Opinion

The Abraham Accords: Celebrating Three Years of Regional Cooperation
The Abraham Accords: Celebrating Three Years of Regional Cooperation
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September 15: This week marks a very important milestone for the Middle East and North Africa: three years since the signing of the Abraham Accordsbetween Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain, under the auspices of the US…

Remittance: A Key Element in Nepal's Socio-Economic Landscape
Remittance: A Key Element in Nepal's Socio-Economic Landscape
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The Department of Foreign Employment reveals that in 1993-94, only 3,605 Nepalis left the country for jobs abroad. This trend began to shift after 2000, when the Maoist insurgency that started in 1996 reached its…

Why is the NEPSE Index on a Downward Trend?
Why is the NEPSE Index on a Downward Trend?
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On July 23, the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) unveiled the monetary policy for the fiscal year 2023/2024. Subsequently, following the introduction of this policy, the Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) Index has experienced a decline over 14 trading days and ascent over trading seven days.  Over this timeframe, the NEPSE Index has plummeted from 2227 points to 1998 points, marking a significant loss of 229…

Pertinence of Independent Commission to Probe Gold Confiscated from TIA Premises

"Though the main opposition party, CPN-UML led by KP Oli has been demanding the formation of a high-level independent probe committee to investigate the 61 kg gold scam and disrupting the parliament for over two weeks, the governmnet has chosen to dismiss…

Exploring the Reasons Behind Nepali Students' Exodus in Pursuit of Higher Education Abroad

A number of factors such as societal and peer pressure, pervasive political interference in academics, mess in education system, and inherent curiosity prevalent in today's youngsters combine to drive Nepal's students to seek education abroad in foreign universities and colleges.…

Government Under Pressure to Reduce Current Expenses
Government Under Pressure to Reduce Current Expenses
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June 28: The projection made by the National Planning Commission for the government’s medium-term expenditure structure for the next three years states that expenditure from the state coffers will to be around Rs 5800…

The History and Causes of Bullish and Bearish Trends in the Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE)

Despite its short history, the Nepalese stock market has seen its fair share of ups and downs. NEPSE has witnessed four bull markets and subsequently—four bear markets since its inception. The NEPSE Index witnessed four major booms and crashes in the years 2000, 2008,  2016  and…

Marijuana as a Medicine:  Weighing Benefits and Harms
Marijuana as a Medicine:  Weighing Benefits and Harms
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Marijuana is the most commonly consumed illegal drug in the world. Consumption of marijuana has been a topic of debate for several years, with calls for its legalization for medicinal and recreational…

Nepal: A Laboratory for Political Experimentation 
Nepal: A Laboratory for Political Experimentation 
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Nepal has been a laboratory for different parties and institution to experiment their system of government and ideologies for much of its modern history. It is high time we avoid experimenting with another political…

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