New leadership: Cathay Pacific Airways appointed Charlie Stewart-Cox as the airline’s General Manager for South Asia, Middle East, and Africa. Based in Mumbai, Stewart-Cox will be responsible for overseeing the business and operations of Cathay Pacific and Dragon Air in the three regions.
Security check: Everest Bank has become the first commercial bank to receive the licence of Depository Participant from CDS and Clearing Ltd. It is now the authorised agent of Central Depository System and can handle various securities like equity, bonds, and warrants.
Cash rich: Syakar Trading, the exclusive distributor of Honda generators and power products in Nepal, announced the first winner of its Honda Scratch Card offer. Sakil Dev Chaudhary from Kathmandu received Rs 20,000.
Freshness first: Bluefin Freshmart opened its new outlet in Pokhara. Popular for seafood, chicken, and pork items imported directly from Thailand, Bluefin has three outlets in Kathmandu as well.
Going mobile: Manakamana Development Bank has launched Manakamana Mobile Money. The mobile banking service allows utility payments, fund transfer, and account transaction alert.
Strong partnership: Carlsberg and the English Premier League have agreed to a new three year deal which makes Carlsberg the official beer partner. The deal will run for three seasons from 2013/14 until the end of the 2015/16 season of the Barclays English Premier League.
Perfect swing: Chaudhary Group is organising the annual CG Open Golf Tournament at the Gokarna golf course on Saturday. Around 100 amateur golfers will take part in the one-day tournament.
Climb up: Astrex Climbing Wall and NepalSutra are organising Wall Spiders, a wall climbing competition on 22 and 23 February. Nepal Mountaineering Association, Nepal National Mountain Guide Association as well as the International Federation of Sports Climbing (IFSC) are helping with technical assistance.