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Ten schools across the country are set to become the first Unified Champion Schools. These schools will introduce inclusive sports activities that engage students with intellectual disabilities. Sports Instructors from these schools have undergone training on how to involve the whole school in inclusive practices. The programme is designed to unite students with and without intellectual disabilities through sports, encouraging...

A group of youth in Samdrup Jongkhar’s Serthig Gewog are now well equipped with skills to boost food production and start businesses independently. They have undergone a 12-day hands-on training on integrated agri-business creation to enhance rural livelihoods. Over the past 12 days, around 30 youth in Serthig Gewog took part in hands-on training aimed at building sustainable livelihoods and...

The European Union announced plans to host a business forum for Bhutan in Belgium's capital, Brussels, later this year. This comes after the EU identified renewable energy and cultural sectors as key areas of investment potential in Bhutan.  The delegates said the forum will aim to connect European investors with local businesses and strengthen Bhutan's private sector. A European Union...

The country’s foreign currency reserve stands at USD 860 M as of February this year, holding steady despite global uncertainties. The central bank attributes this to strong inflows from hydropower exports, loans and grants, and inward remittances from Bhutanese living abroad. The central bank stated that the current reserve level meets the constitutional requirement of covering at least one year’s...