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Nepal
  • Imports from Nepal A$5 million
  • Exports to Nepal A$20 million
  • Capital Kathmandu
  • Official Language Nepalese
  • Surface Area 147,000 sq km
  • Population 31 million

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Australia set to benefit from rising consumption in Asia
29 May 2013
Australia is well-placed to benefit from the region’s rising consumption, according to Australia’s Parliamentary Secretary for Trade, the Honourable Kelvin Thomson.
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Preparing for the Asian Century (Ministerial)
14 May 2013
The Gillard Government is providing an additional $84.6 million over four years to Australian universities, some of which will give students more opportunity to study an Asian language.
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Austrade briefs Parliamentarians on Asian Century opportunities (Parliamentary Secretary for Trade)
18 Mar 2013
Parliamentary Secretary for Trade, the Hon Kelvin Thomson MP, today hosted an information session for Senators and Members with Austrade's Asia-based Trade Commissioners.
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Government opens Asian Century business grants (Ministerial)
1 Mar 2013
The Gillard Government today took another step in helping business capitalise on opportunities in Asia by calling on expressions of interests in the $6 million Asian Century Business Engagement Plan.

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Value Added Tax (VAT) is levied on all goods and services, except exempt items, and is a flat rate of 10 per cent.

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Country Profile

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  • ECONOMIC CLIMATE
    Nepal's economic growth has been adversely affected by political uncertainty.
    » read more at DFAT
  • TRADE RELATIONS
    Australia’s trade with Nepal is small, but there is potential for growth in hydropower, tourism and infrastructure development.
    » read more at DFAT
  • POLITICAL CLIMATE
    Nepal is undergoing a political transition following its 10 year civil conflict which resulted in thousands of people being killed and disappeared.
    » read more at DFAT

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