BUSINESS

A tour guide could earn a minimum of Nu 30,000 per month during the peak tourist season in Bhutan. The income made was sufficient to support the family, make loan repayments, and save for the off-season months as well. Except for the Royal Kidu relief tour guides now make zero …

NPL interest waiver will benefit the banks too says PM With the economy coming to an effective halt due to COVID-19 and the hurt spreading to many sectors, one concern is many companies and individuals being unable to pay back their loans with no business or revenue. His Majesty’s interest …

The Agriculture Minister Yeshey Penjor said that the country can grow all the vegetables it needs to become self-sufficient, even if just 25 percent of the 64,000 acres of fallow land are revived. “If we manage to revive all this 64,000 acres of fallow land, we will have self sufficiency …

The market has run out of smartphones ever since all the schools in the country started e-Learning on 27 March. Managing Director of Tashi InfoComm Limited, Tashi Tshering, said the company imports smartphones from India. “We bring in smartphones from India and because of the lock down in India the …

It is well known that the tourism sector has taken a major hit from the COVID-19 pandemic but what is not as well known that now virtually every sector of the Bhutanese economy has been impacted due to the pandemic. The Private Sector COVID-19 task force organized by the BCCI …

The advice so far has been to not hoard but that changed during the monthly meet-the-press when Lyonchhen Dr Lotay Tshering said said if every person keeps around five to six months of food stock at home then there should not be a problem even if there is a lockdown …

Following the 7 pm closure rule, restaurants and shops that normally rely on late in-coming customers have been seeing a further decline in business. However, in case of grocery stores and other shops, most of the owners said that they do not have much problem in regard to losing out …

During the press conference held yesterday, the Foreign Minister Lyonpo Tandi Dorji highlighted that the government anticipates that the COVID-19 situation will have a lasting effect on world economy until next year or more. He stated that the people who have lost their jobs abroad and have returned home may …

Ever since the implications of social or physical distancing, athletes have had to discontinue their routine training sessions and activities. Despite all these, the various federations and associations under the Bhutan Olympic Committee firmly believe that their hunger and passion for the sport will not be affected very much. Head …

The economic sector has been hit hard by the COVID-19 outbreak. In order to contain the spread of the disease, many businesses, including the taxi service, have to maintain social distancing. Taxi drivers are allowed to pick just two passengers that are seated in the front passenger seat and one …