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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Nepal's banking and liquidity crises explained

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Here is my latest article on the banking and liquidity crisis in Nepal. For earlier pieces on the same issues, check out this and this .  ...

M-Pesa versus Western Union: Mobile banking increases competition and consumer benefits in Kenya

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There economic impacts of M-Pesa , a mobile phone based money transfer system in Kenya that commenced operation in 2007. M-Pesa lowers th...
Monday, June 20, 2011

Krugman on Keynes and his message

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In a paper prepared for the Cambridge conference commemorating the 75th anniversary of the publication of The General Theory of Employment,...
Friday, June 17, 2011

Agricultural outlook for this decade

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The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2011-2020 says that a good harvest in the coming months should push commodity prices down from the extrem...

Update on food security in Nepal (2010-11 is surplus year)

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It seems like Nepal is going to have food surplus (of 110,000 tonnes) this fiscal year (2010-2011), according to the Ministry of Agricultur...
Thursday, June 16, 2011

Core of banking crisis in Nepal: BFIs bubble & real estate and housing bubble

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  This was published in Republica daily. Here is a detailed discussion on the same issue. Core of banking crisis in Nepal The deposito...
Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Impact on bilateral trade: North-South vs. South-South trade agreements

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Free trade agreements lead to a rise in bilateral trade regardless of whether the signatories are developed or developing countries. Furthe...