
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...
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...

Kathmandu. Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle has announced that appropriate policy and legal arrangements will be made for investment promotion, economic reform, and smooth service delivery throug...

Kathmandu. A budget of NPR 2.27 billion has been allocated for Women, Children, and Sexual Minorities. Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle allocated this budget for the ministry through the budget s...

Kathmandu / Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle is presenting budget speech in the joint meeting of the federal parliaments. Breaking the tradition of enclosing budget document in a briefcase, Dr Wa...
Kathmandu. Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle has allocated a total budget of NPR 4.03 billion for the sports sector for the upcoming fiscal year 2083/84. Presenting the budget statement in a joint...

Kathmandu. The government is going to make the Armed Police a dedicated professional force for international border security. Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle, presenting the budget in both hous...

Kathmandu, May 29 The government has announced a total budget of Rs 2 kharb 24 arab 34 crore for the upcoming fiscal year. Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle stated that the budget has been set at...

Government announces pay rise after four-year freeze, expands health insurance funding, pledges new stadiums and launches support programmes for Gen-Z movement victims. Finance Minister Swarnim Wa...

Kathmandu. The government has announced that the customs duty levied on electric vehicles (EVs) based on peak power capacity will now be levied based on value. Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle p...

Kathmandu. The government is to review the work details to remove the duplication of powers among the three tiers of government. Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle announced this through the budget...

Kathmandu. The government has unveiled a budget of NPR 21 kharba 24 arab 34 crore for the upcoming fiscal year 2083/84. Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle provided information about the budget size...

Government announces tunnel road opening, expansion of burn treatment services and new plans for universities, hydropower and fintech regulation. Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle on Friday said the ...