AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoCross-border Payments: Maldives and India launched the Favara-UPI real-time transfer corridor, letting users send money from MVR to INR via UPI-enabled accounts, starting with Bank of Maldives and Maldives Islamic Bank. Market & Finance: Nepal’s Securities Board is preparing margin trading and same-day selling to boost liquidity and market depth. Energy & Industry Costs: NEA formed a 15-day panel to review electricity tariffs, aiming for better rates for households and manufacturing as rainy-season power rises. Digital Infrastructure: ISPAN asked for a 15-day extension to finish Kathmandu Valley’s pole-cable wire management, while the government pushed for results. Road & Construction Contracts: Road Division Offices in Mahendranagar and Surkhet invited e-bids for multiple highway upgrades, drains, landslide control and safety works. Agri & Food Supply Chain: FMTC bought Humla indigenous crops worth Rs 6.74m for processing and transport to Kathmandu. Health Infrastructure: India-funded Rapti Eye Hospital’s new operation theatre building was inaugurated in Dang under the HICDP programme. Local Business Risk: NADA warned that unrest in eastern Nepal could disrupt peace, daily life, investment and the national economy. Climate & Jobs: Reports highlight extreme heat risks to jobs and infrastructure strain across South Asia, with Nepal likely affected.
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