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Inflation climbs to 6.34 percent in mid-September, central bank report shows

Consumer inflation rose to 6.34 percent in mid-September while remittances and the external surplus grew, the central bank's two-month report shows. SEBON put out a draft policy for institutional investors, and NEPSE rose for a sixth straight session.

• Consumer inflation reached 6.34 percent in mid-September, up from 5.96 percent a month earlier, according to Nepal Rastra Bank's two-month report as OnlineKhabar and Bizshala read it.
• Remittances in the first two months of FY 2083/84 were Rs 436.36 billion, up 23.9 percent on a year earlier.
• The balance of payments surplus for the two months was Rs 187.68 billion, against Rs 153.68 billion a year earlier.