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Following the recent directive issued by Nepal Rastra Bank regarding international prepaid cards, Nabil Bank has introduced 'US Dollar Nabil i-Card'.Customers with a bank account will be able to make a worldwide payment (excluding India) for online shopping through e-commerce sites by using this card which can be loaded with a maximum of…

In 2078 BS, the government has added 5 more days to the list of public holidays. The Ministry of Home Affairs has published the information in the Nepal Gazette on Monday and has made a list of public holidays from Baisakh to Chaitra, 2078 BS. According to the list, the holidays of Raksha-Bandhan, Ghatasthapana, Chhath Parva, Maghe Sankranti,…

Nepal Rastra Bank has allowed banks to issue prepaid cards in foreign currency for purchasing goods and services online at the international level. The bank has allowed commercial banks and national level development banks to issue such cards to their customers.Goods and services up to US$ 500 can be purchased with the card issued by local…

Nepal Telecom has announced it is going to increase internet speed of fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) service.Organising a press meet today, NT announced that it is going to provide high speed FTTH internet service.According to Telecom Manager Shoban Adhikari, preparations are underway to build a network to provide internet speed of up to 160…

The airline operators' umbrella organization, the Airline Operators Association, has stated that the domestic airfare has been revised. With the Nepal Oil Corporation's (NOC) decision to hike the price of aviation turbine fuel recently, airline companies too have increased the air fare.The increase in air fares has been approved by the…

Citizens of Finland are found to be the happiest in the world. Finland now tops the list of happiest countries for the fourth time in a row.Nepal has improved its place in the World Happiness Report despite the Coronavirus and political turmoil. Nepalis seem happier than Indians.In 2017, Nepal was ranked 101st. Last year, China was…

The World Bank has provided Nepal with approximately Rs. 8.70 billion financial assistance in purchasing the vaccine against corona.The Executive Board of the Bank has approved financial assistance of US 75 million through the International Development Association (IDA) to assist in the distribution of vaccines against COVID by…

Nepal Digital Company, established in collaboration with Nepal Telecom and Rastriya Banijya Bank, has obtained permission to operate mobile payment services.NRB has given permission (license) to Nepal Digital Company Limited to operate 'Namaste Pay' service on March 17, 2021. Namaste Pay will use Nepal Telecom's mobile number as a digital…

On the occasion of World Recycling Day, Coca-Cola and Doko Recyclers have announced to set up 10 informative PET collection bins in Kathmandu Valley.The work was started in August 2020 in collaboration with local authorities. The 'Refresh and Recycle' campaign is a campaign to collect used up bottles. The campaign also aims to raise…

In recent months, China has taken control of Alibaba, its most lucrative online shopping portal. President Xi Jinping has instructed to take steps to remove Alibaba Group's UC Browser from Chinese Android app stores.Alibaba's business is out of the control of the Chinese Communist Party, which poses a serious threat. International media are…