AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoBhutan Tourism Policy: Bhutan’s MoICE is set to submit next week its recommendation on whether to extend or reshape the 50% concession on the USD 100 Sustainable Development Fee (SDF), due to expire in Aug 2027, with the government already keeping INR 1,200 as the preferential SDF rate for Indian nationals. Border Economy: Finance Minister Lekey Dorji says Bhutan won’t revive border towns by cutting prices to match India, arguing scale and supply-chain differences make a “race to the bottom” unsustainable. Infrastructure & Land: The Gelephu–Tareythang Road and Bridges Project will affect 223 private land plots and 69 structures, with about 4,670 decimals to be acquired; compensation details are still being finalised. Climate Risk & Finance: The Green Climate Fund approved USD 22m to strengthen Bhutan’s early-warning systems across major river basins, upgrading aging GLOF alert capacity. Rural Finance: RENEW Microfinance reports 3,169 Tsirang beneficiaries and Nu 282.96m disbursed since 2015, supporting livelihoods from power tillers to small shops. Agri Business: Bhutanese farmers are scaling hazelnuts as a high-value crop, backed by Mountain Hazelnuts since 2009 as a foreign investment model for mountain agriculture. Digital Safety: Thimphu Police registered 25 online banking fraud cases in 12 days, with losses around Nu 2m, as scammers push fraudulent links.
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