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Saturday, May 28, 2016

Quick thoughts on Nepal's FY2017 budget

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Here is my quick thought on the FY2017 budget . Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Poudel presented budget for FY2017 (mid-July 2016 to mid-...
Friday, May 27, 2016

Why capital spending is chronically low and what can be done about it

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It was published in The Kathmandu Post , 23 May 2016. Unspent budget Political instability and interference both at the planning and o...
Thursday, May 19, 2016

About domestic resources and infrastructure financing in Nepal

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There has been a lot of debate about the use of domestic funds to finance large-scale infrastructure projects , especially hydroelectricity...
Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Trade blockade was more damaging to Nepalese economy than the earthquake

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The Central Bureau of Statistics ( CBS ) just released its GDP growth projection for FY2016. The growth projection is quite close to the l...

Structural change in China and its impact on other economies

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Asian economies face headwinds from three weak factors : weak global recovery, weak global trade, and weak (rather moderating) Chinese grow...
Thursday, April 14, 2016

Nepal was the third largest remittance recipient in 2014

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As a share of its GDP, Nepal was the third largest recipient of remittances in 2014 (see the latest Migration and Development brief by WB)...
Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Reality and requirements for Nepal-China accords to work

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Symbolic or viable Nepal needs serious homework to benefit from accords with China, including the important one on transit The agree...