Bangkok — Thailand brought the 2026 IMF–World Bank Group Annual Meetings to a successful close on Sunday, ending seven days of discussions at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center that opened on October 12. Participants from across the globe...

Kathmandu — The world economy is still expanding, but the financial cushions that have protected it from repeated shocks are running low, the International Monetary Fund said at its 2026 Annual Meetings in Bangkok. Nepal’s Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle...

Kathmandu — Nepal’s 14 life insurance companies collected a combined NPR 14.32 billion in premiums in Bhadra, the second month of fiscal year 2026/27, according to data published by the Nepal Insurance Authority. The total was 8.21% lower than...

Kathmandu/Bangkok — The joint Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group opened in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 12. Global policymakers are gathering to discuss the world economy, financial stability and development strategies. The...

Kathmandu — Nepal’s 14 life insurance companies collected NPR 7.97 billion in first-year premiums during the first two months of fiscal year 2026/27 (2083/84 BS), up 21.82% from NPR 6.54 billion in the same period of 2025/26 (2082/83 BS),...

Kathmandu — Nepal’s life insurance companies collected more than NPR 40.54 billion in premiums during the first two months of fiscal year 2026/27 (2083/84 BS), according to data from the Nepal Insurance Authority. The country’s 14 life insurers together...

Kathmandu — Nepal’s life insurance companies collected more than NPR 40.54 billion in premiums during the first two months of fiscal year 2026/27 (2083/84 BS), according to data from the Nepal Insurance Authority. The country’s 14 life insurers together...

Kathmandu — ICRA Nepal has assigned an issuer rating of ‘A-’ to IGI Prudential Insurance and placed it under watch with developing implications, citing a sharp rise in claims from the August 2026 floods. The rating, published on October...

Kathmandu — A sudden surge of muddy, debris-laden water swept down the Budhi Gandaki River in Gorkha early Sunday, destroying dozens of homes, a suspension bridge and a hydropower construction camp, and forcing residents along the riverbanks to flee...

Kathmandu — Fourteen non-life insurance companies collected a combined NPR 9.83 billion in premiums by the end of Bhadra (Aug-Sep) in fiscal year 2026/27, up 20.97% from NPR 8.13 billion during the same period of the previous fiscal year,...