गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ New Finance Minister Paudel signs first decision to accept $200 million loan from World Bank Nepal New Finance Minister Paudel signs first decision to accept $200 million loan from World Bank Paudel assumes office from today after being sworn in as Finance Minister KathmanduPati October 15, 2020 KATHMANDU : Newly appointed Minister for Finance Bishnu Prasad Paudel has announced that the government will borrow $200 million from the Word Bank. After taking the oath of office and secrecy today, Finance Minister Paudel assumed his role and signed a decision to accept a loan of $200 million (nearly Rs 25 billion) from the World Bank. Finance Minister Paudel said that the loans from the World Bank will be utilized to combat the coronavirus crisis. Earlier on Wednesday, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli had appointed Paudel as the new Finance Minister in a cabinet reshuffle. Two other new ministers were also inducted in the Oli-led cabinet. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Expenditure exceeds income, but dev spending only at 23 per… Rhino census halted due to funding shortage Security beefed up in Kathmandu Valley for Holi festival Devotees throng Bhimsen Temple in Bhaktapur Low visibility causing domestic, international flight disruption at TIA District administration offices of Kathmandu Valley call for decent Holi… Top Headlines Scrutinizing Relevance of Prithivi Narayan Shah´s Thoughts and Strategy1 Relevance of Prithivi Narayan Shah in Contemporary Nepal2 Photo exhibition at Nepal Army Headquarters3 NA team sets out on Gorakha-Kathmandu march to promote ‘unification route’4 Ncell is the FIRST Nepali Telecom Company to receive ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 certifications for information security and data privacy5 PM Oli, Sri Lankan’s former President meet6 PM Oli extends New Year greetings7 Gold price ups Rs 2,000 per tola8 TRENDING Why US Indo-Pacific strategy will fail Role of Vitamin D in pregnancy to combat COVID-19 Nepal-India petroleum pipeline saves over a billion rupees in transportation related costs Nepal Army vows to complete Kathmandu-Terai Fast Track project in time Money laundering case worth millions filed against gangster ‘Bale’ Interview with Nepal’s first female paragliding pilot on World Tourism Day China’s new light-sport aircraft completes maiden flight 8,848.86 meters is now the new official height of world’s highest peak Mount Everest