Category: From the Editor
The Hydropower Politics
Nepal still lives by dream of developing its hydropower to the fullest potentials so that it could not only meet own energy needs but also export a substantial amount of power produced; to help maintain the trade balance, primarily with India.
A Test For The Town-Planner
Both, the planners and populace of Kathmandu Metropolis in particular and, Kathmandu Valley in general have never learnt two terms – lanning and Deconstructions or Creative Destruction. The demolition rampage jointly carried out in main streets of Kathmandu by three authorities namely The Traffic Police, Kathmandu Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) and Kathmandu Valley
Hoax Of Free Competition
Last couple of governments made headlines for declaring that appointments of the chiefs of public enterprises would be made through a free competition. Going a step further, present government opened ‘tenders’
The Financial Policing
The NRB has chosen to take up the role of arresting the financial criminals in direct co-work with police. Instead of earlier arrangement of going through the Ministry of Finance (MoF) with a suspect lists and the line ministries passing out buck from MoF to Home Ministry, from Home Ministry to District Administrative offices and then to the District Police, this NRB initiative would surely shorten the process of apprehending the absconded ones.
Nepal’s Redoubtable Poverty Statistics (september 2011)
The report of the Third Living Standard Survey (TLSS) a month ago declared that only 13 per cent of Nepali people now live under the so called absolute poverty line.
Beyond The Budget 2011/12 (august 2011)
The fiscal and monetary policies for FY 2011/12 made public in the third week of July have shown an appallingly anti-free market and anti-private sector tilt. The much touted about............
A Volte-face On Hydropower Development(july 2011)
In the mid-June, Employees Provident Fund (EPF) announced its plan to invest Rs 15.5 billion for four medium-scale hydro-power projects. These projects included 100 megawatt.......
Hope And Fear Of Merger
The trend of announcing merger plans by the banks and financial institutions (BFIs) has gathered pace in recent weeks. Media reports about the merger processes....
The White Paper Hoax
After failing to bring in a supplementary budget as planned, the lame-duck Jhala Nath Khanal government on 12th April issued a so called White Paper.....
The Plummeting Psyche
The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index plunged to five-year low in the last week of March. There are no convincing sign of its recovery on the sight.
