Nepal News News Nepal » Trade: Nepal starts direct Kolkata-Biratnagar rail cargo, easing eastern imports
Nepal has started direct rail-based cargo movement from Kolkata Port to Biratnagar with the first train reaching Budhanagar. The new route is expected to ease imports for eastern Nepal by cutting time ...
News Nepal » Trade: Duty free edible oil imports from Nepal surge 548% in 2025, Indian vegetable oil producers seek urgent govt action
The Indian Vegetable Oil Producers' Association (IVPA) has said that India’s South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) and the India–Nepal Trade has resulted in a surge in duty free vegetable oil imports ...
News Nepal » Trade: Edible oil units seek curbs on imports from Nepal
India’s cooking oil industry raises concerns over the sharp rise in duty-free refined edible oil imports from SAFTA countries, especially Nepal, impacting domestic competitiveness and tariff policy ...
News Nepal » Trade: Foreign study costs outpace growth in Nepal's service exports
Kathmandu, July 20 -- Every year, thousands of Nepali students leave the country for higher education, taking billions of rupees in foreign exchange out of Nepal. Their educational expenses have ...
News Nepal » Trade: UAE and Nepal enhance growing trade, investment opportunities
President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal Ram Chandra Paudel received Dr Thani Bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of Foreign Trade, in the ...
News Nepal » Trade: Blueprint for Nepal-India electricity trade
Nepal and India signed a 25-year energy trade deal during Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's visit to Nepal on Thursday under which Nepal will export 10,000MW of electricity to India over ...
News Nepal » Trade: Nepal Reaffirms Balanced India-China Policy; Pushes Trade, Connectivity
Nepal wants to maintain a balanced relationship with all friendly countries, including neighbours India and China, while giving priority to economic diplomacy ...
News Nepal » Trade: Free trade is Nepal’s passport to prosperity
Some 600 years ago, the city of Bhaktapur, straddling the trade route from Tibet, was the most important business centre in the valley of Kathmandu. Here caravans from Tibet found a bountiful welcome ...
News Nepal » Trade: Outlook Explains | Why India Can No Longer Take Nepal For Granted
India remains Nepal's closest partner, but Kathmandu is expanding ties with China and other countries, reshaping the strategic landscape in South Asia.
News Nepal » Trade: Nepal's political turmoil may threaten bilateral trade with India
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing political turmoil in neighbouring Nepal, the Indian government is adopting a cautious “wait-and-watch” approach as trade experts warn that prolonged instability in the ...
News Nepal » Trade: From access to integration: Reimagining Nepal–India trade for a new growth era
Rajan Sharma is General Secretary of the Nepal India Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NICCI) and a trade, transport, and logistics strategist with over three decades of experience spanning the ...