Kathmandu’s decay: From glorious past to ominous future
Kathmandu: The legend and the legacy Legend about Kathmandus evolution holds that the valley was once a huge lake some thousands years ago. A visiting …
Kathmandu - A crumbling valley!
Valleys and cities should be young, vibrant, inspiring and full of hopes with a system in place that works for all classes of people. What …
A few weeks ago, I saw a post on LinkedIn with an attached poll asking whether or not interns deserved to get paid. The spur …
Economic indicators that we keep on hearing in the news. What do they say about the economy?
Over a week back, NRB released its monthly current macroeconomic and financial situation data, which provided a slight sigh of relief contrary to the notion …
Recognized for its biodiversity hotspot, and with 752 one-horned rhinos and 335 wild tigers, Nepal has established a global identity through wildlife conservation. But while …
An IMF team assesses Nepal’s economy for Extended Credit Facility (ECF) extension
In the second-half of February 2023, a team of International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Jarkko Turunen, Deputy Division Chief and Deputy Mission Chief for …
The internet is enchanted with ChatGPT (Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer) at the moment an AI chatbot developed by the OpenAI foundation and launched as a …
A cup of conversation—Nabin Devkota and his unexpected Lumle coffee shop
Some 45 minutes drive away from the hustle-bustle of Pokhara, adjacent right to a single lane roadside along the Pokhara-Baglung Highway, a distinct and neatly …
Nepal’s Chhurpi export sees tremendous growth
Export of the worlds hardest cheese, Chhurpi, often called a Himalayan chewing gum, has soared in the last five fiscal years. Last fiscal year, Nepal …
Bajura — a district left behind
Optics in urban regions of Nepal align with Nepals gradual progress in several socio-economic indicators. The state of infrastructures from roads to schools have relatively …
Consumers expect inflation as high as 12%, says Inflation Expectation Survey
In the second quarterly Inflation Expectations Survey (IES) by the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) for the fiscal year 2022-23, respondents expected that price rise will …
Nepal targets to export $75 million worth Chyangra Pashmina by 2026
Last week, Nepal unveiled its National Pashmina Sector Export Strategy 2022-2026. The strategy aims to increase its Chyangra Pashmina export to Rs 10 billion ($75 …
