Local economy Archives - Local Nepal Today https://localnepaltoday.com/category/growth-local-infrastructure-and-economy/local-economy-nepal/ ...where local issues make the headlines Sat, 05 Oct 2019 22:48:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 Charikot resurrects as growing tourist destination http://localnepaltoday.com/charikot-resurrects-as-growing-tourist-destination/ http://localnepaltoday.com/charikot-resurrects-as-growing-tourist-destination/#respond Sat, 08 Oct 2016 22:39:10 +0000 http://localnepaltoday.com/?p=8882 Charikot resurrects as growing tourist destination

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

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]]> http://localnepaltoday.com/charikot-resurrects-as-growing-tourist-destination/feed/ 0 The lowest growth in 14 years: economic downturn 2015/16 http://localnepaltoday.com/the-lowest-growth-in-14-years-economic-downturn-201516/ http://localnepaltoday.com/the-lowest-growth-in-14-years-economic-downturn-201516/#respond Thu, 12 May 2016 21:06:55 +0000 http://localnepaltoday.com/?p=8601 The lowest growth in 14 years: economic downturn 2015/16

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

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]]> http://localnepaltoday.com/the-lowest-growth-in-14-years-economic-downturn-201516/feed/ 0 Nawalparasi: a hub of cement production set to grow http://localnepaltoday.com/nawalparasi-a-hub-of-cement-production-set-to-grow/ http://localnepaltoday.com/nawalparasi-a-hub-of-cement-production-set-to-grow/#respond Mon, 18 Apr 2016 23:19:16 +0000 http://localnepaltoday.com/?p=8361 Nawalparasi: a hub of cement production set to grow

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

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]]> http://localnepaltoday.com/nawalparasi-a-hub-of-cement-production-set-to-grow/feed/ 0 Survey: the economy is getting more urbanised http://localnepaltoday.com/survey-the-economy-is-getting-more-urbanised/ http://localnepaltoday.com/survey-the-economy-is-getting-more-urbanised/#respond Wed, 29 Jul 2015 22:11:17 +0000 http://localnepaltoday.com/?p=6440 Survey: the economy is getting more urbanised

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

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]]> http://localnepaltoday.com/survey-the-economy-is-getting-more-urbanised/feed/ 0 The North-South corridors: roads to local prosperity? http://localnepaltoday.com/the-north-south-corridors-roads-to-local-prosperity/ http://localnepaltoday.com/the-north-south-corridors-roads-to-local-prosperity/#respond Fri, 12 Jun 2015 22:22:24 +0000 http://localnepaltoday.com/?p=5923 The North-South corridors: roads to local prosperity?

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 in the Mid-hills. Construction work began in the 1990s, and by the mid-2000s several roads were opened. With the recent completion of the Surkhet-Jumla corridor, there now is a whole network of north-south corridors! Do they help the local economy: it appears so!

The topographical context along the corridor roads is unique: in a matter of a hundred kilometres or so, the climate changes from near tropical in the Terai to temperate at the higher altitudes in the Mid-hills.

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