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NEPSE dips; margin trading introduced, Nepal secures $50M digital upgrade loan, drafts $115B climate plan

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NEPSE ended the week in red with hotel, finance, and insurance declining. SEBON introduced a margin lending directive. The World Bank approved a $50 million loan to upgrade the digital ecosystem. The Forest Ministry drafts 10-year Climate Mitigation Plan, while the Finance Ministry cuts the budget and lowers budget projection.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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