The tendency of Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) to selectively prosecute corruption cases is not a new concern. While genuine corruption cases often remain uninvestigated, inadequately pursued, weakened, or deliberately…
The globally renowned hospitality group Marriott International’s prestigious brand JW Marriott, is set to enter Nepal, for the first time, as Capital Hotels and Hospitality Ltd – under the MS Group – and Marriott International sign…
On Jestha 15 (May 29), Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle presented a budget of Rs 2.124 trillion for the next fiscal year in the joint session of Parliament. Prior to the budget announcement, the ruling party, Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and Fina…
Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle presented a budget of Rs 2.124 trillion for the fiscal year 2026-27 at a joint session of Parliament on Jestha 15 (May 29).
The nearly two-thirds majority government of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), which e…
In the budget for Fiscal Year 2026-27, Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle has quietly introduced a multi-rate Value Added Tax (VAT) system through the back door.
On one hand, the Finance Minister stated that the government would conduct a study on…
The government's budget has been increasing every year. However, the question of how much economic return that spending has generated is becoming increasingly serious. Data from the past decade suggest that while Nepal’s budget size has ex…
Within Singha Durbar bureaucracy, there is a long-circulating belief that the government determines the tax exemption threshold based on the salary of an Under Secretary. There is no formal evidence to support this claim, but neither does it seem en…
Though the government has intensified high-level efforts to remove Nepal from the money laundering grey list, international monitoring bodies have continued to stress that merely enacting laws is not sufficient, and that Nepal must demonstrate tangi…
Do you like remaining poor? Not just you, no one likes being poor, staying poor, or being labeled poor.
But Nepal now finds itself in a situation, where it will once again remain in the group of poor countries. Although Nepal does not wish to con…
Let us imagine!
Outside the departure terminal of Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), a Gen Z youth is standing. But he is not holding a one-way ticket to Qatar. Instead, he is trying to register a startup through a new digital business portal…
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