Roundup of Economic & Business News (Jan 20 - Jan 26)

Jan 20
NT to introduce WCDMA, GPRS (eKantipur.com)
Govt to double investment on infrastructure (eKantipur.com)
ADBL to issue shares this year (eKantipur.com)
VDCs wait for telephone extended (The Himalayan Times)

Jan 21
Cold takes toll of potato farming (eKantipur.com)
Rupee firms against dollar, gold dips` (eKantipur.com)
NATO denounces transport strike (Nepalbiznews.com)
Vehicular standstill cripples life across the nation (Nepalbiznews.com)
Fresh legislation on customs on anvil (The Himalayan Times)

Jan 22
Chakkajam brings nation to a halt (eKantipur.com)
Pro-Maoist unions lock Dhulikhel hotels (eKantipur.com)
Yamaha's new showroom in Kantipath (eKantipur.com)


Commentary
Country needs more development banks (Interview with Dr Bhola Nath Chalise) (eKantipur.com)
‘RBB: A bank of opportunity’ (Interview with Bruce F Henderson) (eKantipur.com)

Jan 23
FDI commitment nosedives by 80 pc (eKantipur.com)
Hotels in Dhulikhel reopen (eKantipur.com)
Imported rice irks Nepali farmers (eKantipur.com)
‘Prioritize energy sector’ (eKantipur.com)
Makwanpur exports leap (eKantipur.com)
BizNews Brief (Sky shoes in market, Nepal-Ireland chamber of commerce established, NATO condemns strikes) (eKantipur.com)
Entrepreneurs end transport strike (Nepalbiznews.com)

Jan 24
NT to distribute 3.5m mobile lines by 2010 (eKantipur.com)
Banks asked to enter rural areas (eKantipur.com)
Tatopani Customs opens as strike ends (Nepalnews.com)
FM Dr Mahat happy over RBB reforms (The Himalayan Times)

Jan 25
Nepali movies of benchmark standards launched (eKantipur.com)
3 hrs per day power cut from Friday (eKantipur.com)
Transport entrepreneurs clinch major gains (eKantipur.com)
Maoists ask farmers not to repay loans (eKantipur.com)
BizNews Brief (FNCCI, Labor Court sign MoU, MTA concerned over strikes) (eKantipur.com)
Power cut duration extended by 13 hours per week (Nepalbiznews.com)
New notes to feather Buddha (Nepalbiznews.com)
Government secretary expresses concern over huge trade deficit (Nepalnews.com)
Indian assistance of 5.1 crore (Nepalnews.com)
‘Tourism sector needs satellite accounting’ (The Himalayan Times)
Cargo trucks stranded at Biratnagar (The Himalayan Times)
Joint efforts urged to curb unofficial trade (The Himalayan Times)

Commentary
Promote FDI (eKantipur.com)

Jan 26
NOC loss lessens to Rs 5.4m (eKantipur.com)
Nepal-Pak sign a document on agriculture development (Nepalbiznews.com)
NEA imposes crippling hours of load shedding (Nepalnews.com)

Commentary
Labor market distortion (eKantipur.com)