

Kathmandu. The government announced in the budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2083/84 that a 5% value-added tax (VAT) will be imposed on electricity. Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle has introdu...
Kathmandu, July 29: Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle has shared that Prime Minister Balendra Shah has been taking sufficient initiatives to settle Dewanganj incident of Sunsari.
Kathmandu, July 29: Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle has called on the business community to expand investment with confidence.

Kathmandu, July 29: Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle has called on the business community to expand investment with confidence. During the first session of the budget implementation discussion se...
KATHMANDU, July 28: Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle has said the Securities Board of Nepal (SEBON) should ensure quality regulation for the sustainable development of the capital market.
Kathmandu, July 28: Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle has said the Securities Board of Nepal (SEBON) should ensure quality regulation for sustainable development of capital market.

Kathmandu, July 26: Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle has urged the Nepali diaspora to invest in motherland for the development and prosperity. In a virtual discussion with young Nepali entreprene...
By A Staff Reporter, Kathmandu, July 25: Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle has called for resolving the policy and legal complexities surrounding the economic reform measures announced in the budg...
KATHMANDU, July 24: Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle has pledged to end political interference in government appointments, transfers, and promotions, saying officials will be selected solely on m...
KATHMANDU, July 23: Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle has said the government is working to remove Nepal from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) 'Grey List'.
KATHMANDU, July 6: Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda called on Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle today to discuss various areas of cooperation and the support being provided by th...

Kathmandu. Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle and Asian Development Bank President Masato Kanda held a meeting. The meeting took place on Monday at the Finance Ministry in Singha Durbar. In the me...

Economists credit the government for initiating reforms, but say implementation has lagged and the economy has yet to show meaningful signs of recovery. Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle took office ...
KATHMANDU, June 29: Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle administered the oath of office and secrecy to a newly appointed Chairman of the Nepal Securities Board (SEBON), Gopal Prasad Bhatta, today.

29th June 2026, Kathmandu Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle has directed the newly appointed Chairman of the Securities Board of Nepal, Gopal Prasad Bhatt, to provide weekly briefings on the capit...
29th June 2026, Kathmandu Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle has administered the oath of office and secrecy to Dr Gopal Prasad Bhatta, the newly appointed Chairperson of the Securities Board of Ne...
KATHMANDU, June 26: Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) leader Swarnim Wagle has been elected unopposed as the party’s vice president.

Kathmandu. Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Vice-Chairman Dr. Swarnim Wagle has stated that respecting the achievements brought by the movement, their objective now is to improve the institutional qu...

Chitwan. Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Deputy Chairman Dr. Swornim Wagle has described the first general convention of RSP as the 'beginning of Nepal's political renaissance'. Addressing the part...
KATHMANDU, June 19: Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle has said that the government has begun reforms in the tax system as part of the budget for fiscal year 2026/27, and indicated that a special b...

Kathmandu. Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle has stated that the government's priority is the country's long-term economic interest and long-term policy making rather than the short-term fluctuati...
KATHMANDU, June 12: Nepali Congress (NC) lawmaker Arjun Narsingh KC has accused Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle of undermining parliamentary dignity, saying his remarks targeting questioning lawmake...
KATHMANDU, June 12: Former Finance Minister and Nepali Communist Party (NCP) lawmaker Barshaman Pun has accused Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle of “financial wrongdoing” over alleged changes in tax ...

Kathmandu. Opposition party CPN (UML) MP Gurupasad Baral has made a serious allegation that Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle has misappropriated revenue and demanded the immediate formation of a ...

Kathmandu. The meeting of the House of Representatives under the Federal Parliament is being held today. The meeting, which will start at 11 am, will feature Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle pres...

Kathmandu. Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle has stated that he is ready to face any investigation into the alleged errors made during the budget preparation and changes in tax rates. Responding ...
KATHMANDU, June 10: Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle has said there is no truth to claims that budget information was leaked before the budget was presented in Parliament.

Kathmandu. Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle has claimed that the news about changes in customs rates in the finance bill and pages disappearing from the document are misleading and exaggerated. ...

Kathmandu. Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle has stated that the government is moving forward with the goal of making major changes for the good governance and economic restructuring of the countr...
KATHMANDU, June 6: The Ministry of Finance has expressed serious concern over what it described as misinformation and attempts to tarnish the image of Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle in connecti...

Kathmandu. Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle has attempted to validate amendments to arbitrary tax rates in the economic bill.< /p> Against parliamentary rules and practices that only the full ho...
KATHMANDU, June 1: Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle has assured that Nepal’s gross domestic product (GDP) would climb to Rs 7.458 trillion when the budget for the upcoming fiscal year is implement...
KATHMANDU, May 31: Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle has urged that the proposed three percent contributions in the fees charged by private schools must not be considered as an additional burden on th...
KATHMANDU, May 31: Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle has claimed that the upcoming fiscal year’s budget includes “extraordinary measures” aimed at breaking a decades-old perception that Nepal’s bud...

Presenting the budget for fiscal year 2083/84, Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle identified information and communication technology (ICT) and artificial intelligence (AI) as the main pillars of N...

Kathmandu. Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle is to interact with journalists through a press conference regarding the budget for the fiscal year 2083-84. The interaction will be held this afternoon i...
JANAKPURDHAM, May 30: Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle has announced plans to develop Janakpurdham, the birthplace of Goddess Sita and the capital of Madhesh Province, into a major wedding destin...

Nawalpur. The iron mine located in Hupsekot, Nawalparasi (Bardghat-Susta East) will be operated under a public-private partnership model. Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle, while presenting the b...

Biratnagar. The current government led by Balen Shah has unveiled a budget of NPR 21 Kharba 24 Arba 34 Crore for the upcoming fiscal year 2083/84. Presented by Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle i...

Kathmandu. Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle has allocated a total of NPR 5.93 billion for the information and communication sector for the upcoming fiscal year 2083/84. Presenting the budget sta...