Roundup of Economic & Business News (Oct 1-Oct 6)

Oct 1
WB agrees Rs 6.5b grant to fight poverty (ekantipur.com)
Restriction on edible oil import (ekantipur.com)
Nepali products to be showcased in Beijing (ekantipur.com)
Revenue collection up by 15.4 pc (ekantipur.com)
Political stability key to banking sectors’ growth: Bamjan (ArthaExpress.com)
JCB plans to capture more market share in Nepal (ArthaExpress.com)
Cheap imports hit Nepali poultry industry hard (ArthaExpress.com)
India ‘okays’ 6,000 air seats a week (ArthaExpress.com)
Restriction on edible oil import (ArthaExpress.com)

Oct 2
Bus bookings for Dashain low (ekantipur.com)
More tourists visiting Annapurna circuit (ekantipur.com)
Petrol supply will be normal in a week: NOC (ekantipur.com)
Experts finalise SAARC Development Fund charter (ArthaExpress.com)

Oct 3
Overseas job seekers up by 9.5pc (ekantipur.com)
More new restaurants opening in Sauraha (ekantipur.com)
Number of visitors to Nepal by air sees a healthy growth (Nepalnews.com)
Nepali embassy in Doha moves against ill-treatment of labourers (Nepalnews.com)
Strike hits eastern districts (Nepalnews.com)

Oct 4
Kantipur, Maoist unionists reach accord (ekantipur.com)
Maoists collect ‘tourism tax (ekantipur.com)
GPOBA signs US$ 5m grant agreement (ekantipur.com)
Tourist arrivals up by 27 percent in September (Nepalnews.com)
WB to fund biogas plants in rural Nepal (Nepalnews.com)
Kumari Bank extends service in the UK (Nepalnews.com)

Oct 5
Bandas grip east tarai (ekantipur.com)
Air tickets sold out for Dashain (ekantipur.com)
Garment exports plunge (ekantipur.com)
Pokhara Noodles closed down, Himalremit launched in UK (ekantipur.com)

Oct 6
Consumer goods sales dwindling (ekantipur.com)
Nepal, Bangladesh trade talks on (ekantipur.com)
Sunsari workers to defy strikes (ekantipur.com)
Weekly share update : Nepse continues to rise (ArthaExpress.com)
Tourist arrivals via Belahiya increase (ArthaExpress.com)
SEBON gears up to protect investors’ rights (ArthaExpress.com)