prosperity

Counting what counts in Nepal

The state of the toilet at Kathmandu airport is a better indicator of progress than the Human Development Index

Anil Chitrakar

Back to the future in Nepal

For Nepalis who migrated to New South Wales, it must feel like going from the frying pan into the fire

Anil Chitrakar

Towards 2030

At the cusp of a new year and a new decade, Nepalis must take stock of promises not kept and the opportunities...

Nepal rises in Prosperity Index

Nepal has risen in this year’s overall prosperity rankings, but is still the 22nd poorest out of the 29 countries in Asia-Pacific.The...

YAM BETWEEN 3 BOULDERS

As a ceremonial head of state, President Bidya Devi Bhandari’s weeklong visit to China that began on Wednesday is largely symbolic. In...

“Investing in Nepal is risk free”

Capacity and WillpowerThere are immense opportunities waiting for investment to uplift the living standard of 30 million honest and hardworking people. The...

Nepal has to curb corruption before wooing investors

After adopting a liberal free-market policy, passing the first Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Act in 1992, despite the end of the conflict,...

Overseas Nepalis are not impressed

https://youtu.be/NR6mf_rrRb0Learning from the success of overseas Chinese and Indians investing in their homeland, the Nepal government hurriedly passed two foreign investment related...

A roller coaster ride

Nepal introduced the Foreign Investment and Technology Transfer Act (FITTA) in 1992, but it lags behind South Asian economies and Least Developed...

Invest in investment

Let us just say, for the sake of argument, that Nepal has now untangled its politics, formed a Constitution, the war is...

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