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10/10/2025

21/10/2024

https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/liew-mun-leong-lee-seow-hiang-appointed-board-bhutans-new-economic-hub

SINGAPORE corporate leaders Liew Mun Leong and Lee Seow Hiang have been appointed to the board of Bhutan’s Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) by Bhutan’s King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. Read more at The Business Times.

12/08/2024

Meet Alexandr Wang, co-founder of ScaleAI. He became a billionaire at 24, making him the world's youngest self-made billionaire at 27, with a net worth of $2 billion. Check out the AI skills he recommends you learn now.

Alexandr Wang founded an AI startup and became a billionaire at age 24. He's still the world's youngest self-made billionaire at 27, with a net...

07/08/2024

𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱-𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗵𝘂𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀

Being one of the carbon-negative countries in the world and owing to the rich culture, Bhutanese products have great potential to make it big in the international market. This was shared by an award-winning social entrepreneur, Stacy Edgar yesterday during an entrepreneurship workshop attended by Bhutanese entrepreneurs in Thimphu. Stacy is the executive director of the International Folk Art Market based in the United States which focuses on creating economic opportunities for and with folk artists globally.

https://www.bbs.bt/news/?p=207300

Being one of the carbon-negative countries in the world and owing to the rich culture, Bhutanese products have great potential to make it big in the international market. This was shared by an award-winning social entrepreneur, Stacy Edgar yesterday during an entrepreneurship workshop attended by Bh...

07/08/2024

𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴
Yangyel Lhaden
“Sharing your entrepreneurial story is crucial. The more you tell your story and value of your products, more people will understand and connect with your products. Even if your products don’t reach the mass market, you will attract a following that values your story and the authenticity of your products,” said Stacey Edgar, the Executive Director of the International Folk Art Market (IFAM) in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
https://kuenselonline.com/unlocking-entrepreneurial-success-through-power-of-storytelling/

𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴
Yangyel Lhaden
“Sharing your entrepreneurial story is crucial. The more you tell your story and value of your products, more people will understand and connect with your products. Even if your products don’t reach the mass market, you will attract a following that values your story and the authenticity of your products,” said Stacey Edgar, the Executive Director of the International Folk Art Market (IFAM) in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
https://kuenselonline.com/unlocking-entrepreneurial-success-through-power-of-storytelling/

07/08/2024

𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄: PMO

𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐒𝐏

The first phase of the Concessional Credit Line under the Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) has been launched in Thimphu today. This credit line offers concessional loans with relaxed borrowing conditions.

The Concessional Credit Line will comprise of two funding windows:

1. The Concessional Credit Line will provide concessional loans for new ventures and scale-ups in the primary agriculture and livestock sector, Cottage and Small Industries, and medium-scale industries in production and manufacturing.

2. The Reinvigoration Fund will provide time-bound interest subsidies for eligible distressed borrowers and businesses that have the potential to recover from the setbacks caused by the pandemic.

The concessional loans will be made available through financial institutions (FIs). Interested applicants must submit their applications or proposals directly to the FIs for availing the concessional loans or reinvigoration fund.

Public announcements with information on the application process and criteria will be made in the coming days by the FIs. The application window for the concessional loan and the reinvigoration will remain open till 31st December 2024.

The second phase, covering additional sectors and priority areas, will be announced in the coming weeks.


𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟕, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒
𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐮𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐭 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐭

07/08/2024

05/08/2024

𝗔𝗜 𝗱𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗺𝗮: 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆
Sherab Lhamo
Bhutan was recently ranked the top country to use ChatGPT, with approximately 15.96 percent of its population using the Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool, according to an analysis by Coinjournal.net.
https://kuenselonline.com/ai-dilemma-balancing-tradition-and-technology/

Bhutan was recently ranked the top country to use ChatGPT, with approximately 15.96 percent of its population using the Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool, according to an analysis by Coinjournal.net. Speaking at a session on ‘Preservation of human intelligence in the age of AI’ yesterday at Bhut...

02/08/2024

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A competition for a $100 million grant to fund a single proposal that promises real and measurable progress in solving a critical problem of our time.

21/07/2024

19/07/2024

Business tycoon pledges massive financial boost: Conglomerate head announces multi-billion rupee commitment to regional development.

This announcement was made during the Mumbai roadshow held on July 13, which saw the participation of nearly 450 investors., Companies News, ET Now