If Nepal acts to make the state much more responsible for inclusive growth and usher into a wave of progressive economic reforms, it has a chance to come out stronger after the downturn. Not as a corollary, but it would be worthwhile for the policymakers at the helm in Kathmandu to look back at the …
The harrowing experiences of Dangote Group, a Nigerian multinational industrial conglomerate, offers a picture of how difficult investing in Nepal has become for foreign investors who fall into the trap of corrupt leaders, bureaucrats, and inward-looking local industrialists. In the second week of July, the US State Department published its 2023 Investment Climate Statements, a …
Dangote’s Departure from Nepal – A Tale of Negligence and Mishandling of FDI Read More »
For Hom Neupane, CEO of Nebico Group of Companies, his 23 years of career journey have been a rewarding and fulfilling one. He has worked in various roles and capacities in different organizations over the years and has a treasure trove of experience in the FMCG sector. Since 2008, he has been leading the pioneering …
My professional journey as a CEO has been enriched with profound lessons Read More »
Doing business has become tough for Nepali corporate groups lately primarily due to the economic downturn in the country. In this context, marketing professionals are faced with several difficulties in their areas of work. Similarly, there are other challenges for them stemming from changes in the preferences of consumers and digitization. Punam Singh is the …
It was in the 1950s when Sohan Lal Golyan started the business of textiles, spices, and electronic items laying the foundations of the present-day Golyan Group which has a diverse interest in areas including manufacturing, financial services, agriculture, hospitality, and construction, among others. Currently, over 5,000 people are working in different companies of the group. …
Golyan Group is highly invested in the development of employees Read More »
A spillage of 200 MW of electricity isn’t a big problem. But next year, 1,000 MW of electricity will be added to the national grid. The important question is how the government plans to use all this power. Hydropower is one of the sectors that can reduce Nepal’s trade deficit by increasing power trade with …
Revenue is an important focus in any for-profit organization, or for professionals engaged in a profit making venture. Ludwig von Mises, the economist, once said, “The masses, in their capacity as consumers, ultimately determine everybody’s revenues and wealth.” Ludwig’s words are full of wisdom, in fact layers of wisdom captured in one line; anchored around …
The infrastructural issues including transmission lines and delay by India to increase energy imports from Nepal have seriously raised the issue of business sustainability in the hydropower sector. the HRM A total of 170 MW of electricity produced by 20 hydroelectric projects is being wasted in the current wet season as the Nepal Electricity Authority …
Private Power Producers face mounting challenges Read More »
Keshav Nepal is a renowned name in the Nepali internet service business. He is the CEO of WorldLink Communications Limited and has over two decades of experience in the internet sector. From starting as a school teacher to leading one of the biggest internet companies in the country, Nepal has come a long way in …
I realized that skill was secondary to sincerity and hard work Read More »
Thanks to the progress made in a special branch of AI called “Generative AI”, people from other professions and industries are recounting similar stories. Even after spending 10 years in building tools for the Artificial Intelligence (AI) industry, I was blown away when I first tried the ChatGPT last November. The chatbot was way more …
