Roundup of Economic & Business News (Dec 1-Dec 31)

Dec 1
Labor woe, quota loss killing garment trade (eKantipur.com)
I’ll quit if fuel supply doesn’t ease: Gupta (eKantipur.com)
Economic indicators paint gloomy outlook (eKantipur.com)
Rural energy programme in 72 districts (Nepalnews.com)

Dec 2
Crops set for impressive growth (eKantipur.com)
Dragon Air eager to bring in Chinese tourists (eKantipur.com)

Dec 3
Nepal, Qatar enforcing labor pact after 3 years (eKantipur.com)
‘Govt to pay IOC dues to end shortage’ (eKantipur.com)

Dec 4
GARBAGE MANAGEMENT: Valley stinks again (eKantipur.com)
Separate body sought to uphold consumers' rights (eKantipur.com)
Leased warehouse, container garage in Kolkata left unused (eKantipur.com)
NEPSE crosses Rs 300b mark (eKantipur.com)
Tourist arrival up by 17.6 pc (Nepalnews.com)

Dec 5
Bad transport hampering Nepal-Bangladesh trade (eKantipur.com)
Outside managers to run RBB (eKantipur.com)
Opening of labor attaché offices stalled (eKantipur.com)

Dec 6
Domestic air fares to go up (eKantipur.com)
Hong Kong Express to link Nepal (eKantipur.com)
Online business directory coming (eKantipur.com)
HIV/AIDS a threat to economy (eKantipur.com)
SAARC Fund in the offing (Nepalnews.com)
Committee recommends hike in transportation fares (Nepalnews.com)
Doctors to shutdown hospital nationwide (Nepalnews.com)

Dec 7
WB approves Rs 16b grant to Nepal (eKantipur.com)
NEPSE overheated, investors advised restraint (eKantipur.com)
Industrial fair kicks off in Pokhara (eKantipur.com)

Dec 8
Valley land prices up 25 pc (eKantipur.com)
Prithivi Highway reopens (eKantipur.com)
Far-western region trade fair kicks off (eKantipur.com)
Govt urged to announce Visit Nepal-09 (eKantipur.com)

Dec 9
‘Weak NAC is major problem of tourism industry’ (eKantipur.com)
Special Court defers verdict on suspended NRB guv’s case (Nepalnews.com)

Dec 10
Labor pact with S Korea today (eKantipur.com)
Orient Thai to fly to Nepal from Dec 18 (eKantipur.com)
Dealers demand more fuel, threaten strike (eKantipur.com)
Nepse crosses 1000 mark (Nepalnews.com)

Dec 11
Nepal seeks Rs 2.5b Korean aid for infrastructure (eKantipur.com)
Nepal, SKorea finally sign pact on language test for workers (eKantipur.com)
Air links to Malaysia, UAE to be expanded (eKantipur.com)
Govt registers bill on banking crimes & punishment (eKantipur.com)

Dec 12
Kuwait shuts out Nepali domestics (eKantipur.com)
16.6m euro grant for Mid-Marsyangdi (eKantipur.com)
NEPSE to open over-the-counter trade (eKantipur.com)
FM instructed to pay IOC dues (eKantipur.com)
Nepalis with visitor visas slip into Iraq, Afghanistan (eKantipur.com)
ADB extends US$ 100 million grant to Nepal (Nepalnews.com)

Dec 13
MoneyGram Intn'l gets Nepali agent (eKantipur.com)
Nepal-Qatar finalize additional protocol (eKantipur.com)
NEPSE halts trading after prices go through roof (eKantipur.com)
Hong Kong Express Airways begins thrice-weekly service (eKantipur.com)
SEBON cancels license of broker (eKantipur.com)
Government introduces dairy policy (eKantipur.com)

Dec 14
Verdict on governor case deferred again (eKantipur.com)
NAC to suspend flights from Tuesday (eKantipur.com)
Gorkha Lahari to launch Brown Cigarettes (eKantipur.com)
Harassed carpet makers want separate labor law (eKantipur.com)
Agro fair kicks off in Chitwan (eKantipur.com)

Dec 15
Petroleum dealers announce strike (eKantipur.com)

Dec 16
NT’s optical fiber theft causing huge loss (eKantipur.com)

Dec 17
‘Reconstruction will need Rs 5b, 20 yrs’ (eKantipur.com)
Power cuts increase to 6 hours a week (eKantipur.com)
Petroleum dealers pull down shutters (eKantipur.com)
Paddy price at five-year high in east (eKantipur.com)
Micro finances have benefited 0.9m poor: Report (eKantipur.com)

Dec 18
Want petrol? Buy bonds first (eKantipur.com)
NAC suspends flights (eKantipur.com)
RBB's management contract to be extended by 6 months (eKantipur.com)
Govt to bring out new law on micro-insurance (eKantipur.com)
Bandh cripples Terai districts (Nepalnews.com)

Dec 19
Panel urges differential pricing for cooking gas (eKantipur.com)
‘Adopt investment-friendly policy’ (eKantipur.com)
List of Korean language schools being finalized (eKantipur.com)
Entrepreneurs, farmers seek marketing support (eKantipur.com)
PM urges China to bring railway network up to border (Nepalnews.com)
Hydro power can help reduce growing trade deficit with India, says minister (Nepalnews.com)

Dec 20
Subsidy for LPG, petrol may end soon (eKantipur.com)
‘Development activities on fast track’ (eKantipur.com)
Medicinal herbs fair begins in Nepalgunj (eKantipur.com)
Maoists close Sipradi Trading Pvt Ltd (eKantipur.com)
China to provide concessional loan of Rs 13 billion (Nepalnews.com)
NOC to come up with guideline to mix ethanol in petrol (Nepalnews.com)
Petroleum dealers to go on strike from Dec 25 (Nepalnews.com)

Dec 21
‘Pay Rs 125,000 at most for jobs in South Korea’ (eKantipur.com)
UTL cuts rates to US, Canada, India (eKantipur.com)
Mahat for privatized TIA mgmt (eKantipur.com)

Dec 22
‘Ad sector facing HR crunch’ (eKantipur.com)
Lack of buyers cause ginger prices to plummet (eKantipur.com)
No fall in prices despite road network (eKantipur.com)
Agro technicians demand change in CADP implementation (eKantipur.com)
First school of Nepal privatised (Nepalnews.com)

Dec 23
Federal Republic of Nepal, 601-member CA agreed (eKantipur.com)
‘Govt should support carpet industry’ (eKantipur.com)
Auto showroom for small businesses (eKantipur.com)
'Power supply in Nepal unreliable, unaffordable' (TRN)

Dec 24
NT promises problem-free mobile calls in 6 months (eKantipur.com)
Govt to straighten oil supply in a month (eKantipur.com)
Sauraha aiming to extend tourists’ stay (eKantipur.com)
‘Aid commitment crossed Rs 26b in ten months’ (eKantipur.com)

Dec 25
Departures to foreign pastures up 23 pc (eKantipur.com)
More flights to UAE planned (eKantipur.com)
NIC introduces silver in 10kg packs (eKantipur.com)
Petro dealers withdraw strike (Nepalnews.com)

Dec 26
Petrol reaches Rs 80 per liter (eKantipur.com)
Nepal’s power grid saturated (eKantipur.com)
Nepali tea, pashmina good but not gaining market (eKantipur.com)
‘Federal system expensive’ (eKantipur.com)
Farmers stop sugarcane supply (eKantipur.com)
Tea exports ‘need to rise’ (ArthaExpress)

Dec 27
West Seti: ‘10 pc free energy, else re-bidding’ (eKantipur.com)
Nepal reviews ASA with UAE (eKantipur.com)
Security situation hurting exports (eKantipur.com)
Govt asked to make sugar mills clear dues (eKantipur.com)
Students stage protest against petrol price hike (Nepalnews.com)
After petrol, country may face bank note shortage (Nepalnews.com)
NRN Youth Forum launches Development Salon (Nepalnews.com)

Dec 28
Banking, a boon for consumers (eKantipur.com)
Margin lending restricted (eKantipur.com)
Fairs, road shows to lure tourists (eKantipur.com)
Bogus language institutes making government's list (eKantipur.com)
House presses for free energy in West Seti (Nepalnews.com)
Bhilwara Energy looking at hydel projects in Nepal (DNA)
A real state developer: Comfort Housing shows the way in managing urbanisation and creating jobs (NepaliTimes)

Dec 29
Orient Thai flies in Nepali sky (eKantipur.com)
‘Stop illegal highway taxes or we'll stop exports’ (eKantipur.com)
Budget deficit Rs 7.41b (eKantipur.com)
Criteria change for awarding Arun III, Upper Karnali (eKantipur.com)

Dec 31
Dual pricing for LPG coming soon (ArthaExpress)
FDI commitment all-time high (ArthaExpress)