CG relief distribution
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KATHMANDU:
Chaudhary Group (CG) is giving continuity to distributing relief materials to earthquake survivors. Representatives of the group on Friday travelled to some of the most affected districts, namely Gorkha, Sindhupalchowk, Kavre, Bhaktapur and Kathmandu to provide relief materials, as per the press statement issued by CG. The group is focusing on distributing food items, medicines and tents, among others. This was the group’s second relief distribution in Gorkha. The group has formed an employees’ network to distribute relief materials in various affected areas. In addition, the group has set up four camps in different parts of Kathmandu, with provisions for basic necessities. — HNS
FNCCI’s initiatives
KATHMANDU:
Operation Relief Nepal, the joint initiative of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) and 22 different other organisations and individuals, has been organising various relief programmes to support the victims of the devastating earthquake that struck Nepal on April 25. It is working to distribute required tents, floor mats, food and materials, medicines, sanitisers, as well as mobilising hundreds of volunteers and international and national health workers in the earthquake hit regions in and outside Kathmandu Valley, as per the statement issued on Friday. To make sure the duplication of relief materials does not occur, FNCCI Operation Relief Nepal is working with local authorities and individuals. — HNS
GB car imports
CAIRO: Egypt’s largest listed automotive assembler and distributor GB Auto has called for lower tariffs on car imports from the US and Asia, fearing that free trade agreements signed with Europe, Turkey and Morocco will distort competition. A pact signed with the EU in 2001 to boost trade will see a gradual elimination of custom’s duty on auto imports over the next few years. Egypt has signed similar deals with regional car-producing giants Turkey and Morocco. GB Auto is the Egyptian distributor of three-wheel tuk-tuks and motorbikes made by India’s Bajaj. — Reuters
Source: THT
