Bhutan, being a land locked country, has limited trade opportunities. With the Ngultrum being pegged with the Indian Rupee, Bhutan conducts a majority of its cross border trade with India. Apart from India, the other important trading partners are Bangladesh and Nepal. An analysis done on Non Tariff Measures (NTMs) …

It has been almost four months since Bhutan Telecom (BT) expanded its 3G (third generation) network across the country. But 3G network users in Thimphu say the connectivity that includes the internet connection is poor. The Marketing Manager, Bhutan Telecom, Kinga Choden, said that although expansion work was completed very …

The Business Opportunity and Information Centre (BOiC) has helped create a total of 434 jobs with the approval of 304 projects. After just 76 days in operation, BOiC received 933 applications amounting to Nu 1.3bn. According to the Public Relations and Media Officer, BOiC, Sonam Choden, said 304 projects proposals …

The farmers from the gewog in Paro near the Taktsang Monastery are busy cashing in on the tourism business.  The villagers provide riding and pack horses service for tourists, while others sell handicrafts along the footpaths. The farmers of Tsento Shari village located below Taktsang Monastery make a good income …

During the question-hour session of National Assembly on 3rd December, Gelephu constituency MP Gopal Mongar said that the domestic flights between Paro-Yonphula and Paro-Bumthang sectors operated for a few months and then got suspended after that. A successful test flight was also conducted on the Paro-Gelephu sector. He questioned the …

During the question-hour session of the National Assembly on 2nd December, Nganglam constituency MP Choida Jamtsho said that the Prime Minister has mentioned in his last meet the press that the drop in GDP growth rate to 2.05% in 2013 is the result of mismanagement of the past government. He …

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) submitted its recommendations which included the need to review the Procurement Rules and Regulations (PRR) and adequate staffing of the Public Procurement Policy Division (PPD) of Ministry of Finance with qualified and experienced personnel during the joint sitting of Parliament on 4th December In the …

The Enterprise Registration Bill of Bhutan, 2013 has been deferred to the next session of the Parliament as some of the MPs pointed out the discrepancies in the Dzongkha and English versions of the Bill, leading to ambiguities, as decided yesterday in the National Assembly. The Enterprise Registration Bill of …

The Eighteen South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit was held in Kathmandu, Nepal for two days from 26th to 27th November 2014. The theme of the 18th SAARC Summit was “Deeper Integration for Peace and Prosperity.” In the press conference held yesterday in Thimphu, Minister for Foreign Affair, …

The MP of Kengkhar Weringla constituency, Rinzin Jamtsho, said that the government has pledged on providing full employment, but in reality, the unemployment situation has worsened in a short span of time, with the unemployment rate at 2.1% to 2.9% over the last one year. He questioned the Minister, Ministry …