Save the Children has been operating in Nepal since 1976 and has made significant contributions to child rights helping Nepal make strides in addressing child mortality, malnutrition and child marriage, among other issues. Heather Campbell is the Country Director of Save the Children for Nepal and Bhutan. In a conversation with the HRM, she explains …
Times are challenging for the Nepali advertising industry. After going through a disastrous period during the Covid-19 pandemic, Nepali advertisers and marketers have found themselves surrounded by a deep economic slowdown in the country. The market demand for goods and services has slumped sharply which is also reflected in the reduced advertising expenditure and activities …
The overall advertising market has decreased by almost 50-55 percent in the past 3 years Read More »
At present, Nepal’s economy is probably facing one of the most challenging times in living memory. After the start of the Covid-19 pandemic three years ago, the economy headed south, and the most difficult phase was seen in the last one and a half years. The Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) took some bold yet unpopular …
The policy measures of NRB are in the best interest of the Nepali society at large Read More »
In its 36 years of operation, Standard Chartered Bank Nepal Limited (SCBNL) has set some important benchmarks in Nepal. The bank is credited for introducing international practices in organizational management and branding and marketing in the banking business. Pranu Singh is the bank’s Head of Corporate Affairs, Brand & Marketing. In a conversation with the …
Our branding and marketing strategy is completely aligned with the business objectives Read More »
Hari Saran Subedi is the Managing Director of A.D Release, one of Nepal’s leading media buying agencies. With over 20 years of experience in the Nepali media and advertising industry, Subedi has played a pivotal role to introduce pioneering program concepts to the Nepali television industry that include reality TV shows such as Nepal Idol, …
Subscription model needs to be introduced in Nepal’s media industry Read More »
For a country like Nepal, the global climate has emerged as one of the biggest threats. While the Himalayan nation’s contribution to the worldwide greenhouse gas emission is negligible, the country finds itself surrounded by a number of global warming-induced challenges. Saurav Dhakal is an entrepreneur and a climate activist whose focus has been on …
The past year was difficult for mobile phone distributors and dealers as the government restricted the import of mobile phones costing over USD 300 per unit for eight months starting from April coupled with a decline in market demand as the economy slowed. However, with the government lifting the import ban and the hope that …
Currently, banks in Nepal are perhaps facing the most difficult times. The shortage of investment-grade liquidity this time is the most severe in living memory and a deep slowdown in industrial and business activities has also affected banks in many ways. Krishna Prasad Subedi is the Head – Retail Liability, Branding, and Corporate Communication at Nabil …
We need to reassess the credit demand to match the available resource Read More »
The domestic automobile sector is currently grappling with double challenges – import restrictions on vehicles and a prolonged liquidity crunch. It has already been seven months since the import ban on passenger four-wheelers (cars, SUVs and vans) and motorcycles above 150cc engine capacity has been imposed. Dashing the hopes of automobile dealers, the government on …
“The EV segment has helped to keep our business running” Read More »
After going through a challenging period during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Nepali banking sector is now surrounded by challenges stemming from the external economic imbalances of the country and a liquidity crunch, which appears to be the most severe shortage of investible funds in the financial system in the living memory leading to a sharp …
“Banks are under huge pressure to sustain their financial resources” Read More »
