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Is MRP(maximum retail price) not enforced in NEPAL properly??
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Is MRP(maximum retail price) not enforced in NEPAL properly??

Here’s what happened. I went to BRT from KTM for my dashain-tihar vacation and during my 1-month break, I ate countless fast foods and Kurkure(my favourite) was one of them. Now that I am returning to KTM I just realised that our MRP laws and not so strictly enforced in these matters. In the packaging […]

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Nepal currently imposes a tobacco tax of just 15.5% of retail price which is the lowest among the South Asian countries
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Nepal currently imposes a tobacco tax of just 15.5% of retail price which is the lowest among the South Asian countries

On average, in Nepal the average amount of money spent per year on cigarettes is around 11% of GDP per capita. The recent estimates show around US$1.4 trillion of total economic loss results globally from tobacco use which is equivalent to 1.8% of the world’s annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP). About 40% of this cost occurred […]

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MDMS comes into effect on May 16, 2023
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MDMS comes into effect on May 16, 2023

The Nepal Telecommunication Authority (NTA) has recently announced the implementation of the Mobile Device Management System (MDMS), which went into effect on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Under this new rule, passengers traveling to Nepal from abroad are allowed to bring up to two mobile handsets. To ensure compliance, mobile sets brought from abroad must be […]

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Samsung Partners with Him Electronics to Open Nepal's First Multinational Electronics Manufacturing Facility
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Samsung Partners with Him Electronics to Open Nepal’s First Multinational Electronics Manufacturing Facility

Samsung and Him Electronics have partnered to open Nepal’s first multinational electronics manufacturing facility. The landmark television factory is located in Nawalparasi and was inaugurated by the Hon’ble Minister of Industries, Commerce and Supplies and Samsung Southwest Asia’s CEO, Mr. JB Park. This move is expected to have a significant impact on Nepal’s economy and […]

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List of Nepali Startups
Startups

List of Nepali Startups

Nepal may not be the first place that comes to mind when you think of startups, but it is slowly making a name for itself in the entrepreneurial world. With a young population that is eager to innovate and a growing economy, Nepal has become a hotbed of startups in recent years. One of the […]

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