1+ hour, 16+ min ago  (769+ words) The number of micro, cottage and small enterprises (MCSEs) registered in Nepal has plunged by nearly 75 percent over the past five years despite a series of government policies and programmes aimed at promoting the sector. Entrepreneurs say inadequate access to…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (1030+ words) The National Statistics Office says weak government spending, sluggish production and lower imports of machinery and construction materials have slowed economic activity, with annual growth projected at just 3. 51 percent. Despite expectations of a recovery in recent months, Nepal's latest economic…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (742+ words) Over the last three decades, Nepal's financial landscape has been severely rattled by three distinct episodes of unnatural loan expansion, popularly known as "credit booms. The research paper titled An Anatomy of Nepal's Credit Boom 19902025 by Birendra Bahadur Budha, the…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (1479+ words) Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle took office on March 27, 2026, pledging to prioritise economic reform, create a more business-friendly environment and pursue legal and regulatory changes. While his first 100 days have seen the launch of several reforms, economists say they have yet…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (898+ words) Most informal microenterprises in Nepal remain outside the formal economy not by choice but out of necessity, according to a recent World Bank report, which says the vast majority of such businesses operate at subsistence levels with little prospect of…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (1198+ words) Nepal's exports to China have sharply declined despite steady growth in shipments to India. This has exposed the widening gap in the country's trade performance with its two largest neighbours. Exports to China fell by 41. 71 percent year-on-year during the first…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (863+ words) Nepal's industrial sector is showing further signs of strain, with new industry registrations, factory utilisation and industrial credit growth all declining in the first half of the current fiscal year, underscoring concerns about the country's weak investment climate and slowing…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (630+ words) The Kathmandu Post The cost of domestic remittances ban Foreign remittances have always constituted the dominant share of total remittance inflows due to the large number of Nepali migrants working in foreign countries. By contrast, domestic remittances include money transferred…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (668+ words) Opinion | Can businesses alone save an unreformed state? The Kathmandu Post Can businesses alone save an unreformed state? By announcing a national budget of Rs2. 124 trillion for FY 2026-27, Finance Minister Sarnim Wagle signalled what could be a major change in how…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1048+ words) The country's banking system is awash with cash. More than Rs1. 4 trillion that can potentially be lent to businesses and households remains parked in the financial institutions, even as policymakers search for ways to revive investment and economic activity. The abundance…...