The bitter side of Nepal’s sugar economy
The plight of sugarcane farmers has come to much limelight in recent years with several Sugarcane Farmers Struggle Committee-led protests […]
News & Updates
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The center cannot hold
On July 15, the president gave assent to a bill entitled Amendment to Nepal Police and Province Police Act. The […]
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Export promotion: Path to attain economic prosperity for Nepal
Nepal has been buzzing. From tea shops to leading news portals the talk around the dire economic state of the […]
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Is Nepal Oil Corporation’s proposal to government rationale?
Nepal Oil Corporation on July 4 submitted a ten-point proposal to the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies with recommendations […]
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Complexities and challenges of Nepal’s development
Nepal’s transition to federalism encapsulates many aspirations of the general people. Economic aspirations are one of them. The country is […]
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Why government should not run a business
Very often, Nepali politicians can be heard proudly promising to revive the sick or shut down state-owned enterprises (SOEs). These […]
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Rethinking fertilizer subsidy
On Saturday, farmers in Dhading seized smuggled chemical fertilizers that were being escorted by Armed Police Force. This incident depicted […]
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Nepal’s land use legislation is flawed: What should be done?
The Land Use Act (2019) and the more recently endorsed Land Use Regulation, if implemented, have the potential to cause […]
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Do we really need public enterprises?
Going against the very spirit of a free market, Finance Minister Janardan Sharma in his budget speech announced plans to breathe life […]
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The causes of invalid votes in Nepal
The local-level elections have been completed successfully. Over the past few weeks, we waited for the results and in doing […]
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Local polls are over. It’s time for voting reforms
Nepal finally conducted the most looked forward local level election on Friday, 13 May 2022. This is the second set […]
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Using remittance for the better of the Nepali economy
Remittance inflows to Nepal decreased by 1.7 percent to NRs.631.19 billion in the month of March of the ongoing Fiscal […]
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Social security system in Nepal: Protection at what cost?
Social Security is a protection measure provided to individuals and households guaranteeing access to healthcare and income security. Social security […]
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As the election date is approaching, game of lies and deceit in Nepal
With the local election dates approaching, there has been a simultaneous rise of optimism and cynicism in the air. The […]
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Local Election 2022: Expectation vs reality
With the local elections set for May 13, political parties in Nepal are gearing up to compete for the 753 […]