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Japan has granted its largest-ever concessional loan to Bhutan, amounting to over 13.6 billion Japanese Yen which is approximately Nu 7.8bn, for the construction of three small hydropower plants in Bhutan. Bhutan’s finance minister and the Chief Representative of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed the Official Development Assistance or ODA loan agreement, today in Thimphu. According to JICA, this...

Tsirang is known for its abundant agricultural production. However, like in other districts, farmers in Tsirang also struggle with wildlife attacks on crops and vegetables. But thanks to a new chain-link fencing project, farmers of three Chiwogs of Tsholingkhar Toed, Tsholingkhar Maed, and part of Gomsum will no longer have to worry about losing their farm produce to wild animals....

Bhutan’s public debt burden is expected to remain high in the next decade or so, until at least the 2037-2038 financial year. Currently, at around Nu 293bn, or about 97 per cent of its GDP, the figure nearly matches the size of its economy. This is according to the third quarter Public Debt Situation report the finance ministry published recently....

Ambassador of Bhutan to India V. Namgyel highlighted how India’s Act East Policy, along with key infrastructure initiatives like the India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway, inland waterways, and enhanced air connectivity, is unlocking new economic opportunities for Bhutan. He said this at the “Advantage Assam 2.0 - Investment and Infrastructure Summit 2025” which concluded yesterday. He added that Bhutan's Gelephu Mindfulness City...