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Kathmandu:The Nepal government has permitted 740 climbers, including 155 women, from 70 countries to scale Nepal’s mountains, with highest number of applicants coming from the US. The Department of Tourism said that the second-highest…
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KATHMANDU  — Asian Development Bank (ADB) Vice-President Shixin Chen met with Nepal’s Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba today and reiterated ADB’s commitment to further strengthen its partnership with Nepal. In his meeting with the Prime…
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Washington : Challenges from the pandemic, spillovers from geopolitical shocks, and long-standing structural problems pose an enormous impediment for balance of payments stability and resilient and sustainable growth, especially for…
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Washington : Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) made the following statement today: “I am very pleased to announce that the IMF’s Executive Board today approved the creation of a new…
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Kathmandu: 5.7million syringes and 9 X-ray machines granted by MoFA of China have arrived in Nepal through Kerung-rasuwagadhi border point. We will implement the consensus reached by the two FMs and continue to provide material support to…
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Kathmandu: Inclusive Federalism Project funded by EU will support the Government to ensure effective implementation of the federal system in Nepal through critical support in data mgmt, M&E, & capacity building.
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His Excellency Mr Nadiem Makarim, Minister of Education, Culture, Research and Technology of Indonesia, has today inaugurated the country’s first foreign university, based in BSD City, Southwest of Jakarta. The first student…
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Kathmandu: World Health Organisation director general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is set to visit Nepal from April 21 to 23 at the invitation of Minister for Health and Population Birodh Khatiwada. Dr Tedros will visit Sukraraj…
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WASHINGTON  — The World Bank Group today announced the sanctions of Germany-based Voith Hydro Holding GmbH & Co. KG (VHZ) and its subsidiaries, Germany-based Voith Hydro GmbH & Co. KG (VHH) and China-based Voith Hydro Shanghai Ltd.…
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WASHINGTON — Bangladesh has made a strong economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, but growth faces new headwinds as global commodity prices increase amid the uncertainty created by the war in Ukraine, says a new World Bank report,…
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