Budget
2023: Will It Lift Nepal’s Descending Economy?, by
Hari Prasad Shrestha (rep 05/06/2023), A
budget amid economic slowdown : Achieving revenue target
to meet expenditure needs will continue to be
challenging, by Chandan Sapkota (kp 06/06/2023)
Rebuilding
Informal Economy Necessary, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
03/06/2023)
Govt.
aims at 6 percent economic growth (kh 30/05/2023)
Economic
survey shows lingering effects of global recession in
Nepal : The survey presented a day before the country’s
annual budget is announced is a comprehensive analysis
of the economy for the period of eight months of the
current fiscal year (kp 29/05/2023)
Asia’s
dynamic growth and challenges : In Nepal, following a
strong post-pandemic recovery, growth is slowing,
reflecting the impact of external shocks and necessary
policy adjustment, by Teresa Daban Sanchez (kp
17/05/2023)
Sluggish
revenue collection highlights deepening economic
downturn (ae 17/05/2023)
Nepal:
Economy Confronts a Challenge to National Stability,
by Binoj Basnyat (kh 16/05/2023)
Nepal's
Economy Faces External Dependency Nightmare, by Hari
Prasad Shrestha (rep 14/05/2023)
Nepal's
foreign exchange reserve reaches USD 10.9 billion, can
handle import for nine months: FinMin Mahat (rep
13/05/2023)
Economic
outlook and fiscal budget : A single budget cannot
resolve all structural issues but it can take corrective
steps, by Chandan Sapkota (kp 11/05/2023)
Latest
central bank report reveals gradual economic recovery
(ht 11/05/2023), Third
quarterly review of monetary policy positive: FCSI
(kh 14/05/2023)
BoP
at surplus, inflation exceeds expected ceiling (rep
10/05/2023)
IMF
projects Nepal's economic growth at 4.4pc (ht
10/05/2023)
Escaping
the remittance trap : Nepal is facing a vicious cycle of
rising costs, migration and falling farm output, by
Gopi K Khanal (kp 10/05/2023)
Focus
on fiscal fundamentals : Nepal’s current economic crisis
can be solved only with bold fiscal policy measures,
by Achyut Wagle (kp 09/05/2023)
Amid
gloom, Prime Minister and Finance Minister reassure
people on economic recovery : The Prime Minister and the
Finance Minister have said that work is underway to
bring the economy back on track and therefore people do
not need to panic (nlt 08/05/2023), Govt’s
efforts for economic improvements inadequate: Dr Swarnim
Wagle (kh 08/05/2023)
Nepal
keeps downgrading economic growth projection : The
latest estimate is 1.86 percent, down from 4 percent
during the first half and 8 percent at the start of the
fiscal year, by Sangam Prasain (kp 03/05/2023), Nepal’s
economic growth to be limited to 2.16 percent in current
FY, by Sajira Shrestha (rep 03/05/2023), Nepal's
economy projected to grow 2.16pc (ht 03/05/2023), NSO’s
growth forecast paints a bleak picture of Nepal’s
economy (ae 03/05/2023)
Size
of Nepal’s economy reaches Rs 5381.34 billion (kh
02/05/2023)
Nepal
plunges into its first recession in six decades : As per
the Statistics Office, seasonally adjusted growth rate
for the second quarter may drop by 0.73 percent, by
Sangam Prasain (kp 01/05/2023), Rocky
road ahead for national economy, by Pratik Ghimire
(ae 01/05/2023), In
a recession : There is no political consensus on
boosting economy, creating jobs and unlocking
public spending (kp 02/05/2023)
Nepal
doing better in financial inclusion, narrows gender gap,
report says : The economic participation and opportunity
for women in Nepal have improved—from 116th in 2013 to
107th in 2021 and 98th in 2022 (kp 29/04/2023)
Business
leaders predict difficult year ahead for Nepali economy
: Economists say that the failure of the government to
spend would further hurt economic activities (kp
27/04/2023)
Economy
relapsing after impressive post-Covid recovery, data
shows : Nepal’s economy grew by 0.8 percent during the
first quarter of the current fiscal year, the National
Statistics Office said, by Krishana Prasain (kp
25/04/2023)
Payment
issue likely to impact Sunkoshi Marin diversion
multipurpose project : The project developer,
China Overseas Engineering Group, has not
received around Rs700 million in payment, by
Rajkumar Karki (kp 25/04/2023)
State
of Economy: Internal economic problems shadow external
sector recovery (ae 24/04/2023)
Ways
To Stimulate Stagnant Economy, by Laxman Kafle (rn
21/04/2023)
Maintain
Fiscal Discipline To Stem Arrears, by Ballav Dahal
(rn 17/04/2023)
Finance
Minister Mahat calls for govt, private sector to come
together to resolve economic issues (rn 17/04/2023)
2.9
percent increment in expenditures (kh 14/04/2023)
Country
has foreign exchange reserves of Rs 1401.21 billion: NRB
(kh 12/04/2023)
Nepalese
economy : Slow Growth (sp 07/04/2023)
Break
the fall : The continued slowdown of the economy hints
at much tougher fiscal days ahead (kp 07/04/2023)
Nepal’s
growth faces slowdown amidst domestic and
external challenges : The World Bank said that
political stability remains important to manage
the economy and ensure the continued pursuit of
development priorities (kp 06/04/2023)
Asian
Development Bank scales down growth forecast for Nepal
to 4.1 percent : Tighter monetary policy, slackened
demand, unwinding of Covid-19 stimulus and global
headwinds caused downturn, it said (kp 05/04/2023),
ADB
and WB project Nepal’s economic growth to slow down to
4.1 percent in 2023 (rep 05/04/2023), Economic
growth expected to decelerate to 4.1 % in 2023,
inflation at 7.4 (kh 05/04/2023), World
Bank projects 4.1 percent growth rate in 2023 (kh
06/04/2023), ADB
cuts Nepal’s GDP growth forecast to 4.1 percent for 2023
(ae 05/04/2023), After
ADB, World Bank also slashes Nepal’s GDP growth (ae
06/04/2023)
Slower
economic growth expected this year, central bank
governor says : Slowing demand in the construction
sector may result in lower economic growth which could
hover between 4-5 percent for the current fiscal year
(kp 29/03/023)
Dwindling
economy of the country: Tourism and architecture could
come to the rescue, by Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht
28/03/2023)
Cannabis,
Hippies and Nepal’s Economy, by Sugam Gautam (rep
28/03/2023)
Possibilities
in Nepal: From agriculture to tourism, by Sugam
Gautam (ht 24/03/2023)
There
is no economic crisis : While the tightening of monetary
policy did help, the focus has to shift to fiscal
reforms, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 21/03/2023) [The
majority of poor people see this differently and they
defenitively don't sip wiskey at a bar!]
irst,
the good news, by Ramesh Kumar (nt 17/03/2023)
PM
must act fast to salvage economy, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (ae 09/03/2023)
epal
has public debt of over Rs 2 trillion, by Dilip
Poudel (rep 08/03/2023), Danger
Ahead, Caution Needed! (rep 08/03/2023)
Where’s
hope? We don’t need the IMF to remind us of the
financial hole in which the country now finds itself
(kp 07/03/2023)
Capacity
utilization of industries in Q1 declined amid the
economic slowdown (ae 03/03/2023)
Nepal’s
growth to crawl to 4.4 percent amid slow trade, poor
investment : IMF flags concerns about large boom-bust
credit cycles in Nepal’s financial sector. That means
excessive credit growth amid erosion in borrowers’
repayment capacity, by Sangam Prasain (kp
02/03/2023)
National
economy sees paltry growth : The slump in the
construction and mining sectors along with minimal
growth in the agriculture and manufacturing sectors
dragged down the overall economic growth (ae
28/02/2023)
NPC
projects Nepal to upgrade to middle-income country by
2030 but NSO paints bleak picture of economy, by
Rajesh Khanal and Sanjira Shrestha (rep 27/02/2023)
Globalisation
is here to stay : While global trade has raised people
out of poverty, it has also caused trade imbalance and
debt outstanding, by Bijendra Man Shakya (kp
22/02/2023)
Hard
times not over : The government should make an all-out
effort to increase domestic and foreign investment,
by Chandan Sapkota (kp 19/02/2023)
Political
Instability Hits Economic Development, by Shyam
Prasad Mainali (rn 16/02/2023)
Why
is the government in a deep fiscal hole? The government
has a target of collecting Rs1,403 billion in revenue in
the current fiscal year, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
12/01/2023)
Finance
Minister Paudel rules out possibility of 8 percent
economic growth (KH 12/02/2023)
Nepal’s
economy showing signs of recovery, but challenges
persist, FNCCI says : The private sector said the
government needs to invest in skill-oriented training
and entrepreneurial education to make the country’s
economy robust, by Subin Adhikari (kp 09/02/2023)
External
sector continues to improve (ae 08/02/2023)
Economy
shows positive signs with increased remittance inflows
and BOP surplus (kh 07/02/2023)
Transition
to a Green Economy in Developing Countries, by Basu
Gautam (rep 07/02/2023)
Public
debt paradox : Nepal needs to be careful while borrowing
large commercial foreign loans with high interest rates,
by Nischal Dhungel (kp 02/02/2023)
2023:
An uphill battle for the economy, by Kushal jung
Adhikari (ae 02/02/2023)
Build
Strong Economy For Stability, by Yug Bahadur (rn
27/01/2023)
Shaky
coalition and the economy : Inadequate investment in
education has led to a huge outflow of students and
foreign currency, by Roshee Lamichhane (kp
23/01/2023)
Economic
recovery : The govt must bring policy-level changes to
attract investments in the agriculture sector (ht
20/01/2023)
Nepal’s
external sector indicators improved in the first five
months of the current FY, by Rajesh Khanal (rep
15/01/2023)
Nepal’s
growth trajectory : When population growth outstrips
economic growth, the output per person falls, by
Bijendra Man Shakya (kp 13/01/2023)
Now
the economy, stupid : Finance Minister Bishnu Poudel
must undo the mistakes of his predecessor, but his own
past record is not stellar (nt 13/01/2023)
Nepal’s
economic growth rate to remain 5.1 percent this
year-World Bank report (rn 11/01/2023), Word
Bank projects Nepal’s economic growth rate to remain 5.1
percent in 2023 (kh 11/01/2023)
Government’s
liabilities soar amid declining revenue : Successive
governments have been burdening the economy with
populist cash schemes, by Prithvi man Shrestha (kp
11/01/2023)
Nepali
economy has started to experience side effects of global
economic slowdown: NRB Governor Adhikari (rep
09/01/2023)
Nepal’s
outstanding debt in data : The total public debt in
Nepal reached 2,007.84 billion rupees at the end of the
first quarter of the fiscal year in October, 2022,
by Sushil Hamal (nlt 08/01/2023), Nepal’s
external debts swell in rupee terms as dollar surges :
The greenback had risen to Rs132.07 by the end of the
first quarter from Rs128.11 at the start of the fiscal
year (kp 08/01/2023)
Nepal
needs critical reforms to achieve economic prosperity :
Nepal has a long road ahead in terms of economic
development. Continuation of current practices might
just hinder the growth prospects, by Ayushma
Maharjan (nlt 03/01/2023)
Sri
Lanka’s economic crisis is a wakeup call for Nepal :
Nepal is not in a comfortable position to take the whole
debt distress scenario lightly given that our
outstanding debt is increasing, by Ranjan Sapkota
(nlt 02/01/2023)
Nepal’s
outstanding debt increased by Rs 228 billion during
mid-April and mid-October : The country’s Debt to GDP
ratio reaches 41.38 percent (rep 02/01/2023)
Nepal
Needs Deep Economic Reforms, by Hari Prasad Shrestha
(rep 31/12/2022)
Nepal’s
economy busted by Covid, war and inflation : From fuel
to food and transportation to entertainment, everything
became dearer for Nepalis, by Krishana Prasain (kp
30/12/2022)
Finance
minister inherits a troubled economy again : Deputy
Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Poudel vows
to take measures to overcome the economic problems,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 27/12/2022), Nepal
gets new Finance Minister amid economic doldrum :
CPN-UML leader Bishnu Prasad Paudel was sworn in as
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister on Monday.
But he confronts myriads of challenges to correct the
course in the economic sector, by Ashim Neupane (nlt
27/12/2022)
Financial
literacy level still low: NRB survey : NRB survey shows
the country’s financial literacy score at 57.9 percent
(ae 23/12/2022)
Economy
in the doldrums (rep 22/12/2022)
Resurrecting
economy: New government has its task cut
out (ae 19/12/2022)
Can
Nepal Avoid the Debt Trap?, by Hari Prasad Shrestha
(rep 17/12/2022)
Some
positive economic
indicators: NRB report
(ht 16/12/2022)
Perpetual
Instability, by
Tilak Rawal (sp
09/12/2022)
Economy
facing strong headwinds, warns key private sector body :
With the Nepali market contracting, the government’s
revenue collections during the first quarter of the
current fiscal year declined by 19 percent (kp
30/11/2022), ‘Economy
in the doldrums’, by Rajesh Khanal (rep 30/11/2022),
'Unable
to address current economic downturn' (ht
30/11/2022)
High
inflation and unemployment are forcing youths to seek
foreign jobs : In the fiscal year 2021-022, every day
1,745 Nepalis on average left the country for foreign
employment, by Arjun Poudel (kp 21/11/2022) [And
no idea on the part of the old failed politicians how
jobs can be created in the country!]
Remittance
and tourism will cushion Nepal against inflation, banker
says : As per Mashreq Bank executive James Pearson, 2023
will be a challenging year for many economies and
consumers, by Himendra Mohan Kumar (kp 18/11/2022)
Foreign
Exchange Reserves up by 2.5% in last three months
(rn 18/11/2022)
Geographical
Indication and Identity of Nepali Products, by Kiran
Mainali (rep 18/11/2022)
Forex
reserves increase by $130m in one month (ht
17/11/2022)
Elections
fail to perk up the economy : Market appears to be in
slumber with no spending a general election expectedly
triggers, by Sangam Prasain and Krishana Prasain
((kp 16/11/2022)
WB
estimates 5.8 per cent growth rate in 2022 (rn
31/10/2022)
IMF
projects Nepal’s economy to grow at 4.2 (nlt
24/10/2022), IMF
projects 4.2 percent economic growth for Nepal (kh
24/10/2022)
Debt
concern grows as government borrowing doubles in three
years : Newly enacted law on public debt management caps
the external loans Nepal can take at a third of its
gross domestic product, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
24/10/2022)
Worrisome
situation : Reliance on remittance to shore up Nepal's
forex reserve can never be in our interest (ht
24/10/2022)
Land
plotting reduced by 90 percent as real estate business
experiences recession, by Bhuwan Sharma (rep
22/10/2022)
How
can economy grow in lack of domestic production? (kh
13/10/2022)
Fear
of ‘financial system collapse’ lingers : Economy is the
priority, not politics, by Govind Nepal (kh
10/10/2022)
Nepali
economy to grow by 5.1 percent in 2022/23: World Bank
(kh 07/10/2022)
Asian
Development Bank cuts Nepal’s economic growth forecast :
The Manila-based bank says the economy will likely
expand by 4.7 percent in 2022-23, down from an estimated
5.8 percent last year, by Sangam Prasain (kp
22/09/2022), Country's
economy projected to expand modestly in FY 2022-23
(ht 22/09/2022)
Achieve
Sustainable Economic Growth, by Bidhyaman Mahatara
(rn 08/09/2022)
National
Land Commission collects 1.2 million applications from
landless people (kh 22/08/2022)
Social
Protection Against Poverty, by Lok Nath Bhusal (rn
19/08/2022)
Nepal’s
economy shows signs of improvement (kh 17/08/2022)
Is
the burden of foreign debt in Nepal alarming?, by
Ram Chandra Rupakheti (rep 06/08/2022)
Is
Nepal heeding the warning signs from Sri Lanka’s
economic crisis? Certain indicators show Nepal is
heading towards the path of economic mismanagement like
that of Sri Lanka, by Bhagirath Basnet (nlt
04/08/2022)
Nepal
is in a strong position, International Monetary
Fund says : Nepal’s economy is facing challenges
specially on the external side and inflation,
Maha Prasad Adhikari, governor of Nepal Rastra
Bank says, by Krishana Prasain (kp
29/07/2022)
Austerity
Must Begin From Top, by Yug Bahadur (rn 29/07/2022)
Take
a long-term view : We need to rise above petty
issues and work as a group on a long-term
economic plan, by Sujeev Shakya (kp
26/07/2022)
Monetary
policy likely to remain tight: ADB (ht
22/07/02022)
Economic
Crisis Blown Out Of Proportion, by Uttam
Maharjan (rn 19/07/2022)
Nepal
: An economic crisis like in Sri Lanka is inevitable, if
Nepal ignores its early symptoms, by Bijendra Man
Shakya (kp 15/07/2022)
Former
Finance Minister Dr Yuba Raj Khatiwada raises alarm
about Nepal’s worsening economic crisis, recommends
corrective measures : We still have time. If we take
corrective measures, if we intervene in the economy in a
proper way, we will not meet the fate of Sri Lanka. But
if our rulers act like rulers of Sri Lanka, the worst is
sure to come (nlt 10/07/2022) (interview)
The
Coming Global Recession: Will Nepal Resist the Trend?,
by Hari Prasad Shrestha (rep 09/07/2022)
Import
explosion and trade deficit pushing Nepal into economic
crisis : Feverish consumption has been a bonanza for the
trading sector, but the phenomenon brought disaster to
manufacturing and agriculture sectors, experts say,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 08/07/2022)
Nepal's
economy is not likely to be Sri Lankan, but it is
possible: Former Governor Chhetri (rep 02/07/2022),
Nepali
Congress Spokesperson raises alert against loans, Sri
Lanka’s fate : Prakash Sharan Mahat raised the alarm
bells while addressing a high level policy dialogue on
National Interests organized by Policy Research
Institute (nlt 03/07/2022)
Impact
small businesses make in Nepal : Closing the financing
gap for small enterprises can help further stimulate the
economy, by Martin Holtmann (kp 27/06/2022)
Around
27 percent Nepalis indebted due to Covid-19 pandemic:
UNICEF report, by Arjun Poudel (kp 15/06/2022)
Nepal’s
foreign debt liability swells as rupee plunges to an
all-time low against dollar : Rupee’s fall due to steady
depreciation of Indian rupee to which it is pegged,
insiders say, by Krishana Prasain (kp 15/06/2022), Nepal’s
debt rises by over 7 percent in third quarter : Rupee
depreciation has added Rs19.37 billion to foreign debt
burden. Value of a US dollar has risen to a record high,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 16/06/2022)
Uptick
in remittance inflow, forex reserves still under
pressure (ht 11/06/2022)
Forex
reserves decline 18 percent in 10 months of running
fiscal : Existing foreign currency sufficient only to
cover import of merchandise and services for 6.53 months
(kh 10/06/2022)
Yarsagumba
pickers travel to highlands with no guarantee of safe
return : Over 200 people have perished on their way to
pick yarsa across the country in the last decade,
according to locals, by Basanta Pratap Singh and DB
Budha (kp 10/06/2022), Yarsa
yields dwindle due to overharvesting : A picker used to
collect 25 to 30 pieces of yarsa until a few years ago
but one has hardly found three to seven pieces this year
(kp 16/06/2022)
ADB
projects Nepal’s GDP to fall by 4.97 percent in 2030 due
to school closures : “Severe disruptions in school
education during the pandemic has impacted children
through their formative years which will affect their
employment opportunities and earning potential for many
years.” (nlt 03/06/2022) [see ADB
report]
Land
classified into 10 zones based on features (ht
02/06/2022)
Nepal’s
per capita debt reaches Rs 63,310 (rep 29/05/2022)
The
Grant Trap: An Unfathomed Economic Curse, by Pradip
Kumar Kafle (rep 25/05/2022)
Nepal's
Economy Is Not Like Lanka's, by Shankar P Sharma (rn
22/05/2022)
Election
Economy : After the election, there is an economic
disaster waiting to strike Nepalis, by Rabin Giri
(nt 20/05/2022), How
not to be a Sri Lanka : Nepal’s disease may not be as
severe as Sri Lanka’s, but the symptoms are the same
(nt 20/05/2022)
Financial
data hints of an economy in crisis : Gross foreign
exchange reserves decreased 16.5 percent to Rs 1.16trn
in mid-April 2022 from Rs 1.39trn in mid-July 2021,
by Pratik Ghimire (ae 19/05/2022)
Revenue
collection hit by import curbs amid falling foreign
exchange reserves : Sluggish capital spending and
liquidity crunch also blamed, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 10/05/2022), Why
import ban is undesirable : This policy is practically
suicidal since the banned items are major sources of
revenue, by Achyut Wagle (kp 10/05/2022)
Bagmati
top performer with economic growth rate of 6.7 percent :
The province's GDP is expected to be worth Rs1,791.68
billion in 2021-22, up from Rs1,568.41 billion a year
ago, by Krishana Prasain (kp 06/05/2022)
Global
inflation straining Nepal’s forex reserves : Nepal’s
external economic situation isn’t worsening to the level
of Sri Lanka but warning signs are visible, experts say,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 05/05/2022)
The
truth about 'economic crisis' : However, there
are people who want to push the country towards
a crisis, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 03/05/2022)
Making
Nepal Prosperous: The Way Forward, by Suyesh
Raj Pyakurel (rep 01/05/2022)
CBS
forecasts 5.84 percent economic growth for running
2021/22 fiscal (kh 28/04/2022), Nepal
economy projected to grow by 5.84 percent this fiscal
year : Statistics bureau’s projection is higher than
that by World Bank and ADB, which estimated 3.7 percent
and 3.9 percent respectively, by Sangam Prasain (kp
28/04/2022), Indicators
look bad but statistics bureau paints glowing picture of
Nepali economy : Economists question 5.87 percent
optimistic growth data released just before Nepal goes
to polls, calling it a cheery prediction, by Sangam
Prasain (kp 29/04/2022)
IMF
projects Nepal’s economic growth rate at 4.1 percent in
2022 (nlt 26/04/2022)
State-sponsored
economic crisis : The real emergency in Nepal’s economy
is not the Ukraine War, but a self-serving government
(nt 22/04/2022)
Lower
revenue collection raises questions about health of
economy : Officials say liquidity crunch and sluggish
capital spending slow down economic activities but
tourism hopes are high, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
21/04/2022), It’s
the economy, stupid : You don’t need a weatherman to
know which way the wind is blowing (kp 21/04/2022)
Nepal's
economy not in crisis: CNI (rn 20/04/2022), Nepal’s
Economy More Stable Than Sri Lanka, by Namrata
Sharma (rn 20/04/2022)
No
drastic measures : Politicians need to get their heads
out of the sand and start thinking constructively
(kp 18/04/2022), Is
the crisis deepening? It is not that the economy is not
in trouble, but it is not so severe or dire as some are
saying, by Jagadish Prasad Bist (kp 18/04/2022)
Nepal
seeks overseas nationals' help to build up forex
reserves amid economic woes (rep 17/04/2022)
Solutions
to the Crisis of Depleting Forex Reserves, by Lokesh
Todi (rep 16/04/2022)
Rising
inflation, slower growth stoke stagflation concerns : As
inflation galloped to a 67-month high of 7.14 percent in
March, World Bank slashes Nepal’s growth forecast to 3.7
percent, by Sangam Prasain and Krfishana Prasain (kp
15/04/2022), Take
restrictive measures to avert an economic crisis, by
Surendra Pandey (kh 15/04/2022), Nepal
to miss growth target as concerns about economic woes
intensify : Fuelled by higher commodity prices, surging
inflation is also making life much tougher for many
Nepalis (ht 15/04/2022), State-sponsored
economic crisis : The real emergency in Nepal’s economy
is not the Ukraine War, but a self-serving government
(nt 15/04/2022)
Is
Nepal heading toward the worst economic crisis? While
indicating that the worst may be yet to come, economists
warn that if the government doesn’t work on correcting
the course, the Nepali economy might end up in a red
zone soon, by Ashim Neupane (nlt 14/04/2022), Warning
signs : Our total export is insufficient even to
purchase fuel alone, whose prices have soared
due to the war in Ukraine (ht 14/04/2022),
Nepal’s
economic growth projected at 4.7% in FY 2079/80 (kh
14/04/2022) [??], Slower
yet gradual growth expected for Nepal amid global
challenges, says World Bank (ht 14/04/2022)
Combatting
the current economic issues, by Rabindra Prasad
Pandey (kh 13/04/2022), Central
bank paints grim picture of Nepal’s economy :
Inflation is rising, BoP is ballooning,
remittances are falling and imports surging,
Nepal Rastra Bank reports, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 13/04/2022), World
Bank projects Nepal’s economy to grow by 3.7
percent : “Amid global challenges, Nepal is on a
path to slower albeit continued gradual
recovery” (nlt 13/04/2022)
Overall
economic indicators are positive, says Finance Minister
(kh 12/04/2022)
“Nepalis
must work 10 hours a day to increase production”,
interview with Laxman Phuyal (kh 12/04/2022)
Nepal’s
deepening economic crisis: Opposition CPN-UML slams the
government on economic slowdown : The Opposition said
the coalition parties themselves have conflicting views
on vital issues such as economic policy formulation, bi-
and multilateral assistance mobilization, and role of
the private sector in the economy (nlt 10/04/2022),
Economy
in crisis but how grave is it? Economic turbulence looms
large with half of the country’s income going to import
bills. But situation manageable if immediate mitigation
measures are taken, economists say, by Sangam
Prasain and Krishana Prasain (kp 11/04/2022)
Landless
finally get ownership certificates (kh 10/04/2022)
Overall
economy not in tailspin: NRB (kh 08/04/2022)
ADB
projects Nepal’s economy to grow by 3.9 pc : GDP growth
is forecast to increase to 3.9 percent in FY 2022 as the
economy further normalizes on increasing Covid-19
vaccine coverage, ADB said in Asian Development Outlook
(ADO) 2022 (nlt 06/04/2022)
Sky
high fuel price hits Nepal’s tourism, airlines : Fallout
of Ukraine war knocks country’s aviation as it struggles
to recover from pandemic (nt 25/03/2022)
When
it rains, it pours : Relying on tourism and remittances,
we are exposed to the same pitfalls as Sri Lanka (kp
22/02/2022)
Nepal
: Current Situation of Political Economy, by Rajeev
Kunwar (kh 19/03/2022)
Household
savings a saving grace for realty (ht 17/03/2022)
Medium-term
economic recovery : A course correction beyond the
band-aid nature of policy reaction is warranted, by
Chandan Sapkota (kp 14/03/2022)
Nepal
gets some respite as pace of BOP negative sees a decline
(rep 13/03/2022)
Gross
Foreign Exchange reserve decreases by 16.2 percent
(kh 11/03/2022), Growing
demand of foreign currency creating stress on national
economy: PM Deuba (rep 11/03/2022), Remittance
drops, forex reserves under pressure (ht 12/03/2022)
The
chase for money : The anxiety to sustain life and
livelihood propels people to try and earn as much as
they can for a modicum of security, by Avasna Pandey
(kp 06/03/2022)
Liquidity
crisis : Nepal's economy will further deteriorate should
the remittance inflow continue to plummet (ht
03/03/2022)
Nepal’s
external debt down due to dollar slide : Fluctuations in
exchange rates resulted in an exchange gain of Rs16.47
billion in the second quarter of the fiscal year, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 22/02/2022)
Government
dials down annual budget, once again, after failing to
spend : Economists say an electoral spending boom this
year and last year’s low base effect may help the
economy grow to some extent but the 7 percent target
still looks too ambitious, by Sangam Prasain (kp
11/02/2022)
‘Nepal’s
economy is at an alarming stage’, by Eak Raj Bastola
(kh 10/02/2022)
Continued
uncertainty: NRB data reveals economy’s bleak prospects,
vy Abiral Gautam (nlt 09/02/2022), Nepal’s
industry and export sector continue to flounder, report
says : Poor coordination, confusing policies and
bewildering bureaucracy are the major stumbling blocks,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 10/02/2022)
Ground
reality of landlessness in Nepal : Politicians have
weaponsied land for elections without addressing the
deeper crisis of landlessness, by Rabin Giri (nt
04/02/2022), Owning
land gives former slaves self-respect : Nepal’s former
bonded labourers build homes, find financial
independence and dignity, by Unnati Chaudhary (nt
04/02/2022)
High
inflation amid low growth: Worrying case of the
stagflation predicament in Nepal : Surging oil prices
amid the pandemic disrupt economic activities, while
savings erode and banks run short of funds (nlt
30/01/2022)
Dealing
With Macroeconomic Challenges, by Prakash Kumar
Shrestha (rn 27/01/2022)
Stagflation
looms large : Decreasing remittances, dwindling forex
reserves and widening balance of payment deficit are
impossible to be reversed overnight, by Achyut Wagle
(kp 18/01/2022)
Remittance
drops, forex reserves under pressure (ht 14/01/2022)
Covid
surge threatens to hinder Nepal’s economic recovery :
Nepal’s economy has been estimated to grow 3.9 percent
this fiscal year, unchanged from its June 2021 outlook,
the World Bank says in its Global Economic Prospects
report, by Sangam Prasain (kp 13/01/2022)
WB
projects Nepal’s economic growth rate at 3.9 percent in
FY 2021/22 (rep 13/01/2022), World
Bank's GDP growth projection for Nepal unchanged at
3.9pc for this fiscal (ht 13/01/2022)
Taking
economic growth rate to 7 percent is challenging:
Governor Adhikari (kh 09/01/2022)
Economy
faces headwinds but finance minister is oblivious to the
crisis : All domestic and external indicators are down,
but no concrete measures have been taken to address the
problem, which experts say could spell a disaster,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 22/12/2021)
Worrisome
economy : The Finance Minister's decision not to seek
any "legitimate sources of investment" has put the
country's image at risk (ht 22/12/2021)
Promoting
Green Mountain Economy, by Dinesh Chandra Devkota
(rn 20/12/2021)
Tame
the inflation, ensure greatest good of the greatest
number of Nepalis : Why should we, the commoners, suffer
at the hands of the few unscrupulous business people?
Should not the state guarantee the greatest good to the
greatest number of the commoners?, by Jivesh Jha
(nlt 19/12/2021)
A
limping economy crippled by external sector
vulnerability : Nepal’s road to recovery is fraught with
challenges due to falling remittances and rising
imports. Experts stress the need for short-, mid- and
long-term strategies, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
05/12/2021)
Nepal
spent more servicing domestic debt than foreign loans
which amount higher : Domestic debt stands at Rs802.94
billion, external loans amount to Rs934.14 billion,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 14/11/2021)
Nepal’s
debt sustainability : Nepal has enough fiscal space
to use more debt for development, by Jagadish
Prasad Bist (kp 04/11/2021)
Jump
in inflation sparks worries about economic recovery :
October floods have made some food items costlier for
consumers already feeling heat of rising energy prices,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 01/11/2021)
Foreign
exchange reserves on decline (kh 27/10/2021), Surging
imports and decline in tourism take toll on forex
reserves : Foreign currency reserves, enough to fund
imports for 10 months at fiscal year’s start, drop by
about Rs100 billion, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
28/10/2021)
Market
failure in festival economy : The state’s planning needs
to look for vibrancy in the economy beyond the festival
glitter, by Achyut Wagle (kp 12/10/2021)
Confronting
Crisis : As the flow of remittance has started to
decline slowly with the COVID-19 pandemic, Nepal’s
relatively healthy Balance of Payment (BOP) is under a
strain for the first time in the last two decades
(sp 25/10/2021)
Growth
in services sector expected to drive Nepal’s recovery :
South Asia has a chance to shift from a traditional
manufacturing-led growth model and capitalise on the
potential of its services sector, report says (kp
08/10/2021), Shifting
Gears : Digitisation and Services-Led Development
(World Bank: South Asia Economic Focus, Fall 2021), Services-led
growth key to Nepal's GRID: WB (ht 08/10/2021)
World
Bank projects 3.9 % economic growth in 2021//22 (kh
07/10/2021)
Nepal
recorded a BoP deficit of Rs 38.75 billion during
mid-July and mid-August (rep 24/09/2021)
Modest
growth of 4.1% forecast for Nepal’s Economy in FY 2022
(kh 22/09/2021), ADB
cuts Nepal’s 2021-22 economic growth forecast to 4.1
percent : The coalition government led by the Nepali
Congress has set an ambitious 7 percent economic growth
target this fiscal year, ending mid-July 2022, even as
experts have been warning of a possible third Covid-19
wave (kp 22/09/2021), Sluggish
tourism and services dampen growth expectations : The
Asian Development Bank has revised its forecast for
Nepal’s economic growth to 4.1 percent from the previous
5.1 percent, by Sangam Prasain (kp 23/09/2021), Nepal's
GDP to grow modestly this fiscal: ADB (ht
23/09/2021), ADB's
projections : Since immunisation is key to economic
recovery, it behooves the govt to speed up the
vaccination campaign (ht 24/09/2021), Growth
Forecast At 4.1% : ADB projects Nepal’s economy to grow
by 4.1 percent in FY2022 (sp 08/10/2021)
The
workplace after Covid-19 : Remote working has emerged as
a strong option in managing offices, even in the public
sector, by Harimani Ghimire (kp 19/09/2021)
Bottlenecks
in branding exportable products : Market research
becomes meaningful when it focuses on exploring new
markets, by Roshee Lamichhane (kp 17/09/2021)
Ethics
of Accounting Profession, by Nandan Prasad Adhikari
(rep 17/09/2021)
Policy
Convergence and Small Changes: An Economic Idea Left
Behind?, by Sabin Subedi (rep 11/09/2021)
Here’s
how to help ‘Ram Bahadur’ : The adage that everything
from salt to gold comes from outside hardly seems false,
by Shuvangi Khadka (kp 05/09/2021)
Nepal’s
BoP surplus nosedived from over Rs 282 billion to Rs
1.23 billion last FY (rep 29/08/2021)
Increasing
Gap : Increasing Balance of Payment (BoP) will have long
lasting impacts on Nepal’s economy (sp 20/08/2021)
Finance
Minister Sharma issues Fact Paper on economic condition
(kh 10/08/2021), Poor
economic health : Fiscal deficit cannot be reduced to
the desired level unless the government takes measures
to increase the production base (ht 12/08/2021)
Investment
pledges plunge as virus, messy politics scare away
investors : Foreign direct investment pledges fell 14.81
percent to Rs32.20 billion in the fiscal year 2020-21,
officials say, by Krishana Prasain(kp 21/07/2021)
The
economic challenges facing Deuba : The new prime
minister has appointed somebody with unknown credentials
as finance minister, by Achyut Wagle (kp 20/07/2021)
In
new fiscal year, hopes for economic revival hinge on
jabs : Nepal’s economy lost two years to pandemic.
Economic activities were picking up but then the second
wave hit in April. Except for tourism, prognosis is
good, experts say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
17/07/2021)
Nepal
registers BoP deficit of Rs 15.15bn (ht 16/07/2021)
Economic
growth target unchanged for the next three years despite
the pandemic : Target of 6.5 percent for 2021-22 may be
met if situation normalises given the negative growth
last fiscal year, but double digit growth after that is
impossible, experts say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
23/06/2021) [A political way to
raise unrealistic hopes!]
Deficit
of entrepreneurial intent : Mere policy
announcements are unlikely to bear the desired
fruits, by Achyut Wagle (kp 22/06/2021)
World
Bank projects 3.9 percent economic growth in 2021/22
(kh 09/06/2021)
How
the pandemic wrecked the national economy, by Rudra
Pangeni (ae 03/06/2021)
Infection
fears force farmers to go it alone : The pandemic has
ended the tradition of working in each other’s fields
during the busy season, farmers say, by Agandhar
Tiwari and Prakasj Baral (kp 25/05/2021)
Fight
for survival, by Nitish Lal Shrestha (kh 25/05/2021)
Nepal
will require 26 million tonnes of cement annually by
2024-25, central bank report says : Foreign direct
investment in the cement industry stands at Rs56.97
billion, according to Nepal Rastra Bank, by Krishana
)Prasain (kp 22/05/2021)
The
economy has been eroding : Given the rapid spread of
Covid-19, CBS’s growth projection will most likely
be an overestimation, by Chandan Sapkota (kp
17/05/2021)
Current
account deficit surges 64.49 per cent (ht
13/05/2021), Inflation
at 3.10 per cent (ht 13/05/2021)
Nepal’s
economy to post modest recovery this fiscal year, says
Asian Development Bank : Nepal’s economy is anticipated
to grow by 3.1 percent this fiscal year 2020-2021 ending
mid-July from a contraction of 1.9 percent in the last
fiscal year. But there are downside risks to the outlook
on a resurgence of Covid-19 infections (kp
28/04/2021)
Leverage
can both help and hurt : With leverage in trading, any
gains get multiplied. But so do the losses, by Paban
Raj Pandey (kp 26/04/2021)
Nepal’s
economy on road to recovery, economists say : As per the
World Bank, the country is expected to achieve a growth
rate of 2.7 percent this fiscal year, by Sangam
Prasain (kp 01/04/2021), World
Bank projects Nepal's GDP growth at 2.7 per cent (ht
01/04/2021)
Pandemic-battered
economy is on the up. A second wave could dent recovery
: Tourism is still reeling but service industry is
picking up and agriculture is giving mixed signals.
Economists warn against blanket lockdown even if
cases rise, by Prithvi Man Shrestha and Sangam
Prasain (kp 24/03/2021), Risk
of second wave threatens economic revival, ba Arpana
Ale Magar (ht 25/03/2021)
How
to ‘Make in Nepal'? : Implementation and government
support will make or break the new industry campaign,
by Achyut Wagle (kp 16/03/2021)
Nepal
receives FDI commitment worth Rs 25.31 billion in first
seven months of current fiscal year (rep 14/03/2021)
e
are witnessing an economic contraction : Revised and
rebased statistics provide a more accurate picture
of the economy, by Chandan Sapkota (kp 12/03/2021)
Dip
in per capita income challenge to Nepal’s graduation to
developing country status, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 08/03/2021)
Pandemic
pulls country’s economic growth into negative territory
: Nepal saw an economic growth rate of -1.99 percent in
fiscal year 2019-2020, ending mid-July, new national
accounts statistics says (kp 04/03/2021), Economic
growth rate turned negative in last fiscal year: CBS
(kh 04/03/2021), Nepal
witnessed economic recession but quick recovery likely,
economists say : There was negative growth in the last
quarter of 2019-20 and first quarter of 2020-21. In the
final analysis year-on-year growth in the last fiscal
year was minus 1.99 percent, by Sangam Prasain (kp
05/03/2021)
Nepal’s
debt nearly triples in the last five and half years :
Experts, however, say the country still has room for
borrowing needed for development but insist that there
should be productive use of the borrowed funds, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 02/03/2021
Dang
coal mines have become death traps : A worker’s death
highlights the dangers of coal mines, where safety
measures are flouted and inspection is non-existent,
by Durgalal KC (kp 27/02/2021)
The
economy moves on : The impact of the pandemic on the
Nepali economy is waning, by Sujeev Shakya (kp
23/02/2021)
The
ongoing political chaos may leave serious negative
impacts on the country’s economy, by Rajesh Khanal
(rep 05/02/2021)
Slowly
recovering economy could be stalled again by political
instability : As Nepal marks a year since the first
Covid-19 case, latest indicators have been encouraging
but as far as tourism is concerned, it will take years
to get to pre-pandemic levels, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha and Sangam Prasain (kp 25/01/2021)
The
job of stimulus is to stimulate : Tons of small
businesses are simply hanging by a thread; they need
grants, not loans, by Paban Raj Pandey (kp
24/01/2021)
Need
Of Swift Economic Recovery, by Yogesh Pokharel (rn
22/01/2021)
Nepal’s
unfinished economic revolution, by Bishal Thapa (ae
08/01/2021)
‘Nepal’s
GDP growth to remain low this fiscal’ (ht
07/01/2021), World
Bank projects Nepal’s growth rate to limit at 0.6
percent this year (rep 07/01/2021)
How
the pandemic put the brakes on Nepal’s economic growth :
Projections by various agencies show recovery will be
long and arduous, especially with political uncertainty,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 31/12/2020)
Foreign
exchange reserves above 15 billion, remittances increase
to 11.2%: NRB : Food and beverage inflation stands at
5.73 percent (rep 22/12/2020)
Trademark
counterfeiting: Time to review its laws, by Anusuiya
Chaulagain (ht 14/12/2020)
Digitisation,
an ally of corporate treasuries : The government must
make the vaccine available for free to every citizen,
by Michael Siddhi (kp 14/12/2020)
Problems
and solutions in consumer protection : The government
and the private sector should prepare the market
monitoring modalities jointly, by Shankar Man Singh
(kp 07/12/2020)
Pandemic
derails country’s economic recovery, Nepal Rastra Bank
survey suggests : Economists and business people have
urged the government to implement economic recovery
programmes to lift the faltering economy, by Prithvi
man Shrestha (kp 06/12/2020)
Sluggish
import of capital goods reflects Covid-19’s toll on
domestic economy : Private sector says it can’t be
expected to invest as usual, and government needs to
invest in large infrastructure projects. But public
capital expenditure figures are still disappointing,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 28/11/2020)
Economy
growing by zero percent still satisfactory compared to
negative growth in advanced economies, says PM Oli
(rep 26/11/2020) [???]
More
virus-spurred disruptions to come : The International
Monetary Fund forecasts the economy to have
grown by zero percent, by Paban Raj Pandey (kp
12/11/2020)
नेपालको
अर्थतन्त्रमा नयाँ सामान्यीकरण कसरी ? राजनीतिक र सरकारका
अंगहरूको खर्चको विश्लेषण गरी अत्यावश्यकबाहेकका खर्च
कटौती गरेर ठूलो राशी जम्मा गर्न सकिन्छ [How about a
new generalization in Nepal's economy? By analyzing the
expenditure of political and government organs, a large
amount can be collected by cutting non-essential
expenses], by Sudarshan Paudel (np 08/11/2020)
Consumers
deprived of their rights due to lax market monitoring
(ht 05/11/2020)
The
government goes borrowing as virus strangles revenue
sources : Foreign aid commitments to Nepal in the first
two months of fiscal year grow seven-fold, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 23/10/2020)
A
full arsenal of policies is needed to promote a solid
recovery, interview with Laura Jaramillo Mayor,
International Monetary Fund Mission Chief for Nepal (ht
23/19/2929(
Rising
COVID-19 cases pose downside risks to Nepal’s growth,
warns IMF (rep 22/10/2020)
What’s
really happening in the economy : The rosy picture
presented by the central bank does not reveal a recovery
phenomenon, by Jagadish Prasad Bist (kp 18/10/2020)
How
COVID-19 provides an opportunity to chart a self-reliant
economy (rep 17/10/2020)
Nepal’s
pandemic-time economic focus : The first priority should
be employment generation so as to ensure all households
can meet their basic needs. But doing so may compromise
economic growth and contribute to inflation, by
Mukunda Prasad Sharma (ae 16/10/2020)
Will
COVID-19 Break Globalisation?, by Hira Bahadur Thapa
(rn 16/10/2020)
With
revenue lower than expenditure, officials to bridge gap
with foreign aid and internal loans : Amid decreasing
imports, the Department of Customs has been struggling
to collect revenue as per the target, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 12/10/2020)
Nepal’s
economic growth projected to slump to 0.6 percent : The
World Bank predicts worst-ever recession in South Asia
(rep 08/10/2020), World
Bank projects Nepal’s economic growth for 2020-21 at 0.6
percent : If disruptions persist and relief spending
weakens, growth could be as little as 0.1 percent, but
in case a vaccine is available, it could go up to 2
percent, the bank says, by Sangam Prasain (kp
09/10/2020)
Pandemic
comes as ready excuse for economic slide which was
already visible : The slowdown began in 2018-19 with low
capital spending leading to a liquidity crunch, which in
turn lowered the confidence of the country’s private
sector, experts say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
26/09/2020)
Covid-19
weighs heavy on Nepali economy : Industrialists say the
national economy won’t regain previous rhythm unless all
restrictions on free flow of people and vehicles are
lifted, by Tulsi Subedi (ae 25/09/2020)
With
festival season close, bank loans for imports halve,
bankers’ data shows : Low spending outlook around
Dashain clearly suggests that Nepal’s economy, 82
percent of which is driven by consumption, will continue
to slide, economists say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
and Sangam Prasain (kp 19/09/2020)
ADB
projects Nepal’s growth rate to slump to 1.5 percent in
current fiscal year : Growth projection lowered citing
longer than anticipated period to contain coronavirus
(rep 15/09/2020), Nepal’s
economy may grow 1.5 percent this fiscal year, Asian
Development Bank says (kp 16/09/2020)
With
the disease comes added debt : In many ways, developing
countries can be likened to upstart companies with
a lot of growth potential, by Paban Raj Pandey
(kp 14/09/2020)
With
a sharp quarterly slump, last fiscal year growth headed
for a massive decline : Government data show a downward
spiral, and with uncertainties caused by Covid-19,
economists say the country will hugely struggle to
escape a negative growth this fiscal year, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha and Sangam Prasain (kp 07/09/2020)
Land
Management Ministry decides to open plotting, splitting
of land (rep 07/09/2020)
Nepal’s
patronage economy : Government-led capital expenditure
projects are overwhelmingly selected by patronage and
corruption, by Bishal Thapa (ae 04/09/2020)
Economists
paint a bleak picture of economy as virus hits harder :
With rising virus caseload, authorities are tightening
curbs which could result in a massive economic
contraction, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 03/09/2020)
The
cash cow is drying up : Don’t be fooled by the
better-than-expected results from the external sector,
the effects are only temporary, by Chandan Sapkota
(kp 02/09/2020)
Less
money coming in: The virus has slashed remittance flows,
so it is necessary to make the most of what you have,
by Shankar Ghimire (kp 14/08/2020)
Time
to talk turkey: Address the warnings beforehand to stop
an unemployment pandemic (kp 06/08/2020)
Nepal
may see 28.7 percent contraction in remittance in 2020,
highest in the developing Asia, ADB says: But Nepal
Rastra Bank says as China’s demand for oil will create
jobs in Gulf countries, Nepal may not see a big
contraction on remittance earnings despite the pandemic,
by Sangam Prasain (kp 05/08/2020)
Impact
of Covid-19 on Nepalese Economy, by Nitish Shrestha
(kh 30/07/2020)
Majhis
in Parbat put their lives at risk in Kaligandaki River
to extract sand: The local unit banned sand extraction
in rivers during rainy season but the Majhi squatter
community has no other means to earn a living; they defy
the ban and brave the river, by Agandhar Tiwari (kp
28/07/2020)
The
story of Langtang cheese: How Nepal’s famous cheese
centre survived a deadly avalanche, and built back
better, by Gyalbu Tamang (nt 24/07/2020)
Nepal’s
economic growth to shrink to 2.1 pc: WB: ‘Low economic
activity and petroleum prices will keep imports low’
(ht 24/07/2020)
After
delayed and poor harvest, yarsagumba collectors will now
have to face depletion concerns: First came the ban in
harvesting the fungus due to pandemic fears and now the
government has taken note of the IUCN concern of
conservation needs for the Himalayan ‘viagra’., by
Chandan Kumar Mandal and Basanta Pratap Singh (kp
19/07/2020)
Nepal's
Balance of Payments (BOP) situation at an impressive Rs
179.37 billion (ht 17/07/2020)
2.36
million Nepalis scared of losing home or land (ht
16/07/2020)
No
jobs, few crops: Coronavirus, pests leave people fearing
hunger (ht 16/07/2020)
Foreign
investment pledges plunge 24 percent due to Covid-19:
Out of a total 46 investment commitment proposals, 37
pledges worth Rs 6.77 billion came from China alone,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 14/07/2020)
People
without vehicles are having difficulty commuting to work
as public transport service remains shut: Transport
department says health and safety guidelines are being
prepared for passenger carrying vehicles in case the
government decides to resume public transport services,
by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 05/07/2020), Struggling
shop owners have put their businesses for sale to pay
off their debts but there are no buyers: In Thamel, 270
travel and tour agencies, restaurants, curio shops and
hotels have closed in the past three months, by Anup
Ojha (kp 05/07/2020)
Nepal
moves up to lower-middle-income country, says World Bank
report: Economists say Nepal may relapse to ‘low-income’
status as incomes and jobs evaporate due to the pandemic,
by Sangam Prasain (kp 04/07/2020) [See corresponding World
Bank report]
The
Brunt Of Economic Halt, by Namrata Sharma (rn
24/06/2020)
National
Debt Situation Of Nepal, by Bhanu Kandel
(rn24/06/2020)
Reviving
Ailing Economy Hit By COVID-19, by Dibyeswar Prasad
Shrestha (rn 18/06/2020)
Nepal’s
BOP in surplus even as world reels from economic
downturn (rep 17/06/2020) [???]
Managing
our economy: In order to kick-start the economy,
citizens should receive cash or other means of relief,
by Manoj Kumar Kedia (kp 15/06/2020)
In
sharp contrast to government’s ambitious 7 percent
growth, World Bank forecasts a dismal 2.1 percent for
next fiscal year: The 7 percent target has been deemed
overly ambitious while economists call the World Bank’s
forecast more realistic, by Sangam Prasain (kp
09/06/2020) [The absurd
prognosis of the government without any basis is an
irresponsible whitewash!]
Nepal’s
Economy May Take Years To Recover, by Hari Prasad
Shrestha (rn 31/05/2020)
The
way forward in South Asia: Bhutan, Maldives and Nepal
could face an excruciating foreign exchange crunch,
by Mahendra P. Lama (kp 27/05/2020)
Nepali
economy needs foresight and courage, by Saurav Rana
(rep 26/05/2020)
Is
COVID-19 portending bleak days in Nepal? Job-cut in Gulf
countries to impact Nepal’s economy adversely (kh
24/05/2020)
Keshav
Acharya: If we can achieve four percent growth and
maintain inflation at seven percent, I will be happy:
‘Spending capacity of provincial and local governments
should be strengthened as they don’t have technical
knowhow.’, interview by Prithvci Man Shrestha (kp
24/05/2020) [Dream
on!]
Is
COVID-19 portending bleak days in Nepal? Job-cut in Gulf
countries to impact Nepal’s economy adversely (kh
23/05/2020)
Lockdown
restrictions have hit livelihood of poor families who
depend on community forests: Government set to lose
billions in revenue as forest cutting halted due to
Covid-19, by Shashwat Pant (kp 22/05/2020)
Retail
merchants running low on stocks as lockdown gets
tighter: The government's ever changing policy has made
it difficult to maintain smooth supply of goods, say
traders, by Krishana Prasain (kp 22/05/2020)
Finance
Committee recommends government launch Rs 188 billion
stimulus package to keep economy afloat (kp
22/05/2020)
Continued
lockdown may trigger unpredictable economic
consequences, experts say: The Central Bureau of
Statistics has said Nepal's economy would likely grow at
a rate of 2.27 percent this fiscal year, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 21/05/2020)
We
need more economists: And we need firms and
organisations to invest more in research and analysis,
by Sujeev Shakya (kp 19/05/2020), [see
part
2, 19/05/2020]
Economic
Recovery Need Of Hour, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
19/05/2020)
Economic
cost of Covid-19 and way forward (1), by Bijaya
Shrestha (kh 18/05/2020)
Plans
after the pandemic: Nepalis knew all along that the
economy, based largely on remittance, is unsustainable.
But we never realised that it would meet such a chaotic
fate, by Madhukar Upadhya (kp 15/05/2020)
Bagmati
Province suffers highest loss from coronavirus lockdown:
The growth rate in the country's economic powerhouse is
likely to sink to 1.23 percent from last year's heady
6.4 percent, by Sangam Prasain (kp 13/05/2020). GDP
growth of Bagmati Province to slump to 1.23 per cent:
CBS (ht 13/05/2020)
Following
the World Bank, Central Bureau of Statistics too revises
growth rate to 2.27: The revision is a sharp fall from
8.5 percent that the government had set for the economy
this year, but even a 2.27 growth is optimistic,
economists say, by Sangam Prasain (kp 30/04/2020), Nepal’s
economic growth set to slump to 2.27 per cent this
fiscal, by Sujan Dhungana (ht 30/04/2020)
Economy
Takes A Knock, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 28/04/2020))
The
ripple effect of COVID-19 on the Nepali economy, by
Prashanna Mahat (kh 26/04/2020)
The
Nepali economy will bounce back quick: More in-depth
analyses and multi-dimensional perspectives are required,
by Sujeev Shakya (kp 21/04/2020 [This
statement by the otherwise renowned expert does not seem
conclusive in some respects.]
COVID-19:
How To Keep Nepali Economy Flowing, by Anil Kumar
Upadhyay (rn 18/04/2020)
Unlocking
the economy post-lockdown: Checklist of measures to help
Nepal's economy regain good health once the pandemic
eases, by Sanjib Subba (nt 17/04/2020)
Stimulus
Packages Save Economy, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
14/04/2020)
Nepal
looks at tough times ahead as World Bank predicts a
growth rate between 1.5 and 2.8 percent: The government
had targeted a growth rate of 8.5 percent this fiscal
year but the pandemic and the ensuing lockdown have
thrown cold water on those plans, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 13/04/2020), IMF
cuts Nepal's growth forecast to 2.5% due to COVID-19,
by Sagar Ghimire (rep 15/04/2020)
Tackling
Economic Fallout Of COVID-19, by Mina Aryal (rn
08/04/2020)
Foreign
currency inflow shrinks on virus crisis: Earnings are
down with remittance, exports and tourism all taking a
direct hit from the pandemic, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 05/04/2020)
Asian
Development Bank revises Nepal’s economic growth rate to
5.3 percent in light of Covid-19 pandemic: Economists,
however, say this number is much too optimistic and
forecast a more somber figure of around 4 percent,
by Sangam Prasain (kp 04/04/2020)
[Why so optimistic? No tourism, hardly any
remittances, downgrating agriculture and other economy!]
Govt
slow to protect poor, counter economic impact of
Covid-19: As countries rush to announce stabilization
measures to insulate economy from the pandemic, Nepal
govt keeps mum over relief package, by Sagar Ghimire
(rep 29/03/2020)
Covid-19,
economic crisis and the Nepali economy: The government’s
policies and priorities for economic development require
a revision, by Jagadish Prasad Bist (kp 23/03/2020),
When
will the govt launch economic relief package?, by
Rupak D. Sharma and Sujan Dhungana (ht 23/03/2020)
Prepare
for the worst: Economic impact of COVID-19 (rep
18/03/2020), The
cost of a pandemic: The real test for the government
will be how it tackles the economic fallout of the
pandemic, by Deepak Thapa (kp 19/03/2020), Experts
call for measures to ease the impact of coronavirus on
the economy: Ensuring supply of essentials, controlling
prices, slashing customs duty on raw materials and
rescheduling loans are some of the recommended actions,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 19/03/2020), Economic
Impact of Covid-19, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km
20/03/2020), Covid-19
pandemic likely to devastate country’s labour sector as
ILO projects 25 million job losses globally: While
labour migration has come to a complete halt, more job
cuts are expected in the domestic labour market as well,
labour experts say, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
21/03/2020)
Nepal’s
economy, already weak, takes direct hit: Nepal may not
officially have an outbreak cluster yet, but COVID-19 is
bringing down the economy, by Sanghamitra Subba (rep
13/03/2020)
Coronavirus
onslaught: It makes sense for the government to lower
its GDP growth target in light of the impact of the
outbreak, by Chandan Sapkota (kp 09/03/2020)
Economy
on right trajectory but external challenges loom:
Khatiwada (rep 05/03/2020)
Nepali
economy starts to feel the pinch as coronavirus spreads:
Given travel restrictions around the world and a fall
in: Chinese imports, tourism, manufacturing and
remittance are all expected to see a slump, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 04/03/2020)
Scandals
expose conflict over patronage: If Nepal is to develop,
we must ensure a transition to the rule of law in the
economy as well, by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (kp
02/03/2020)
Government
to struggle to meet growth target amidst coronavirus and
poor expenditure: The tourism sector, which has been
badly affected by the coronavirus outbreak, is unlikely
to add much to the growth rate while spending and
lending are both down, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
24/02/2020)
8.5pc
growth not achievable (ht 20/02/2020), Is
the 8.5 pc growth target achievable?, by Sagar
Ghimire (rep 23/02/2020)
Bahuni
in Morang awaits petroleum exploration since 1988,
by Amar Khadka (rep 26/01/2020)
Mines
of Sudurpashchim province yet to be explored, by
Pushparaj Joshi (rep 26/01/2020)
Seismic
survey for petroleum exploration under way in Dailekh
district (ht 22/01/2020), First
phase of petroleum exploration in Dailekh district
completed (ht 11/03/2020)
Federal
government faces a revenue deficit of Rs 90 billion in
the first half: Government officials blame a drop in
imports and sluggish economic activities for the fall in
revenue collection, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
20/01/2020)
IMF
projects economic growth at 6pc (ht 18/01/2020), IMF
projects Nepal’s economic growth to moderate to 6%,
by Sagar Ghimire (rep 18/01/2020)
A-class
100m tonnes of iron ore in Nawalparasi (ht
14/01/2020)
Jelbang
iron mine lying idle since 1989, by Dinesh Subedi
(rep 12/012/2020)
Finance
minister claims the country is on the course of
broad-based economic growth: But the World Bank says the
economy will expand by only 6.4 percent in the current
fiscal year, well below the government target of 8.5
percent, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 10/01/2020)
t-earthquake
rebuilding added 4.5 percent to growth rate, says
report, but economists disagree: While reconstruction
did create jobs and increase financial inclusion, its
contribution to the growth rate requires more research,
economists say, by Sangam Prasain (kp 26/12/2019)
Slump
in bank lending suggests slowdown in the economy: The
government’s economic growth rate target of 8.5 percent
will be difficult to achieve with the decrease in both
government and private sector spending, experts say,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 19/12/2019)
Benefits
of Circular Economy: Circular economy is an alternative
to the linear economic model which ends in product
disposal. This is why it is gaining much attention
globally and is widely popular among businesses
elsewhere, by Kaustuv Raj Neupane and Rachana
Upadhyaya (rep 14/12/2019)
WB
projects 6.4pc economic growth this fiscalStresses on
enhanced data availability for successful transition
towards federalism (ht 13/12/2019), Visit
Nepal 2020 pins hope for strong medium-term growth
outlook, says World Bank report: The multilateral
funding agency said import growth would slow down as the
government implements its programmes to check fiscal
deficit (kp 13/12/2019) [see Nepal
Development Update by World Bank, 12/12/2019]
Restriction
on land plotting hits property deals, by Prem
Penthoki (rep 10/12/2019)
Worrying
signals in the economy: Policy failures and the
inability to mitigate the increase of corruption will
hit Nepal’s economy hard, by Achyut Wagle (kp
10/12/2019)
Impact
of a slowing Indian economy begins to appear on some
local sectors: The impact on Nepal may be severe if the
Indian economy continues to be on a downward spiral,
experts say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 06/12/2019)
Nepal’s
economic growth tapers off as construction slackens and
remittances slow in the first quarter: The country’s GDP
is likely to grow at 7 percent this fiscal year, lower
than the government’s 8.5 percent target, experts say,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 27/11/2019)
Nepal
does need to focus on economic growth, but not at the
cost of a better quality of life for all: It is better
to have an evenly distributed low per capita income
without people living in the slums, by Jagadish
Prasad Bist (kp 20/11/2019)
Time
For Economic Leap, by Balmukund Regmi (rn
20/11/2019)
Slowdown
in construction activity spells bad news for economy:
Demand for construction materials has fallen due
to low public capital spending, by Rupak D. Sharma
(ht 20/11/2019)
Govt
revises economic growth target down to 7.01 per cent
(ht 15/11/2019), Govt
revises down economic growth rate to 7.01% (rep
15/11/2019)
Does
Doing Business ranking mean anything?, by Biswo
Poudel (rep 04/11/2019)
Remittance
inflow drops after almost four years: Central bank
report shows BoP at a surplus of Rs 8.83 billion in
first two months of fiscal (ht 24/10/2019)
The
government is set to miss its own economic growth
target, yet again: Its inability to bring about
structural changes and support positive policy
developments is the root cause, by Chandan Sapkota
(kp 21/10/2019)
A
tale of slow progress, by Biswo Poudel (rep
21/10/2019)
IMF
recommends Nepal to contain domestic demand pressures
(rep 20/10/2019)
Nepal
to achieve 6.5 percent growth, World Bank says: The
government has set a target of 8.5 percent growth to
make Nepal a middle-income country by 2030, by
Rajesh Khanal (kp 14/10/2019), WB
projects economy to grow at 7.1pc in current fiscal year
(ht 14/10/2019) [????]
[see WB report, 13/10/2019], World
Bank projects Nepal’s GDP growth rate to average at 6.5%
(rep 14/10/2019)
Nepal
is the worst performer in economic competitiveness in
South Asia, report says: The economy performed poorly in
terms of innovation capability, information,
communication and technology adoption, product market
development, judicial independence and government’s
long-term vision, by Prahlad Rijal (kp 11/10/2019)
Nepal's
economy is the 136th freest, says US think tank: The
report says that Nepali courts are generally reliable,
but they remain vulnerable to political pressure,
bribery and intimidation, by Prahlad Rijal (kp
02/10/2019) [In other words:
Still a very unfree economy!] [see ranking
of Nepal according to the Heritage Foundation]
Failing
on economy: Nepal has failed to take comparative
advantage by forging economic alliances and
business cooperation with economic giants even
though we are already dependent on them, by Kedar
Neupane (rep 29/09/2019)
The
economic slowdown in India does not bode well for Nepal:
Nearly two years since the last elections, Nepalis are
neither happy nor is the country on the path to
prosperity (kp 26/09/2019)
Nepal’s
economy may grow above 6 percent this fiscal year, ADB
says: This marks an economic growth projection of over 6
percent for four consecutive fiscal years, but it is way
below the target set by the government, by Sangam
Prasain (kp 26/09/2019)
Manufacturing
slack, low FDI inflow likely to crimp Nepal’s economic
growth: Foreign investment is key, but the country needs
to increase exports and focus on agriculture, tourism
and IT to sustain growth, analysts say, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 22/09/2019)
Surging
trade deficit is cause for concern, but it could be
turned into opportunities: There are several areas where
Nepal can cash in on to boost domestic businesses,
analysts say, by Rajnesh Khanal (kp 08/09/2019)
Nepal
feels the heat of the cooling Indian economy: While
there is a legitimate fear of the slowing growth having
trickle-down effects, Nepal may benefit in the short
term, by Achyut Wagle (kp 03/09/2019)
BoP
at Rs 67.4bn deficit in 2018-19 (ht 02/09/2019)
Open
data: A non-rival good, by Ashutosh M. Dixit (ht
27/08/2019)
Forecast:
Economic gloom: Nepal needs to be prepared for a
potential slowdown in the global and regional economies,
by Sujeev Shakya (kp 27/08/2019)
GDP
growth in this fiscal projected at 6.02 pc (ht
27/07/2019)
Is
Two-day Weekend Practical?, by Kamal Parajuli (rn
15/07/2019)
Yarsagumba
pickers return home empty-handedThe pricy caterpillar
fungus was scarce this year due to frequent
snowfall, storms and rains in Dolpa district,
according to locals, by Bhim Bahadur Singh (kp
30/06/2019)
The
government needs to manage land use: Laws should be
created to control unscientific fragmentation for real
estate purposes, by Santosh Pathak (kp 10/06/2019)
World
Bank projects economic growth for the next fiscal year
at 6.5pc, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 07/06/2019)
Agriculture’s
share in gross domestic product shrinks to 26.98
percent: Survey, by Sangam Prasain (kp 28/05/2019)
7pc
growth expected in current fiscal (ht 28/05/2019)
Insurance
coverage reaches 18 percent of total population (rep
28/05/2019)
Market
monitoring mechanism at local levels sought (ht
27/05/2019)
Our
problem is we cannot borrow money and we cannot spend
money, interview with Biswo Poudel (rep 23/05/2019)
Outbound
Nepalis spent Rs 68 billion in nine months (rep
23/05/2019)
Where
is our economy heading? (rep 22/05/2019)
No
more bad management: The role of effective governance
cannot be overstated for achieving sustained economic
growth, by Narayan Prasad Wagle (kp 21/05/2019)
Govt
envisions rapid economic growth, by Sujan Dhungana
(ht 04/05/2019)
A
cup full of woes for tea estate workers: An ongoing
standoff between tea estate workers and tea factories is
expected to result in production losses of 20 percent,
by Biplav Bhattarai (kp 28/04/2019)
Economic
growth projected at 6.81 percent—short of government
target, but still best in recent years, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 27/04/2019), Economy
to
expand to Rs 3.46 tn at 6.81 pcPer capita income
expected to reach $1,047 this fiscal, against $1,005 in
the last fiscal year, by Sujan Dhungana (ht
27/04/2019)
Nepal’s
GDP And Low-income People, by Kamal Parajuli (rn
27/04/2019)
The
fallacy of false precision: Govt using obsolete
investment, growth model, by Rupak D Sharma (ht
23/04/2019)
NRB
governor sees economy growing by 7% this fiscal year,
by Binod Subedi (rep 18/04/2019)
The
empire springs back: A resurgence in Nepal’s west can
give a considerable boost to the regional and national
economies, by Jaya Jung Mahat (kp 16/04/2019)
Inverted
yield curve: Is Nepali economy safe?, by Jagadish Prasad
Bist (ht 12/04/2019)
IMF
forecasts 6.5 percent growth for Nepal (rep 10/04/2019)
Unleashing
transformation: A fresh perspective is needed on how we market
our country to the world, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 09/04/2019)
WB
report identifies 5 key risks for Nepal’s economic outlook:
Puts growth forecast for current fiscal year at 6 percent
(rep 09/04/2019)
Per
capita income to reach $1,400 by 2023-24 (ht 04/04/2019),
Government
expects
economy to expand by 10.3 percent annually: Needs investment
of Rs9.24 trillion over the five-year plan period lasting from
fiscal 2019-20 to 2023-24, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
04/04/2019), Bumper
crops, higher spending likely to push growth to 6.2 percent
(kp 04/04/2019)
Market
monitoring ineffective in Jhapa, by Arjun Rajbanshi (kp
19/03/2019)
Measurement of Societal Well-being, by Hira Bahadur Thapa
(rn 22/02/2019)
Green
Mountain Economy, by Dinesh C Devkota (rn 20/02/2019)
Erosion
of
economic base: The reality is that the high dependence on
remittance will further weaken our social and economic bases,
by Madhukar Upadhya (kp 20/02/2019)
International
Monetary
Fund predicts 6.5 percent growth: ‘The economic expansion also
comes with some challenges that need to be carefully managed’,
by Sangam Prasain (kp 19/02/2019)
IMF
for reining in rapid credit expansion, by Sagar Ghimire
(rep 19/02/2019)
Nepal’s
credit worthiness: A good sovereign credit rating is needed to
borrow in the international bond markets, by Chandan
Sapkota (kp 18/02/2019)
Landowners
without certificates (rep 13/02/2019)
‘We
have overcome almost every challenge to put the economy on
track’: Finance Minister, interview with Yubaraj Khatiwada
(kp 12/02/2019)
Chasing
success:
Many have climbed up professional ladder in Nepal because they
understand value of time, have trustworthy communication and
are patient, by Nirmal Thapa (rep 03/02/2019)
To
Davos with hammer and sickle, by Ramesh Kumar (nt
18/01/2019), PM
to leave for Davos tomorrow, by Anil Giri (kp 19/01/2019),
Prime
Minister
Oli makes pitch to attract foreign investment: Stresses social
development and environment at World Economic Forum, by
Anuj Kumar Adhikari (kp 23/01/2019), Nepal
poised to become fastest growing economy: Oli (ht
23/01/2019) [This is an almost
criminal statement in the face of an extreme and
ever-increasing trade deficit and an employment policy
that completely negates the domestic market and is
focused solely on the labour migration of the
ever-increasing number of young people!], ‘Davos
meet good opportunity to make Nepal widely known’
(kp 27/01/2019), ‘Nepal’s
participation in summit fruitful’ (ht 27/01/2019), Trade
tensions: Oli’s pitching to investors at Davos is futile
without creating a trading environment, by Bijendra
Man Shakya (kp 28/01/2019), The
art of conversation: Speeches and the long-held need to
preach are passé, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 29/01/2019),
Miles
to go: Transmitting the message that Nepal is safe and
secure for foreign investment is one thing. Ensuring
that, another, by Hari Prasad Shrestha (kp
30/01/2019), Nepal’s
Maiden Participation In WEF, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
31/01/2019)
Government
lifts restriction on land plotting, by Anil Giri (kp
13/01/2019)
Teach
them
English: If we cannot enhance competence of English teachers
at government schools, we probably can’t enhance English
learning of students, by Rishi Ram Paudyal (rep
12/01/2019)
World
Bank forecasts 5.9% growth for Nepal in FY2018/19 (rep
11/01/2019)
Changing
track: Sixth Industrialisation is the way to revitalise the
rural economy and boost incomes, by Arjun GC (kp
08/01/2019)
The
Livelihood Economy, by Dev Raj Dahal (kp 08/01/2019)
Tap
the
opportunities: Low level of economic integration combined with
untenable trade deficit is making Nepal vulnerable to external
shocks, by Purushottam Ojha (rep 08/01/2019)
Nepal
living beyond its means, by Binaya Banjara (nt 04/01/2019)
Failing
to
impress: The well-known economist was expected to take drastic
measures to rejuvenate the country’s economy but this has not
happened under his leadership, by Nishant Khanal (rep
25/12/2018)
Growth
forecast
revised upward to 6.5 percent: The IMF also showed concern
over the rate of credit expansion by Nepali banks and
financial institutions, by Bibek Subedi (kp 14/12/2018), IMF
projects economic growth at 6.5 percent, by Sagar Ghimire
(rep 14/12/2018)
Capital
concerns: Forceful countercyclical measures are needed to put
the economy back on track, by Achyut Wagle (kp 11/12/2018)
Wrong
economic
vision: Prosperity doesn’t come just from wishing or planning
for high growth. But this is precisely what the governments of
Nepal have been doing, by Sukhdev Shah (rep 02/12/2018)
On
The Road To Prosperity, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 29/11/2018)
Growing
money: It’s time we realise the economic potential of the
medicinal plant sector, by Dipesh Pyakurel and Carsten
Smith-Hall (kp 28/11/2018)
‘Nepal
now self-sufficient in iron, steel materials’, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 21/11/2018)
Market
monitoring: Authorities ordered to take stern action,
by Rajesh Khanal (kp 17/11/2018)
New
study picks out 5 sectors for growth, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 17/11/2018)
Country
now has stable macroeconomy: Finance Minister: World
Bank and IFC launch first Nepal CPSD (rep
17/11/2018)
Channelising
international finance A transparent multi-stakeholder
approach is the way forward, by Madhukar SJB Rana
and Atul K Thakur (kp 13/11/2018)
FinMin
says 8pc growth target difficult to achieve (ht
07/11/2018)
Nepal’s
GDP to grow 6pc, by Sangam Prasain (kp 11/10/2018),
WB
urges
investment, productivity-driven growth: Projects gross
domestic product growth in Nepal to average six per cent
in medium term (ht 02/11/2018)
Nepal’s
performance on ease of doing business worsens: Country
slips five places to 110th in World Bank ranking, by
Sagar Ghimire (rep 01/11/2018), Government
voices concern over World Bank report (ht
18/11/2018)
Circular
economy: 3A multi-pronged approach is required to make
business sustainable, by Sujeev Shakya (kp
23/10/2018)
IMF
keeps
Nepal’s growth projection unchanged at 5% : We may
revise growth projection after Article IV consultation:
IMF’s Almekinders (rep 10/10/2018)
BOP
registers deficit of Rs 25 billion in first month of FY
(rep 29/09/2018)
Nepal
to clock 5.5 percent growth this fiscal, says ADB
(kp 27/09/2018), ADB's
forecast of 5.5 percent growth lower than that of govt
(rep 27/09/2018), Economy
will grow at healthy but slower rate: ADB (ht
27/09/2018)
Think
tank formed to counsel government: Another 25-member
council set up for improving business climate; The panel
led by Prof Chaitanya Mishra has Mina Acharya, Prof
Rajendra Dhwoj Joshi, Prof Surendra Labh and Ganesh
Gurung as members (kp 23/09/2018)
Whole
village 'without' land ownership certificate, by
Hari Krishna Gautam (rep 20/09/2018)
National
Economic Census: A Window To Progress, by Nandalal
Tiwari (rn 17/09/2018)
Rising
petro prices and US dollar to hurt Nepal, by Rajesh
Khanal (kp 10/09/2018)
Consumption
Problems Of Nepali Economy, by Kiran Dahal (rn
09/09/2018)
Inevitability
Of Womenomics, by Kanhaiya Mathema (rn 16/08/2018)
Bridging
The Income Gap, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn 14/08/2018)
Lack
of consumer protection: Market inspection drive of large
firms fizzles out (kp 06/08/2018), Adulteration
rampant due to poor oversight, by Pratap Bista (kp
06/08/2018)
Growing
middle class: FMCG sector growing by leaps and bounds,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 24/07/2018)
Let
the buyer beware: The many consumer protection laws are
of no use if they are not enforced properly, by
Rajina Dahal and Suresh Khatiwada (kp 16/07/2018)
Govt
preparing to lift ban on land plotting, by Rekha
Bhusal (rep 15/07/2018)
Govt
to start 'special' market monitoring from Tuesday: FNCCI
asks its members to be alert (rep 14/07/2018)
Economic
revolution:
The communist transformation of Nepal enters its final
phase with a battle against the concentration of wealth
and private sector businesses, by Bishal Thapa (rep
10/07/2018)
Govt
spent Rs 10b in recurrent expenses Friday, by Rudra
Pangeni (rep 09/07/2018)
Property
transactions fall in Rupandehi, by Rekha Bhusal (rep
09/07/2018)
Nepalis
parking wealth in Swiss banks: Four-fold rise in funds
parked there by Nepalis since 2008, by Pushpa Raj
Acharya (ht 02/07/2018)
Vision
for
prosperity: Economic prosperity with social justice is
possible only if there is a stable and visionary
government with a progressive stance and dynamic
governance, by Baburam Bhattarai (rep 01/07/2018)
New
trans-Himalayan
dictum: Oli’s China visit has overlooked Nepal’s benefit
in Trans-Himalayan Multi-dimensional Connectivity
Network, by Achyut Wagle (kp 26/06/2018)
Learning
from
Sipradi: The confluence of policy, business and
development aid has created opportunities for short-term
profiteering rather than building the basis for lasting
progress, by Bishal Thapa (rep 26/06/2018)
Make
in
Nepal: Irony is that we are importing huge amount of
powdered milk while our farmers have to bear with forced
milk holiday in lack of market for their products,
by Prabhakar Ghimire (rep 25/06/2018)
Mining
Economic Resilience, by Dev Raj Dahal (12/06/2018)
Young
country, fallow lands: As youths migrate and arable land
lay fallow, question remains: who is going to farm?,
by Bhawana Upadhyay (kp 12/06/2018)
Macroeconomic
and Financial Situation of 10 months: Current account
deficit at record high of Rs 191 billion (rep
11/06/2018)
Perennial
delay in land acquisition hits industrial areas (ht
04/06/2018)
Thapa
backs 8pc growth next year (kp 02/06/2018)
FDI
pledges up Rs34.9b in first 8 months: Survey (kp
29/05/2018)
The
prosperity agenda: Global partnership will not
materialise without our conscious and consistent efforts,
by Gyan Chandra Acharya (kp 28/05/2018)
Govt
sets ambitious growth targets: Annual policies and
programmes say per capita income will double in five
years, by Binod Ghimire (kp 22/05/2018) [??],
Waiting
for budget: Setting ambitious growth rate is welcome,
but the govt’s major challenge is to deliver (kp
23/05/2018)
National
Prosperity Through Domestic Employment, by Lok Nath
Bhusal (rn 20/05/2018)
Nepal’s
growth
path: In addition to investment in primary sector,
government needs to invest in service and industrial
sectors to attain sustainable growth, by Krishna
Sharma (rep 20/05/2018)
Growth
essentials: Nepal needs to strengthen traditionally
productive sectors while simultaneously building
institutions and infrastructure to boost new growth
sectors, by Mina Aryal (kp 18/05/2018)
Toward
better
economy: Nepal’s economy would have long collapsed
without remittances for imports have sky-rocketed while
exports continue to plummet, by Kedar Neupane (rep
16/05/2018)
Illusion
of
growth: Rise in per capita income does not necessarily
indicate growth. It does not mean income of each
household has increased, by Raj Kumar KC (rep
15/05/2018)
Failing
economics:
Economic policy professionals in Nepal have not been
able to apply economic engineering to produce a desired
growth, by Bhim Bhurtel (rep 06/05/2018)
Economic
growth: Role of institutions, by Ramesh Ghimire (ht
04/05/2018)
Dissecting
Nepali
economy: The current debate on state of economy
presented by white paper is largely suggestive of
whether to see the glass half full or half empty, by
Prakash Chandra Lohani (rep 01/05/2018)
Labour
migration key to lubricating economy: Report (ht
29/04/2018)
Gross domestic savings to stand at 15 percent of GDP
this fiscal: CBS (rep 28/04/2018)
Not
so
bleak: If not all rosy, the economic situation is not
all doom and gloom, but we must direct our focus towards
agriculture, construction and industry (ht
27/04/2018)
Stronger
dollar to affect BoP situation (ht 27/04/2018)
#whomademyclothes:
It’s
Fashion Revolution week and the world, including Nepal,
is asking who made their clothes to raise awareness
about ethical fashion and sustainability (kp
26/04/2018)
Nepal’s
economy
likely to swell to Rs3 trillion: With a GDP worth Rs3
trillion, the per capita income of Nepalis will reach
Rs103,335 (kp 26/04/2018), Average
Nepali expected to earn US $1,004 this fiscal year,
by Rudra Pangeni (rep 26/04/2018), One
thousand
dollars! Let us all congratulate our politicians and
civil servants for doing all they can to make sure that
we, the people remain poor while our thulo mancheys make
more in a day from ghoos juice than what our average
folks make in a year, by Guffadi (kp 28/04/2018), Income
conundrum: Dissecting PCI forecast, by Nayan Krishna
Joshi and Sadichchha Shrestha (ht 01/05/2018)
Nepal
to witness growth of 5.89pc : CBS (ht 26/04/2018)
Biratnagar
becomes largest export gateway of the country (rep
23/04/2018)
Casteised
economy: State failed to support traditional leather
makers even as leather industry booned, by Subhash
Nepali (kp 22/04/2018)
Nepal
records BoP deficit of Rs24.7 billion (kp
22/04/2018)
Reinforce
institutional, administrative capacity of government:
IMF (rep 22/04/2018)
Moderate
Growth:
Unlike the high growth of previous years, ADB projects
that Nepal’s GDP growth will be 4.9 percent in the
ongoing fiscal year (sp 20/04/2018)
Trending:
blending: Blended finance scales up at the right time
for Nepal, by Tim Gocher (kp 20/04/2018)
WB
warns of alarming rise in debt to GDP ratio (kp
19/04/2018), World
Bank warns of widening fiscal deficit (ht
19/04/2018), Transition
to federalism may cost 3-4% of GDP: WB (rep
19/04/2018)
White
paper and red flags: In-depth analysis needed to find
out the causes behind the current economic condition,
by Jagadish Prasad Bist and Aadersh Raj Joshi (kp
18/04/2018)
Nepal’s
Economy Constraints and Opportunities, by Madan K.
Dahal (rn 18/04/2018)
Nepal’s
GDP to grow 4.6pc: WB (kp 17/04/2018), WB
maintains
Nepal’s growth forecast at 4.6pc: Flags country's
inability to create job opportunities in tandem with
economic progress (ht 17/04/2018)
CBS
begins first Economic Census from today (kp
14/04/2018), National
economic census starts today: First economic census to
give complete picture of Nepal’s economy (rep
14/04/2018), Japan
to help implement National Economic Census 2018 (ht
14/04/2018), Nepal’s
first national economic census kicks off (ht
15/04/2018)
Sovereign
credit rating: Why is it important for Nepal?, by
Joseph Silvanus (ht 13/04/2018)
ADB
revises growth rate forecast upward to 4.9 percent
(kp 12/04/2018), GDP
growth projected at 4.9pc this fiscal: ADB (ht
12/04/2018)
DoSM
loses power to inspect markets: Market monitoring will
now be handled by the provincial and local
governments (kp 11/04/2018)
‘Trade
deficit has negative correlation with GDP growth’
(ht 11/04/2018)
NC
calls white paper ‘a red paper’: Says it paints bleak
picture for political reasons (ht 10/04/2018), We'll
take our share of blame for economic failure: NC; 'White
paper guided by psychology to establish the agenda for
next elections' (rep 10/04/2018)
Overcoming
the
obstacles: Stable domestic political climate and
guarantee of security is bound to create a conducive
environment for foreign investment, by Bhubanesh
Pant (kp 09/04/2018)
National
Economy in Doldrums, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 05/04/2018)
Bleak
Economy and Way Out, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn
02/04/2018)
Proposal
for Prosperity, by Kiran Dahal (rn 01/04/2018)
Khatiwada
says privatisation has essentially failed: Fiscal
indiscipline grows; Revenue can’t meet routine expenditure,
by Rajesh Khanal (kp 31/03/2018), Finance
minister makes a diagnosis of economy: Slams
privatization of public enterprises, by Rudra
Pangeni (rep 31/03/2018), In
the
doldrums: Khatiwada, who is well-versed on economy,
finance and development issues, should have clearly
outlined the way forward (ht 02/04/2018), ‘We
need structural transformation in the economy’,
interview with FM Yubaraj Khatiwada (ht 02/04/2018), Mahat
accuses FinMin of ‘cherry-picking’ economic data (kp
03/2018), Economic
ills: Finance minister should focus on introducing
reforms rather than playing blame games (kp
03/04/2018), White
lies
on white paper: Khatiwada’s failure to propose a
rightful role and space for the private sector will
further erode investors’ confidence, by Achyut Wagle
(kp 03/04/2018), FinMin
draws NC flak for ‘gloomy’ white paper views (kp
04/04/2018), Attributional
discord:
Despite shortcomings on attribution and cherry picking
of data, the white paper is a good reflection of the
economic state, by Chandan Sapkota (kp 06/04/2018),
White
paper a prescription to economic ills: FinMin (ht
06/04/2018), White
paper just a diagnosis: FinMin (rep 06/04/2018), Deuba
slams government white paper as ‘fabricated’ (kp
07/04/2018), Government’s
White Paper, by Kushal Pokharel (rn 07/04/2018)
Keeping
the
balance: Nepal’s economic relations with neighbours
should be nurtured in a pragmatic manner that ensures
sovereignty, by Surendra Regmi (kp 30/03/2018)
Why
the
private sector is spooked: The market has gone into a
tailspin as the private sector awaits the Communist
government's economic roadmap, by Ramesh Kumar (nt
30/03/2018)
Nepal’s
total debt jumps to 32 percent of GDP (kp
25/03/2018)
Challenging
times:
Economy is not expected to meet its initial growth
target due to poor planning and allocation, but there is
hope for next fiscal year, by Chandan Sapkota (kp
19/03/2018)
Country’s
external financial transactions in bad shape: NRB
(rep 19/03/2018)
Recovery
in remittance income fails to lift BoP (kp
19/03/2018)
Govt
to revise market monitoring duties (kp 16/03/2018)
Bottom-up
approach, by Siddhant Raj Pandey (nt 16/03/2018)
How
to growThe need of the hour is to focus on each
growth-driving sector to create significant traction and
ramp up the economy, by Surajit Aiyer (kp
15/03/2018)
New
approach necessary to accelerate country’s economic
growth (ht 14/03/2018)
Nepal
to explore minerals (kp 10/03/2018)
MoF
revises down spending target, growth rate (ht
08/03/2018), Govt
to
introduce austerity measures as deficit widens:
Government’s budget deficit stood at Rs49 billion
as of Tuesday, which is around 1.9 percent of GDP
(kp 08/03/2018), Govt
revises down growth forecast to 6 pc, by Sagar
Ghimire (rep 08/03/2018)
Finance
ministry to issue white paper on economic situation,
by Sagar Ghimire (rep 07/03/2018)
NCC
urges govt to focus on double-digit expansion (ht
02/03/2018)
Globalisation
losing
lustre: We must learn from neighbouring countries and
apply various policies and approaches to help the
economy grow, by Purna Silwal (kp 27/02/2018)
New
FinMin inherits a challenging economy, by Pushpa Raj
Acharya (ht 27/02/2018)
Economic
survey from April 14 (ht 24/02/2018)
Nepali
products hardly used in public offices (ht
21/02/2018)
Economic
enigmas: Without reversing precarious trends, Nepal has
very little hope of surviving as a functional economy,
by Achyut Wagle (kp 20/02/2018)
Redirecting
economy:
The best performing economy is the one which has a
well-chosen mixture of public and private goods and
services, by Purushottam Ojha (rep 19/02/2018)
BoP,
current account in deficit (rep 13/02/2018)
Remittance
risks: Due to declining remittance and a depleted
workforce, Nepal’s economy is nearing zero productivity,
by Achyut Wagle (kp 23/01/2018)
Agenda
for
prosperity: The nation’s future in terms of prosperity
and development will depend on the proper execution of
economic decentralisation, by Hari Prasad Shrestha
(kp 23/01/2018)
Highest
BoP deficit after 2010-11 (ht 18/01/2018)
CBS
to
conduct Economic Census from April 14: The survey will
cover all private and state-owned enterprises,
cooperatives, non-governmental organisations and other
institutions, such as political organisations and branch
offices of foreign companies (kp 13/01/2018), Central
Bureau of Statistics to conduct country’s first economic
unit survey, by Sabin Mishra (ht 13/01/2018)
A
brighter future: Nepal’s economic performance can
benefit from institutionalising transparency and
accountability, by Nischal Dhungel (kp 12/01/2018)
WB
revises growth to 4.6% for this year (rep
11/01/2018)
Per
capita income highest in Province 3, lowest in 7, by
Rudra Pangeni (rep 09/01/2018)
Home
cheap home: Low-interest loans and subsidised land
should be provided to ensure housing for all, by
Dibyeswar Prasad Shrestha (kp 03/01/2018)
Building
blocks: The government must sustain the achievements of
2017 (kp 02/01/2018)
A
stitch in time: A piece of land in Indrachowk of
Kathmandu is much costlier than the land at Manhattan of
New York or Hammersmith of London, by Ajaya Kusum
Adhikari (rep 27/12/2017)
Current
account deficit at Rs 25.8 billion: Officials say they
will take needful measures to address the issue (rep
25/12/2017)
The
Vicious Poverty Trap, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn
25/12/2017)
Govt
likely to fall short of growth target (ht
24/12/2017)
Reliability
of govt stats: Data discrepancy creates confusion
(kp 13/12/2017)
NRB
launches new model to predict economic status (ht
22/11/2017)
BoP
surplus for 1st time this fiscal yr (kp 20/11/2017)
Unlocking
potential: If we can create progressive changes in the
Nepali working environment, we can take on the world,
by Sujeev Shakya (kp 07/11/2017)
Fiscal
imprudence: There is a danger of fiscal mismanagement by
the Left alliance in case they secure a majority to form
govt, by Chandan Sapkota (kp 01/11/2017)
Nepal’s
BoP
in deficit, again: The BoP deficit of Rs5.9 billion
indicates Nepal needs to find more ways to earn foreign
currency, otherwise foreign exchange reserve will come
under pressure (kp 30/10/2017), NRB
paints bleak economic picture (ht 30/10/2017), Current
account deficit soars to Rs 17.88 billion (rep
30/10/2017)
Nepal
to face labour shortage by 2030: The country may fall
short of 3.6 million workers in 12 years (kp
27/10/2017)
Income
for
all: Using the basic income guarantee approach, around
Rs 214 billion a year will be needed to uplift the 25.2
percent of our total population still living in poverty,
by Bamdev Paudel (rep 25/10/2017)
Festivalonomics:
Reflecting on the interface between festivals and the
economy, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 24/10/2017)
CBS
to revise GDP basket in 2019 (kp 23/10/2017)
Nepalis
spending 13% of daily income for a food-plate (rep
23/10/2017)
Nepal
to face turbulence as remittance flow ‘drops’, by
Rupak D. Sharma (kp 17/10/2017)
Human
behavior: New market economy, by Kedar Neupane (ht
17/10/2017)
Nepal
to
clock 5pc growth: International Monetary Fund says
establishment of robust and sustainable framework of
intergovernmental fiscal arrangement is essential for
the success of federalism in Nepal, by Rupak D.
Sharma (kp 11/10/2017), IMF
also lowers Nepal’s economic growth forecast to 5%:
Projection by IMF slightly higher than those of World
Bank, ADB (rep 11/10/2017)
Finance
secretary claims 7.2 percent growth target gettable
(rep 10/10/2017), Govt
claims it can achieve targeted growth rate of 7.2pc,
by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 11/10/2017)
Foreign
employment saving bonds: Pitfalls and challenges, by
Bhubanesh Pant (ht 04/10/2017)
ADB
lowers economic growth forecast to 4.7pc (kp
27/09/2017), Economic
growth to slow down to 4.7pc: ADB (ht 27/09/2017)
Nepal’s
vertical
fiscal gap to be widest in federal countries: This
income generation arrangement implies tax collection in
federal Nepal will not be significantly different from
the unitary system, as approximately 80 to 85 percent of
the total revenue is likely to remain with the central
government, says the report (kp 20/09/2017)
World
Bank revises Nepal’s growth forecast downwards to 4.5pc
(kp 18/09/2017), Economy
to grow by 4.6pc in current fiscal (ht 18/09/2017),
World
Bank forecasts moderate economic growth of 4.6 percent:
‘Severe floods in one-third of the country dampened
economic momentum’, by Sagar Ghimire (rep
18/09/2017), Low
spending: The World Bank estimates show that it is still
the agriculture sector that plays a vital role for
economic growth (ht 19/09/2017)
Economic
development: Paradigm shift, by Prakash Katwal (ht
15/09/2017)
Achieving
targets: Monetary policy reforms and using remittance
towards capital gain a must to achieve economic growth
target, by Sajal Mani Dhital (kp 10/09/2017)
Black
economy thrives as under invoicing in import rampant,
by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 06/09/2017)
Building
the economy of the future: Nepal must support innovation
and entrepreneurship to become a middle income nation by
2020, by Alaina B. Teplitz (28/08/2017)
Slowing
remittance growth squeezes BoP surplus (kp
27/08/2017)
Divided
loyalty:
South Asian migrant workers are not only contributing
remittances, they are also promoting trade and foreign
direct investment, changing global trends, by Naresh
Rai (rep 23/08/2017)
Turning
black into white: The government needs to take a more
forceful approach if money laundering is to be curbed,
by Atit Babu Rijal and Manish Raj Kharel (kp 22/08/2017)
DoMG
scraps licences of 39 firms, individuals (ht
09/08/2017)
Economic
growth projected at 3.54pc this fiscal (ht
01/08/2017)
Bring
industry
related acts, guidelines soon: Lawmakers to MoI (ht
13/07/2017)
Mineral
deposits
likely in 96 thousand Sq Km area (ht 25/06/2017)
Nepal
third fastest growing economy in 2017 (ht
13/06/2017)
Muddy
road
to middle-income, by David Seddon (nt 11/06/2017)
Economy
cannot
tolerate inflation of over 6.4pc: NRB, by Rupak D.
Sharma (kp 06/06/2017)
Flights
of
fancy: Our economic numbers aren’t what they appear to
be because of a phenomenon economist John Maynard Keynes
called Money Illusion, by Sukhdev Shah (rep
06/06/2017)
Yarsa
collectors
swarm over highlands (kp 02/06/2017)
Taking
politics
out of the economy: Nepal can attain lower middle income
status by 2030, but conditions apply, by Om Astha
Rai (nt 02/06/2017)
Govt
vows
to achieve 7.2 per cent growth target in next fiscal
(ht 31/05/2017)
Per
capita
debt down 2 percent to Rs21,665: Debt-to-GDP ratio falls
to 24.1 percent, the lowest in at least 10 years
according to the Ministry of Finance (kp
29/05/2017), Average
income of Nepalis doubled in 11 yrs: Survey; Record 6.94
percent economic growth; Industry sector posted
robust growth of 10.97 percent; Per capita income
doubled in 11 years; Economy rebounds post-earthquake,
Indian blockade, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 29/05/2017)
Brick
kiln
workers back home for cultivation (ht 25/05/2017)
Manang
residents
resume journey for yarsa hunt (ht 25/05/2017)
Tatopani
border
closure: Hundreds of youths leave country after losing
jobs, businesses, by Anish Tiwari (kp
24/05/2017)
‘Reforms
necessary
to address tepid growth’ (ht 24/05/2017), Comprehensive
reforms must to become lower-middle-income country by
2030, says WB (rep 24/05/2017)
Nepal
braces
for deceleration in per capita income growth, by
Rupk D. Sharma (kp 24/05/2017)
Asia-Pacific
Economic
Statistics Week opens (ht 23/05/2017)
Cabinet
approves
mineral policy: Nepal is said to have deposits of 63
types of minerals, such as limestone, coal, talc, red
clay, granite and marble, gold, and semi-precious and
precious metals (kp 20/05/2017), Global
tender
to explore, extract petro products before mid-June
(ht 20/05/2017)
Climbing
higher:
Toward a middle-income Nepal (Wold Bank 19/05/2017)
Services
exports
jump 20.6pc on tourism hike (kp 18/05/2017)
Debt
collection
suspended as govt savings top Rs262b, by Rupak D.
Sharma (kp 17/05/2017)
Key
Issues In Nepalese Labour Market, by Lok Nath Bhusal
(rn 14/05/2017)
WB
revises
Nepal’s economic growth to 7.5pc this fiscal year
(kp 12/05/2017), Nepal’s
growth
rebounds to 7.5 per cent, says World Bank (ht
12/05/2017)
Holiday
junkies:
Our attitude towards holidays reflects the state of
Nepali society, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 09/05/2017)
UNESCAP
projects
4.6pc growth in current fiscal (ht 09/05/2017)
Money
in
the vault: Nepal has been saving more than it has been
investing—no wonder growth is slow, by Tula Raj
Basyal (kp 04/05/2017)
Service
sector
needs sustainable base for further expansion (ht
04/05/2017)
Chinese
side
refuses to develop ICD Timure according to Nepal’s
proposal (ht 04/05/2017)
Beyond
the growth figures: High growth rates shouldn’t only be
for public consumption but should reflect improvements
in people’s lives, by Bhoj Raj Poudel (kp
03/05/2017)
Yarsha
season affecting local elections, by Kalendra
Sejuwal (rep 29/04/2017)
Economy
to
grow by 23-yr-high at 6.9pc, by Rupak D. Sharma (kp
26/04/2017), CBS
predicts economy to grow 6.94 pc, highest since 1993/94,
by Sagar Ghimire (rep 26/04/2017), Seven
Percent
Economic Growth In This Fiscal Year 2016, by Siddhi
B Ranjitkar (km 27/04/2017)
Priced
out:
Land price moved up in late 1980s when banks began
accepting over-valued land as collateral, by Ajaya
Kusum Adhikari (rep 26/04/2017)
More
than
meets the eye: Don’t be fooled by the wonderful growth
rates declared recently by the government, by Achyut
Wagle (kp 25/04/2017)
Making
Nepal
special: Special Economic Zones, if properly implemented,
could provide a rapid industrial upgrade, by Kshitiz Dahal
(kp 17/04/2017)
WB
revises
growth forecast to 6 percent (kp 17/04/2017), Nepal
bouncing back from economic shocks: WB; Latest WB report gives
a thumbs up to govt's 6 percent growth target (rep
17/04/2017)
Plan
launched
to attain self-sufficiency in iron, by Narayan Sharma (kp
14/04/2017)
Current
account
deficit at over Rs6b (kp 13/04/2017)
Dollar
depreciation
to boost consumption (ht 13/04/2017)
Rosy
growth
outlook: Sustaining a high growth rate requires consistent
political leadership, a competent bureaucracy and inclusive
institutions, by Chandan Sapkota (kp 10/04/2017)
Mending
National Economy, by Kushal Pokharel (rn 08/04/2017)
Nepalis
household
spending up 9pc, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 07/04/2017), An
average
Nepali spends Rs 70,680 yearly (ht 07/04/2017)
Nepal
opens
15 mineral mines for exploration (kp 31/03/2017)
Cautiously
optimistic:
Nepal’s GDP forecast of 5.2-6.2 percent for 2017 looks
encouraging, but a lot can still go wrong (kp 30/03/2017),
Nepal’s
economy
likely to grow by up to 6.2pc: ADB (kp 30/03/2017)
Kathmandu
third
most expensive city in SAsia (kp 25/03/2017)
Rapid
economic
transformation: Implementing the vision would require
consistent and committed political leadership, and a competent
bureaucracy, by Kenichi Yokoyama and Chandan Sapkota (kp
20/03/2017)
The
purse
strings: Women have little control over household finance
despite being important earners, by Ashika Sharma (kp
07/03/2017)
Lawmakers
say
no to leasing out public land (kp 04/03/2017), PAC
tells
govt to reveal names of bureaucrats (ht 04/03/2017)
Rise
in lending rates hits import, revenue, by Ritesh
Tripathi (rep 20/02/2017)
Steering
The Transformation Of Nepalese Economy, by Meena
Acharya (rn 19/02/2017)
Economy
showing resilience: NRB; Half-yearly macroecononomic
highlights (rep 18/02/2017)
Nepal
still remains mostly an unfree economy: Heritage
Foundation, by Kuvera Chalise (rep 18/02/2017)
Disaster
in
the making: Liquidity crisis, low capital spending, and
swelling trade deficit are chronic problems, by
Achyut Wagle (kp 17/02/2017)
Imports,
revenues
slump as banks tighten lending, by Bhushan Yadav (kp
14/02/2017)
Trans-Himalayan
Economic
Corridor: Nepal As A Gateway – Analysis, by Madhukar
SJB Rana (Eurasia Review, 13/02/2017)
IMF
revises
Nepal’s growth forecast to 5.5pc (kp 24/01/2017), Nepal’s
economy
projected to grow by 5.5pc: IMF (ht 24/01/2017), Why do the
economic growth forecasts differ?, by Sagar Ghimire
(rep 24/01/2017)
‘Constant
growth
needed to achieve inclusive economy’ (kp 24/01/2017)
Revolution
No
4: The world economy is changing, and Nepal is once
again in danger of missing out, by Narayan Manandhar
(kp 23/01/2017)
Economy
for crooks: Huge sums have been invested, year after
year, but there has still been no economic growth. This
is not only surprising but startling, by Sukhdev
Shah (rep 23/01/2017)
Beware
Trumponomics:
The economic policies of the incoming US president do
not bode well for Nepal, by Jaya Jung Mahat (kp
20/01/2017)
Reinventing
Nepal’s Economic Diplomacy, by Kushal Pokharel (rn
07/01/2017)
Drilling
of
iron ore reserve in Nawalparasi from next week (ht
05/01/2017)
2016:
A
year when signs of recovery emerged: First sign of
feelgood factor trickled in when the govt presented
budget on May 28, one and a half months ahead of
beginning of new fiscal year, by Rupak D. Sharma (kp
01/01/2017)
NRB
optimistic about economic outlook after improvement in
macroeconomic indicators (rep 24/12/2016), Forex
reserves,
BoP to come under pressure: While remittance income grew
by 3.2 percent (to Rs171.8 billion) in the first quarter
of the current fiscal year, imports jumped 69.1 percent
to Rs220.7 billion (kp 25/12/2016)
Joshi
pitches
Investment Summit 17 to diplomats (kp 21/12/2016), Diplomats
moot
ways to attract FDI in Nepal (ht 21/12/2016)
Igniting
growth: It takes 42 days to export to Nepal. The South
Asian average is 33 days while it is 17.3 days in the
ASEAN, by Bijay K. Shahi (rep 21/12/2016)
Inflation
rises
at slowest pace in almost 10 years (kp 17/12/2016)
Nepal’s
Trade
deficit doubles in first 4 mths (kp 17/12/2016),
Trade
deficit
balloons to Rs 277.13bn (ht 17/12/2016)
India’s
demonetisation
drive drags down Nepal’s economy (ht 15/12/2016), India’s
demonetization drive drags down Nepal’s economy, by
Gopal Sharma and Manoj Kumar (rep 15/12/2016)
Economic
Activities Study Report 2015/16: Transport syndicates
big challenge for economic development: NRB (rep
15/12/2016)
30
‘model
schools’ being developed in Khotang (ht 14/12/2016)
Insurance
Board
reduces premium for private cars (kp 12/12/2016)
Kalapahad,
that empties Karnali villages of menfolk, by DB Buda
(rep 12/12/2016)
Nepal
top
remittance recipient economy in proportion to GDP in
Asia in 2015 (ht 07/12/2016)
Global
markets:
Impact on Nepal, by Adarsha Bazgain (ht 30/11/2016)
Gobbling
globalisation:
Even after more than two decades, Nepal has not gained
much from integration with the global economy, by
Bijendra Man Shakya (kp 29/11/2016)
ILO
emphasises
on need for integrated strategy for transition to formal
economy (ht 25/11/2016)
Shaping
our
lives: By encouraging innovation, marketing makes
people’s lives easier and more efficient, by Prayash
Raj Koirala (kp 22/11/2016)
Funds
inflow
tops outflow for first time in 3 months (kp
19/11/2016), Inflation
moderates
to over eight-year low: Prices of food and beverage grew
at relatively slower pace of 5.7pc in Oct as against
9.7pc recorded in the same month a year ago (kp
19/11/2016), Total
trade
deficit in Q1 widens 77.5 per cent to Rs 201.75 billion
(ht 19/11/2016)
Remittance
growth slows to 3.2 percent: Nepal received Rs 171.8
billion in the first quarter (rep 19/11/2016)
Stakeholders
stress
on need for political stability to attract FDI (ht
10/11/2016)
Nepal
stuck
in low-income trap, thanks to politicians, by Rupak
D. Sharma (kp 10/11/2016)
Nepal
slips
eight positions in WB’s Doing Business index (kp
26/10/2016) [see
related World
Bank
report on South Asia]
Call
to
tap into natural resources in Mustang, by Binod
Tripathi (kp 23/10/2016)
US
envoy:
Focus on job creation as era of remittance-led growth is
ending: The ambassador says foreign investors want
certainty and do not like high opportunity cost of doing
business in Nepal, by Rupak D. Sharma (kp
22/10/2016)
Rebound
in
remittance inflow fails to prevent BoP from posting
deficit (kp 22/10/2016)
Making
most
of remittances: Vision and strategies, by Mayumi
Ozaki (ht 20/10/2016)
Circular
economy:
Where products are designed for ease of recycling, reuse
and remanufacturing, by Anoj Chhetri (kp 18/10/2016)
Petroleum
exploration
in Dailekh: Change of govt puts plans on back burner,
by Prakash Adhikari (kp 16/10/2016)
Remittance
inflows:
Risks and realities, by Bhubanesh Pant (ht
14/10/2016)
Imminent
economic
disaster: Rational planners are unable to use their
expertise in the face of irrational politicians’ whims,
by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp 09/10/2016)
NRB
urges
govt to channel remittance to specific projects (kp
09/10/2016)
igrant
worker departures settle at new low post quakes, by
Ram Saran Tamang (rep 08/10/2016)
Regular
breaks:
Nepal tops the list of countries with the most public
holidays with 36 days a year (nt 07/10/2016)
Pvt
sector
bemoans policy inconsistency, insecurity: Industry
Minister Nabindra Raj Joshi urges line ministries to
work in a proactive manner (kp 06/10/2016)
Mirage
of
land reform: The Maoists lost their revolutionary zeal
after getting a taste of bourgeois comforts, by
Kalpana Jha (kp 05/10/2016)
Nepal’s
economy
to grow by 4pc, by Rupak D. Sharma (kp 05/10/2016),
World
Bank
projects Nepal’s economy to rebound to 5pc (ht
05/10/2016)
Most
remittance
recipient households save to buy assets, by Pushpa
Raj Acharya (ht 29/09/2016), Role
of
remittance: The amount of remittance can be much higher
than what has been reported by the WB if all the
remittances are sent through formal channels (ht
30/09/2016)
Cash
outflow
surpasses inflow amid slashed remittance: Balance of
payments posts deficit of Rs 2.1b first time in two
years, by Rupak D. Sharma (kp 23/09/2016), Ease
in
remittance growth likely to pose downside risk (ht
23/09/2016), Remittances
decline as number of outbound workers falls, by
Sagar Ghimire (rep 23/09/2016)
Waiting
for
an industrial revolution: Failure to foster
entrepreneurship is driving Nepalis abroad for work,
by Manish Jha (nt 23/09/2016)
Remittance
pitfalls:
Nepal needs urgent reforms to deal with challenges
stemming from a deceleration in remittance inflows,
by Chandan Sapkota (kp 20/09/2016)
ADB
predicts
4.8pc growth as economy returns to normal (kp
17/09/2016), Country
likely
to clock growth of 4.8pc: ADB (ht 17/09/2016)
Figures
to
fret about: Besides aiding poverty reduction, remittance
has also led to a rise in trade deficit, by Bijendra
Man Shakya (kp 11/09/2016)
Real-estate
boom
fuels overheating fears, by Rupak D. Sharma (kp
09/09/2016)
Is
almost
all remittance spent on consumption? ... Maybe not: 28
percent of money sent from abroad is saved, says NRB
report, by Rupak D. Sharma (kp 08/09/2016), How
to
spend it: Govt should devise policies to make best use
of remittances (kp 09/09/2016)
Climate
change:
Market responses, by Susan Parajuli and Durga Prasad
Upadhyaya (ht 01/09/2016)
Attributes
of
democracy: Economic dimensions, by Atindra Dahal (ht
29/08/2016)
Remittance
growth
slows to 7.7 percent in 2015-16, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 27/08/2016)
Industrial
sector
may have shrunk 6.3pc last fiscal: NRB report (ht
27/08/2016)
More
effort
required: Demands for larger role of the government in
capital formation are legitimate, by Prience
Shrestha (kp 26/08/2016)
Why
FDI? With the paucity of economic resources and our weak
technical knowhow, we have no option but to attract FDI
for large-scale infrastructure projects, by
Prabhakar Ghimire (rep 20/08/2016)
Remittance
And The Recent Alarm, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn
15/08/2016)
Homeowners
insurance
to
become compulsory: Presently, buyers of homeowners
insurance are mostly building companies and homeowners
who build houses with bank loans (kp 05/08/2016)
Malaysia
top
remittance sending country to Nepal: However, remittance
inflows from Malaysia might be hit in the future as the
number of workers going there dropped sharply in the
last fiscal year, by Bibek Subedi (kp 05/08/2016)
The
remittance trade-off: There should be a careful and
dispassionate analysis of the economic costs of
remittance, by Suvanga Parajuli (rep 03/08/2016)
Where
is
the money: The country’s economy risks being left behind
due to continuing dismal FDI flow (kp 02/082016)
One
pc
currency depreciation raises remittance inflow by 1.17
per cent (ht 01/08/2016)
Foreign
investment
inflow poor despite high commitments, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 31/07/2016)
CBS
set
to conduct Economic Census for first time in country
(ht 21/07/2016)
Nepal
2030:
It’s possible for the country to become a $100 billion
economy and graduate to a middle-income country by 2030;
In villages, people who buy motorcycles, smartphones and
lots of alcohol with their own money, wait for the
assistance of some government body or NGO to build
a toilet in their house, by Sujeev Shakya (kp
19/07/2016)
Remittance
growth
plummets to 8.6 per cent (ht 17/07/2016)
Speculation
Threatens
Access And Best Use Of Land, by Thorin Waeschle (rn
01/07/2016)
Nepal
feels
ripple effect as Brexit triggers shockwaves (kp
25/06/2016)
What’s
holding
back Nepal’s economic growth?, by Rupak D. Sharma (ht
23/06/2016)
Domestic
debt
increases after falling for 4 years (kp 20/06/2016)
Remittance
growth
witnesses slowdown (ht 19/06/2016)
WB
says
Nepal could face slowdown in remittances (kp
16/06/2016), Over
reliance
on remittance risky: WB, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht
16/06/2016)
Keeping
inflation
at 7.5 pc tough: NRB, by Rupak D. Sharma (ht
14/06/2016)
NGOs/INGOs
to
rebuild schools (ht 11/06/2016)
WB
slashes
Nepal’s 2016 economy forecast to 4.7pc: Revised
projection is 1.8 percentage points less than what the
government has projected (kp 09/06/2016)
Back
in
black: Blockade created favorable climate for
unscrupulous traders to do more transactions off the
official radar, by Nirmal Kumar Raut (rep
09/06/2016)
Macroeconomic
risks:
The budget could destabilise the macro economy and
undermine the country’s development efforts, by Tula
Raj Basyal (kp 01/06/2016), Budget
For
FY 2016 (2073) And Its Impact On Economy, by Siddhi
B Ranjitkar (km 01/06/2016)
Globalisation
In Nepal: Assessment Of Achievements And The Way Forward,
by Rupesh Raj Khanal (rn 28/05/2016)
Economy,
development
on slippery slope: Survey; Tarai unrest, blockade,
earthquake and energy crisis blamed for country facing
setback, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 27/05/2016), Economic
survey:92
km road blacktopped, 18.49 MW energy generated (rep,
Tarai
unrest,
embargo, supply disruptions batter economy, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 27/05/2016), Strikes
bleeding
national economy, by Kuvera Chalise (rep 27/05/2016)
Demand
for
imported furniture on the rise, by Prahlad Rijal (kp
26/05/2016)
Potential
petroleum
exploration: Chinese team makes site visits in Sunsari,
Morang, by Lila Ballav Ghimire (kp 21/05/2016)
Remittance
growth
rate falls for 5 mths straight, by Bibek Subedi and
Roshan Sedhai (kp 19/05/2016)
Yarsha
seekers
head for the mountains, by Prem Chunara (rep
16/05/2016)
'Govt
encouraging
pseudo-industrialization', by Kuvera Chalise (rep
12/05/2016)
Petroleum
exploration
study begins, by Janak Nepal (kp 09/05/2016)
A
downward trend: People like you and me who try to ape
the lifestyle of developed countries are also to blame
for the present economic situation, by Shyam KC (kp
06/05/2016)
Economic
growth
slumps to 14-year low at 0.77 pc: CBS data shows per
capita income grew by Rs 3,842 this fiscal against Rs
4,666 last year, by Bibek Subedi (kp 04/05/2016), Economy
to
grow by 0.77 per cent, by Rupak D. Sharma (ht
04/05/2016), Economic
growth
at 13-year low of 0.77 percent, by Kuvera Chalise
(rep 04/05/2016), Revive
economy (ht 05/05/2016)
Economists
ask
govt to improve tax administration, compliance (rep
03/05/2016)
Thinking
big:
We need to realise that we will never be able to compete
in low-value, high-volume products, by Sujeev Shakya
(kp 26/04/2016)
WB:
Remittance
inflows soared after earthquake: Migrant workers sent
$6.6 billion to their families in 2015, up 20.9pc
year-on-year, by Bibek Subedi (kp 15/04/2016), Utilising
Remittance For Economic Growth, by Kushal Pokharel
(rn 15/04/2016)
Economics
over
politics: As far as the memory serves, the economy has
always been sacrificed at the altar of politics; The
result is here for all to see, by Shyam Dahal (rep
14/04/2016)
Quakes,
trade
disruptions hit economic growth hard: WB, by Kamal
Pariyar (rep 12/04/2016), Economy
to
grow at slowest pace in 14 yrs: IMF, by Rupak D.
Sharma (ht 13/04/2016)
The
cooperative
revolution: Naya Shakti aims to create economic
opportunities for the youth by adding over four million
jobs in next 10-15 years, by Pradeep Man Tulachan
(rep 09/04/2016)
Envisioning
Nepal 2030: Transformative strategies key, by Dilli
Raj Khanal (ht 07/03/2016)
ADB
report
projects Nepal’s GDP growth lowest in South Asia:
Country tops the list in the region with inflation
projected at 10.5 percent (kp 31/03/2016), Slow
reconstruction
taking toll on economy, says ADB (rep 31/03/2016)
External
debt
swells as rupee plummets (kp 21/03/2016)
GAN
to
push for uplifting quality of education at public
schools (rep 21/03/2016)
MoI
told
to initiate petroleum exploration work (ht
19/03/2016), Study
on
extracting minerals (ht 19/03/2016)
Huge
iron
ore reserves found in Nawalparasi: The deposits could
amount to more than 8 million tonnes, making them the
largest in Nepal, according to government officials,
by Narayan Sharma (kp 17/03/2016)
Inflation
still
at 11.3% despite end of blockade: BOP surplus at Rs 154.5
billion, by Sagar Ghimire (rep 17/03/2016)
NBSM
short
of staff to do market monitoring, by Amrita Anamol
(kp 16/03/2016)
The
black
money: Nepal was ranked as having the 64th largest
underground economy of 162 countries and the second
largest in South Asia after Sri Lanka, by Nirmal
Kumar Raut (rep 16/03/2016)
Remittances
and
microfinance Risks, hurdles and opportunities, by
Bhubanesh Pant (ht 16/03/2016)
Next
on
the agenda: Now that the constitution has been
proclaimed, we should turn towards the economy, by
Shyamal Krishna Shrestha (kp 15/03/2016) [The
proclamation of the deficient constitution means nothing
without necessary corrections and implementation! But
you are right, the economy is also waiting!]
To
self-sufficiency:
Our average annual growth since 1990 has been a miserly
four percent, by Kamal Raj Dhungel (rep 15/03/2016)
Govt
damaging
industrial environment: Market-distorting practices to
hit job creation, by Kuvear Chalise (rep 11/03/2016)
Courting
cash:
The state has not been able to utilise the inflow of
remittance productively, by Rudra Prasad Dahal (kp
01/03/2016)
Two
disasters
and Nepal: The economic slide, by Sandesh Paudyal
and Smriti Rai (ht 01/03/2016)
Costly
cash:
For Nepal the objective should be to decrease the share
of remittance in the national economy, by Prakash
Chandra Lohani (kp 29/02/2016)
Public
debt
on a downward path in past decade: IMF (rep
27/02/2016)
Green
economy
key to Nepal’s success: Experts (kp 23/02/2016)
Govt
expects
economy to expand by over 2pc: Target may not be met
unless efforts are made, by Rupak D. Sharma (ht
19/02/2016)
Fear
of
economic downturn: Whom to blame?, by Pralhad Giri
(ht 09/02/2016)
Reverse
gear:
Global advisory firms are now considering putting Nepal
on a watch list for investments, by Sujeev Shakya
(kp 02/02/2017)
Nepal’s
external
debt rises as rupee weakens, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 31/01/2016)
Unsafe
workplaces:
The lifeline of Nepal’s economy is threatened by
conflict in West Asia and weak currencies, by Om
Astha Rai (nt 29/01/2016)
Managing
Migration For Development, by Lok Nath Bhusal (rn
22/01/2016)
Year
of
loss: There has been a decline in fuel prices in global
market but Nepalis are forced to pay three times the
international price, by Raju Nepal (rep 20/01/2016)
Spreading
its
tentacles: Nepal’s informal economy has swollen as a
result of political and economic maladies, by
Maharaj Koirala (kp 19/01/2016)
A
test of will: It is time for the political parties to
advance economic agendas, by Purushottam Ojha (kp
17/01/2016)
Remittance:
A
mixed blessing; While remittances helped cushion the
effect of the earthquake to some extent, families of the
migrants were torn apart by the disaster, by Roshan
Sedhai (kp 16/01/2016)
400k
lose
jobs as economy bleeds; Tarai unrest forces 2,200
industries to down shutters: FNCCI (kp 13/01/2016)
Locals
earn
more collecting Yarsa than any other activities (kp
12/01/2016)
The
wreckage
of 2015: The April earthquake was followed by an even
more devastating economic upheaval, by Siran Liang
(nt 25/12/2015)
Neighbourly
lessons:
There are a few lessons we can learn from other
countries to boost our shaky economy, by Bishnu
Prasad Bhandari (kp 23/12/2015)
The
great
fall: Nepali leaders and India are both to blame for the
dismal state of Nepali economy, by Hari Prasad
Shrestha (kp 18/12/2015)
Forex
reserves
can finance imports for over 23 months (kp
17/12/2015)
Time
to
brace for pricey bill of fare: Inflation jumps to double
digits, thanks to Tarai unrest and blockade, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 17/12/2015), Central
bank
warns of stagflation as inflation stands at three-year
high, by Rupak D. Sharma (ht 17/12/2015)
Economic
rehabilitation
fund to be established, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
16/12/2015)
Economy
in
free fall as exports, imports dip, by Rajesh Khanal
(kp 11/12/2015)
Govt
issues
white paper on economic crisis, by Pushpa Raj
Acharya (ht 25/11/2015), Critics
term
white paper damp squib, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
25/11/2015), Declare
state
of national emergency, demands Pvt sector (kp
25/11/2015)
Govt
in
‘no position’ to aid private sector, by Sanjeev Giri
(kp 24/11/2015), Private
sector
warns of looming economic disaster (ht
24/11/2015), A
wounded economy: The government’s handling of the
blockade will determine long-term economic consequences,
by Sujeev Shakya (kp 24/11/2015)
[Among the numerous incompetent
governments, this is the by far most incompetent one
after 2006!!], Set
up
Economic War Room to handle crisis: Experts, by
Kuvera Chalise (rep 24/11/2015),
Down
and
out: Protests in Tarai and Indian blockade have brought
Nepal’s economy down to its knees (kp 25/11/2015)
‘Over-reliance
on
India has hit economy hard’: The central bank says Nepal
did not learn lessons from the past two blockades by the
southern neighbour (kp 22/11/2015)
IMF
warns
of negative growth (ht 20/11/2015), Impact
of
blockade, bandas: Country braces for negative economic
growth in 33 years, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
21/11/2015), GDP
to contract 1.1pc if trade disruption continues (ht
21/11/2015), Disruption
narrows
trade deficit, builds inflationary pressure (ht
21/11/2015)
Fuel
black-marketing
to take a toll on income, economy, by Rupak D. Sharma
(ht 19/11/2015)
PM
Oli
vows to develop ‘self-reliant economy’ (kp 16/11/2015)
Govt
set
to release White Paper ‘shortly’: It will focus on
economic impact of banda and blockade, says finance
secretary, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 10/11/2015)
Nepal’s
growth
likely to hit reverse gear this fiscal: NRB (kp
03/11/2015), Tarai
turmoil
raises downside risks to growth outlook (ht
03/11/2015)
Banda,
blockade
eat into govt revenue, expenditure (kp 01/11/2015)
Economy
chokes
as blockade drags on, by Rudra Pangeni (rep
31/10/2015)
Nepali
outbound
stalls as economy heads downhill: The country’s
deteriorating business environment has affected the travel
plans of Nepali holidaymakers, by Sangam Prasain (kp
25/10/2015)
Time
To Think About Economic Autarky, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
15/10/2015)
Nepal
will
miss GDP growth target, says FinMin Mahat (kp
11/10/2015)
Ensuring
proper
insurance: This earthquake is a lesson to review how homes
and businesses should be insured, by Sahina Shrestha
(nt 09/10/2015)
Economic
growth
rate likely to dip to 3.7pc (kp 06/10/2015)
Remittance
jumps
to Rs53b in first month (kp 03/10/2015), Current
account
posts surplus of Rs 8bn: Remittance income grew by 26.3
per cent to Rs 53.27 billion (ht 03/10/2015)
Tarai
protests
put a severe crimp on economy, by Rupak D. Sharma ht
30/09/2015)
Spend
it
wisely: Remittance should be used to create jobs, generate
income and boost entrepreneurship, by Dutta Shree
Duwadi (Khanal) (kp 20/09/2015)
Nepalis
exhaust
over 85% of income on consumption: Expenditure on alcohol,
cigarettes, tobacco-related products falls in last nine
years, by Rupak D. Sharma (ht 18/09/2015), A
Nepali spends Rs 176 a day: Household Survey (rep
18/09/2015)
Bid
to
address land acquisition problems: Uniform standard for
land valuation proposed, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
15/09/2015), Plans
afoot
to amend Land Acquisition Act (ht 15/09/2015), Land
acquisition:The
1977 act should be
amended in a manner that the project affected
families do not feel that they are being cheated (ht
16/09/2015)
Nepal’s
ranking
in economic freedom index improves: Secures third position
among South Asian countries (ht 15/09/2015) [see report]
Importing
And Marketing Culture, by Prem Khatry (rn 08/09/2015)
ADB
predicts
5.5pc growth rate in 2015 (kp 04/09/2015), Adequate
space
to ramp up borrowing: ADB; Says country’s fiscal policy
needs to be more prudent, yet expansionary in coming years
(ht 04/09/2015), ADB
projects
5.5 percent economic growth (rep 04/09/2015)
Financial
blues:
The fundamental concept of company pricing and valuation
in Nepal is outdated, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 01/09/2015)
Role
of
remittances: Reconstruction and recovery, by Bhubanesh
Pant (ht 24/08/2015)
Debt
burden
down to Rs19k per person, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
15/08/2015)
African
lessons:
Nepal can learn from Rwanda on ways to use technology to
push for economic growth, by Sujeev Shakya (kp
04/08/2015)
BoP
surplus
likely hit record high, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
21/07/2015), BoP
jumped
16.1pc to Rs 127.20 billion (ht 25/07/2015)
Land
use
mapping to be completed in five years: Completion of
project to help resolve issues related to land conflicts
(ht 18/07/2015)
ADB
revises
down Nepal’s growth forecast to 4.5pc (ht 17/07/2015)
Trilateral
corridor:
Connecting China and India through Nepal could be
tremendously beneficial for Nepal’s post-quake economy,
by Maina Dhital (kp 17/07/2015)
Valley
makes
up 23pc of Nepal’s economy, by Sanjeev Giri (kp
14/07/2015)
Rejuvenating
The
Quake-hit Economy, by Kushal Pokharel (rn 14/07/2015)
Developing
’22
goal challenge: Slump in per capita growth; Fears of
inflation, trade deficit haunt, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 13/07/2015), Debt
burden
of each Nepali falls by Rs 1,731 (ht 13/07/2015), Need
to
change policies to rectify trade gap: ‘Reduce duties on
raw materials, but hike the same for selected products’,
by Rupak D. Sharma (ht 13/07/2015), At
3.04
pc, economic growth to be lowest in 7 yrs, by Rudra
Pangeni (rep 13/07/2015), Dismal
picture (ht 14/07/2015)
Nepal
among
top social spenders in SAsia (kp 09/07/2015)
NPC
sees
huge growth prospect in rebuilding, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 07/07/2015), Budget
to
target economic growth of 6pc (ht 07/07/2015)
Extending
Social Protection As A Recovery Strategy, by Lok
Nath Bhusal (rn 30/06/2015)
Government
considering
new ways to fund bailout (ht 24/06/2015), Productive
sector
to need Rs 78.29bn in fiscal 2015-16 (ht 24/06/2015)
NRB
report
on macro economy: BoP surplus doubles, thanks to
remittance (kp 20/06/2015), Daily
remittance
inflow at Rs 2.10bn (ht 20/06/2015), Nepal
inflation
cools down to 7.1 percent, by Sujan Dhungana (rep
20/06/2015)
Lawmakers
criticize
govt’s poor market monitoring (kp 19/06/2015)
GDP
growth
to slump to 8-yr low, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
09/06/2015), Contribution
of
farming to GDP growth to drop, by Sangam Prasain(kp
09/06/2015), Quakes
rattle
economy, growth falls to lowest in seven years: April 25
temblor and aftershocks shave 1.54 percentage points off
GDP growth, Rs 2,319 off per capita income, by Rupak
D. Sharma (ht 09/06/2015)
Economic
recovery:
It is time to expedite process of developing strategic
plan for recovery of post-disaster economy, by Ram
Prasad Mainali (rep 06/06/2015)
People
reach
highlands in droves to collect ‘Himalayan Viagra’,
by Bishnu Lal Budha (kp 02/06/2015)
Relaying
remittance:
Remittances can form a safety net for households
vulnerable to climate change and natural disasters,
by Bhartendu Mishra (kp 29/05/2015)
Trying
to
assess Nepal’s economic loss, by Prakriti Pathak (ht
24/05/2015)
Remittance
up
as migrants send home more money (ht 23/05/2015)
ADB
revises
growth forecast to 3.8 per cent: Inflation projected to
rise further to 8.2 pc, up from earlier prediction of
7.7 pc (ht 23/05/2015), Macroeconomic
situation
report: Inflation cools down to 6.9 percent (rep
23/05/2015)
Adverse
Impact
of Earthquakes On Economics, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar
(km 19/05/2015)
Economic
repercussions
of quake likely till July 2016 (ht 03/05/2015)
Nepal
economy
shattered by quake, recovery to take years (ht
01/05/2015)
Foreign
investment
optimism: Sound domestic policies are required to reap the
potential benefits of foreign investment, by Ram C.
Acharya (kp 20/04/2015)
Bad
idea:
The practice of government sending workers abroad will
discourage private sector, make redress of migrant
grievances harder and increase corruption, by Neelam
Adhikari (rep 20/04/2015)
No
improvement
in remittance inflow (ht 14/04/2015)
Bringing
it
back home: Remittance must be treated practically, not
ideologically, for it to lead to economic growth, by
Saloman Rajbandhi (kp 08/04/2015)
Policy
in
offing to ensure transparent land trading, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 06/04/2015)
Seeds
of
conflict: There is no peace or freedom for the land-poor
farmers; Thea have to completely surrender to landowners
for their livelihood, by Krishna Pathak (rep
06/04/2015)
Country’s
gross
fixed capital formation low (ht 25/03/2015)
Slowdown
in
remittance inflow continues (kp 17/03/2015), Remittance
inflow
continues to decelerate, growth only 2.9pc (ht
17/03/2015)
CIT
to
collect funds from Nepalis residing abroad (kp
17/03/2015)
Investment
growth
key to economic development, by Rudra Pangeni (rep
06/03/2015)
Nepal
GDP
to grow 4-5pc: ADB (kp 28/02/2015)
Domestic
investment
commitment drops (ht 28/02/2015)
Country
stares
at stagflation as exports plunge, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 22/02/2015)
Total
debt
down 4pc to Rs 531b as of Q2 (kp 19/02/2015)
What
a
waste: Nepal has neither been able to utilise its
population dividend nor the remittances sent in by young
people, by Subhash Nepali (kp 18/02/2015)
NRB
cuts
GDP growth rate to 5pc (kp 17/02/2015)
Productive
use
of remittances: To spur economic growth, by
Bhubanesh Pant (ht 16/02/2015)
Power
of
perception: Nepal cannot afford to squander the few
positive signs of economic growth we have started to
witness, by Sophia K. Tamot (kp 10/02/2015)
Use
it
wise: For productive utilization of remittance it must
be channeled into capital formation, by Subas
Chandra Dahal (rep 10/02/2015)
GDP
calculation
not realistic: FinMin, by Rupak D. Sharma (ht
04/02/2015)
Pvt
sector
worried about future: Rues inability of political
parties to stick to their commitment (ht
24/01/2015), Entrepreneurs
decry
looming uncertainty (ht 26/01/2015)
Inability
to
draft constitution set to affect economic activities,
by Rupak D. Sharma (ht 23/01/2015)
Remittance
inflow
rises (ht 18/01/2015)
83pc
of
economically inactive people literate (ht
16/01/2015)
Nepal
to
grow at 4.8pc: WB (kp 15/01/2015) [see corresponding
report
by
World Bank on South Asia], Nepal’s
economy
to grow five per cent this fiscal: Forecast made by WB
is lower than six per cent estimated by government
(ht 15/01/2015)
Public
offices
to be allowed to pay up to 15% more for local goods
(rep 13/01/2015)
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