Governor Poudel continues with cautious monetary easing stance in his first monetary policy
The new central bank Governor Dr Biswo Nath Poudel has rolled out his first monetary policy on Friday taking a cautious monetary easing stancea continuation …
Understanding federal grants in fiscal federalism
Local budgets are where democracy meets the daily lives of citizensthis is a key principle of participatory governance. Yet, 39 local levels across the country …
As of 27th May, Nepals capital expenditure stands at nearly 37%with one and a half months remaining in the fiscal year and two days before …
What went wrong with NIC Asia Bank?
At its zenith, NIC Asia Bank looked as indomitable as a Himalayan peak. From 2013 to 2023, it expanded loans at a torrid 24% a …
Nepal’s growth model is broken by design
Three decades of 4-5% GDP growth should signal success for a country. Yet in Nepalthe numbers scream stagnation. The country is not progressing. It is …
Paul Krugman, the 2008 Nobel Laureate in Economics, wrote in the TimeMagazine in 1998, The growth of the Internet will slow drastically, as the flaw …
Measuring the country’s 10-year budget trend
A newbudget is set to be released in under four weeks now. Butbehind these budget sheets of the last 10 yearslies a deeper question: how …
The NRB crisis: when politics trumps economics
The Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) sits at the core of the country's financial stability, tasked with controlling inflation, regulating banks and safeguarding the economy from …
How is national budget formulated?
A budget represents a countrys annual fiscal policy or planning, outlining how the government plans to carry out development activities in the upcoming year through …
Soybean oil accounts for 30% of country’s exports, inflation stabilises
The Nepal Rastra Bank released its eight-month macroeconomic and financial data this week. It also marks the eighth month of the Oli-led government, which is …
Nepal’s potential in digital sector faces regulatory, skill and cost issues
The World Bank has published a report titled Unlocking Nepals Growth Potential this month, identifying four sectors with growth potential one of them the digital …
How is the economy performing so far? — A review
The Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) released six months economic data of the ongoing fiscal year a while ago [seven months data is already out]. The …
