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Economy

Why Nepal's exports to SASEC have stagnated over the years

Except for India, trade with other countries is insignificant. Worse still, it is declining since 2008. Non-tariff measures, which include sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures and technical barriers to trade (TBT), are one of the main reasons. For instance, some countries do not accept test reports from Nepal because many laboratories are not internati…

Bangladesh rolls out its first mass-transit metro

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Cannabis in Nepal: In between legal lacuna

Pallavi Maheshwari

The downsides of electric vehicles

Roshani Giri

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Budget 2026/27

What is budget, and how is it formed?

Every mid-Ashar, Nepal's fiscal year ends and a new fiscal year begins. Before the start of the new year, the government announces the budget for the coming year. For everyone from the private sector to the general public, the budget is the most important basis for planning for the future.

Economy

Let there be more international students in Nepal

In this second episode, we talk with Prof. Uddhab Pyakurel, Kathmandu University School of Arts, who emphasises that Nepal’s government must prioritise international students — for instance — simplify the visa process and fees for them and extend adequate support to universities, and budgetary support to extend scholarship opportunities to international students.

Society

For balanced international relations, the house has to be in order first

This episode with Gaurab Shumsher Thapa touched upon the foundational understanding of the broader themes of international relations, the history of Nepal's IR, the essence of soft power, national interest, and the principle of Panchsheel.

Why Nepal's exports to SASEC have stagnated over the years

Except for India, trade with other countries is insignificant. Worse still, it is declining since 2008. Non-tariff measures, which include sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures …

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Bangladesh rolls out its first mass-transit metro

The long-awaited metro rail system that took almost a decade to build was developed at an investment of $2.8 billion, largely a Japanese-funded project

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