Roundup of Economic & Business News (Apr 28- May 11)

Apr 28
Transport workers' strike disrupts traffic in the Valley (Nepalnews.com)

Apr 29
Projects worth 885 MW get licenses (eKantipur.com)
Yeti Airlines adds Jetstream to its fleet (eKantipur.com)
Surya Nepal launches Springwood apparel (Nepalbiznews.com)

Apr 30
Decide projects in hydro by consensus: House committee (eKantipur.com)
Domestic flights packed (eKantipur.com)
Amendment in foreign labor act proposed (eKantipur.com)
Revenue collection is handsome (Nepalnews.com)

May 1
NT accused of unfair disposal of scrap (eKantipur.com)
Vehicle phase-out plan receiving good response (eKantipur.com)
MPs ask question over Upper Karnali project (Nepalbiznews.com)

May 2
Trekking to pick up in Karnali (eKantipur.com)

May 3
CAN Soft-Tech-2007 underway (Nepalnews.com)
Hundreds of passengers stranded as NAC fails to operate Int'l flights (Nepalnews.com)

May 4
PPDC launches 150 pashmina designs (eKantipur.com)
5,000 MW more in a decade? (eKantipur.com)
Tourist arrival increases by 78.8 percent (Nepalnews.com)

May 5
CDM to bring in $ 0.5m annually (eKantipur.com)
Supreme Court orders Amatya Enterprises to pay back loan (Nepalbiznews.com)
Trading resumes at Tatopani customs (Nepalbiznews.com)

May 6
What Nepal gets from Arun III, Upper Karnali? (eKantipur.com)
Labor shortage hits construction sector (Shakunta Lal Hirachan) (eKantipur.com)
Experts urge to adopt proper macro-economic models (Nepalbiznews.com)

May 7
Strikes banned in 15 essential services (eKantipur.com)
Interim plan to spend Rs 527b (eKantipur.com)
Mero Mobile now in Nepalgunj, Tatopani Customs closed again, Bhotekoshi Rafting fest from May 12, Travel and Tourism fair from May 11 (eKantipur.com)
Minister says new petroleum act in offing (Nepalbiznews.com)
Transparency is must in Melamchi: Minister Yami (Nepalbiznews.com)
ICIMOD launches 1.68 million dollar project for herbs cultivation (Nepalbiznews.com)
Govt. sets up Kathmandu Valley Drinking Water Limited (Nepalbiznews.com)

May 8
Govt, manpower agency nexus suspected (eKantipur.com)
Pvt import of petroleum products soon (eKantipur.com)

May 9
Unhappy with Severn Trent (eKantipur.com)
Fuel shortage hits Valley (eKantipur.com)
China positive on facilitating bilateral trade (eKantipur.com)
Improve remittance data to reap benefits: Governor (eKantipur.com)
NIC becomes first bank to join IFC's GTFP (eKantipur.com)
NT, Reliance ink pact on fiber optics (eKantipur.com)
ADB cautions of withdrawal from Melamchi (Nepalbiznews.com)
Nepal could lose Korean quota (Nepalnews.com)

May 10
Petroleum crisis deepens (eKantipur.com)
Small industries want low interest rate (eKantipur.com)
Remittance's outstanding contribution to GDP rise (Nepalbiznews.com)
Bank of Kathmandu extends service in Itahari (Nepalbiznews.com)
Trade deficit widens: NRB (Nepalbiznews.com)
China positive towards petroleum supply (Nepalnews.com)
Himalayan Int'l Travel Mart and National Tourism Fair in the offing (Nepalnews.com)

May 11
Israel stops issuing labor demands: NAFEA (eKantipur.com)
Extend railway, cancel pipeline: Minister Mahato (eKantipur.com)
Nepal proceeds setting up embassy at Israel (Nepalbiznews.com)
MoF asked to clear due to IOC, two pumps sealed (Nepalbiznews.com)
No third party in valley's water distribution system: Yami (Nepalbiznews.com)
Conflict causes loss of Rs 5 billion (Nepalnews.com)
SAAPE condemns ADB precondition on Valley's water management (Nepalnews.com)