FM writes to RMA’s board to reassess NPL cooling period
January 28th, 2023
Finance Minister Namgay Tshering wrote to the Royal Monetary Authority’s (RMA) board to reassess the cooling period on loan accounts categorised as non-performing loans (NPL).
Bhutan aims USD 5B GDP by 2029, USD 10B by 2034
January 14th, 2023
The government plans the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) to double...
Bhutanese economy to grow at 4.1 percent in current FY: World Bank
January 14th, 2023
The World Bank forecast the Bhutanese economy to grow by 4.1...
Share-trading in secondary market sees more than two-fold rise
January 10th, 2023
Share-trading in the secondary market increased by over two-folds last year...
Household spends Nu 52,813 per month
January 4th, 2023
Bhutanese households, on average, spend Nu 52,813 monthly, the figures from...
Can banks lower lending rate on housing loans?
December 31st, 2022
Bhutanese in rented houses residing in urban areas are facing an...
Credit growth improves by 9.2 percent
December 27th, 2022
With the re-opening of the economy, the total credit growth of financial...
Import bill to hit over Nu 100B this year
December 20th, 2022
If the country imported Nu 30 billion (B) worth of goods...
Recurrent budget cut for financial prudence: FM
December 17th, 2022
The government cut the recurrent expenditure from the last fiscal year...
Fiscal deficit expected to drop to 5 percent by June, FM says
December 14th, 2022
Bhutan’s fiscal deficit would drop below 5 percent from 11.01 percent...
Remittance drops by 11 percent
December 13th, 2022
What was feared and a concern, inflow of remittance has dropped...
Potato exporters not receiving full INR payment
November 7th, 2022
Export of potatoes has started earning INR (Rupee). Between September 5 and...
Export of ferrosilicon resumes with BIS certification extension
November 4th, 2022
Export of ferrosilicon, which was on hold since October 24, has...