Tshering Tobgay set to return as Bhutan PM after liberal PDP wins elections | Elections News

Tshering Tobgay set to return as Bhutan PM after liberal PDP wins elections | Elections News

Election commission says People’s Democratic Party, led by Tobgay, won 30 seats in the 47-member parliament. Bhutan’s liberal People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is set to form a new government after winning in parliamentary elections, according to results from the country’s electoral body. PDP leader Tshering Tobgay, 58, who was prime…

Bhutan holds general election as economic crisis hits ‘national happiness’ | Elections News

Bhutan holds general election as economic crisis hits ‘national happiness’ | Elections News

The picturesque Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is set to hold a general election with serious economic challenges calling into question its longstanding policy of prioritising “Gross National Happiness” over growth. Both parties contesting Tuesday’s vote are committed to a constitutionally enshrined philosophy of a government that measures its success by…

Bhutan Seeking Investment for $500 Million Fund for Green Crypto Mining in Himalayas

Bhutan Seeking Investment for $500 Million Fund for Green Crypto Mining in Himalayas

Bhutan’s investment arm and Nasdaq-listed company Bitdeer Technologies Group plan to seek investors for a fund worth up to $500 million (roughly Rs. 4,100 crore) that will be used to develop green crypto mining in the Himalayan kingdom. Fund raising targeting institutional investors will begin at the end of May…