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Planning commission puts Bhotekoshi flood loss at Rs 472.66 billion, Bizshala reports

The National Planning Commission puts the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli flood's loss at Rs 472.66 billion and the recovery need at about Rs 707 billion, Bizshala reported. NEPSE rose 2.64 points on Friday, gold fell Rs 5,900 and the central bank ran out of gold coins.

• A preliminary National Planning Commission assessment puts the August flood's loss at Rs 472.66 billion and the recovery need at about Rs 707 billion, Bizshala reported.
• Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle told a parliamentary committee there will be no supplementary budget above the Rs 2,124 billion ceiling to pay for reconstruction.
• NEPSE rose 2.64 points to 2,655.22 on Friday as turnover fell to Rs 3.46 billion from Rs 4.72 billion.