Nepal trek for hospice

Twenty seven people are off on a trek to Nepal to raise money for a Calderdale hospice.
All have raised more than £1,000 for Overgate Hospice in Elland to trek for six days in the Bhara Pokhari region of Nepal – a route hardly ever taken by foreigners. http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/local-west-yorkshire-news/2008/11/10/nepal-trek-for-hospice-86081-22220632/

The Duchess and Nepal's Day of the Dog

The Duchess of Cornwall has taken part in the beginning of a sponsored dog walk to celebrate Nepal's Day of the Dog. The dog walk, in Green Park, London, was held in aid of the Kathmandu Animal Treatment Centre. The event was organised by British charity the Kathmandu Arts Centre. http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5jcqWffunwTxy2JLSOedw1u7Mf0Ag

Charity biker ends marathon trek

A Scot has completed a marathon bike trek from Glasgow to Kathmandu to raise funds for child welfare in Nepal.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7712700.stm
http://www.childwelfarescheme.org/homef.php

Harry to visit Nepal..

Prince Harry is launching an expedition to Mount Everest base camp for wounded members of the Armed Forces. Exercise Khumbu Challenge will involve five teams drawn from the Royal Navy and Royal Marines, including those who suffered injury or trauma in Iraq or Afghanistan. http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5ioh8Zop612usfjkBs7LpHbHlI2TQ

Nepal records highest tourist arrivals in eight years

Nepal has recorded the highest tourist arrivals in eight years. According to the Nepal Tourism Board Monday, figures released by the Immigration Office at the Tribhuvan International Airport indicate that 50,567 tourists visited Nepal in October, the highest in a single month since 2000. http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/nepal-records-highest-tourist-arrivals-in-eight-years_100114565.html

Nepal and the credit crunch

Nepal's isolation from the world markets might make it less affected by the current international financial crisis. As South Asia’s poorest country, Nepal has no international banks, no foreign investments in stocks, only basic financial rules and no direct connections to the international markets. When falls in the US and European bourses pulled Asian equities down with them, Nepal’s market was largely unaffected. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f03dbda0-a9c2-11dd-958b-000077b07658.html?nclick_check=1

Nepal to get $36 ml World Bank aid

The World Bank plans to provide $36 million aid package to Nepal to enhance its anti-poverty programme, including access to food and basic needs for vulnerable households in the impoverished nation. http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080070937&ch=11/2/2008%207:13:00%20PM