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Friday, November 11, 2011

Cash incentives for export promotion in Nepal

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My presentation on policy study on cash incentives for export promotion in Nepal. The event was organized by the FAO. Here is my earlier tak...
Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Determinants of financial flows from BRICs to LICs

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Turns out BRICs lend more to low income countries with weaker institutions. Interestingly, interests on loans are higher for countries that ...
Monday, November 7, 2011

Links of Interest (2011-11-07)

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Europe Sneezes, India Catches a Cold (Europe was the target for 18 percent of India’s exports, compared with 10 percent headed for the US. ...

Sources of electricity in Asia

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Mountainous countries generally depend on hydropower to generate electricity. Fast growing economies depend more on fossil fuels to genera...
Sunday, November 6, 2011

World Hunger Report 2011: High & volatile prices in the future as well

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The World Hunger Report 2011   argues that high and volatile prices are set to continue in the coming days. Key message from the FAO report ...
Saturday, November 5, 2011

Nepal needs structural reforms to raise productivity and economic growth, says the IMF

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The IMF, in its latest 2011 Article IV Consultation with Nepal , argues that Nepal needs to work on enacting structural reforms to raise pro...
Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Imports substituting local production deficit in Nepal

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Nothing surprising if you follow trade theory, but seeing it happen in real time is definitely interesting! The Nepalese vegetable market...