Roundup of Economic & Business News (May 19 - May 27)

May 19
Few more international than West Seti (eKantipur.com)

May 20
Maoists up land grab drive (eKantipur.com)
Global Bank aims to tap rural market (eKantipur.com)
Mero Mobile now in Janakpur (eKantipur.com)
Wlink's new offers (eKantipur.com)
Buddha Air acquires new aircraft; NIC operating profit up 50 pc (eKantipur.com)
Share market grows unabated (Nepalnews.com)

May 21
JTMMs step up land seizures (eKantipur.com)
Severn Trent withdraws bid (eKantipur.com)
Quality control effort hits snag (eKantipur.com)
IFC extends $2m to BoK (eKantipur.com)
Cement black market thrives (eKantipur.com)
Commerce minister rules out petro price hike (Nepalbiznews.com)

May 22
Melamchi is dead (eKantipur.com)
Wheat production up by 8.68 percent (eKantipur.com)
‘China to restore Kodari highway’ (eKantipur.com)
IOC slashes petroleum supply (eKantipur.com)
IFC partners with BoK on Trade Finance and SME Development (Nepalnews.com)
Severn Trent withdrew without consulting ADB (Nepalnews.com)

May 23
Melamchi: Yet another Arun III (eKantipur.com)
Indo-Nepal brand war intensifies (eKantipur.com)
Coffee export picks up (eKantipur.com)
Handicraft export comes down by 4.65 pc (eKantipur.com)
IOC cuts petro supply again, nation set to face fuel crisis (Nepalnews.com)

May 24
IOC demands Rs 1b for normal supply, Govt to extend Rs 500m to NOC (eKantipur.com)
Nepal, Hong Kong review air service (eKantipur.com)
Effort stressed to maintain tea quality (eKantipur.com)
Break up syndicate in transportation: CNI (eKantipur.com)
IOC demands Rs 1 billion for normal supply of petro products (Nepalbiznews.com)

May 25
NOC cuts corners on safe storage (eKantipur.com)
PE losses stand at Rs 41b (eKantipur.com)
Nepali entrepreneurs to participate in tea & coffee world cup (Nepalnews.com)

May 26
Govt extends Rs 1b loan to NOC (eKantipur.com)
Lukewarm response to 3G (eKantipur.com)
Carpet export sees another decline (eKantipur.com)
Upcoming budget to be business friendly (eKantipur.com)
Govt to buy aircraft for NAC (eKantipur.com)

May 27
Schools to open, talks between teachers and Ministry called off (Nepalnews.com)