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Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Key economic achievements under late PM Sushil Koirala

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Former Prime Minister and President of Nepali Congress (NC) party, Sushil Koirala passed away yesterday at the age of 78. He was known for ...
Friday, January 22, 2016

5 points about the low oil prices and one point about the Nepalese economy

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Five main points from an article in The Economist about the low oil prices, plus one additional note on the Nepalese economy. Over the...
Thursday, January 7, 2016

2016 growth outlook for South Asia

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The latest Global Economic Prospects 2016 , the World Bank's flagship publication, has revised downward its growth forecast for India, ...
Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Nepalese economy in 2015: Triple whammy of earthquake, blockade and bad politics

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Triple whammy :  2015 was a notably bad year for the economy on three fronts The April earthquake destroyed physical infrastructure ...
Friday, December 18, 2015

The quality of politicians and economic growth

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The quality of growth depends on the quality of politicians you elect!  That’s the main point of a working paper by Prakash, Rockmore and...
Friday, December 11, 2015

For Japan, raising inflation target and increasing wages by 5-10 percent may be better

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While some countries are grappling with high inflation, Japan (and in relative terms the developed countries) are struggling with persiste...
Monday, November 16, 2015

Earthquake and Blockade: A wrecked Nepalese economy

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Earthquake and economy The catastrophic 7.8 magnitude earthquake on 25 April and subsequent aftershocks (two of them very strong) cripp...