WASHINGTON  — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a $370 million financing to improve sanitation and solid waste management services, reducing water pollution and restoring rivers and...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Sona Shrestha as Director General of its South Asia Department (SARD), where she will lead the development and implementation of ADB’s strategy and...

United States Energy Secretary Chris Wright has arrived in Venezuela for a firsthand assessment of the country’s oil industry. Wright met Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez at the Miraflores presidential...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met US President Donald Trump at the White House. The meeting lasted about three hours and was held entirely behind closed doors. Netanyahu did not...

The European Parliament has approved a 90 billion euro loan package to support Ukraine. Members of the European Parliament voted yesterday and adopted three legislative proposals enabling the EU to...

In the ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup, the West Indies defeated England by 30 runs in a Group C match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai last night. Put...

  The Securities Board of Nepal (SEBON) has issued the Margin Trading Facility Guidelines 2026, effective February 13. The regulations allow stockbrokers to extend loans to investors for share purchases...

Railway freight imports through the Birgunj Dry Port fell during the first half of fiscal year 2025/26. A total of 572 railway racks arrived, compared to 588 during the same...

  The Nepal-Qatar Joint Business Council (JBC) held its first meeting in Chandragiri, Kathmandu, to formalize bilateral trade and investment cooperation. The council was formed following the April 2024 visit...

  The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has initiated direct sales of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) from its Teku headquarters following reports of shortages at retail outlets. Emergency distribution counters have been...