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Bitcoin surges above $106,000 on strategic reserve hopes

December 16 2024
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Bitcoin surged to a record high above $106,000 on Monday after President-elect Donald Trump suggested he plans to create a U.S. bitcoin strategic reserve similar to its strategic oil reserve, stoking the enthusiasm of crypto bulls.

Nepal and China sign BRI Cooperation Framework, projects to be implemented under aid

December 05 2024
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Kathmandu, Nepal, December 5, 2024: Nepal and China signed the 'Belt and Road Initiative' (BRI) Cooperation Framework on Wednesday. Foreign Secretary Amrit Rai and Vice Chairman of China's Development and Reform Commission Liu Sushe signed the B

Nigeria turns to natural gas as transport prices soar after petrol subsidies were removed

November 24 2024
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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — When Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu ended the costly subsidies that made petrol affordable for many in Africa's most populous country, Ahmed Halilu knew his e-hailing cab business in the capital, Abuja, was about to run in

South Korea pledges 45% increase in World Bank fund contribution

November 19 2024
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SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has pledged a 45% increase in the country's contribution to the World Bank's International Development Association fund to more than $600 million, the finance ministry said on Tuesday.

Nepal to printing new political map in bank notes

October 31 2024
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Kathmandu, Nepal October 31, 2024: for the first time in Nepal, the political map of Nepal that includes the Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh, and Kalapani is being printed in bank notes.

EU to vote on Oct 4 to finalize tariffs for China-made EVs, Bloomberg News reports

September 28 2024
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The European Union is planning to vote on whether to introduce tariffs as high as 45% on imported electric vehicles made in China on Oct. 4, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Jholmal – Organic Fertilizer and Pesticide More Effective than Chemicals

September 18 2024
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Especially in low-income countries, chemical fertilizers and pesticides carry risks for those who handle them and those who consume the produce on which they are used. As important, they can be costly. Moving from subsistence to profitable fa

Japanese Assistance for Reconstruction of Classrooms for Bheri Tribeni Secondary School in Jajarkot District

September 13 2024
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Kathmandu: H.E. Mr. KIKUTA Yutaka, Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, signed a grant contract with Mr. Deepak Chapagain, President of Volunteer Corps Nepal (VCN), for the reconstruction of a classroom building for Shree Bheri Tribeni Secondary School

Good Governance is Key to Economic Development. And Private Groups Help Enable Good Governance.

September 11 2024
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There are many elements that contribute to economic development that lifts communities out of poverty. One of the more important—and difficult to measure—is effective governance.

NOC reduces the price of petrol, diesel and aviation fuels

September 01 2024
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Kathmandu, Nepal, September 1, 2024: Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC), the government monopoly on petroleum products, has reduced the prices of petrol, diesel and aviation fuels.

Americans' refusal to keep paying higher prices may be dealing a final blow to US inflation spike

August 13 2024
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The great inflation spike of the past three years is nearly spent — and economists credit American consumers for helping slay it.

Japan's Nikkei 225 index plunges 8% as world markets tremble over risks to the US economy

August 05 2024
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BANGKOK (AP) — Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index plunged as much as 8.1% early Monday, extending sell-offs that shook world markets last week as worries flared over the state of the U.S. economy.

Japanese Ambassador and Education Minister Bhattarai share view to further enhance the exchange through education between Japan and Nepal

July 28 2024
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Kathmandu: Mr. KIKUTA Yutaka, Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, paid a courtesy call on Hon. Ms. Bidhya Bhattarai, Minister for Education, Science and Technology of Nepal on July 26, 2024, accompanied by the Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU)

Japan finds a 'stealth' cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail

July 16 2024
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KAKAMIGAHARA, Japan (Reuters) - For much of its 72 years, Hitoshi Fujita's company was just another mom-and-pop business grinding out metal parts. Then it did something unusual for a small Japanese manufacturer: it expanded, buying two neighbor

Police arrest KB Upreti

July 04 2024
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Kathmandu, Nepal, July 4, 2024: The National Cooperative Bank Limited (NCBL) Chairman KB Upreti has been arrested on charge of embezzling money of cooperative depositors.