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Development finance must shift away from aid
National development banks, sovereign wealth funds, debt swaps, and public-private partnerships can foster sustainable investment and help reduce energy poverty.
UN and DFID join hands for Nepal Covid fight
Photo: BIKRAM RAIThe Covid-19 pandemic hit Nepal much later than the rest of the world, and now the country is being battered by a surge of…
When will Nepal’s future ever arrive?
Illustration: SUBHAS RAI“What do people mean by poor governance,” asked Crown Prince Dipendra. “Are they fed up with corruption? Is it that they…
A millennium challenge
Illustration: BHANU BHATTARAILegend has it that the real reason Nepal stayed an independent nation state while all around us were colonised was…
“It is now or never to devolve power to local governments”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcOLeRbQqWwSwiss Ambassador Elisabeth von Capeller Oswald is on her second diplomatic stint in Nepal after also…
“Nepal can create a business-friendly environment”
Korean Ambassador to Nepal Park Young-sik, spoke to Sangmin Kim of Nepali Times about tourism, Nepali workers, development assistance,…
Actionable Summits
‘You may think I am a dreamer, but I am not the only one…’
Gigantism
It is a phenomenon seen across the world in electoral democracies: politicians falling into the temptation of pouring large chunks of their…
Aiding federalism
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a $200 million credit to support Nepal’s framework for fiscal federalism and improved…