With the Nepali economy going through turbulent times, banks are grappling with multiple challenges at present. For over the past year, the shortage of investment-grade liquidity, which has seemingly eased for now, has been the biggest difficulty leading to hikes in borrowing rates and ultimately a sharp slowdown in most kinds of economic activities across …
‘Banks are not at fault for the increased interest rates’ Read More »
Unscrupulous microfinance companies driven by profit are causing fear and distress in rural areas of Nepal, with victims being coerced into selling their properties or resorting to suicide. the HRM Dil Kumari Karki, a resident of Rautahat, found herself in a difficult financial situation when she took a loan from a local loan shark at …
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Changing the Investment Landscape In the second week of January, the logistics services provider Upaya received funding of Rs 60 million from Nepal Infrastructures Investment Fund Limited (NIIF). NIFF is a capital venture jointly promoted by Global Equity Fund (GEF), Prime Life Insurance, and Himalayan Everest Insurance. On December 20, 2022, Japan International Cooperation Agency …
There is a lot in an organization that can follow a ‘design once and deploy several times’ approach. Right horizontal and vertical structure of goals is one such thing. Strategy building is an art. It takes capability, information, tools, analysis, decision making and finally the courage to commit yourself and the organization’s skin in the …
Cross-training opts to teach you more than your area of scope. Learning is a continuous process that everyone must embrace for their growth. Training and cross-training help us to enhance our knowledge or to gain more knowledge of different skills. When we are saying training is important to keep ourselves updated, learn new stuff, and …
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 …
Times are challenging for industrialists in Nepal. The economy is going through a recession, which is probably the deepest in living memory. The business sector is faced with a number of problems including persistently high borrowing rates, a shortage of loanable funds in the banking system and depressed market demand. Umesh Lal Shrestha is an …
The government needs to realize that SMEs are the backbone of the economy Read More »
What needs to be done to bring the economy back from the brink? On January 31, the Ministry of Finance decided to cut the funds allocated under various headings under the recurrent expenditure. The ministry has also frozen the remaining funds allocated for the current fiscal year under 14 budgetary headings. On February 3, the …
Business is a brutal game. It’s takes the strength of a wrestler, the conditioning of a cross-fit athlete, the speed of a sprinter and the stamina of a marathoner to play this game The financial capability and the revenue potential of a business are it’s strengths. The scalability of the business is it’s conditioning. The …
The HR department has to act as the facilitator of change in any organization The human resources department is an integral part of any organization that partners with the management and the employee teams to define the organizational system, processes and policies, and set a rhythm so that the organizational goals are met. HR is …
