Desperate times call for relieving certain taxes on petroleum products
As we speak today, the fuel prices stand at NRs 155 per liter for petrol and NRs 138 per liter […]
Econ-ity Blog
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Does the new budget address the concerns over unemployment?
The budget for FY 2021/22, amounts to Nrs. 1.647 trillion, with its central focus on dampening the effects of Covid-19 […]
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The Socialist Promise
The budget for FY 2021/22 is an allusion to an ideal welfare-state. The government has undertaken the responsibility to protect […]
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The ambitious irrigation budget of FY2021/22
The budget speech for Fiscal Year 2021/22 made ambitious pledges to progress and complete the grand irrigation projects that are mostly featured […]
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Out of Control
Last week, Nepal made headlines in the international media as the daily cases of COVID-19 surged to 9,023 cases on […]
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“Sarkari Kharcha” sucking up large chunks of budget
In fiscal year 2077/78, the federal budget comprised fundings from Tax revenue that accounts for 63 percent of total allocation […]
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Consequences of the new minimum wage law
Just recently, Prime Minister KP Oli announced that the minimum wage will be set to Rs. 15,000 per month from mid-July of […]
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To jab, and how to jab-is the question.
Launching the COVID vaccination drive on January 27, Prime Minister KP Oli made a chest-thumping claim that all Nepalese citizens […]
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PM KP Sharma Oli loses vote of confidence. What happens now?
Invoking Article 100 (1) of the Constitution of Nepal, Prime Minister and CPN-UML Leader Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli instigated to […]
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Potholes: a “Thorn in the flesh” for the denizens of Kathmandu valley
Bad conditioned roads have been a “thorn in the flesh” for the denizens of Kathmandu Valley for a long time. […]
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Melamchi drinking water supply project, will it sustain?
Kathmandu, the largest urban hub of Nepal, has experienced acute shortages of drinking water since the urbanization sprawl. The main […]
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Why do development projects in Nepal get delayed?
On April 3, 2021 Prime Minister (PM) KP Sharma Oli unveiled a new plan to construct 165 strategic roads ( a […]
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Making sanitary pads cheaper or free?
The second wave of menstrual revolution is supposedly here with open discussion of periods and period products. Nepal is striving to eradicate period […]
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How populist agendas failed Nepal!!
Nepal’s political landscape has never been absent from political shifts since abolition of monarchy in 1990. The shifts created ways […]
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Cashing in: Why legalization of cannabis is actually beneficial to the Nepalese economy
Cannabis Farming Regulation and Management Bill, registered in the House of Representatives, is set to regulate and promote the cultivation, […]