Roundup of Economic & Business News (Oct 7-Oct 31)

Oct 7
Interview - Pradeep K Shrestha (MD, Panchakanya Group) (eKantipur.com)
Food crisis in western hilly districts (Nepalnews.com)

Oct 8
20 pc of pharmacies operating illeg (eKantipur.com)
BIMSTEC summit postponed (eKantipur.com)
Dabur's Greenhouse reopens (eKantipur.com)
Business registration to go online (eKantipur.com)
Make SEZ Act business friendly? (eKantipur.com)
Tourist arrivals up by 2.3 pc (eKantipur.com)

Oct 9
Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) crippled by massive brain drain (eKantipur.com)
Exporters face heat over pashmina's identity crisis (eKantipur.com)
Maha Laxmi no more in blacklist (eKantipur.com)
Sunrise Bank to open on Oct 12 (eKantipur.com)
Stock trading at Nepse halted as market registers a steep fall (Nepalnews.com)
People to people microfinance comes to Nepal (Nepalnews.com)
IDP Australia operating 'illegally' in Nepal (Nepalnews.com)

Oct 10
Central bank declares NDB troubled bank (eKantipur.com)
Maid in Malaysia: Door opens for Nepali jobseekers (eKantipur.com)
Govt slashes prices, stocks up for Dashain (eKantipur.com)
BOP posts a deficit of Rs 1.6b' (eKantipur.com)
700 small water projects face crisis (eKantipur.com)

Oct 11
Onion prices rise as India bars export (eKantipur.com)
Hotels in bordering areas booked for festive season (eKantipur.com)
Poor industrial environment leads to investment withdrawal (eKantipur.com)
Netfox launches remittance services from UK (Nepalnews.com)

Oct 12
Hoarding prolongs fuel shortage (eKantipur.com)
Sale! Stores lure Dashain shoppers with discounts (eKantipur.com)
KDB commences operation (eKantipur.com)
NDB's financial health not alarming: Pun (eKantipur.com)
Bank of Asia Nepal starts services (eKantipur.com)

Oct 13
India re-working Nepal policy (eKantipur.com)
Tumultuous week at NEPSE (eKantipur.com)
Queue forms three days before phone distribution (eKantipur.com)

Oct 14
NRN regulations by December (eKantipur.com)
Intervew - Bhim Udas (NRN) (eKantipur.com)
NRN investment could change Nepal within a decade:Dr Mahato (Nepalnews.com)

Oct 15
Quality loss behind dwindling exports (eKantipur.com)
Plans for int'l airport in Bara begins (Nepalnews.com)
Aid agencies express commitment to maintain transparency in their operation (Nepalnews.com)

Oct 16
Over Rs 1.5 billion poll budget gone with the wind (eKantipur.com)
Ameco to get NAC engine overhaul contract (eKantipur.com)
No immediate change in NRN Act (eKantipur.com)
NEPSE opens online share trading (eKantipur.com)
NRN’s discuss enhancing cooperation with the business community (Nepalnews.com)
Rs 515 million spent in preparation for CA election: EC (Nepalnews.com)
NRNs willing to help in infrastructure development (Nepalnews.com)

Oct 17
FNCCI strike has partial effect (eKantipur.com)
Nepal needs US$8b aid to achieve MDGs (eKantipur.com)
Widening inequality is dangerous for Nepal? (eKantipur.com)
Nepse permits online share trading (Nepalnews.com)

Oct 18
Gulmi gets first local development bank (eKantipur.com)
NRN conference concludes pledging to set up $100 m Nepal Investment Fund (Nepalnews.com)

Oct 19
NOC stops petroleum supply for four days (Nepalnews.com)

Oct 23
Tourist flow doubles in Annapurna circuit (eKantipur.com)
Ban imposed on firecracker import (eKantipur.com)
ADB to support land administration (eKantipur.com)
NOC resumes fuel supply (eKantipur.com)

Oct 24
UN unveils $360m plan to get Nepal back on its feet (eKantipur.com)
Dashain brings vegetable prices down (eKantipur.com)
Coffee farming gaining popularity (eKantipur.com)
NOC hikes POL prices (Nepalnews.com)

Oct 25
NOC to categorize cooking gas market (eKantipur.com)
POL price hike sparks protests in Kathmandu; Maoists denounce the hike (Nepalnews.com)

Oct 26
Forex holdings ease down to Rs 165.03b (eKantipur.com)
Pakistan becomes largest Nepali tea importer (eKantipur.com)
India restricts rice export (eKantipur.com)

Oct 27
No roll back of fuel price hike: NOC (eKantipur.com)
Three-wheelers raise fares (eKantipur.com)
Low price creates alainchi ‘shortage’ (eKantipur.com)
Farmers suffer from lack of cold storage (eKantipur.com)

Oct 28
Etihad Airways starts flights to Nepal (eKantipur.com)
Pakistani envoy stresses on expanding trade and economic relations (Nepalnews.com)

Oct 29
LP gas companies ask for bigger profit margin (eKantipur.com)
City Dev Bank starts services (eKantipur.com)
Ameco to overhaul NAC engines (eKantipur.com)
NEPSE suspends transactions of 24 companies (eKantipur.com)

Oct 30
Nepal world's largest Alainchi producer (eKantipur.com)
SilkAir starts flights to Nepal (eKantipur.com)
Govt committee to study transport fares (eKantipur.com)

Oct 31
LP gas crunch looms as talks collapse (eKantipur.com)