Dealing You
Ap Karchung was looking forward to a busy December until he learned his garment business at the center of the town would be closed due to the second lockdown. “I had tears in my eyes,” he said. His first thought was, “Now what?” The holiday shopping season is normally one of his busiest times of […]
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Consumers are urged to use toll free number 1214 should unfair trade practices occur While shops and businesses have been allowed for operation in their respective zones amidst the second nationwide lockdown, the Office of the Consumer Protection (OCP) has urged the business entities in the country to strictly refrain from engaging in unfair trade […]
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The economic affairs ministry has prepared rules on re-issuing bar licenses to present to the cabinet and is looking forward to a positive response, said Economic Affairs Minister Loknath Sharma yesterday during the National Assembly’s question and answer session. Lyonpo was responding to a question raised by the MP for Chumig-Ura, Bumthang, Karma Wangchuk who […]
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The routes are at Nagarkata, Agartala, Jogighopa, and Pandu In another milestone achievement to boost trade relations between Bhutan and India, the Government of India (GoI) has agreed to the government’s request to open new trade routes for Bhutan’s bilateral and transit trade with India at Nagarkata, Agartala, Jogighopa, and Pandu, which will be operational […]
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More than 20 women from Merak, Trashigang received a free training on yathra weaving, the products of which were showcased in Thimphu on November 18. The training was supported by Yarn and Yathra House based in Thimphu where the group of women were provided free yarn. The owner of Yarn and Yathra House, Karma Tshokey […]
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It is 9am. The sun is not yet warm at Damchu in Haa. Ap Lhapchu’s head is wrapped in a scarf and he wears a facemask. His attire for the day is a torn leather jacket and faded jeans. But he is not out for a biking adventure or to roam the streets. The gear […]
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Winter vegetables will be exported if the production doubles As part of the target to achieve vegetable production self-sufficiency and marketing in winter, the Department of Agriculture and Marketing Cooperatives (DAMC) is facilitating producers with major buyers and linkages. It is also providing market information to build up sustainable long-term market relations. The six eastern […]
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Govt. exported around 6,568MT of agricultural produce to India and Bangladesh and is importing only onion and tomato as of now Bhutan’s export and import business has been among the worst hit by the ongoing pandemic, especially in the first four months of the current financial year. But amidst this gloom, the Department of Agricultural […]
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The debt in the hydropower sector constitutes the major portion of the total external debt 75.1%, followed by policy and budget support 10.9% and Central Bank debt 3.3% The total public debt stood at Nu 223.29bn as of September 30 from the total public debt of Nu 215.37bn on June 30 this year. This means […]
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This is Nu 0.01bn more than the original estimate The fiscal deficit in absolute figures has increased to Nu 15.33bn from the original estimate of Nu 15.32bn due to incorporation of loan-funded activities. However, this impact on the net internal borrowing as equivalent amount was realized through external borrowing. The first quarter budget performance report […]
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