गृहपृष्ठ ∕ International ∕ Japanese PM announces 700-bln-USD additional economic package International Japanese PM announces 700-bln-USD additional economic package KathmanduPati December 08, 2020 AGENCY – Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Tuesday said that Japan will compile an additional economic package. “We will maintain employment, keep businesses going, revive the economy and open a path to growth including through green and digital technology,” Suga said of the package at a meeting of the government and ruling parties. The package will be to the tune of 707 billion U.S. dollars and has been compiled with the aim of helping to mitigate the negative economic impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Later in the day, Suga’s Cabinet will likely approve the stimulus package. -Xinhua Write your comments RELATED NEWS CJP leaders released after 24 hours in Delhi police custody Riyadh airport attack kills 12, injures 309 Indian youth leader vows protest despite detentions Navi Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize India’s voter roll revision sparks protests French student protests escalate into National crisis, hundreds of schools… Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING Agriculture: Nepal’s bridge to overcome economic crisis ANM and Lab Assistant trainings to no longer be provided in Nepal, task force created for solution Bam Dev Gautam to become National Assembly member Indian intelligence agency RAW’s chief Goel arrives in Nepal Govt picks career diplomats as ambassadors to three countries Gold price falls Politics Are Keeping the UN From Protecting Children : Karin Landgren Bardiya National Park to allow safari expeditions