- Sunday, 30 March 2025
Global investors bullish on China's consumer market
Sir Martin Sorrell, Founder and Executive Chairman of S4 Capital, a London-headquartered digital advertising and marketing services company, said while the effect of the consumption boost plan is beginning to unfold, China has abundant fiscal power to unleash more. He highlights huge opportunities in China's technology, automobile, and pharma sectors.
Stronger, smarter, more open China attracting more foreign investment
As per China's 2025 government work report, last year the added value of high-tech manufacturing and equipment manufacturing increased by 8.9 percent and 7.7 percent, respectively, and the annual output of new energy vehicles exceeded 13 million.
Budget from carbon trade to be used for impoverished community: Minister Khadka
Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Deepak Khadka, has said the budget to be received from carbon trading should be used for the cause of economically and socially impoverished community.
Multinational CEOs flock to China for business opportunities
Prior to the forum, British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca signed a landmark 2.5-billion-U.S. dollar agreement on Friday to invest in Beijing over the next five years, the largest single investment in Beijing's biopharmaceutical sector in recent years.
Chinese premier pledges further opening up amid rising global uncertainties
China will continue to welcome enterprises from around the world with open arms, further expand market access, actively address the concerns of businesses, and facilitate the deeper integration of foreign-funded enterprises into the Chinese market, he said.
U.S. tariffs and global shipping industry
At its core, the U.S. strategy reflects a nostalgic attempt to revive an industry that has been in decline since the 1970s, when the U.S. was the global leader in shipbuilding, producing over 70 ships annually. Today, the industry is a shadow of its former self, hampered by protectionist policies like the Jones Act, which mandates that goods transported between U.S. ports must be carried on American-built and American-crewed vessels. Such measures have inflated domestic shipbuilding costs and eroded competitiveness.
Nepal-India trade fair kicks off in Dehradun
The Indo-Nepal International Trade Fair and Tourism Festival, 2025 aimed at promoting and exchanging trade, tourism and culture between the two countries has kicked off here today.
Int'l women Entreprenuers' Business Fair from March 27
International Women Entrepreneurs Business Fair is going to be organised in Lalitpur from coming March 27.
Former "economic hitman" unveils how U.S. hunts emerging markets
"In the past, empires primarily expanded through military forces or the threat of military intervention. But in more recent years, there's been a lot more emphasis on doing it through economics. And debt plays a big role in that," Perkins noted.
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More investment in agriculture stressed
Experts on economic sector have stressed the need for increasing investment in agriculture sector of the nation's economic development.
Bill on improvement of business environment presented in HoR
The Bill to Amend Some Nepal Acts Related to Improvement of Economic and Business Environment and Promotion of Investment 2081 BS has been presented in the House of Representatives (HoR).
Remittance inflow stands at Rs 900 billion in first seven months of current FY
The remittance inflow in the country increased 7.3 percent until the first seven months of the current compared to the same period last year, according to the central bank.
Govt, industrialists agree to hike rate of LP gas by Rs 12 per cylinder
A five-point agreement was signed between the government and Nepal LP Gas Industry Association leading to the withdrawal of industrialists' protest programmes.
