By 2050, Nepal must create 6.5m jobs to reap demographic dividend

Kathmandu, Jan. 9 -- age population is projected to grow significantly by 2050, presenting a rare opportunity to accelerate economic growth through a demographic dividend. But the challenge is enormou... Read More

Nepal must create 6.5m jobs by 2050 to reap demographic dividend

Kathmandu, Jan. 8 -- age population is projected to grow significantly by 2050, presenting a rare opportunity to accelerate economic growth through a demographic dividend. But the challenge is enormou... Read More

Luxury hotels hit by Gen Z protests face more pressure from spring elections

Kathmandu, Jan. 7 -- Most luxury hotels have slipped back into losses following the violent, anti-corruption Gen Z protests that erupted in early September and hit the country in the middle of its pea... Read More

Beijing's 'Visit Nepal' push fails as Chinese arrivals fall

Kathmandu, Jan. 3 -- In June 2024, Beijing made a high-profile announcement. During the 16th round of the Nepal-China diplomatic consultation mechanism meeting held in Kathmandu, China unveiled plans ... Read More

Central bank sees signs of recovery, but private sector still wary

Kathmandu, Jan. 1 -- A day after the private sector said business confidence has sunk to a historic low, Nepal Rastra Bank struck a more optimistic note, saying the economy has begun to show gradual s... Read More

Central bank sees signs recovery, but private sector still wary

Kathmandu, Jan. 1 -- A day after the private sector said business confidence has sunk to a historic low, Nepal Rastra Bank struck a more optimistic note, saying the economy has begun to show gradual s... Read More

Elections, economy, and the weight of youth expectations

Nepal, Jan. 1 -- The interim government headed by Prime Minister Sushila Karki says it is fully prepared to conduct parliamentary elections on March 5-a task that stands as the administration's centra... Read More

Why Nepal is launching a system to track foreign nationals

Kathmandu, Dec. 24 -- Over the past year, Nepal's immigration authorities have dealt with a growing number of cases where foreign nationals entered the country for one declared purpose but engaged in ... Read More

Pradeep Adhikari's flight to power-and the turbulent fall

Kathmandu, Dec. 21 -- Does anyone voluntarily demote themselves? In a bureaucracy built on hierarchy, power, and survival, such an act is almost unheard of. Yet a few months ago, something extraordina... Read More

Nepal rolls out first five-year Everest cleanup plan

Kathmandu, Dec. 18 -- In 2000, Japanese climber Ken Noguchi launched what is widely regarded as the first organised clean-up campaign on Mount Everest, the 8,848.86-metre peak long celebrated as the u... Read More

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