Nepal taking strides to ensure better and safer migration but there is a long way to go
A migrant worker from Nepal’s Musahar community proves that good migration can be an equaliser of opportunities
Rural areas of Nepal’s best performing province are better off than its towns
Nepal is a remittance economy, but it is mostly male migrants who get credit. What about the women?
After a dramatic drop in the past decade, poverty is now static despite remittances and state intervention
Invest in quality higher education to deter youth out-migration and revive the economy
Nepal has to plan for the day when more migrant workers start coming back, so they can contribute to the economy
The country’s coffers are full, but the economy is anemic because of poor investment climate
The skills, exposure and savings of the Nepali diaspora can be harnessed to uplift Nepal
The fragility of Nepal’s economy is once more highlighted by the conflict in West Asia
Is Nepal’s economy on the mend, or on the verge of disaster? Experts cannot seem to make up their minds.
During the 2017 election, overseas workers like myself consoled ourselves that in the next one, we would be eligible to vote. After all, the…
Another year, yet another May Day. As Nepal emerges from the ravages of the pandemic and the economic crisis created by Russia’s invasion of…
Photo: SHANKAR DAHALNepal’s Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE) issued more than 240,000 labour permits for migrant workers in 2021, even as…
City Express Money Transfer and Ria Money Transfer, a business segment of Euronet Worldwide, have partnered to allow Nepali migrants to send…
N abil Bank has started offering Nepalis employed abroad the opportunity to open a ‘Premium Remittance Savings Account.’ Customers can open the…
Despite two-thirds of its population dependent on agriculture, and having fertile land ideal for farming, Nepal’s annual food imports are rising…
All photos and infographics courtesy of: MERCY CORPSThe news of Covid infections in Karnali do not readily reach the capital. But remote…
Photo: UPASANA KHADKAThe migration sector is a zoom lens through which we can examine up close Nepal's socio-economic and political problems…
The numbers needing urgent help are not as high as last year
Remittances from Nepali workers abroad have continued to defy expectations. They have risen to Rs729.02 billion, a 16.5% increase from the same…
Photo: BIKRAM RAIEven if we bid farewell to 2020, it is clear that we will be feeling its impact for the rest of the 2020s.There may be…
Amidst a global pandemic, the 2oth International Migrants Day is a time to plan well for the coming decade
2020 turned the world upside down, and in Nepal, one of the most dramatic impacts was on the country’s economic mainstay – overseas contract…
