Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
14/10/2024)
Foreign
investment
commitment
reached nearly
Rs400 billion
in 10 years,
only Rs126
billion
realised : The
government
allows
investors to
bring in funds
in phases,
contributing
to the gap
between
commitment and
realisation
(kp
14/10/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
13/10/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
12/10/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
11/10/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s Weekly
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
10/10/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s Weekly
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
09/10/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s Weekly
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
08/10/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s Weekly
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
07/10/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
06/10/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
05/10/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
04/10/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh 03/102024)
Nepal’s
economy
expected to
maintain
growth
momentum:
World Bank
(rn
02/10/2024) [After the recent natural disaster and its consequences,
this sounds
completely
implausible!]
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in
a Snap (kh 02/10/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in
a Snap (kh 01/10/2024)
Even
5 percent economic growth looks
ambitious : The ratio of capital
formation to GDP has been
consistently decreasing since
2018. This makes growth
difficult to achieve,
interview with Thira lal Bhusal
(kp 30/09/2024)
Economic Digest:
Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
30/09/2024)
Economic Digest:
Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
29/09/2024)
Economic Digest:
Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
28/09/2024)
Economic Digest:
Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
27/09/2024)
Nepal’s trade
declines, remittances surge (kh
26/09/2024), Inflow
of remittance
rises 18
percent to Rs
136 billion in
first month of
current FY
(rep
27/09/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
26/09/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
25/09/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
24/09/2024)
IMF sees signs of
recovery in Nepal's economy (rn
24/09/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
23/09/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
22/09/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
21/09/2024)
Nepal’s
public debt to GDP ratio reaches alarming level
at 44.34 percent. The ideal ratio of public debt
to GDP for Nepal is 35.43 percent: NRB, by
Rajesh Khanal (rep 20/09/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
20/09/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
19/09/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
18/09/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap (kh
17/09/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s Weekly
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
16/09/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
15/09/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
14/09/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
13/09/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
12/09/2024)
Job
Market Needs
Skilled
Workforce,
by Chuda
Prasad Dhakal
(rn
11/09/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
11/09/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s Weekly
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
10/09/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
08/09/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
07/09/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
06/09/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
05/09/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
04/09/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
03/09/2024)
Economy
limping as low
consumer
confidence
bites : The
country’s
trade—import
and export—is
decreasing,
suggesting
that consumer
demand has not
increased
(kp
02/09/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
02/09/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
01/09/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
31/08/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
30/08/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
29/08/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
28/08/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
27/08/2024)
Weekly
Economic
Digest: NEPSE
recovers
slightly as
gold prices
fluctuate
(kh
26/08/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
25/08/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
24/08/2024)
Rebounding
: After years
of recession,
Nepalese
economy
rebounds from
post-COVID
slump (sp
23/08/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
23/08/2024)
Festive
season
expected to
boost economy
: Traders
report a
marked rise in
distributors
visiting
capital to
place orders
for goods,
by Krishana
Prasain (kp
22/08/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
22/08/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
21/08/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
20/08/2024)
Remittance,
tourism drive
economy. Other
sectors lag :
Nepal’s 3
external
indicators—foreign
exchange
reserves,
remittances,
and tourism
earnings—all
hit historic
highs, by
Sangam Prasain
(kp)
Weekly
Economic
Digest:
Inflation
steady, trade
stabilizes,
and
remittances
grow (kh
19/08/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
18/08/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
16/08/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
16/08/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
( kh
15/08/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
14/08/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
13/08/2024)
Political
Instability
takes Toll on
Nepal’s
Economic
Development,
by Dutta Shree
Duwadi (rep
12/08/2024)
Weekly
Economic
Digest: NEPSE
volatility and
gold price
fluctuations
(kh
12/08/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
10/08/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
10/08/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
09/08/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
08/08/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
07/08/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
06/08/2024)
Weekly
Economic
Digest: NEPSE
shows
volatility,
Nepal achieves
net
electricity
export surplus
(kh
05/08/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
04/08/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
03/08/2024)
Economic
Digest:
Nepal’s
Business News
in a Snap
(kh
02/08/2024)
Nepal's
public debt
doubles in
just five
years (rep
31/07/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s
Business News in
a Snap (kh
31/07/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s
Business News in
a Snap (kh
30/07/2024)
Weekly
Economic Digest:
NRB unveils
reforms to boost
economic
activity (kh
29/07/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s
Business News in
a Snap (kh
28/07/2024)
Rate
cuts, payment
extension as
Nepal moves to
‘easing’ : For
the first time,
central bank
admits the
country suffered
an ‘economic
slowdown’ in the
past two
consecutive
years, by
Sangam Prasain (kp
27/07/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business
News in a Snap (kh
27/07/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business
News in a Snap (kh
26/07/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business
News in a Snap (kh
25/07/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business
News in a Snap (kh
24/07/2024)
Finance
Ministry identifies 46
challenges facing
Nepal’s economy (kh
23/07/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business
News in a Snap (kh
23/07/2024)
Weekly
Economic Digest: NEPSE
gains, gold fluctuates
(kh 22/07/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business
News in a Snap (kh
21/07/2024)
Public
debt exceeds Rs 2.434
trillion, increasing by
over Rs 305 billion in
one year (rep
19/07/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in
a Snap (kh 19/07/2024
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in
a Snap (kh 18/07/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in
a Snap (kh 17/07/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in
a Snap (kh 16/07/2024)
Weekly
Economic Digest: NEPSE gains,
gold fluctuates, and strong
remittances (kh 15/07/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in
a Snap (kh 14/07/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in
a Snap (kh 13/07/2024)
IMF
flags risks from fragile
politics and cooperatives
failure in Nepal : Warns of
growing financial
vulnerabilities, and risk of
lender failures threatening
banking sector’s stability,
by Sangam Prasain (kp 12/07/2024)
Economic Digest:
Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
12/07/2024)
Foreign exchange
reserves rise by 27.8 percent (kh
11/07/2024)
Economic Digest:
Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
11/07/2024)
Economic Digest:
Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
10/07/2024)
Economic Digest:
Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
09/07/2024)
Need To Encourage
Indigenous Products, by Uttam
Maharjan (rn 09/07/2024)
Iron ore to be
mined from Dhaubadi area (kh
08/07/2024)
Economic Digest:
Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
08/07/2024)
Economic Digest:
Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
07/07/2024)
Economic Digest:
Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
06/07/2024)
Economic Digest:
Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
05/07/2024)
Economic Digest:
Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
04/07/2024)
Economic Digest:
Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
03/07/2024)
Economic Digest:
Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
02/07/2024)
Nepal’s
economy has slowed down. Electric
vehicle sales haven’t : In the past five
years, imports of passenger EVs from
China jumped 35 fold, suggesting EV
adoption in Nepal is now outpacing
conventional combustion vehicles, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 02/07/2024)
Weekly Economic
Digest: Stock market fluctuations, trade
deficit challenges (kh 01/07/2024)
Economic Digest:
Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
30/06/2024)
Nepal
economy shifts away from farming : The
service sector has grown, but has
widened the rich-poor gap and is not
creating jobs, by Ramesh Kumar (nt
28/06/2024)
Economic Digest:
Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
28/06/2024)
Economic Digest:
Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
27/06/2024)
Economic Digest:
Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
26/06/2024)
Economic Digest:
Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
25/06/2024)
Monthly Economic
Digest: Regulatory shifts, gold market
volatility, and fiscal challenges
(kh 25/06/2024)
Weekly Economic
Digest: Navigating fiscal challenges
(kh 24/06/2024)
Economic Digest:
Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
23/06/2024)
Economic Digest:
Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
22/06/2024)
Nepal’s sovereign
debt surpasses Rs 2400 billion (kh
21/06/2024), Nepal’s
International Trade: Imports reach Rs
1.453 trillion, exports at Rs 139
billion in 11 months (kh
21/06/2024), Nepal's
trade deficit exceeds Rs 1.314 trillion
as exports continue to slump (rep
22/06/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
2/06/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
20/06/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
19/06/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
18/06/2024)
Weekly
Economic Digest: Provinces unveil fiscal budget
(kh 17/06/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
16/06/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
15/06/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
14/06/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
13/06/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
12/06/2024)
Nepal’s
foreign currency reserves reach closer to Rs 2
trillion (rep 11/06/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
11/06/2024)
Weekly
Economic Digest: Govt’s 16th Five-Year Plan
(kh 10/06/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
09/06/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
08/06/2024)
IMF
expects Nepal’s economic activity to
pick up : Nepal’s economic activity is
expected to pick up with growth reaching
4.9 percent in Fiscal Year 2024/25, says
the global agency (kp 08/06/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
04/06/2024)
Weekly
Economic Digest: Nepal charts economic strategy
amid volatility (kh 03/06/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
01/06/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
31/05/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
30/05/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
29/05/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
28/05/2024)
Weekly
Economic Digest: Bullish NEPSE, tax cut push,
and record public debt (kh 27/05/2024)
Economic
Survey: Govt projects economic growth of 3.9
percent (kh 26/05/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
26/05/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
24/05/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
23/05/2024)
Major
petroleum exploration underway in Dailekh,
by Hikmat Bahadur Nepali (ae 23/05/2024)
Gandaki,
Lumbini and Bagmati to outperform national
economy this year : Karnali province is expected
to grow at 3.39 percent this fiscal year to
Rs244 billion, the lowest among all seven
provinces (kp 23/05/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
22/05/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
21/05/2024)
Weekly
Digest: Unlocking Nepal’s Economic Landscape
(kh 20/05/2024)
Nepal’s
outbound spending surpasses inbound revenue
(rep 18/05/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
18/05/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
17/05/2024)
Service
sector to grow by 4.5 percent in FY 2080/81
(kh 17/05/20024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
16/05/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
15/05/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
14/05/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
13/05/2024)
Govt’s
expenditure reaches Rs 909.39 billion in nine
months of current FY 2023/24 (rep
12/05/2024), Economic
scenario of past nine months: Most indicators
positive (kh 12/05/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
12/05/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
11/05/2024)
Experts
highlight need for realistic budgeting in
tackling economic challenges (kh 10/05/2024)
Economic
Digest: Nepal’s Business News in a Snap (kh
10/05/2024)
Nepal
plans its ‘biggest’ iron dig : Jhumlabang iron
mine in Rukum East is estimated to contain a
hematite deposit of 200 million tonnes spread
over 100 hectares, by Mahesh KC (kp
07/05/2024)
Government
Spending Key To Expedite Credit mobilisation,
by Ajay Chhetri (rn 04/05/2024)
Finance
Minister asserts 4.5 percent economic growth
potential (rn 01/05/2024) [This unrealistic assumption
contradicts all national and international
expert committees!]
Nepal’s
economic growth rate 3.87 percent this year: CBS
(kh 30/04/2024), Nepal
to grow 3.87 percent, says statistical agency :
There’s no environment to achieve double-digit
growth anytime soon. The government needs to
boost spending and encourage private sector to
spend more, by Sangam Prasain (kp
01/05/2024)
NSO
projects Nepal’s economic growth rate at 3.54
percent in current FY (rep 30/04/2024), NSO
estimates Nepal’s per capita income at US $
1,456 (rep 01/05/2024)
Country’s
economy in moderate condition: Governor Adhikari
(kh 27/04/2024)
Escalating
Middle East crisis threatens Nepali economy :
Remittances, the biggest source of foreign
currency, could take a hit along with trade and
tourism, experts warn, by Krishana Prasain
(kp 15/04/2024)
Nepal
to grow by 3.6 percent in 2023-24, ADB
says : The report projects annual
average inflation to slide to 6.5
percent in the current fiscal year,
ending mid-July, from 7.7 percent in the
last fiscal year on subdued oil prices
and a decline in inflation in India
(kp 12/04/2024), Economy
: Growth at 3.3, by Keshab Poudel
(sp 12/04/2024)
Nepal’s
BoP surplus continues to grow with
impressive earnings from remittance :
BoP surplus reaches Rs 327.55 billion,
while forex reserves stand at $ 14.14
billion (rep 05/04/2024)
World
Bank forecasts Nepal’s economic growth
at 3.3% for FY2024 (kh 02/04/2024),
World
Bank predicts modest growth for Nepal’s economy
: The global lender says the country will grow
by 3.3 percent this fiscal year, nearly half the
government’s projection, by Sangam Prasain
and Krishana Prasain (kp 03/04/2024), Govt
likely to fail in achieving economic growth
target of 6 percent in current fiscal year
(rep 04/04/2024) (Not
likely but definitely!)
Department
of Mines and Geology issues licenses for
excavation of 159 mines (rep
30/03/2024)
People's
Movement : Overdependence on foreign
employment instead of creating jobs
domestically spells disaster for Nepal's
economy, by Ramesh Kumar (nt
29/03/2024), Homecoming
: Nepal has to plan for the day when
more migrant workers start coming back,
so they can contribute to the economy
(nt 29/03/2024)
Green
Hydrogen Production: The Turning Point
of the Nepalese Economy, by Shyam
Raj Pokharel (rep 18/03/2024)
Nepal’s
public debt reaches Rs 2.288 trillion
(kh 17/03/2024), Nepal's
debt reaches around Rs 2.4 trillion,
with an additional Rs 200 billion
accumulated over past eight months
(rep 17/03/2024)
NRB
data shows economy not out of recession (ae
14/03/2024)
Economy:
External sector remains challenging, internal
sector recuperating (kh 11/03/2024)
‘Worry’
as Nepal’s forex reserves soar to record Rs1.84
trillion : Huge reserves mean lack of investment
and may lead to further decline in economic
growth, say experts, by Krishana Prasain (kp
11/03/2024)
Policies
and priorities of new budget: Govt targeting
sustainable and inclusive economic growth
(ae 28/02/2024)
Unveiling
Nepal’s protectionist paradox: Bootleggers,
baptists, and consumer consequences : What do
industry and labor want from the regulators?
They want protection from competition, from
technological change, and from losses that
threaten profits and jobs, by Subhekshya
Ghimire (nlt 23/02/2024)
Economic
growth goal of 15th five-year plan remains unmet
(rep 20/02/2024)
Govt’s
reserve funds in surplus of Rs 44.9 billion in
seven months (rep 10/02/2024)
Nepal's
economy and federalism : Confronting the policy
blunders of the past is a must for the renewal
of the faltering federal republic, by Kiran
Paudel (kp 04/02/2024)
‘Nepal
can undergo economic transformation through
digital economy’, interview with Sameer
Maskey (rep 04/02/2024)
Soaring
Debt : Nepal’s public debt soars as the country
continues to borrow to fund low-return projects,
by Ramesh Kumar (nt 02/02/2024)
Nepal's
economic growth rate will be five percent in
2024: IMF (rep 01/02/2024)
Informal
economy worth Rs 1.44trn: Study, by Mamata
Thapa (ae 30/01/2024)
Nepal’s
informal economy is 38.6 percent of GDP : Real
estate activities contribute 99.97 percent to
the informal economy, followed by agriculture,
forestry and fishing, by Krishana Prasain
(kp 26/01/2024)
'More
investment in unproductive sector posed
challenges in economy' (rep 25/01/2024)
Major
survey for petro exploration in Dailekh reports
80 percent progress (kh 22/01/2024)
Real
estate transactions record high in mid-December
to mid-January (rep 16/01/2024)
What
is the current state of economy?, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (ae 15/01/2024)
Nepal
To Grow At 3.9 Percent : World Bank's Global
Economic Perspective reported that Nepal will
grow by 3.9 percent in fiscal year 2023/24
(sp 12/01/2024)
Capital
outflow worth Rs 47.35 billion for foreign
studies in five months of current FY (rep
12/01/2024)
Nepal’s
economic growth to pick up as South Asia slumps,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 11/01/2024)
WB
projects Nepal’s economic growth at 3.9 percent,
estimates it to improve next year (kh
10/01/2024), WB
forecasts Nepal’s stronger economic expansion
compared to global average (rep 10/01/2024)
Nepal’s
economic problems are structural, by Sourav
Dhungana (ae 27/12/2023)
What
went wrong with our economy? Nepal’s overall
development cannot be fully imagined until the
large-scale youth migration stops, by
Chandra Mani Adhikari (kp 21/12/2023)
Public
debt increases by Rs 72 billion in first five
months of current FY (rep 21/12/2023), Interest
on public debt stands at Rs 6.5 billion a month
(rep 21/12/2023)
Achilles’
heel of circular economy : The problem is that
anything we recycle using black energy will
still negatively affect the environment, by
Achyut Wagle (kp 19/12/2023)
Nepal’s
forex reserves rise to a record $12.75 billion :
Economists, however, warn the piling up of
foreign exchange reserves is a warning sign of a
potential recession (kp 15/12/2023)
Iron
mines excavation gains pace again (kh
11/12/2023)
Economic
upswing fails to instill hope among people: PM
Dahal (kh 07/12/2023)
NRB
projects 4-5% economic growth in current fiscal
year (kh 06/12/2023)
Nepal's
public debt surpasses Rs 57 billion in the first
four months of FY 2023/24 (rep 02/12/2023)
Behind
the euphoria of higher remittance : Had it not
been for migrant workers, life would have been
tough like in countries with low foreign
currency reserves, by Deepak Thapa (kp
30/11/2023)
Urbanization,
Investments and Economy, by Ashesh Shrestha
(rep 26/11/2023)
Strategies
For Economic Stability, by Rastra Dhoj Karki
(rn 24/11/2023)
Prime
Minister Dahal, Finance Minister Mahat ‘sitting
on their hands’ as the economy falters : It was
only on Tuesday the prime minister invited the
private sector and experts to discuss the
economy, by Sangam Prasain (kp 22/11/2023))
Growing
a Green Economy, by Hari Prasad Shrestha
(rep 17/11/2023)
Nepal’s
debt grows by Rs41 billion in the first quarter
: International Monetary Fund suggests Nepal
continue borrowing foreign loans at concessional
terms (kp 12/11/2023)
Mounting
internal debt puts Nepal’s economy in a tight
spot (kh 02/11/2023)
Over
25 per cent Nepali households in debt: NSO
(ht 31/10/2023)
Remittance
inflows surges, trade deficit narrows, BoP
improves (ht 18/10/2023)
What
is the current state of Nepali economy?, by
Sabika Shrestha (ae 10/10/2023)
IMF
says Nepal’s economy will grow 3.5 percent this
fiscal year : An IMF team led by Tidiane Kinda
visited Kathmandu from September 21 to October 5
(kp 07/10/2023)
WB
projects Nepal's economic growth rate at 3.9
percent in 2024 (rep 03/10/2023), World
Bank paints grim economic outlook for Nepal :
Says the country will achieve 3.9 percent
economic growth this fiscal year ending mid-July
2024, against the government target of 6 percent,
by Santgam Prasain (kp 04/10/2023)
Nepal’s
debt servicing cost rose by over 80 percent last
fiscal year : Allocated amount for debt
servicing in current fiscal is more than the
capital spending allocation, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 28/09/2023), Nepal’s
Alarmingly Growing Public Debt Burden (rep
29/09/2023)
Lawmakers
draw attention of govt to curb inflation, black
marketing (rep 28/09/2023)
Nepal’s
economy set to grow by 4.3% in FY2024: Asian
Development Outlook (kh 20/09/2023), ADB
slashes growth forecast on low demand, high
interest rates : The Nepali economy is projected
to grow by 4.3 percent in the current fiscal,
down from the earlier forecast of 5 percent,
by Sangam Prasain (kp 21/09/2023)
Macro
struggle and transformation : The sharp
readjustment of macroeconomic indicators shows
unresolved structural issues requiring reforms,
by Chandan Sapkota (kp 19/09/2023)
Nepal's
current account records surplus after 33 months
(ht 18/09/2023)
Is
Our Economy Still In Trouble?, by Bam Dev
Sharma (rn 15/09/2023)
Infra
gap can push Nepal’s economy downhill : The
country remains one of the least urbanized yet
rapidly urbanizing countries, which means an
ever-increasing demand for road, energy, and ICT
infrastructure, by Sourav Dhungana (ae
22/08/2023)
Nepal
improves its balance of payments, gains a
surplus of $ 2.21 billion in FY 2022/23 (rep
20/08/2023)
Zero
progress in 22 economic sector programs (ae
16/08/2023)
Nepal's
economic landscape: Glimmer of hope amid
uncertainties, by Pralhad Giri (ht
16/08/2023)
Reshaping
Nepal's Economic Landscape, by Arun Dahal
Khatri (rep 12/08/2023)
Informal
economy needs a reboot : The informal sector
provides an alternative when formal sector jobs
are hard to find, by Mahendra P Joshi (kp
06/08/2023)
IMF
sees Nepal’s economic growth rebounding this
fiscal year : The IMF said that in Nepal,
inflation is expected to recede, and the
external position would continue to strengthen
this fiscal year (kp 28/07/2023)
How
Urgent To Join Middle-income Club?, by
Namrata Sharma (rn 26/07/2023)
Import
ban nearly suffocated Nepali economy, experts
say : Revenue plunged sharply and government was
forced to downsize the budget in mid-term review
for lack of cash, by Sangam Prasain and
Krishana Prasain (kp 25/07/2023)
Nepal's
public debt exceeds Rs 2.221 trillion (rep
24/07/2023)
In
Karnali highlands, harvesting medicinal herbs is
the way of life and source of livelihood : But
people worry their ancestral occupation might
come to a crossroads as the new generation is
attracted to city life, by Krishna Prasad
Gautam (kp 17/07/2023)
Soaring
remittances, tourism income boost external
sector (ae 11/07/2023)
BoP
at surplus of Rs 228.98 billion in 11 months of
current FY (rep 10/07/2023)
Exploring
Pathways to Economic Recovery : It is unwise to
assume that the Nepali economy is improving,
by Suraj Ghimire (rep 21/06/2023)
Nepal’s
per capita debt soars to Rs 74,516 (rep
21/06/2023), Public
debt surpasses Rs 217.3 billion (rn
21/06/2023)
Nepal
staring at impending ‘stagflation’, economists
say : Political instability, violence, and
climate disasters have been threatening food
security in South Asia: Experts, by Sangam
Prasain and Krishana Prasain (kp 20/06/2023)
Stagnation
amid uncertainty : The budget is expected to
hinder business growth and contract demand,
by Pradeep Yadav (kp 16/06/2023)
Retaining
skilled professionals in Nepal’s manufacturing
sector : Most significant challenges and
opportunities for Nepali manufacturers lie in
incorporating elements of inclusion,
appreciation, support, trust, purpose and
achievement into our organizations, by Anil
Kumar Baral (nlt 15/06/2023)
Economy
on the mend: NRB report (ht 10/06/2023)
Price
of Progress: The Balance between Growth and
Sustainability, by Basu Gautam (rep
09/06/2023)
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
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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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