BUSINESS

First international school to offer Nursery-to-Year 13 education in Bhutan

EtonHouse Bhutan International School is Bhutan’s first international school, established in partnership with the EtonHouse International Group of Singapore to provide an internationally benchmarked education within the country. The school follows an international curriculum and will offer the Cambridge pathway, including IGCSE and A Level qualifications, as it expands up …

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Digital payment classification aims to improve tax transparency

The Department of Revenue and Customs (DRC) has rolled out a new digital payment classification framework aimed at improving transparency and clarity in digital transactions by distinguishing payments made for business purposes from genuine personal transfers. The framework comes amid concerns that business and personal transactions are sometimes mixed together. …

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Bhutan’s 2026 growth outlook trimmed to 6.21% amid stronger investment

Stronger 2025 performance, delayed hydropower projects and rising import demand shape economic outlook Bhutan’s economic growth projection for 2026 has been revised downward to 6.21 percent from 6.31 percent in the previous quarter, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF)’s Fourth Quarter Update for FY 2025–2026. The revision follows stronger-than-expected …

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MICE Bhutan CEO Lizam Dorji Named PATA Face of the Future 2026

The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has named Ms Lizam Dorji, chief executive of MICE Bhutan, the country’s business-events specialist, Grand Winner of its Face of the Future 2026 Award. The recognition arrives in PATA’s 75th anniversary year, lending extra weight to an award that spotlights emerging Asia-Pacific tourism leaders …

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Her Majesty and Her Imperial Highness at sweet-making workshop

Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen and Her Imperial Highness Princess Akiko of Mikasa graced a traditional Japanese sweet-making workshop on 11 August 2026. Two chefs from Kyoto Wakuden, a renown culinary establishment in Japan, showed Her Majesty, Her Imperial Highness, and participants from SELWA, the art of making wagashi, traditional Japanese …

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Local tech startup develops AI model for Dzongkha and Tshangla

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to reshape the global digital landscape, a local collaboration is working to ensure Bhutanese language and dialects are not left behind. NoMind, in partnership with its research arm, Aplos Lab, has launched a project to develop a multilingual AI model capable of understanding and translating …

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Regional offices of Industry, Commerce and Employment achieve 100 percent KPI targets across six districts

Annual Report highlights exceptional performance in target fulfillment, budget utilization, and employment initiatives The Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment (MoICE) has released its Annual Report for 2025–2026, revealing that all six Regional Offices of Industry, Commerce and Employment (RoICE) achieved a perfect 100 percent completion rate across their Key …

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