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 …

Economy  the_farsight

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 …

Economy  the_farsight

Broken budgets

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 …

Economy  the_farsight

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 …

Economy  Karan Poudel

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 …

Economy  the_farsight

Starlink—connecting….Nepal

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 …

Economy  Diptina Sapkota

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 …

Economy  Shreyada Regmi

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 …

Op-ed  Karan Poudel

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 …

Economy  Sariman Shakya

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 …

Economy  Shreyada Regmi

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 …

Economy  Shreyada Regmi

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 …

Economy  the_farsight

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