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Non-Performing loans rise to 8.3 bn Capture

Non-Performing loans rise to 8.3 bn

Bedabrata September 17, 2025

Agency: Non-performing loans (NPLs) in the financial sector increased by 7.23 percent in May 2025 compared to...

Happiness at school among Grade III students drops by 16 percent, while one in four teachers reports no ICT training Capture

Happiness at school among Grade III students drops by 16 percent, while one in four teachers reports no ICT training

Bedabrata September 16, 2025

Agency: The National Education Assessment (NEA) 2024 has revealed a worrying decline in student well-being alongside persistent...

Meat market moves toward fair competition benefiting consumers and retailers Capture

Meat market moves toward fair competition benefiting consumers and retailers

Bedabrata September 15, 2025

Agency: The meat retail sector is entering a new era of competition, promising better choices, fairer prices,...

From setbacks to success: Women’s group turns turmeric to cash Capture

From setbacks to success: Women’s group turns turmeric to cash

Bedabrata September 13, 2025

Agency: Last year, the group supplied its largest consignment yet, 1,000 kg of dried turmeric marking steady...

Bhutan emerges as model for direct access climate financing Capture

Bhutan emerges as model for direct access climate financing

Bedabrata September 12, 2025

Agency: A high-level Project Monitoring Mission from the Adaptation Fund (AF) Board Secretariat is in Bhutan from...

JDWNRH to handle only referred and specialized cases in future Capture

JDWNRH to handle only referred and specialized cases in future

Bedabrata September 11, 2025

Agency: The Ministry of Health (MoH) is pressing ahead with its plan to strengthen Thromde Health Centers...

MoICE looking at improving duration and group discounts Capture

MoICE looking at improving duration and group discounts

Bedabrata September 10, 2025

Agency: Earlier this year in March, the Ministry of Industry Commerce and Employment (MoICE) asked the Bhutan...

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Bhutan Expands Hydropower Exports

Mohini September 10, 2025

Bhutan has commissioned a new hydropower project on the Wangchu River, increasing the country’s renewable energy capacity....

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Bhutan Launches Digital Currency Pilot

Mohini September 8, 2025

Bhutan’s central bank has launched a pilot program for a digital currency, the e-Ngultrum, in collaboration with...

Bronze for Bhutan at Asian Bodybuilding Championship Capture

Bronze for Bhutan at Asian Bodybuilding Championship

Bedabrata September 8, 2025

Agency: Bhutan has marked a historic sporting achievement after a Bhutanese athlete, Chencho, secured a bronze medal...