Kathmandu, April 12 -- Economic growth at a rate of just over 6 percent for the last three years. An 8.5 percent growth target for the current fiscal year. A strong and stable government after years of political instability. Everything was lined up just right when KP Sharma Oli took over the reins of government. And then came Covid-19 and shattered the global economy.

The pandemic, which has already sent the world economy into a recession, has drastically altered Nepal's growth outlook and it looks like there are tough times ahead for the country.

Nepal has been under lockdown since March 24, effectively shutting down the entire country. But even before the lockdown, the country's economy was already reeling from the effects of the Covi...