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Thursday, May 4, 2023

NSO projects Nepal’s GDP to grow by 1.9% in FY2023

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On 02 May 2023, the National Statistics Office (NSO) estimated that Nepal’s economy will likely grow by 1.9% in FY2023 , down from a revised...
Friday, April 28, 2023

Mechanization and agricultural productivity

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An interesting news report in today's Kantipur Daily . It quotes a farmer using a preseason maize planter who says that mechanization ha...
Friday, March 10, 2023

Revenue shortfalls in Nepal

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Nepal is facing a very large revenue shortfall in FY2023. According to FCGO, revenue mobilization in the first seven months of this fiscal (...

Energy deficit in India

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According to Reuters , India will likely face risks of nighttime power cuts due to delays in adding new coal-fired and hydropower despite th...
Thursday, March 2, 2023

Digital payments revolution in India

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An interesting article in the NYT on how India's homegrown payment system has transformed commerce and helped formalize the economy. Ex...
Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Effect of countercyclical investment on employment

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An interesting paper by Buchheim and Watzinger (2023) published in AEJ: Economic Policy [15(1)] shows that investments in public buildings...

IMF concludes 2023 Article IV Consultation and completes first and second reviews under the Extended Credit Facility

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According to a press release on 28 February 2023, the IMF staff and the Nepal authorities have reached staff-level agreement on the policies...