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Special Correspondent, B360 The government has presented a budget of Rs 1,278.99 billion for the next fiscal year 2017-18 focusing on execution of federal system in the country. As per the provisio…

Hydropower developers have something to cheer about as the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) – the country’s sole power off taker— has fixed the tariff for peaking run of the river (PRoR) projects …

After the fall of Rana regime and the establishment of Democracy in Nepal in 1951, due to the cross flow of people within and across the border; many Western influences entered the domain of Nepali…

Arjun Pakhrin of Chanauli, Chitwan after returning from foreign employment was planning to start a small sized poultry farm in his home town. In January, with savings from having worked overseas, P…

Ram Kumar Thapa (name changed) owns two mini-trucks to transport construction materials. This is how he earns his livelihood. The mini-trucks however hardly impact the upscale status of his life. B…

Two years have passed since the devastating earthquake, however there is dismal progress on the reconstruction front. Only 23,000 individual houses have been rebuilt in these two years due to slow …

The Insurance Board (insurance sector regulatory authority) has recently fixed the paid up capital for life and non-life insurers from Rs 500 million and Rs 250 million to Rs two billion and Rs one…

Investors participating in the government hosted investment summit recently have signed letter of intent to invest $13.5 billion in Nepal in various areas from infrastructure to business.  While this …

The startup scene is hot with new and young entrepreneurs coming up with creative ideas. Many are driven by the need to innovate, and for many the lure is to be their own boss. Access to data and i…

On an average nine out of ten startups fail. Nevertheless, youngsters today are very much aspired on becoming entrepreneurs. The entrepreneurial eco-system has gathered momentum with the initiation of…