Ninth session of Bhutanese parliament
The last budget session of the Bhutanese parliament is set to begin in the capital on Friday. The first elected government will present its final budget before going for the election, early next year. This budget will determine the popularity of the current ruling party. The more it can...
Jhapa eyes India-bound Bhutan surplus power
Raju Adhikari JHAPA, May 30: Businessmen and politicians in Jhapa have proposed to the government to import the surplus from the electricity that India buys from Bhutan to provide relief from load-shedding in the district. The businessmen and political leaders, who have already furnished a formal proposal to the...
ESCAP calls for Asia pacific economic growth
The annual session United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has called for action from the governments to promote regional economic integration, trade and energy connectivity. Speakers at the annual session, which concluded Wednesday in Bangkok, pointed out that these three areas as the...
Business idea competition
The big business companies are not interested for investment in Bhutan due to limited market expansion possibilities. However, the government and the donors are doing enough to attract more investments or create more business opportunities for citizens. As part of that initiative, Bhutan Innovation and Technology Centre (BITC) located...
Oscillation in Asian share markets
The Asian markets remain fluctuating with fluctuating political scenarios around the world. The optimism seen in the market due to positive signs in China crashed the other day with uncertainty growing in Greece. The country is likely to go for second round of votes and political pundits are speculating...
EU elections invited further economic uncertainty
In a week’s time Europe’s political landscape almost flipped. The people have spoken that austerity measures put into place by the government were not accepted. French president Nicolas Sarkozy, to become the first president to get second term in 30 years, joined the club of unsuccessful European leaders. So...