Falling prices and unpaid dues leave Bhutanese potato exporters in debt
Bhutanese potato exporters are losing millions of Ngultrum to Indian buyers who fail to pay, while prices continue to fall and about 30 trucks remain unsold.
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Bhutanese potato exporters are losing millions of Ngultrum to Indian buyers who fail to pay, while prices continue to fall and about 30 trucks remain unsold.
Read MoreThe civil service entry-grade system for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) professionals has undermined employee morale and talent retention, with broader implications for the country’s digital transformation goals.
Read MoreA forestry clearance meant for 100 square metres of public amenities has become the centre of a case involving a 2.199-acre land allocation and the unauthorised construction of a private lodge, Bhutan Jungle Lodge, in Goenshari on State Reserved Forest Land in Punakha.
Read MoreToyota’s authorised distribution arrangements in India generally do not permit cross-border sales, Toyota Tsusho Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. (TTAP) has clarified to the Competition & Consumer Affairs Authority (CCAA), raising questions about the import authorisations issued by the Department of Trade (DoTr) for Bhutanese consumers to buy vehicles directly from India.
Read MoreFalling farm-gate prices, rising feed bills and difficulty finding buyers are squeezing piggery farmers in the country, exposing a gap between the government’s price-support measures and what farmers actually earn.
Read MoreAddressing the Fourth PEMA Symposium on 10 October, Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen asked a question that every Bhutanese, and particularly every lawmaker, should sit with: when punishment is so disproportionate to the seriousness of the crime, “what message are we sending to survivors, to perpetrators and to society as a whole?”
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