Nepal's capacity to support int'l trade eroding: Report (rep 17/05/2012), Nepal poor in facilitating trade; says WB report (kp 18/05/2012)

Trade related activities up: Increase by 14.3 per cent in eight months (ht 11/05/2012)

Exports of silver crafts dip (rep 03/05/2012)

Market, product concentration to hit trade, by Kuvera Chalise (ht 02/05/2012)

Carpet, pashmina and garment push up exports (rep 29/04/2012)

Chinese red tape negating zero-tariff facility: Report (rep 27/04/2012), Infrastructure bottleneck hits trade with China (ht 27/04/2012), Trade deficit with China higher than overall rate (kp 28/04/2012)

Trade deficit up, export share in GDP down, by Bibek Subedi (kp 24/04/2012), Trade deficit crosses Rs. 242 b in eight months (nn 24/04/2012)

Imports through Tatopani plunge (kp 20/04/2012)

Tea, lentils facing export barriers (ht 18/04/2012)

Govt drafting new export import Act, by Bhoj Raj Poudel (rep (17/04/2012)

Pashmina export witnesses whopping increase (ht 17/04/2012)

World trade to slump in 2012, Nepal could face heat (rep 14/04/2012)

GAN seeks free trade pact with US: Will help boost exports of Nepali readymade garments and pashmina (ht 14/04/2012)

Export tricks and techniques: Learning from others, by Suman Kumar Regmi (ht 10/04/2012)

Strikes pose threat to trade, by Kuvera Chalise (ht 10/04/2012)

Import of high value goods down: Growth rate in the collection of customs duty affected (ht 06/04/2012)

Govt prepares guidelines for betel nut export, by Bhoj Raj Poudel (rep 04/04/2012)

Weak cooperation costs regional exports (rep 03/04/2012)

Fuel import bill exceeds exports: Merchandise exports Rs 42.59bn; Petroleum import Rs 48.87bn (ht 03/04/20112)

Steep rise in trade deficit: NRB; Remittance inflow set to match country’s total budget outlay (ht 26/03/2012)

DoC to bring new Export-Import Act (ht 23/03/2012)

WTO to help Nepal promote its products (kp 19/03/2012)

Procedural change in DRP to facilitate trade (ht 05/03/2012)

Exports grow double-digit driven by garment, carpet rebound (rep 27/02/2012)

Pashmina exports rise 63.5pc (kp 27/02/2012)

Gap between exports and imports widens: Nepal imports Rs 216.68 billion worth of merchandise against exports of Rs 35.92 billion (ht 24/02/2012)

Import bill of petro products doubles (ht 23/02/2012)

Exports of silver goods fall 39pc (kp 22/02/2012)

Nepal imported goodies worth Rs 4b last year (kp 21/02/2012)

Nepal likely to get WTO aid to promote export products (kp 17/02/2012)

Nepal imported agro goods worth Rs 79.89b in ’10-11, by Sangam Prasain (kp 14/02/2012)

Trade volume drops by 20-30 per cent Customs revenue remains unchanged due to gain in exchange rate (ht 10/02/2012)

Single window for trade: If Nepal wants to increase foreign trade, documentation time should be cut drastically, by Shyam Prasad Dahal (kp 02/02/2012)

Govt plans to add metal craft, garments to major exports list, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 30/01/2012)

Aid for Trade needs to redefine for effectiveness, by Kuvera Chalise (ht 24/01/2012)

Declaration of retail prices of imports becomes mandatory (kp 16/01/2012)

Trade Policy Review given to WTO (kp 11/01/2012)

Nepal in WTO: Not much gain observed, by Suman Kumar Regmi (ht 03/01/2012)

Export incentive remains distant mirage, by Ashok Thapa (kp 31/12/2011)

Nepal's problems with exports, by Chandan Sapkota (rep 30/12/2011)

Rigid tax system, flourishing grey market hurting business: IT traders (kp 21/12/2011)

Importers must now declare retail prices of 11 more items (kp 19/12/2011)

Traders hopeful of fillip to garment exports: Waiver of additional customs duty by India to help Nepali items (ht 16/12/2011)

Medicinal herbs export triples (rep 12/12/2011)

Nepal’s participation in WTO Summits: Becoming lacklustre?, by Bijendra Man Shakya (ht 08/12/2011)

Chyangra trademark helps boost pashmina exports (kp 05/12/2011)

Trade deficit with India decline by Rs 1b (rep 04/12/2011)

Traders slash import volume as strong dollar bites, by Bibek Subedi (kp 02/12/2011)

Imports, exports come to a halt Biratnagar customs, by Ajit Tiwari (rep 22/11/2011)

Coffee export increases to double in a year (ht 17/11/2011)

Is cash incentive for exports a flawed policy? (rep 12/11/2011)

Nepal’s trading partners changing, says WTO report (kp 07/11/2011)

Cement imports drop with rise in domestic output (kp 01/11/2011)

Top export items show rosy growth prospect (rep 30/10/2011)

Iron and steel products country’s top export items (kp 26/10/2011)

Trade deficit increases to Rs 333 billion (rep 25/10/2011), Nepal trade deficit rises to Rs. 333 billion (nn 25/10/2011), Act urgently (rep 26/10/2011)

India-Nepal trade increases by 36 per cent: Sharma (ht 24/10/2011)

EU is largest buyer of Nepali garments (kp 11/10/2011)

Duty-free access to US for garments urged (ht 10/10/2011)

Exporters seek cash incentive facility: Currently manufacturers,who export directly are the only beneficiaries (ht 23/09/2011)

Use TIFA meeting to boost exports to US: GAN (rep 19/09/2011)

Major goods export decreases Nepal exports commodities worth Rs 15128.5m (ht 11/09/2011)

Export to improve due to intra-regional trade (ht 10/09/2011)

Oil accounts for 20pc of Nepal’s total imports, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 08/09/2011)

Trade deficit up to Rs 330.34bn: Country witnesses six times more imports to exports of Rs 64.56bn (ht 06/09/2011)

Garments demand in Europe up: Nepali readymade garments export increases by 11.5 per cent (ht 03/09/2011)

Ambiguity of Nepal’s labour-intensive exports: Egregious example of policy ineptness, by Bijendra Man Shakya (ht 18/08/2011)

Homework for trade talks with India, US begins (rep 14/08/2011)

MoLJ rejects minister's fiat to export 170,000 kg lichen, by Bimal Gautam (rep 20/08/2011)

Imports of building materials through Birgunj down (kp 13/08/2011)

Govt to require traders to register with DoC (rep 09/08/2011)

Export of metalcrafts surges: Overall handicraft products export sees minimal increase (ht 03/08/2011)

Reviving exports with SEZs, by Chandan Sapkota (rep 31/07/2011), Govt bid to boost export, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 31/07/2011)

Petro products Nepal’s No 1 import item: The country imported petroleum products worth Rs 68.16 billion in the first 11 months of 2010-11 (kp 29/07/2011)

Weak spending capacity limits Nepal's share in AFT (rep 28/07/2011)

Slowed US market push RMG exports to EU countries, by Prabhakar Ghimire (rep 24/07/2011)

Imports up by 17.4%, exports up marginally (rep 23/07/2011)

Oil imports jump 35pc to Rs 70b, by Sangam Prasain (kp 22/07/2011)

Informal trade hurts intra regional trade: PPD for Enhancing Trade Facilitation in S Asia is key (ht 18/07/2011)

Misplaced export incentives, by Chandan Sapkota (rep 10/07/2011)

Exporters can claim cash incentives, by Eliza Manandhar (ht 05/07/2011)

Govt out to identify priority items for export (rep 02/07/2011)

‘Enhance trade competitiveness’: Prime Minister asks traders to boost exports to rescue economy (ht 26/06/2011)

Trade deficit (rep 23/06/2011)

Exporters seek access to embassy in US: They have been forced to go through lengthy process to solve problems they face (ht 20/06/2011)

Exporters to get cash incentive (ht 11/06/2011)

Exports incentive scheme implementation uncertain (rep 02/06/2011)

Readymade garment export up: First nine months register 12.8 per cent surge in the business (ht 23/05/2011), Garment export up 13 pc (kp 26/05/2011)

Trade deficit yawns to Rs 239.14b (rep 20/05/2011), Trade deficit soars by 5.4 pc to over Rs. 239 b (nn 20/05/2011), Export up; trade deficit balloons to Rs 239b (kp 21/05/2011)

Provide Aid To Compensate For Trade Losses, by Lok Nath Bhusal (rn 20/05/2011)

Maize imports up five-fold (rep 11/05/2011), Maize import up five times (ht 11/05/2011), Maize imports up five-fold (kp 18/05/2011)

Non-tariff barriers hindering Nepali exports (rep 10/05/2011)

Nepal still has a long way to go (rep 05/05/2011)

Aid for trade idea may not sustain (ht 05/05/2011)

200 vehicles stranded in Birgunj customs for want of clearance, by Ramesh Shrestha and Shankar Acharya (kp 04/05/2011)

'Sustainability of AFT program under threat' (rep 03/05/2011)

Export witnesses positive growth, import decreases (nn 01/05/2011), Import of petroleum products up (ht 01/05/2011), Trade deficit with India grows by 28.4 pc: NRB (ht 01/05/2011)

Export of silver products falls due to rising prices (kp 26/04/2011)

Govt bid to streamline import (kp 25/04/2011)

Foreign trade up to Rs 255.96 billion (ht 21/04/2011)

Export of readymade garment increases (nn 18/04/2011)

Exporters hope US to offer GSP for Nepali products (ht 14/04/2011), Nepal, US ink Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (nn 16/04/2011), TIFA hopes (rep 20/04/2011), Trade & investment framework agreement, by Purushottam Ojha (rep 26/04/2011), Nepal-USA TIFA: Sorting out some misconceptions, by Birendra M. Shakya (ht 02/05/2011)

Duty-free access for RMG major agenda, by Prabhakar Ghimire (rep 11/04/2011), MoFA out of trade negotiations with US (kp 11/04/2011)

Exports up by 6.6 pc; imports go down marginally (nn 05/04/2011)

Govt to take up GSP facility with US for RMG (ht 04/04/2011)

Streamlining can aid Nepali trade (ht 25/03/2011)

Imports surge as LPG rules hearth (kp 24/03/2011)

BoP deficit increases again (kp 24/02/2011), Balance of Payment deficit increases to Rs 4.43bn:  Trade deficit Rs 147.99bn; Exports up by 5.9pc; Imports down by 1.6pc (ht 24/02/2011)

Imports through Birgunj Customs down, by Bhusan Yadav (kp 21/02/2011)

Plunging export worries exporters (ht 21/02/2011)

Nepal’s WTO membership, accession protocol: An overview, by Suman Kumar Regmi (ht 18/02/2011)

DDA all set to be implemented: Nepali garment industry to get a boost (kp 17/02/2011), Global trade should be more pro-LDCs ‘Nepal will benefit from faster reduction of tariffs on certain export items’ (ht 17/02/2011)

Exports hindered by lack of accredited labs (kp 08/02/2011)

Garment exports grow by 20.8 pc, by Dikshya Singh (ht 04/02/2011), Readymade garment exports up by 20 pc (nn 04/02/2011)

Govt to set up fund to record Aid For Trade (kp 03/02/2011)

Nepal's exports prospect, by Chandan Sapkota (rep 03/02/2011)

Power-cut shows up in import bill (ht 03/02/2011)

Mounting trade deficit and meagre export incentives: Reflection of Nepal’s inept policy measure, by Bijendra Man Shakya (ht 03/02/2011)

Trilateral agreement for Nepali trade, by Mallika Shakya (hsa 02/2011)

Trade deficit margin narrows (kp 30/01/2011)

Disbursements less than the aid pledged under AFT (kp 19/01/2011)

Export of ceramic products witnessing upward spiral (nn 19/01/2011)

New EU preferential rules of origin: How should Nepalese exporters abide by the rule?, by Birendra Man Shakya (ht 13/01/2011)

Trade deficit gallops at Rs 100b mark in four months (kp 30/12/2010)

New rule to boost garment export (ht 28/12/2010)

Delay in trade mark hits Pashmina export (kp 27/12/2010)

Doha round & Nepal, by Chandan Sapkota (rep 26/12/2010)

Syndicates hitting trade, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 13/12/2010)

Political uncertainty has exports declining: Experts (kp 05/12/2010)

Exports grow by 5.9 pc (nn 05/12/2010)

Exports through Birgunj fall, by Shankar Acharya (kp 03/12/2010)

Nat’l Industrial Trade Fair off to a thumping start (kp 26/11/2010), Pokhara Mandap pulls crowds at trade fair, by Shiva Sharma (kp 27/11/2010)

Export declines, import increases through Birgunj (nn 24/11/2010)

Import outstrips export by 4 pc (kp 09/11/2010)

Foreign trade increases by 21 percent (nn 05/11/2010)

It's got potential: Nepal could boost its lentil export with proper government initiatives (kp 01/11/2010)

Identifying Priority Export Products, Trade Management Crucial, by Arhan Sthapit (rn 29/10/2010)

Single window for trade facilitation, by Purushottam Ojha (rep 21/10/2010)

60pc of Nepal's trade in SAARC region, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 02/10/2010)

Trade deficit swells by 41pc (kp 30/09/2010), Trade deficit swells to Rs 314.66 billion (nn 30/09/2010)

Prospects And Challenges Of Nepal-China Trade, by Sharachchandra Bhandary (rn 26/09/2010)

Bike import up by 8.7 pc (kp 21/09/2010)

Trade deficit hurts forex reserve: NRB purchases $2.2b worth IC due to trade deficit with India (ht 14/09/2010)

Garment, carpet out of favour These products were in the government’s priority list earlier (ht 13/09/2010), Garment Industry Matters (rep 13/09/2010)

Trade diplomacy: Trade has long followed the flag, but in recent years the flag has followed trade, by Sanjaya Baru (nt 10/09/2010)

Oil, gold, vehicles top Nepal's import list (kp 09/09/2010)

US tops Nepali Pashmina importers’ list (ht 09/09/2010)

Under the Radar: Overshadowed by the huge loss in goods trade, the burgeoning hole in service trade has gone unnoticed (sp 03/09/2010)

East region exports down 10 pc, by Binod Bhandari (kp 31/08/2010)

‘Get only quality pipe, regulator’: Govt bans entry of low-quality products; Customs put on alert (ht 23/08/2010)

Imports of two-wheelers continue to pick up speed (nn 22/08/2010)

Whither Goes Import Substitution?, by Dilli Raj Khanal (rep 10/08/2010)

Nepali RMG exports to Europe up: Earlier, US accounted for 90 pc of readymade garmets exported (ht 04/08/2010), Craft exports dip 8pc despite all (kp 05/08/2010)

Future of Nepal's exports, by Chandan Sapkota (rep 01/08/2010)

Nepal exports see steep drop, by Shankar Acharya (kp 25/07/2010), Exports decline to Rs 55.37 bn (nn 26/07/2010)

Nepal to ink MoU on finance trading (kp 05/07/2010)

Garment export to US goes kaput (nn 05/07/2010), Garment exports sink to zero (kp 06/07/2010), Garment export to US plummets to zero, by Eliza Manandhar (ht 06/07/2010)

NTIS 2010: A strategy without a comparative advantage, by Chandan Sapkota (rep 03/07/2010)

The trade SWAP concept: Nepal could learn from Cambodia on integrating trade into the international market, by Mina Aryal (kp 01/07/2010)

Shift in export trend mirrors new advantages (kp 28/06/2010)

NTIS 2010 accords priority to exports (nn 25/06/2010)

Trade deficit up: Revenue secy, by Dipendra Baduwal (kp 22/06/2010)

Ban on wheat, pulses’ export to stay (ht 17/06/2010)

Exports down 10pc (kp 16/06/2010)

Pashmina trade mark registration likely soon, by Eliza Manandhar (ht 10/06/2010)

RMG exports hit a roadblock (ht 03/06/2010)

Bid to settle CoO brouhaha (kp 26/05/2010), Govt to review CoO decision (rn 26/05/2010)

FNCCI monopoly of CO issuance ends (kp 22/05/2010)

Garment exports plunge (ht 20/05/2010)

Exporters distressed at indefinite strike, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 29/04/2010)

12k tons of sugar to be imported from Brazil (kp 22/04/2010)

Export promotion: Accord top priority, by Bhubanesh Pant (ht 14/04/2010)

Nepali Pashmina awaits trademark to reach out to high-end clientele abroad, by Eliza Manandhar (ht 12/04/2010)

Garment export declines further (kp 07/04/2010), A fraying trade: Duty-free facility or not, the government must face up to homemade problems in the garment industry, by Suvayu Dev Pant (ht 09/04/2010)

US-Nepal trade: The tools to revitalise trade between two countries are already at our disposal, by Donald A. Camp (kp 07/04/2010)

Garment export to US takes nosedive (ht 04/04/2010)

GAN roots for new TIFA clauses (ht 31/03/2010)

Nepal-US trade; Seek preferential treatment from US: Experts (kp 28/03/2010)

Support for exports suggested (kp 19/03/2010)

Roll up our sleeves: The garment sector needs to raise its efficiency besides clamouring for duty-free access, by Prakash Ghimire (kp 18/03/2010)

Exports post growth showing signs of revival (kp 13/03/2010)

Export of agro products increases (nn 09/03/2010)

Trade deficit increases by 58.4 percent (nn 08/03/2010), Heavy stakes (ht 09/03/2010)

MoCS master plan to boost export volume, by Eliza Manandhar (ht 08/03/2010)

NTIS for trade integration (ht 08/03/2010)

Study identifies Nepal’s export potential in 7 items (kp 08/03/2010)

RMG export to US down (ht 04/03/2010), Garment exports to US drops 60.45 percent (kp 07/03/2010), Garment export declines by 60.45 percent (nn 07/03/2010)

Awaiting your orders: The US can transform Nepal’s economy by providing special access for its exports, by Shanker Man Singh (kp 18/02/2010)

Trading Imbalances: The key to ending the current economic crisis is simple: increase exports. But this cure is easier said than done, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 05/02/2010)

Fish import up 97 pc, by Sangam Prasain (kp 29/01/2010)

FM Pandey bemoans growing import trend (ht 27/01/2010)

Liquidity Crisis: Higher import duty likely, by Prithviman Shrestha (kp 13/01/2010)

Indo-Bangla pact to boost Nepal's trade too, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 13/01/2010)

Ban on sand, stone export flayed (kp 13/01/2010), Finance Ministry wants ban imposed on eco exports to India lifted despite environmental concerns (nn 13/01/2010)

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