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Finance

Shark Tank Nepal unveils ‘Sharks’ for its highly anticipated first season

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The organisers of the show anticipate that the sharks could invest up to NRs 400 million, though the actual investment will depend on the scalability of the businesses pitched and the risk tolerance of the investors.

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Budget 2026/27

What is budget, and how is it formed?

Every mid-Ashar, Nepal's fiscal year ends and a new fiscal year begins. Before the start of the new year, the government announces the budget for the coming year. For everyone from the private sector to the general public, the budget is the most important basis for planning for the future.

Economy

Let there be more international students in Nepal

In this second episode, we talk with Prof. Uddhab Pyakurel, Kathmandu University School of Arts, who emphasises that Nepal’s government must prioritise international students — for instance — simplify the visa process and fees for them and extend adequate support to universities, and budgetary support to extend scholarship opportunities to international students.

Society

For balanced international relations, the house has to be in order first

This episode with Gaurab Shumsher Thapa touched upon the foundational understanding of the broader themes of international relations, the history of Nepal's IR, the essence of soft power, national interest, and the principle of Panchsheel.

The organisers of the show anticipate that the sharks could invest up to NRs 400 million, though the actual investment will depend on the scalability …

Finance  the_farsight

They are uniquely poised to de-risk investment in underdeveloped and underserved markets or sectors. Their ability to mitigate commercial, credit and even political risk alleviates …

Op-ed  Nidhaan Shrestha

A while ago, the price of gold showed little sign of declining. Now for the last five days, it’s declining rapidly. What are causing this …

Market  the_farsight

We take a stock of the market and events that unfolded in the last 30 days.

Finance  Sariman Shakya

A glimpse into Nepal's changing financial inclusion landscape prepared by the IFC and UNCDF

Finance  the_farsight

The government plans to provide at least Rs 2.5 million subsidised loan to a startup at 3% interest rate through the new working procedure introduced …

Business  Niraj Paudel

BII, a UK-based Development Finance Institution (DFIs) recently made an additional investment of $8.4 million in WorldLink Communications — Nepal’s leading private sector internet service …

Economy  Pallavi Maheshwari

Know more about a key ISP player in the retail internet industry through this credit assessment by the credit risk agency CARE Ratings Nepal

Business  Niraj Paudel

Pranu Singh — Head of Corporate Affairs, Branding & Marketing at SCB, Nepal, explains her role, SCB’s brand imagination & CSR focus & paving the …

Interview  Pallavi Maheshwari

The Social Security Fund (SSF) schemes were finally introduced with a bang in 2018, despite a chequered progress on its implementation, with initial focus on …

Economy  Rima Sah

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