KATHMANDU: Nepal closed fiscal year 2025/26 with a trade deficit of roughly Rs 1.78 trillion, according to full-year figures released by the Department of Customs. Total foreign trade crossed Rs 2.4 trillion for the year, but a Rs 2.096 trillion import bill dwarfed exports of just Rs 315.29 billion, leaving the country in deficit with […]












KATHMANDU: Nepal closed fiscal year 2025/26 with a trade deficit of roughly Rs 1.78 trillion, according to full-year figures released by the Department of Customs. Total foreign trade crossed Rs 2.4 trillion for the year, but a Rs 2.096 trillion import bill dwarfed exports of just Rs 315.29 billion, leaving the country in deficit with […]
KATHMANDU: Economic Digest presents a brief yet comprehensive roundup of major business developments in Nepal, delivered in clear and accessible summaries. Nepal’s latest economic developments reveal a contradictory transition in which technological modernization and institutional reform are advancing alongside persistent financial weakness and structural vulnerabilities. The continued fall of the NEPSE index for a fourth […]
KATHMANDU: Economic Digest presents a brief yet comprehensive roundup of major business developments in Nepal, delivered in clear and accessible summaries. Nepal’s latest economic developments reveal a mixed picture of improving financial indicators alongside significant structural and governance challenges. The rebound of the NEPSE index and the rise in turnover suggest that investor confidence has […]
KATHMANDU: Nepal News presents today’s snapshot of Nepal’s economic activities. Get quick updates on major market movements, policy shifts, and financial developments shaping the economy of Nepal. Here are the key economic highlights for today: NRB Directs Payment Providers to Support Taxpayer Incentive Gift Program The Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) directed all authorized payment service […]
KATHMANDU: Economic Digest presents a brief yet comprehensive roundup of major business developments in Nepal, delivered in clear and accessible summaries. Nepal’s latest economic and policy developments reveal a combination of short-term stability measures and deeper structural challenges that continue to shape the country’s growth trajectory. The government’s assurance of normal LPG supply and the […]
KATHMANDU: Nepal News presents today’s snapshot of Nepal’s economic activities. Get quick updates on major market movements, policy shifts, and financial developments shaping the economy of Nepal. Here are the key economic highlights for today: NRB Sets Today’s Foreign Exchange Rates; US Dollar at Rs 152.32 Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has set the buying rate […]
KATHMANDU: Economic Digest presents a brief yet comprehensive roundup of major business developments in Nepal, delivered in clear and accessible summaries. The developments outlined in the report suggest that Nepal is entering a phase of simultaneous economic reform, infrastructure expansion, and regulatory tightening, but with implementation capacity remaining a significant constraint. While falling gold and […]
KATHMANDU: Economic Digest presents a brief yet comprehensive roundup of major business developments in Nepal, delivered in clear and accessible summaries. Nepal’s latest economic indicators reveal a mixed picture of improving financial stability but weakening investment momentum and persistent structural inefficiencies. The decline of the NEPSE index for a third consecutive session, falling turnover, and […]
KATHMANDU: Economic Digest presents a brief yet comprehensive roundup of major business developments in Nepal, delivered in clear and accessible summaries. Nepal’s latest economic indicators present a mixed picture of resilience alongside persistent structural weaknesses. While the stock market remained largely stable, with the NEPSE slipping only 0.04 percent despite a healthy Rs 4.57 billion […]
KATHMANDU: Nepal News presents today’s snapshot of Nepal’s economic activities. Get quick updates on major market movements, policy shifts, and financial developments shaping the economy of Nepal. Here are the key economic highlights for today: Committee Agrees to Mandate at Least One Female Director on NRB Board The Finance Committee under the House of Representatives […]
KATHMANDU: Economic Digest presents a brief yet comprehensive roundup of major business developments in Nepal, delivered in clear and accessible summaries. The collection of economic and governance updates presents a mixed picture of Nepal’s economy, where signs of institutional reform and sectoral resilience coexist with persistent structural weaknesses. Financial markets remained under pressure as the […]
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s leadership continues doing the right things in the wrong order. Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle held back-to-back meetings with commercial bank chief executives on Tuesday and Nepal Rastra Bank leadership on Wednesday morning. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Balen Shah conducted a separate session with industrialists without a single finance ministry official in the room. The […]
Kathmandu— Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle has called on the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) to play a more active role as a partner in driving Nepal's economic transformation, moving beyond its regulatory functions. During a meeting with NRB executive directors, he emphasized the need for joint task forces and policy coordination to turn discussions into […]
KATHMANDU: There is a particular kind of failure that governments fall into not because they lack ideas, but because they have too many good ones scattered across too many offices. Nepal is living through exactly that failure right now, and this week’s parade of meetings, Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle huddling with bank chief executives on […]
KATHMANDU: Nepal News presents today’s snapshot of Nepal’s economic activities. Get quick updates on major market movements, policy shifts, and financial developments shaping the economy of Nepal. Here are the key economic highlights for today: NRB Collects Rs 85 Billion in 3-Month Deposits The Nepal Rastra Bank collected Rs 85 billion in three-month deposits from […]
KATHMANDU: Economic Digest presents a brief yet comprehensive roundup of major business developments in Nepal, delivered in clear and accessible summaries. The collection of economic and policy developments presents a picture of an economy that is showing signs of activity and reform momentum, but remains constrained by deep structural weaknesses. Financial indicators reveal cautious optimism: […]
KATHMANDU: Nepal News presents today’s snapshot of Nepal’s economic activities. Get quick updates on major market movements, policy shifts, and financial developments shaping the economy of Nepal. Here are the key economic highlights for today: NRB On-Site Inspection Reveals Severe KYC Non-Compliance The Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) on-site inspection of 16 licensed payment system operators, […]
KATHMANDU: Economic Digest presents a brief yet comprehensive roundup of major business developments in Nepal, delivered in clear and accessible summaries. The developments present a mixed picture of Nepal’s economy, where rapid modernization is occurring alongside persistent governance and implementation challenges. Financial markets showed caution rather than confidence, with NEPSE falling despite higher turnover, indicating […]
KATHMANDU: Nepal News presents today’s snapshot of Nepal’s economic activities. Get quick updates on major market movements, policy shifts, and financial developments shaping the economy of Nepal. Here are the key economic highlights for today: NRB Issues Rs 60 Billion One-Month Deposit Collection Instrument The Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) issued a Rs 60 billion one-month […]
KATHMANDU: Nepal News presents today’s snapshot of Nepal’s economic activities. Get quick updates on major market movements, policy shifts, and financial developments shaping the economy of Nepal. Here are the key economic highlights for today: PM Shah Highlights Revival Progress Across State-Owned Industrial Enterprises Prime Minister Balendra Shah reported positive financial recoveries across long-standing loss-making […]
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