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 …
Foreign employment exodus continues
Official statistics show that 418,191 Nepalese peoplehad left the country for foreign employment by the first six-month of the current fiscal year. According to the …
Nepal’s poor corruption record isn’t improving, says perception indices
In a national representative 'Survey of the Nepali People in 2022' by Kathmandu University, Interdisciplinary Analysts, and The Asia Foundation, around 40% of the total …
Social Security Fund Explained! - Part I
Imagine that around 83% of Nepalis dont have any old-age protection and cant afford increasing costs of health bills. When incidences of unemployment occur (remember …
Why Nepal's exports to SASEC have stagnated over the years
India has always been the darling trade partner of Nepal. It exports overwhelmingly to India. Exclude India and Nepal's exports to other countries, especially SASEC …
Turning tables: NEA exports NRs 8.32 billion electricity to India
Nepal has exported electricity amounting to Rs 8.32 billion to India in the five months of the present fiscal year 2022/23. 58.6 million electricity units …
A morning brew. A way of life. A shot of kick. A social lubricant. Over $40 billion in global cross-border exports value, and growing. A …
The covid-19 pandemic brought about many economic hardships. Nepal's economy was hammered so hard: in FY20 it shrank by 2.4% for the first time in …
A little ways past the central Bank Road and the Lumbini Eye Hospital and the Bhairahawa Cricket Stadium, lies Haat Bazaar Road named after the …
Nepal’s economy post-pandemic-2022: A World Bank's assessment
With the onset of the covid-19 pandemic followed by restrictions in movements and slumping tourist arrivals, Nepals economy shrunk by 2.4% in FY20 for the …
A glance into the costs for conducting polls in Nepal
As the general elections (Province + Federal)closes in, the_farsight takes a quick glance into the costs of conducting polls in Nepal in the past 15 …
The beginning of Nepal's tourism era
Nepal's sovereign timeframe surpasses all other countries in the region. But, when it comes to the commercial inception of tourism, the nation is just 67-years-old. …