Frail local governance: Old administration ways to blame
Three years after their inception, local governments are struggling to navigate their way around legal intricacies, build institutional strategy and […]
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Towards provincial fiscal autonomy
With the changed context of federalism, the sub-national governments – province and local – are recognised as autonomous spheres and […]
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Global economic freedom up slightly—Nepal climbs one notch up to rank 109th among 162 jurisdictions
Nepal has ranked 109th out of 162 countries and territories included in the Economic Freedom of the World: 2020 Annual Report, […]
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Nexus between economic crisis and reforms
In economics and political sciences, a large body of literature is devoted to understanding the relationship between economic crisis and […]
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Analyzing the caliber of the budget in reviving the tourism industry
It is no doubt that the Nepalese tourism industry has remained very vulnerable to the global contagion of COVID-19 and […]
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Budget 2020/21: The Agricultural Perspective
Just as every other aspect of the economy, the Covid-19 has greatly hindered the agricultural sector threatening the livelihood of […]
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Quick observations on FY 2020/21 budget
Amid much speculation regarding the size of the fiscal budget, this year the Nepal Communist Party government has come up […]
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2020s: Mission Prosperity?
With a two-third majority government at the helm, Nepal embarked on an ambitious journey of ‘Prosperous Nepal, Happy Nepali’. Nepal […]
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The Notion of Agricultural Income Tax
The agriculture sector of Nepal is crowded with many schemes that are aimed at providing farmers with support that would […]
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Agricultural Overhaul
Agriculture in Nepal remains the mainstay of the national economy, accounting for 28.1 percent of the country’s total GDP. While […]
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Government Expenditure and Private Investment
Government’s economic decision has several implications manifested in the form of changes in various macroeconomic variables. Economists have asserted that […]
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Regionalisation of Labour Skill Development
It is a common knowledge that labor or human resource plays a significant role in contributing to the economic progress […]
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Interpretation of Right to Expression
Over the last two months, much has been said about the controversial provision of the Information Technology Bill. Valid disagreements […]
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Compendium of Bills
A series of new bills and amendments, ranging from public procurement, contribution-based social security to media council were tabled at […]
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Equity Debate around Social Security Scheme
Amidst much fanfare, the incumbent government announced the contribution-based Social Security Scheme that aimed to cover nearly 3.5 million formal […]