Wednesday, December 28, 2011

2011: July

July 1
35% of NTY target achieved in first half of 2011
NAC will add two aircraft: Minister Biswokarma

July 2
Govt out to identify priority items for export
Chicken price goes up

July 3
GPRS users grow 3 times in a year
SEZs in Jumla, Kapilvastu, Biratnagar viable: Report
Lekhnath may implement Integrated Property Tax in 2012-13

July 4
SC stays MoLTM wage package for workers
Farmers come at the center-stage
148 industries registered in Saptari in one year
Policies and programs a mixed bag: FNCCI
Development budget to touch Rs 150b

July 5
Govt mum as reckless strikes punish consumers
Tibet permit ban hurts tourism
Form separate ministry to govern co-ops: Panel
MoCS take steps to ban transporters' strike
Nepse posts second straight day of gains

July 6
Dhankuta tea farmers start their own industry
New bill to end NOC monopoly
NT testing convergent billing system

July 7
Anti-dumping and Countervailing Act on cards
Lumbini tourism dev committee ineffective
Petrol transporters withdraw strikes
WB approves US$ 43m for irrigation scheme
PE's net profit Rs 10.55 billion

July 8
Economic Survey shows big progress in telecom
Social front impressive, economy jittery
Revert to open market economy: FNCCI

July 9
Separate board mulled to reform public entities
Rethink begins on realty loans

July 10
Political instability saps economic growth
Tourism ministry forwards 17 new programs at FY end
Makawanpur admins apathy delays Tarai fast-track highway
Sale of unhealthy chicken rife in Dhangadi
NOC raises price of diesel, kerosene to Rs 73.5 per liter
Nepse issues licenses to 14 new brokers
EU provides Rs 2.22 billion in grant
Come up with measures to end liquidity crunch, CNI tells govt

July 11
Seven CA firms face ICAN wrath
Stock brokers seek NRB support to boost stock market
Come up with measures to end liquidity crunch, CNI tells govt
Experts want co-op excluded from tri-polar economic policy

July 12
MoCS proposes to lower ARF on Indian farm imports
Veg, fruit prices hit the roof
MoF struggles to fix pay hike rate
NTY 2011 promoted in Dublin
NRB raises home loans limit
PAC for farmer-friendly policy
Govt to enforce ban on plastic goods less than 20 microns
NTA mulls action against 30 ISPs
MoI wants to form a separate IP body

July 13
Market inspectors to get more teeth
Govt to bring Rs 384.90b budget
Gold hits new high of Rs 43,500 per tola
Goldstein new WB country director for Nepal
WB provides $75m to PAF

July 14
NRB's new realty loan policy cheers banks
Govt to assign specific teams to steer dev projects
Private sector slams govt for delay in budget

July 15
Vibor, Bhajuranta Finance to merge
Tatopani seizes goods worth 10 m this year

July 16
Rs 384.9b budget sees co-ops as main pillar of economy
Budget promises to promote industrial climate, attract FDI
Govt ups excise duty on liquors, cigarettes, fruit juices
Little change made in duty rates
WB funding for transmission line between India and Nepal
'Co-op can't be a substitute for pvt sector'

July 17
Budget fails to create environment for investment in tourism
House endorses vote on account bill
Ministry not to be blamed for delay in budget: Minister
CNI says disappointed with budget
Pokhara LRO staff protest colleagues´ arrest
Birgunj customs misses revenue target

July 18
Khetan Group sells out stake in Bottlers Nepal
Budget fails to excite hoteliers
IMF mission to review health of financial system

July 19
Nepse sees upheaval amid adverse climate
MoCS pushes for early meeting of trade facilitation team
MoF uses social security fund to finance other programs
Made in Pakistan expo kicks off

July 20
NRB extends repayment deadline by a month
Open prepaid USD card up to $500 for all: NBA
Banks rush to remittance-rich Baglung

July 21
Airfare subsidy plan in limbo
Commercial banks raise home loans rate
20 years on, Indians recall life before the economic boom
Bankers welcome CRR cut

July 22
NRB raises forex facility, cuts CRR
Fringe trade unions back on warpath
'Monetary policy failed to incorporate merger issue'

July 23
Imports up by 17.4%, exports up marginally
China to help promote Pokhara
Morang-Sunsari industries bear the brunt of double wage pacts

July 24
Slowed US market push RMG exports to EU countries
'Govt proposal of four intl airport not viable'
Nepse logs double-digit drop
Tea workers back on warpath over wage hike
Govt studying feasibility of water transport

July 25
Theaters, multiplexes enjoy robust growth
'2nd Made in Pakistan' Expo concludes
Power crunch, political interference behind slow industrial growth: Experts

July 26
FIs eye merger to fortify financial position
NRB wants PFL top brass's property frozen
Kumari Mobile Cash bags mBillionth award
NTY posters on Washington metro buses
BUSINESS BRIEFS: Broadlink ups internet speed
PAC packs a punch in telecom probe

July 27
Realty market shrinks by half
Iron, steel lead country's exports to Bhutan
With Rs 10m in hand, DoGM aims to tap natural gas
Tea workers return to work
Plantation recorded in 80 pc of paddy fields
PAC passes regret motion against incumbent minister
Weak spending capacity limits Nepal's share in AFT

July 28
Conspiracy to collapse JCI: GM
Dabur Teej Festival at UWTC
BoP recorded surplus of Rs 249.1 million

July 29
Development agencies asked to complete tender by mid-Nov
Govt misses revenue target by Rs 16b
Rise in tourist flow increases national park's revenue
'Encourage foreign investment for development'
Nepali mission in London initiates trade and investment drive

July 30
Employers in Morang enforce govt set minimum pay
NT may fail to issue new mobile SIMs
Commercial banks must insure small deposits
Nano rolls in

July 31
NRB under-manned for monitoring SCCs: Officials
MoLTM fails to read FM's mind on labor cooperatives
Nationwide industry strike from Sunday
Teej festival saw fewer sales
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