The central bank of Nepal, Nepal Rastra Bank, has recently unveiled the annual bank holiday schedule for the period of 2080 BS, which spans from April 14, 2023 to April 12, 2024. This comes in response to the government’s decision to permit essential service-providing institutions, such as banks, to operate on specific public holidays as […]
The Nepal Insurance Authority has licensed two more microinsurance businesses. At its meeting on Tuesday, the authority’s board of directors voted to provide licenses to two more micro insurance companies. The authorities have given licenses to Protective Micro Insurance Ltd Nepal and Crest Micro Life Insurance Ltd.
Hathway Investment Nepal Limited (Hathway), Nepal’s first private-equity investment firm, generated Rs. 1277 million in operating income (OI) in fiscal year 2022. For FY 23, the company has projected an operating income of around Rs. 116 million. ICRA Ratings has assigned a long-term rating of LBBB to Hathway for long-term loans totaling Rs. 147.7 million
Vijay Distillery Private Limited (VDPL), which manufactures liquor brands such as Ruslan Vodka, generated Rs. 2085 million in sales revenue in 2022. The company’s revenue has decreased by Rs. 59.3 crores compared to FY 2021. For fiscal year 20/21, the company generated sales revenue of Rs. 2678 crore (Million). VDPL’s profit margin for FY2022
The Investors’ Association has focused significant attention on the financial and psychological effects of the stock market on regular investors, which have been steadily declining for a long time. Despite the fact that over 55 lakh investors lost a total of nearly Rs. 15 Kharba following the all-time high market capitalization on August 18,
The Insurance Authority has recently prioritized working with micro-insurance companies. The authority recently granted licenses to seven new microinsurance companies. Previously, the Nepal Insurance Authority issued a notice inviting applications from companies interested in operating a micro-insurance company in Nepal. Similarly, three micro life insurance companies and four micro non-life insurance companies were chosen
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) forecasts 4.1 percent economic growth in Nepal in 2023, with inflation at 7.4 percent. According to the April 2023 Asian Development Outlook (ADO), Nepal’s economic growth rate is expected to slow in 2023 compared to last year due to tight monetary policy, sluggish domestic demand, the unwinding of pandemic
Insurance companies are competing with one another to collect more premiums. Out of its 1.4 crore total active insurance policies, life insurance companies collected a total premium of Rs. 93.75 Arba during the fiscal year 2079/80. According to a report published by the Nepal Insurance Authority, Nepal Life Insurance Company Limited collected Rs. 24.37 Arba
NEPSE traded only four days this week due to the Ghode Jatra holiday on Tuesday. Last week, the index closed at 1,933.31, down 3.46% from the previous week. This week, the index reached a high of 1,962.14 and a low of 1906.33, resulting in a volatility of 55.81 points. The index had 95.95 points of
The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE), the country’s sole stock market, will be closed today (Chaitra 7, 2079) in observance of Ghode Jatra, a public holiday in Kathmandu valley. Normal trading in NEPSE will resume tomorrow (Chaitra 8, 2079) at 11:00 AM. The NEPSE index finished yesterday at 1,949.06, up 22.65 points from the previous trading
Because Monday and Wednesday were public holidays, NEPSE only traded for three days this week. This week, the index closed at 2,002.70, up 33.68 points (1.71%). Last week, the index closed at 1,969.02, down 2.65% from the previous week. This week, the index reached a high of 2,002.70 and a low of 1.935.49, resulting in
Due to the public holidays on Sunday and Tuesday, NEPSE only traded for three days this week. This week, the index dropped by 47.77 points (2.31%), closing at 2,022.64 as a result. Last week, the index lost 5.14% from the week before, closing at 2,070.41. This week, the index fluctuated by 68.79 points, hitting a
