Illegal sand being sold at double the price
September 17th, 2022
With delayed sand supply from the Sha region in Wangdue, some of the transporters are found selling truckloads of sand at truck parking in Babesa, Thimphu at double the current rate. It is sold at Nu 28,000 for 10m3 (cubic metre) truck from Wangdue to Thimphu. The actual market price is Nu 14,000.
Bangladesh opens six more ports of call for Bhutan
September 17th, 2022
Bangladesh has opened six new ports of call for use by...
Traders agree to make payment in INR through banks
September 17th, 2022
Despite the initial hiccup where some local traders in Jaigaon threatened...
Economic growth projected at 4.9 percent this year
September 16th, 2022
Despite the two prolonged lockdowns from mid-January to March because of...
Food businesses struggling without maida
September 13th, 2022
The shortage of maida (refined and bleached wheat flour) has led restaurants, bakeries,...
Revised domestic power tariff likely to hit HV consumers
September 13th, 2022
While the revised domestic power tariff comes as a benefit to the...
Stores in short supply of wheat flour and related products
September 3rd, 2022
The import of wheat flour both atta and maida stopped after...
Moratorium worries vehicle dealers
August 20th, 2022
With the moratorium on the import of select vehicles by the...
No further import suspensions for now: FM
August 20th, 2022
The government will review the moratorium on the import of vehicles,...
Bhutan imports tobacco worth Nu 565.63M in first half of 2022
August 16th, 2022
The country imported tobacco and tobacco products worth Nu 565.63 million...
659kg of cordyceps auctioned this year
August 16th, 2022
It has been the best auction so far for cordyceps collector,...
Share prices settle after peaking in April
August 15th, 2022
After share prices peaked in the secondary market in April this...
Too much money, too less credit
August 15th, 2022
Financial institutions in the country have recorded significant growth in their...