Roundup of Economic & Business News (Apr 1 - Apr 12)

Apr 1
Contractors demand compensation for increased construction costs (ekantipur.com)
Nepal’s handicraft exports down 10pc (ekantipur.com)

Apr 2
Five-day govt holiday for poll (ekantipur.com)
ADB warns of food crisis, high inflation (ekantipur.com)
Tourist arrivals on steady upswing (ekantipur.com)
Travel agencies stop selling Qatar Airways tickets (ekantipur.com)
ADB projects Nepal's GDP growth at 3.8 percent (Nepalnews.com)

Apr 3
Nepalis buying more silver despite rising world prices (ekantipur.com)
Monthly oil loss touches record Rs 1.3b (ekantipur.com)
Program to improve access for Nepali products (ekantipur.com)
Nepal gets 6th life insurance company (ekantipur.com)

Apr 4
Industrial output records negative growth rate (ekantipur.com)
Govt for S Asian pact to benefit workers (ekantipur.com)
NT shares to be allotted after polls (ArthaExpress.com)

Apr 5
Promoters' shares help stock market rebound (ekantipur.com)
Import duty scrap by India worries Nepali ghee industry (ekantipur.com)

Apr 6
Dr Kamal Krishna Joshi: 'Quality education requires more investment' (ekantipur.com)

Apr 7
Building costs grow double-digit (ekantipur.com)
‘Scrap import tax on vegetable ghee, oil raw materials’ (ekantipur.com)

Apr 8
Vegetables costlier as days become warmer (ekantipur.com)
Lift import tax on vegetable ghee raw materials: CNI (ekantipur.com)
21 global firms show interest on Budhi Ganadki Project (WaterPower Magazine)

Apr 9
Forex reserve on upward trajectory (ekantipur.com)
Industries announce paid holiday (ekantipur.com)

Apr 10
Rising consumption pushes up imports (ekantipur.com)
Youths hopeful of economic growth after CA polls (ArthaExpress.com)
ANALYSIS-After poll, job creation key to cement Nepali peace (Reuters)

Apr 11
Overseas trade through eastern region declines (ekantipur.com)
FlyYeti.com takes off for Doha (CAPA)