BUSINESS

Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) is all set to operate flights to Guangzhou of China from the third week of December. It is almost certain that the national flag-carrier will get permission to operate flight to Guangzhou after long efforts, the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation stated. According to the Ministry's Airlines…

Chief Executive Officer of Nepal Investment Bank Ltd (NIBL) Jyoti Prakash Pandey and Chairman of UnionPay International Co Ltd Cai Jianbo have announced NIBL-UnionPay Card and products will be launched in the Nepali market soon. Targeting its customers visiting China for business or leisure, NIBL plans to launch debit, credit, prepaid travel…

Nepal has moved up 16 places in the World Bank’s Doing Business index for 2020 and ranked 94th among 190 economies in the world. The stride in the global ranking of Nepal highlights a significant progress that the government has made in easing business climate of the country over the past year. Earlier last year, the government had faced…

Privately owned mobile network operator Ncell on the auspicious occasion of Tihar and Chhath festival has announced four times data volume on 4G Data packs. The offer will be vaild for 15 days starting from 24th October. Customers can benefit by subscribing to various 4G data plans being offered by the company. Ncell is provideing 4 times…

The number of mobile banking users has increased by over 4.5 times in the past four years. According to a report recently published by Nepal Rastra Bank – Situation of Access to Finance in Nepal 2019 – the number of mobile banking users has gone up from 1.75 million to 8.35 million. It shows the rising popularity of mobile banking – a…

Himalaya Airlines, an international air carrier is a Nepal – China joint Venture established in August 2014. Himalaya Airlines will be conducting direct flight between Kathmandu and Beijing from October 27. All preparations in this connection were already put in place by this private airline with Nepal-China joint venture, according to the…

Trend of Multiplex Cinemas has been flourishing in the past couple of years in Nepal. One Cinemas was recently inaugurated last month in EyePlex Mall located in New Baneshwor and now we have another new multiplex cinema opened in Gongabu. iNi Cinemas, with its first outfit at Karmacharya Complex, Gongabu, is all set to entertain with its…

Nepal Telecom (NT) has rolled out 4G service in 36 districts of the country. Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli launched Nepal Telecom's nationwide 4G/LTE network amid a function ceremony held in Kathmandu on Wednesday. Though 4G service has been available for NT users in the Kathmandu Valley and Pokhara, the government-owned telecommunication…

Smart Appliances — a sister concern of KL Dugar Group — has announced ‘Skyworth Grand Chuut Utsav’ campaign in Skyworth home appliances on the occasion of Dashain and Tihar. The campaign comes with the tagline ‘Skyworth Sanga Sabai Danga 30 per cent Samma Chutt Paai Sabai Furunga’. Under this campaign, customers can get discount up to 30…

Samsung Electronics has introduced ‘Samsung Aayo Khusi Chaayo’ scheme which includes irresistible price drop along with warranty programmes. True to the title, the scheme has indeed delighted consumers planning to bring new TV or home appliances to their homes, as per a press statement. Along with the attractive festive price, Samsung also…

Ncell has launched a new scheme ‘Mero Plan’ for its pre-paid customers under which Ncell customers can now enjoy data, voice and SMS services at discounted rates. Under this scheme, which is coming into effect from Wednesday (September 18), Ncell has launched five monthly plans — Plan 199, Plan 299, Plan 499, Plan 799 and Plan 999 — which…

Domestic carriers affiliated to Airline Operators Association of Nepal (AOAN) have decided to offer 10% discount on base fare to passengers during Dashain, Tihar, and Chhath festivals. Issuing a statement on Sunday, AOAN said that airlines operating scheduled flights will provide discount between September 29 and November 3. According to…

Labour officials of Nepal and Malaysia have signed a new agreement that is expected to resume migration of Nepali workers to the South-east Asian country from Sunday. Ram Prasad Ghimire, head of Labour Relations and Social Protection Section at the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security, and Malaysia’s Puan Betti Hassan, a…