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

Mar 1
Nepali women in Lebanon live horrid lives (ekantipur.com)
Nepal, South Korea disagree on number of examinees (ekantipur.com)
Load shedding has crippled industries: FNCCI (Nepalnews.com)

Mar 2
MoU signed with Sutlej for Arun-III (ekantipur.com)
Interview: 'Liquidity crunch is almost over' (ekantipur.com)
Prachanda predicts an 'economic revolution' (Nepalnews.com)

Mar 3
Govt defends NT shares bidding (ekantipur.com)
Construction costs pierce roof (ekantipur.com)
Tourist arrivals up by 17pc (ekantipur.com)
Odd-even refueling system to end this week (ekantipur.com)

Mar 4
Food supplies up, so are prices (ekantipur.com)
SAFTA to step up inclusion of service trade (ekantipur.com)
Chitwan hotels swamped by cancellations during peak season (ekantipur.com)

Mar 5
Ministries waffle over gifted hydro project (ekantipur.com)
Economy to grow 4.5pc this year (ekantipur.com)
Made in Nepal Exhibition plugs Nepali products (ekantipur.com)
Budget deficit crosses Rs 7 billion in six months (Nepalnews.com)

Mar 6
Projects for 105mw with Chinese funds (ekantipur.com)
Water crunch hits hospital (ekantipur.com)

Mar 7
‘Govt to use force if seized property not returned’ (ekantipur.com)
Nepal gets increasing attention at ITB (ekantipur.com)
Govt okays sending workers to Japan (ekantipur.com)
Skydiving over Mt Everest in Oct (ekantipur.com)
Chitwan resorts threaten closure (ekantipur.com)

Mar 8
NLIC to give 120pc bonus shares (ekantipur.com)
Entrepreneurs recommend variable VAT rates (ekantipur.com)
Brick prices hit Rs 7,000 (ekantipur.com)

Mar 9
Interview: 'Govt should devise energy plan' (ekantipur.com)
NBI moots economic agenda (ekantipur.com)

Mar 10
21 firms interested in 600 MW Budhi Gandaki (ekantipur.com)
Dual pricing for diesel being considered (ekantipur.com)
Ace becomes Visa Int'l associate member (ekantipur.com)

Mar 11
Microsoft, Intel to launch CMPC in Nepal (ekantipur.com)
Entrepreneurs decry multiple taxation (ekantipur.com)
Private sector flays dual diesel pricing (ekantipur.com)
Coca-Cola Sabco, Khetan partners (ekantipur.com)
Nepali coffee pulpers out (ekantipur.com)

Mar 12
‘Wheat prices could shoot up’ (ekantipur.com)

Mar 13
Life after debt: Development to suffer as foreign aid falls (ekantipur.com)
Mahat says govt committed to widen capital market (ekantipur.com)

Mar 14
NEA’s Rs 1.5b power bonds sold out (ekantipur.com)
Cost of building materials up 10pc (ekantipur.com)
Gold hits Rs 24,302 a tola (ekantipur.com)
NOC cuts diesel rate for bulk customers (ekantipur.com)

Mar 15
Korean Language Test registration starts (ekantipur.com)
Nepal’s industrial output likely to shrink (ekantipur.com)

Mar 16
Pvt sector hydel projects more cost effective (ekantipur.com)
Aashmi Rana: 'Winning Young Global Leader award is honor' (ekantipur.com)
Khetan buys stake in Bottlers Nepal (ekantipur.com)
19,000 apply for South Korea employment in two days (Nepalnews.com)

Mar 17
Garment export tumbles double-digit (ekantipur.com)
SCBNL launches secure assets (ekantipur.com)
Nearly 26,000 apply for KLT in three days (ekantipur.com)

Mar 18
NRB governor convicted of embezzlement (ekantipur.com)
‘Speed up economic diplomacy’ (ekantipur.com)
Bumper harvest brings down vegetable prices (ekantipur.com)

Mar 19
Inflation drops to 5.8pc (ekantipur.com)
31,500 apply for Korean Language Test (ekantipur.com)
NTA confirms below par quality service, finally (ekantipur.com)

Mar 20
FNCCI ELECTION: Dhakal, Joshi unveil agenda for ‘New Nepal’ (ekantipur.com)

Mar 21
Forex reserves slightly down (ekantipur.com)
Pokhara tourism entrepreneurs to open information center (ekantipur.com)
Promoters’ shares to be traded on stock market (ekantipur.com)

Mar 22
NEPSE inches up (ekantipur.com)

Mar 23
US $970 only for Korean job (ekantipur.com)
Biplav Man Singh: 'We lack skilled manpower to compete in IT sector' (ekantipur.com)

Mar 24
Economy has enough liquidity: NRB (ekantipur.com)
Unpaid Birat employees threaten to sell factory (ekantipur.com)

Mar 25
3.8m Nepalis facing food deficit (ekantipur.com)
Super Tuesday: Stock market adds Rs 5b (ekantipur.com)

Mar 26
Come up with plan to revive industry: Mahat (ekantipur.com)
Qatar, UAE main magnets for Nepali labor (ekantipur.com)

Mar 27
Low output continues to plague farm sector (ekantipur.com)
Experts doubt NRB data about falling imports (ekantipur.com)
Coordination among regulators stressed (ekantipur.com)
Kush Kumar Joshi elected as FNCCI president (ekantipur.com)
UN survey projects 4 percent growth if peace prevails (ekantipur.com)

Mar 28
Bajura likely to face food scarcity (ekantipur.com)
NTA delaying permit for better internet service (ekantipur.com)
Traders switch to ‘informal channels’ (ekantipur.com)

Mar 29
Korean Language Test starts (ekantipur.com)

Mar 30
Sunrise Bank aims 10 new branches this year (ekantipur.com)

Mar 31
Parties' economic agendas inadequate to transform Nepal (ekantipur.com)
Rising prices lightening middle-class wallets (ekantipur.com)