/2006)

Kathmandu's ‘Hong Kong’ market a big eyesore, by Rohan Shrestha (kp 12/08/2006)

NOC, IOC officials hold talks (nn 11/08/2006)

Competition Council (kp 08/08/2006)

FNCCI sore over govt ‘apathy’ (kp 07/08/2006)

NOC's monthly loss totals Rs 660m (kp 25/07/2006)

Government appoints heads in Corporations (nn 18/07/2006)

Marvelous Marmelous (nt 14/07/2006)

PEs’ performance disappointing, by Rupak D Sharma (kp 12/07/2006)

Total Quality Management: Tool For Enhancing Quality, Productivity, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 08/07/2006)

Pokhara industries close (kp 05/07/2006)

50 textile industries closed in Birjung (nn 23/06/2006), Textile mills’ closure sparks protests (samn 24/06/2006), Textile industries of Birjung resume operation; other industries still closed (nn 26/06/2006)

‘Revive business confidence’ (kp 16/06/2006)

Bhairahawa traders halt businesses (kp 07/06/2006)

IB mulls new accounting guidelines (kp 07/06/2006)

Marketing Of Cargo Industry, by Raj Bhai Manandhar (rn 01/06/2006)

Dabur Nepal closes down its factory (nn 19/05/2006), We haven't intimidated Dabur Nepal: CPN (Maoist) (nn 20/05/2006), Maoist ‘extortion’ shuts down Birgunj industries, by Sujit Mahat (kp 20/05/2006), Birgunj industries shut for 2nd day; Maoists deny extortion, NC, FNCCI concerned (kp 21/05/2006), Birgunj industries reopen (kp 22/05/2006)

Business returns to normal in Thamel, by Joe Jackson (kp 28/04/2006)

Banking sees 90pc drop in business (samn 27/04/2006)

Two-thirds of small industries shut down in Nepal: statistics (People's Daily 15/04/2006), Two thirds of small industries shut down (kp 15/04/2006)

Insurance: Split Business, by Thakur Amgai (sp 07/04/2006)

Biratnagar Jute Mill closed (nn 05/04/2006), BJM closed down, by Bhim Ghimire (kp 05/04/2006)

‘Govt should choose effective media for ad’ (kp 04/04/2006)

In an age of advertising Technology and youth are energising the industry, by Alok Tumbahangphey (nt 31/03/2006)

Bus operators lose Rs 56m (kp 28/03/2006)

‘Regulate network marketing business’ (kp 28/03/2006)

Mutual funds still miles away from Nepal, by Krishna Regmi (kp 24/03/2006)

Invest in management: A good boss beats out money, machines and location, by Ashutosh Tiwari (nt 17/03/2006)

Two sides of The North Face Off trekking? Try original or knock-off designer down from Thamel, by Anoop Pandey (nt 17/03/2006)

Nepali shoppers benefit from on-line shopping facilities (Eastday 10/03/2006)

Garment industry in 2005, by Navin Dahal (kp 10/03/2006)

Earning Bread and Butter from Rhododendrons: National flower of Nepal not only a point of pride, but also a means of business, by Pawan Acharya (Ohmy News 08/03/2006)

Dispute engulfs Fulbari resort (kp 07/03/2006)

Growing a human face: Nepali businesses must learn to invest in HR, by Ashutosh Tiwari (nt 03/03/2006)

Small, medium enterprises face many constraints in Nepal (People's Daily 25/02/2006)

Hard work sprouts success (nt 17/02/2006)

Restoring Nepal’s social fabric: Nepal’s pashmina industry is bouncing back with innovation and new markets, by Alok Tumbahangphey (nt 03/02/2006)

Cut flower business booms, by Riwaj Rai (kp 29/01/2006)

Dutch IT firms eyeing Nepal (kp 29/01/2006), 'Outsourcing can boost Nepali IT sector' (samn 29/01/2006)

Cotton towel industry nearing collapse in Nepal (People's Daily 26/01/2006)

FNCCI constitutes Think Tank (kp 17/01/2006)

New year brings hope for garment industry, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 11/01/2006)

LSF sold to Shree Krishna Refinery (kp 10/01/2006)

Bus operators' syndicate suspended (kp 06/01/2006)

Cottage and small industries largely neglected: Entrepreneurs (nn 23/12/2005), Cottage industry (kp 31/12/2005)

Nepal Entrepreneurs Stress Business Ethics (nln 22/12/2005)

Corporatization of Nepali Public Enterprises (PEs), by Bimal Wagle (kp 19/12/2005)

Insurance business remains stunted (samn 17/12/2005)

Company Ordinance falls short of hopes (samn 07/12/2005)

Govt apathy hits coal industry hard (samn 04/12/2005)

We need stringent code on corporate governance, by Deepak Raj Kafle (kp 28/11/2004)

Getting the paperwork done: Nepal exports lokta worth $4 million a year overseas but Nepalis aren’t buying it, by Aarti Basnyat (nt 11/11/2005)

Wai Wai plans expansion to India (kp 09/11/2005)

Casino to open in Pokhara, by Kul Chandra Beupane (kp 05/11/2005)

E-shopping is changing shopping patterns (nn 01/11/2005)

Doing business in Nepal not easy (kp 15/09/2005)

Industrial security (kp 10/09/2005)

Govt working out to reform FDI policy (samn 30/08/2005)

Fortunate companies, by LD Mahat (kp 24/08/2005)

Non-banking institutions’ market share rises (kp 11/08/2005)

Annual Report of Public Enterprises (PE) incur losses of Rs 5.9b (kp 16/07/2005), Rising Toll: The annual review report of the state of the Public Enterprises expose how the loss-making enterprises are bleeding the national exchequer (sp 29/07/2005)

Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) In Nepal, by Prabin Khadka (rn 16/07/2005)

Unpromising (ht 09/02/2005)

Weaving Panic: Entrepreneurs are nervously watching the events post MFA expiry, wary that ‘efficient exporters’ could eat up their market share, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 28/01/2005)

Dressing up strategically, by Beena Kharel (kp 26/01/2005)

‘Insurgency has not affected housing business’ (kp 17/01/2005)

Explore new avenues: Experts (kp 15/01/2005)

For older links see archive

Background

Nepal Business and Trade Information

HMG of Nepal, Ministry of Industry, Foreign Investment Promotion Section

Nepal: foreign investment opportunities, home page of the Foreign Investment Promotion Division

Insurance Board Nepal

US Business Report Nepal, 1998

FY 1998 Country Commercial Guide Nepal

Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI)

FNCCI: Nepal and the World, a statistical profile

Handicraft Association of Nepal (HAN)

Construction companies (1999)

Consulting firms (1999)

Industrial and trading houses (1999)

Nepal Business Directory