The Nepali advertising and marketing industry is going through a big transformation as consumer habits are changing rapidly with technology becoming an integral part of the lives of people. Santosh Shrestha, Managing Director of Mars Advertising and Research Pvt Ltd, thinks that the Nepali advertising industry is currently in a transitional phase. Shrestha has been …
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Dish Media Network Limited (DishHome) has been the leading direct-to-home (DTH) service provider in Nepal since its inception in 2010. In recent years, the company has also achieved big success as an internet service provider (ISP). This triumph, according to the company’s Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) Neha Joshi, is attributed to efficient people management …
L&D in DishHome is an integral part of the employee lifecycle Read More »
In the fiscal year 2022/23, the sum of money spent for overseas education increased substantially by 48.3 percent. Nepalis remitted Rs 100.42 billion from the country to cover the educational expenses of their children. In 2022, approximately 2,000 doctors sought authorization from the Nepal Medical Council to work abroad. This marks a significant increase compared …
The Exodus – Counting the Cost of Mass MigrationThe Exodus – Read More »
As a myriad of factors deter foreign investors from engaging with Nepal, the net foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country reached a nine-year low in the last fiscal year. the HRM Infraco Asia, a Singapore-based company, has divested its holdings in Gurans Energy Limited, a joint venture company based in Nepal. While divestment of …
Bureaucratic Red Tape Continues to Mar Nepal’s FDI Regime Read More »
In the last 10 years, there has been a noteworthy rise in both the number of families engaged in agriculture and the involvement of households led by women in this field. However, arable land across the country has decreased by 0.3 million hectares, as well as the average size of agricultural land holdings in this …
Traditional academic knowledge alone is no longer sufficient to prepare students for the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. Looking back at my school days, I remember my days revolved around textbooks, memorization, and endless exams. While I did well academically, I couldn’t help but feel there was something missing in the pursuit of education. …
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With interest spread regulation and base rate mechanism in place, there is no incentive for BFIs to have lower cost of deposits, as the cost reduction is automatically passed on to borrowers and does not result in improved margins for BFIs. Bank interest rates have become a topic of big debate in Nepal in recent …
Nepal’s Current Problems There is no shortage of problems in Nepal. Currently, we all are facing the biggest problem of economic recession. Some of us have been affected directly while others have been affected indirectly. Let me just list down some of the symptoms of this problem which is known to most of us: Graduates …
Coming Out of the Recession – The Supermodel Diagnosis Read More »
Pant elected President of NFIA Sunil Pant has been elected as the President of the Nepal Financial Institutions Association (NFIA), a forum of CEOs of finance companies. Pant is the CEO of ICFC Finance Limited. Similarly, Rabi Chandra Gurung, CEO of Pokhara Finance Limited, has been elected as the First Vice President of NFIA, while …
Given its highly dynamic nature, human resource development is a field that constantly needs both academic and applied research to make timely relevant policies. Background Nepal is all set to implement the 16th five-year plan starting from the next July for fiscal years 2024-29. During the last seven decades of the planned development history of …
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