Category: Economy & Policy
Economic Policy’s Narrative Imperative
For starters, a revolution is required in the organization of work, learning, and leisure. Social solidarity, essential to European identity, can and must include longer work lives, but also more work-sharing, adult learning, and shorter average work weeks.
Why Are Most Domestic Airlines Running In Loss?
Leaving a few as exceptions, most domestic private sector airlines in Nepal are not in sound financial health. In fact, a majority of them have always been struggling for survival.
Debate Of The Month: Is The Reality Sector Really Picking Up?
We all know that Nepal’s real estate sector has been in an ailing state for more than the past three years. The real estate and housing industry witnessed a speedy growth (which many say was an unnatural growth), until the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), regulator of the country’s financial market, suddenly restricted banks’ lending to the sector in September 2010.
Global Economy Outlook For 2013: Figures & Beyond!
Concerned over the ongoing austerity measures, high unemployment rate and lower business confidence combined with weak market sentiments in core global economies like the USA and Eurozone, the World Bank (WB) has lowered its forecast for 2013.
Cartels And Syndicates Fuel Inefficiency
Cartels may be overt or covert as the producers and suppliers of goods and services can have a tacit understanding or open agreement to fix the market price, allocate market, increase prices and decrease the quality of the goods and services.
Prolonged Economic Crisis: By Achyut Wagle A Case For Democratic Capitalism
The reportedly emerging consensus among the Eurozone leaders might find some solace for now.
Trading Gold For Silver: Our HR Position? (September 2011)
Long serpentine queues in Kathmandu are no more a subject of curiosity to us. The endless lines of cars at gasoline stations, people crowding............
Monetary Policy And Question Of Financial Stability (august 2011)
Recent global financial crisis has once again ignited the debate on the role of monetary policy in ensuring financial stability. Taking a cue from international trend, emerging financial distress.......
Monetary Policy2011/12:Hard To Realise The Promises (august 2011)
The Monetary Policy for the fiscal year 2011/12 has made an attempt to be balanced with the expansionary fiscal policy of the government of Nepal despite fears of inflationary pressure, apart from reducing the Cash Reserve....
Poverty, Inequality And Growth-some Lessons
The liberalisation policy in china is in effect since the end of 1970s. India has followed the same path since the beginning of 1990s.
