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Sugar
import tariff slashed to ease shortage (kp 28/12/2004)
Prices
soar as supplies dwindle, by Santosh Pokharel (kp 27/12/2004)
Trade
deficit narrows as exports rise (rn 23/12/2004), Foreign
exchange reserve up (ht 24/12/2004)
Economy,
Finance and Market, by Supa Upadhyay (kp 21/12/2004)
Guthi-run
oil mills in Khokana gathering rust Mudita Bajracharya (ht 17/12/2004)
IMF
raps Nepal for NOC losses, by Gopal Tiwari (ht 17/12/2004)
Economy,
Finance and Market, by Supa Upadhyay (kp 14/12/2004)
Industrial
production slows to 3.81 percent (kp 14/12/2004)
Inflation
versus real income, by Dandapani Paudel (kp 13/12/2004)
Rent
Seeking in Nepalese Society, by Shoorabeer Poudyal (tg 08/12/2004)
Petro
products: The story repeats (ht 07/12/2004), Petroleum
pricing: Supply crisis looms large, by Amrit Nakarmi (ht 07/12/2004), Stop
incurring loss (ht 08/12/2004), NOC
employees end strike (kp 09/12/2004)
Govt
expenditure registers sharp decline (ht 02/12/2004), Import
falls, inflation down, budget surplus up (rn 02/12/2004)
Revenue
mobilization, forex reserve increase (kp 01/12/2004)
Management
of natural resources urged (ht 01/12/2004)
Economy,
Finance and Market, by Supa Upadhaya (kp 30/11/2004)
NOC
employees demand hike in oil prices (rn 24/11/2004)
Economy,
Finance and Market, by Supa Upadhaya (kp 23/11/2004)
Fabrics
made in Nepal: Pride and problems (kp 23/11/2004)
NOC
daily loss soars to Rs 23m, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 17/11/2004)
Nepalese
economic development in the light of Korea's experience, by Seung
Park, Governor of Bank of Korea (tg 10/11/2004)
FDI
slips by 66pc (kp 06/11/2004)
Bitter
truth about sugar price hike, by Indra Gurung (ht 04/11/2004), Govt
allows duty reduced sugar import (rn 04/11/2004), Official
tardiness (ht 05/11/2004), Sugar
price hike irks consumers (kp 06/11/2004), Sugar
turns bitter (kp 09/11/2004), Govt,
traders trade charges, consumers pay price Santosh Pokhrel (kp
10/11/2004), Sugar:
Will it be sweet after artificial price rise? by Shanker Man Singh (pr
10/11/2004), Weak
mechanism blamed for soaring sugar prices (kp 11/11/2004), Lessons
from sugar crisis, by Ratnakar Adhikari (kp 12/11/2004), Fresh
sugar imports likely to ease demand pressure (kp 12/11/2004), Sugar
shortage to be over shortly (rn 26/11/2004), Sugar
mafia’s hand seen in shortage of sugar (ht 08/12/2004), ‘Govt
to enact new laws to end sugar cartel’ (kp 11/12/2004)
Govt
to extend performance contract with five SOEs, by Rupak D Sharma (kp
03/11/2004)
Illegal
sugar import high in Rupandehi (kp 01/11/2004)
Slide
in spending, by Beena Kharel (kp 27/10/2004)
It’s
festive time, so people pay more, by Rangon Raj Bhattarai (rn
20/10/2004)
Price
variation prompts smugglers to eye Nepali gold market (rn 18/10/2004)
Has
our purchasing power gone down? (ht 17/10/2004)
Expenditure,
resource mobilisation increase, says NRB (rn 16/10/2004)
Govt
to allow pvt sector to import cooking gas, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp
13/10/2004)
Industrialists,
bankers fear capital flight (rn 11/10/2004)
NOC’s
loss rises by Rs 70 million (ht 07/10/2004), NOC
clears previous dues (kp 12/10/2004)
Economic
reform faces hurdles (ht 06/10/2004)
Chinese,
Indian honey being exported under Nepali brand names, by Chintamani
Poudyal (ht 28/09/2004)
SOEs
reform plan suffers set back, by Rupak D Sharma (kp 26/09/2004)
NOC
seeks Rs 1.6b loan from MoF, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 23/09/2004), Govt
to guarantee loan for NOC, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 24/09/2004), Govt
revokes decision to pledge guarantee to NOC (kp 30/09/2004), Govt
pledges collateral assistance to NOC (kp 02/10/2004), Decision
Overdue: How long can this impoverished country continue to subsidize the
petroleum products? (sp 01/10/2004)
ADB
lowers projected growth (ht 23/09/2004), ADB
revises Nepal’s economic growth forecast (kp 23/09/2004), Economic
growth in 2005 projected at 3.7%: ADB (rn 23/09/2004)
Debilitating
Economy Of Nepal, by Anup Sharma (tg 22/09/2004)
Politics
overshadows economic matters, say senior economists (tg 22/09/2004)
Economy,
Finance and Market, by Supa Upadhaya (kp 20/09/2004)
Another
oil price hike? NOC must increase prices if it is to survive, but that is
easier said than done, by Navin Singh Khadka (nt 17/09/2004), Diesel,
kerosene, LPG prices up, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 18/09/2004), NOC
hikes prices of petro products again (ht 18/09/2004), Price
of POL products increased (rn 18/09/2004), Hike
in petroleum prices opposed (ht 20/09/2004), ‘Petro-price
hike a must’ (kp 20/09/2004), Regulatory
mechanism to adjust POL price advised: Task force suggests govt to follow
international price (rn 20/09/2004), Consumer
groups protest price hike of petroleum (rn 20/09/2004), UML
Gen Secy supports petro-price hike (kp 22/09/2004), Hike
dilemma (kp 24/09/2004)
Nepalese
Economy: Alternatives For Survival, by Keshab Poudel (sp 17/09/2004)
NOC
takes some measures to meet crisis (ht 16/09/2004)
Trade
deficit touches to Rs 86b (kp 15/09/2004)
Economy,
Finance and Market, by Supa Upadhyay (kp 14/09/2004)
Phased
petro price hike recommended, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 14/09/2004)
‘Only
peace can kill economic crisis’ (ht 14/09/2004)
Government
expenses go up by nine per cent (ht 11/09/2004), Govt
expenditure surges, budget deficit dips (kp 11/09/2004), NRB
reports favourable BoP, forex reserve (rn 11/09/2004)
NOC
may buy oil from third country (ht 09/09/2004)
Dreaming
double digit growth, by Dandapani Paudel (kp 04/09/2004)
Nepal’s
growth performance, by Binod K Karmacharya (kp 02/09/2004)
‘Nepalis
are taking economic matters seriously’, interview with Binod
Chaudhary (kp 30/08/2004)
DSI
annuls 243 firms (kp 30/08/2004)
Is
oil Nepal’s next big bonanza?, by Mark Williamson (nt 27/08/2004)
Stagnation
in income and inflation in economy, by Raghab D Pant (ht 27/08/2004)
Treasury
bills rate dips to record low (kp 24/08/2004)
Economy,
Finance and Market, by Supa Upadhaya (kp 23/08/2004)
Net
foreign assets to fall by 50pc (ht 23/08/2004)
Measuring
economic growth, by Dandapani Paudel (kp 21/08/2004)
The
business of politics Nepal needs a lot more analysts than it has, by
Artha Beed (nt 20/08/2004)
Wholesalers
blamed for price rise (kp 20/08/2004)
Double
digit growth? by Ram S Mahat (kp 19/08/2004)
See also part
2 (20/08/2004), part
3 (23/08/2004)
Petro
products’ prices hiked (ht 13/08/2004), Govt
hikes price of petroleum products (kp 13/08/2004), Govt.
hikes price of PoL products (rn 13/08/2004), Hard
Decision: The government mulls raising the price of petroleum products
(sp 13/08/2004), Petroleum
prices A road map for deregulation Amrit Nakarmi (ht 16/08/2004), Oppn
parties protest petroleum price hike (kp 17/08/2004), Oil
on troubled waters: Nepal Oil Corporation is battling to survive soaring
international prices, fuel adulteration and discontent at home, by
Navin Singh Khadka (nt 20/08/2004), “Supply
stagnant, demand up, means price goes up”, interview with Hariom
D Josh, Managing Director of Nepal Oil Corporation (nt 20/08/2004)
Trade
deficit widens, foreign reserve climbs record high (kp 05/08/2004), BoP
favourable, forex reserve stronger: NRB (rn 05/08/2004)
‘Safeguard
local products’ (kp 05/08/2004)
Nettle
finds fresh takers, by Shashi Dhungel (ht 31/07/2004)
Oil
prices ease from 21-year high (ht 31/07/2004)
CE
secures petroleum exploration rights, by Yuvraj Acharya (kp
28/07/2004), Nepal
clears deck for oil prospecting (ht 29/07/2004), Government,
CE to sign petro exploration accord, by Indra Gurung (ht 10/08/2004), Govt,
CE ink pact for petro exploration (ht 12/08/2004), Deal
signed to explore petroleum in Terai, Chure (rn 12/08/2004)
Debt
service burden continues to go up (rn 25/07/2004)
Public
Enterprises White Elephants Or What? By Narayan Upadhyay (rn
25/07/2004)
Foreign
loan crosses Rs 245b (ht 21/07/2004)
Loss
of PEs crosses Rs. 4 B mark: MoF report (rn 19/07/2004)
Economic
survey pegs GDP growth at 3.6 pc (ht 16/07/2004), Economic
growth up, social services down, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 16/07/2004),
Economic
growth pegged at 3.6% : Survey Exports up, Tourist arrivals rise (rn
16/07/2004)
Consumer
awareness needs to seep in, by Indra Gurung (ht 15/07/2004), Protect
consumers (ht 15/07/2004), Make
consumers aware (ht 15/07/2004)
IOC
completes NOC quality test, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 10/07/2004)
Dismal
economy (kp 09/07/2004)
ISO
certification can help take on global competition (ht 07/07/2004)
Per
capita foreign-debt-burden rises (kp 01/07/2004)
Petroleum
quality-control guidelines urged (ht 29/06/2004), NOC
urged to improve mgmt to ensure quality (kp 29/06/2004)
Negative
Economy, by Sunil Pokhrel (na 28/06/2004)
Emerging
issues in micro finance, by Prativa Subedi (kp 28/06/2004)
Is
the consumer king? by Richa Shrestha (ht 27/06/2004)
Increase
in service net brings current account surplus (rn 26/06/2004)
Rs
228,039,113,441: That is exactly how much Nepal owes foreign creditors,
which comes to Rs 10,000 for every man, woman and child in this country,
by Navin Singh Khadka (nt 25/06/2004)
Petroleum
prices Need for sound adjustments, by Amrit Nakarmi (ht 22/06/2004)
Education:
Held To Ransom, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 18/06/2004)
Blockades,
strikes push prices up, by Chandra Shekhar Adhikari (rn 16/06/2004)
Development
outlay to stagnate, by Gopal Tiwari (ht 16/06/2004)
Conflict
sends economy into a tailspin, by Gopal Tiwari (ht 13/06/2004)
Conflicts mar GDP growth rate
(rn 10/06/2004)
Bandas,
general strikes mar export-based industries (ht 31/05/2004), Bandhas affect economic growth,
interview with Surendra Bhakta Pradhanang (rn 03/06/2004)
CNI asks for efficient customs
(kp 29/05/2004)
Inflation under control, expenditure soars
(kp 29/05/2004), NRB records rise in public expenditure
(rn 29/05/2004)
Economic viewpoint,
by Narayan Manandhar (kp 28/05/2004)
Sugar producers blame retailers for price hike
(kp 27/05/2004)
Artificial shortage soars sugar price
(kp 26/05/2004)
GDP growth to remain at 3.64pc
(kp 26/05/2004), Believable figures
(kp 27/05/2004)
Per
capita income in Nepal increases to $276 (ht 26/05/2004)
Faulty
measurement hits customers (ht 24/05/2004)
Entrepreneurs ask to impose banda on banda
(kp 19/05/2004), Anti-banda rally in Biratnagar
(kp 19/05/2004)
Vegetables,
fruits rot in absence of cold storage, by Chandra Luitel (ht
19/05/2004)
Nepal
to see petro price hike soon (ht 17/05/2004)
Valley
prices shoot up as transport halts (ht 17/05/2004), Life
crippled in east (ht 17/05/2004)
Banda-aid:
Let’s make national shutdowns too costly for the organisers (nt
14/05/2004)
NRB reports rise is money supply, price index
(rn 06/05/2004), Trade
deficit increases to Rs 52.8 billion (ht 06/05/2004)
Nationalism without democracy is a logical fallacy,
interview with Murari Prasad Upadhyaya, Executive Secty. General, ADDCN, Nepal
(tg 05/05/2004)
Conflict
hits Nepali economy hard, by Goving Mishra, a book review (ht
03/05/2004)
Consumers’ rights ridiculed,
by Ratnakar Adhikari (kp 30/04/2004
Nepal’s economy projected to grow 4pc in 2004
(kp 29/04/2004), ADB reckons 4% growth in Nepal’s economy
(rn 29/04/2004), Nepal’s
GDP to grow by 4pc: ADB (ht 29/04/2004), Bit
too optimistic (ht 30/04/2004)
Economy set to achieve GDP growth target
(kp 27/04/2004)
Nepal: Economic and Social Survey of Asia and Pacific-2004
(tg 21/04/2004)
FDI soars over 80pc:
WTO-accession pulling factor: Experts (kp 21/04/2004), All’s not lost
(kp 22/04/2004)
Nepal’s GDP projected to increase by 3.5pc in ’04
(kp 17/04/2004), Nepal’s
GDP growth rate projected at 3.5 per cent (ht 17/04/2004)
Economy
heading for grave crisis: Report (ht 14/04/2004), No
alternative (ht 15/04/2004)
Beyond ritualistic consultation,
Beena Kharel (kp 14/04/2004)
The Nepalese Economy and Its Future,
by Rabindra K. Shakya (sp 09/04/2004)
Nepalgunj still remains as main business hub for Mid-Western Region
(rn 06/04/2004)
Government revises economic growth to 4.6pc
(kp 30/03/2004), GDP to grow by 4.6%: Lohani
(rn 30/03/2004), Budget deficit narrows, trade deficit widens
(kp 30/03/2004), Regular
expenses cross Rs 32 billion (ht 30/03/2004), Far
from reality (ht 31/03/2004)
Bandas and blockades:
Let’s delink economics from politics, by Artha Beed n(nt 26/03/2004)
Conflict
costs Nepal’s economy dearly (ht 24/03/2004)
Labourers in need of social security
(rn 20/03/2004)
Undemanding consumers:
Nepali consumers are too meek to raise hell, by Ashutosh Tiwari (nt
19/93/2004)
Price hike in construction materials affects project works,
by Suresh Niroula (kp 18/03/2004)
Sustainable economic growth,
by Dirgha N Tiwari (kp 13/04/2004)
No industry in four remote districts: CBS,
by Madhav Dhungana (kp 05/03/2004)
A tale of three economic sins,
by Ratnakar Adhikari (kp 05/03/2004)
Petro products price hike in the offing,
by Sameer Ghimire (kp 05/03/2004), Unjustified move
(kp 06/03/2004)
Remittances
push up forex reserve to Rs 122.2b (ht 04/03/2004)
Inflation scales up by 5pc
(kp 04/03/2004)
Economy, Finance and Market,
by Supa Upadhaya (kp 02/03/2004)
Current account balance to stay in negative region
(ht 03/02/2004)
First half domestic borrowings dip
(kp 29/01/2004)
Nepalis still blind to insurance pluses,
by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 18/01/2004)
“Government’s Financial Health Has Improved A Lot”,
interview with Bhanu Acharya, Secretary at the Ministry of Finance (sp
16/01/2004)
Inflation swells to 5.4 pc
(kp 02/01/2004)
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