AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoSemiconductor Push: India’s first SME-led semiconductor chip facility and a new Electronics Manufacturing Cluster were inaugurated in Bhiwadi, Rajasthan, with Sahasra Semiconductors leading assembly, testing and packaging—part of a wider push to make chips a strategic industry. Banking Shock: Nepal’s banking sector is on edge after the arrest of NIMB CEO Jyoti Prakash Pandey, with bankers warning that loan-recovery actions are now being treated like criminal custody. Power Projects: Nepal’s 400kV Hetauda–Dhalkebar–Duhabi transmission line construction has resumed after local compensation disputes were resolved, moving tower work forward again. Customs & Irregularities: Nepal reported Rs 85.23 billion in customs duty exemptions in one year, while the Auditor General flags the Ministry of Finance as the biggest source of irregularities (Rs 37.63 billion). Telecom Competition: Communications Minister Bikram Timilsina says Nepal needs a third telecom operator and wants 4G quality improved before any 5G rollout. Trade Pressure: India’s sugar export ban is already lifting prices in Nepal, raising food-cost concerns.
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