Chandan Sapkota's blog

On 23 May 2023, Nepali and Indian authorities signed a 5-year (medium-term) agreement that will allow Nepal to sell an additional 200 MW of ...

Geoeconomic fragmentation, a policy-driven reversal of global economic integration, may be caused due to trade restrictions, barriers to the...

In its 2022 Article IV consultation report on India, the IMF noted that the economy rebounded strongly from the pandemic-related downturn, ...

On 29 April 2022, Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) estimated that Nepal’s economy will likely grow by 5.8% in FY2022 , up from 4.2% growth...

In an excellent article about energy sector in Nepal in New Business Age , Rupak D Sharma argues that given the large generation capacity in...

Cheap labor costs, big investment incentives, political and policy stability, and strong trade relations appeal Vietnam as an alternative in...

It was published in The Kathmandu Post , 02 September 2020. Related Twitter thread with charts here .  The cash cow is drying up Don’t be fo...

Paul Collier explains how four shocks (drop in commodity prices, remittances, tourism, and international capital) due to the overarching CO...

The IMF’s latest external sector report highlights the state current account balance amidst the global trade and supplies disruptions cause...

It was published in The Kathmandu Post , 03 May 2020. Covid-19: Impact and response The strict lockdown to contain the spread of SAR...

Richard Baldwin has a nice post on VoxEU on the e ffect of COVID-19 medical shock on economic crisis . He argues that this economic crisis ...