Business News | Gelephu Mindfulness City Presents Tremendous Opportunity for Assam, Says Bhutan Commerce Minister

Bongaigaon (Assam) [India], February 19 (ANI): Gelephu Mindfulness City will present a significant opportunity for the Assam, as it is a vital infrastructural development in the state, said Lyonpo Namgyal Dorji, Minister For Industry, Commerce, and …

Gelephu Mindfulness City Presents Tremendous Opportunity For Assam, Says Bhutan Minister Lyonpo Namgyal Dorji

Bhutan’s Minister for Industry, Commerce, and Employment, Lyonpo Namgyal Dorji, has highlighted that the development of Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) presents a significant opportunity for Assam, strengthening bilateral ties between Bhutan and India. …

India Extends Further Support To Bhutan's Economic Stimulus Programme

(MENAFN- IANS) Thimphu, Feb 19 (IANS) In yet another significant gesture highlighting the strong bonds of friendship and close people-to-people contacts, India on Wednesday handed over a cheque of 2.5 billion Bhutanese Ngultrum (Rs 250 crore) as the third …

Experts say WB should shift towards strengthening Bhutan’s financial market

In preparation for the new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Bhutan and the World Bank (WB) for the period FY 2025-2029, the Bank has been involved in a series of consultation meetings with stakeholders including government officials, partners and …

Bhutan for joint venture investment to explore hydropower potentials

Bhutan for joint venture investment to explore hydropower potentials Bhutan Ambassador in Dhaka Rinchen Kuentsyl paid a farewell call on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna, Dhaka today. Photo: PID DHAKA, Feb 18, 2025 ( …

India opens PM Gati Shakti port, will boost trade with Bhutan and Bangladesh

The terminal, whose foundation was laid by PM Modi in 2021, will be one of the flagship ports of call between India and Bangladesh. A state-of-the-art waterways terminal at Assam's Jogighopa, a strategic town on the northern bank of Brahmaputra that …

Strategic inland waterways terminal at Assam, connecting Bangladesh and Bhutan, operationalised

India has operationalised a ‘strategic’ inland waterways terminal (IWT) at Jogighopa in Assam, which will connect both Bhutan and Bangladesh, and facilitate trade and regional connectivity through shared use of waterways. Two ships and barges for …

Assam: Jogighopa IWT To Boost Trade Connectivity With Bangladesh & Bhutan

Guwahati: In a significant boost to trade in the North East India, the Jogighopa Inland Waterways Terminal (IWT) was inaugurated at Jogighopa in Bongaigaon district on Tuesday. The terminal, constructed at a cost of Rs 82 crore and spread over 15 acres, is …

Assam’s Jogighopa gets PM Gati Shakti port, will boost trade with Bhutan and Bangladesh

NEW DELHI: A state-of-the-art waterways terminal at Assam’s Jogighopa, a strategic town on the northern bank of Brahmaputra that will boost trade between India, Bhutan and Bangladesh, was opened by Union shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday. The …

Inland water transport terminal to boost India-Bhutan-Bangladesh ties inaugurated in Assam