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Nepal

Cost of coalition politics

The country is moving forward despite the challenges and problems. We no longer need a detailed explanation of the challenges and issues Nepal has. At the same time, economic performance has been slow and weak, while it appears that Nepal has been making progress politically. 

Changing political spectrum

Any commentator worth her name cannot but engage with the fact that Balendra Shah is now the mayor of Kathmandu. Indeed, there were other independents equally successful. Most notable among them were Gopal Hamal of Dhangadhi and Harka Sampang of Dharan.

Will old order give way in Nepal?

Stocks’ reaction to the just-concluded local elections in Nepal can be described as ranging from nonchalant to downright depressing. The NEPSE, the country’s sole stock exchange, was already caught in a downward spiral after peaking at 3227 last August.

Money talks

Nepal’s economy, as an expert recently put it, lacks depth, and this implies it is at risk of an economic crisis despite the statistics not showing any cause for immediate alarm.