Karan Poudel

is an Investment Writer/Editor at Ansu Group. He was a former writer-analyst at the_farsight.

19 posts

Public transport system financing around the world: Lessons for Nepal

NEPAL IS INCREASINGLY being exposed to the malign forces of bad public transport systems, particularly cities. Take its capital Kathmandu, for instance. Its population has …

Economy  Karan Poudel

What are central bank digital currencies—and why are central banks creating them?

TO RETAIN CONTROL of their monetary systems, which are increasingly being threatened by the rise of online payments and the gradual demise of cash, global …

Economy  Karan Poudel

Nepal grapples with rising inflation

INFLATION IS RUNNING HOTin Nepal. It stands at 5.03%, compared with 3.60% last year. Rising prices in petroleum, service, transport, foods have pushed inflation to …

Economy  Karan Poudel

What is the Metaverse?

ON 28 OCTOBER Facebook renamed itself as Meta in order to set the standards for virtual reality known as the metaverse. Last year it announced …

Tech  Karan Poudel

What is an NFT?

IT WASNT UNTIL last year that NON-FUNGIBLE TOKENS (NFTs) got firmly established into the mainstream. Though first invented in 2014, NFTs really took off when …

Tech  Karan Poudel

Why are property prices so high in Kathmandu?

KATHMANDU VALLEY is known for many things: the centre of Nepals history, art, culture and economy; tourism, with several hundred thousand visitors annually; one of …

Economy  Karan Poudel

How two migrant returnees found their feet back home

Parents in rural Nepal, who depend upon agriculture for meagre income, often dream of their children not following in their footsteps, such as becoming a …

Economy  Karan Poudel

Invest more in girls' education

WITHOUT COMPREHENSIVEreforms, Nepalis unlikely to see its economy evolve into adynamic and inclusive one.YetNepal is making economic progress, thoughslowly. Growth is expected to remain modest, …

Economy  Karan Poudel

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