“KUSOM will soon be equipped to offer a specialisation on trade in Nepal”

Roshee Lamichhane is the Assistant Professor of Marketing and the Placement Coordinator at Kathmandu University School of Management (KUSOM). Having started her professional journey as …

Interview  Pallavi Maheshwari

Nepal's coffee economy

A morning brew. A way of life. A shot of kick. A social lubricant. Over $40 billion in global cross-border exports value, and growing. A …

Economy  Sabin Jung Pande

Election Manifestos: No style, no substance, no basis

An election manifesto is supposed to be a central policy document that political parties release during an election and promise to commit to and pursue …

Politics  Rima Sah

How 'Saarang' is curating stories hidden behind Nepal’s unique heritages

Atravel tech startup Saarang brings latent stories and folktales secretly etched behind Nepals unique heritages to your phone through their QR system. Foundedby threeundergrad students …

Tech  Aakriti Maya Aryal

Demand for essential oils in the world is growing. Nepal can benefit from that.

In 2021 the global essential oils (also known as aromatherapy) markets valued at $19.7 billion, up from $ 2,724 million in 2014. Precedence Research, a …

Economy  Karan Poudel

Despite being Nepal’s major export product, large cardamom hardly reaches world markets

Nepali farmers are long known for minding their own business by doing subsistence farming. That is, growing crops to only meet their needs, leaving little …

Economy  the_farsight

Tourism-dependent small businesses are suffering from long covid

Thamel is a crowded, noisy place these days. But not from taxis honking their way through its narrow streets, rickshaws and street dogs searching for …

Business  Karan Poudel

The reasons behind vast informal economy and lacklustre growth of businesses

Kamal runs a profitable business in Kathmandu city manufacturing plastics for food packaging. Despite his business flair, Kamal does not want to scale up his …

Economy  Karan Poudel

Why Nepali politicians should watch Shark Tank India

Reality TV show Shark Tank India, was a riveting experience for everyday Indian viewers and entrepreneurs alike. It gave budding Indian entrepreneurs an opportunity to …

Business  Sabin Jung Pande

From farm to fork: Understanding how food chain works in Rupandehi, the breadbasket of Lumbini

Farmers are our lifeline. As long as there are farmers, there is life in the world. The food they produce reaches us through various channels …

Economy  Sushmita Sharma

“We see cities as the arena to build the next era of civilization”

Arriving at a large commercial building in Teku, I climbed four long flights of stairs plastered with posters of Goddess Lakshmi to the workspace of …

Interview  Aakriti Maya Aryal

How the pandemic affected Nepali MSMEs, and the outcomes of COVID-19 MSME Fund Nepal

THE SUDDEN ARRIVAL OF THE COVID PANDEMIC in 2020 dealt a heavy blow to Nepals economy. All kinds of businesses were affected in some ways. …

Business  the_farsight

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