Local economy

Charikot, the capital of Dolakha, was devastated by the earthquake in 2015, but it’s coming back to life.

It’s no surprise but now the numbers are out. This fiscal year was extremely tough on almost everybody!

Nawalparasi is known for its large cement production sector – and that’s just about to grow bigger!

Nepal’s economy is becoming steadily more urbanised, according to an economic survey.

The Mid-hill Highway is flanked by a series of roads that lead north and south, known as the North-south Corridors. These “corridor roads” came on the drawing board several decades ago as a major key to economic growth and development…

Kunda Dixit from Nepali Times went up to Jomsom and Lo Montang to examine the new road and its effects on the local community. What he found? Well, both winners and losers. Indeed, the mule drivers were not all that…

India is by far Nepal’s biggest foreign investor and trading partner historically. But China is catching up more than ever.

“Agriculture in Nepal is always risky and therefore if you try to change something it becomes even riskier”. Whoever said that – and many did – has a good point.