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Archive Economy General 2004


Archive

2004

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current events

Sugar import tariff slashed to ease shortage (kp 28/12/2004)

Prices soar as supplies dwindle, by Santosh Pokharel (kp 27/12/2004)

Trade deficit narrows as exports rise (rn 23/12/2004), Foreign exchange reserve up (ht 24/12/2004)

Economy, Finance and Market, by Supa Upadhyay (kp 21/12/2004)

Guthi-run oil mills in Khokana gathering rust Mudita Bajracharya (ht 17/12/2004)

IMF raps Nepal for NOC losses, by Gopal Tiwari (ht 17/12/2004)

Economy, Finance and Market, by Supa Upadhyay (kp 14/12/2004)

Industrial production slows to 3.81 percent (kp 14/12/2004)

Inflation versus real income, by Dandapani Paudel (kp 13/12/2004)

Rent Seeking in Nepalese Society, by Shoorabeer Poudyal (tg 08/12/2004)

Petro products: The story repeats (ht 07/12/2004), Petroleum pricing: Supply crisis looms large, by Amrit Nakarmi (ht 07/12/2004), Stop incurring loss (ht 08/12/2004), NOC employees end strike (kp 09/12/2004)

Govt expenditure registers sharp decline (ht 02/12/2004), Import falls, inflation down, budget surplus up (rn 02/12/2004)

Revenue mobilization, forex reserve increase (kp 01/12/2004)

Management of natural resources urged (ht 01/12/2004)

Economy, Finance and Market, by Supa Upadhaya (kp 30/11/2004)

NOC employees demand hike in oil prices (rn 24/11/2004)

Economy, Finance and Market, by Supa Upadhaya (kp 23/11/2004)

Fabrics made in Nepal: Pride and problems (kp 23/11/2004)

NOC daily loss soars to Rs 23m, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 17/11/2004)

Nepalese economic development in the light of Korea's experience, by Seung Park, Governor of Bank of Korea (tg 10/11/2004)

FDI slips by 66pc (kp 06/11/2004)

Bitter truth about sugar price hike, by Indra Gurung (ht 04/11/2004), Govt allows duty reduced sugar import (rn 04/11/2004), Official tardiness (ht 05/11/2004), Sugar price hike irks consumers (kp 06/11/2004), Sugar turns bitter (kp 09/11/2004), Govt, traders trade charges, consumers pay price Santosh Pokhrel (kp 10/11/2004), Sugar: Will it be sweet after artificial price rise? by Shanker Man Singh (pr 10/11/2004), Weak mechanism blamed for soaring sugar prices (kp 11/11/2004), Lessons from sugar crisis, by Ratnakar Adhikari (kp 12/11/2004), Fresh sugar imports likely to ease demand pressure (kp 12/11/2004), Sugar shortage to be over shortly (rn 26/11/2004), Sugar mafia’s hand seen in shortage of sugar (ht 08/12/2004), ‘Govt to enact new laws to end sugar cartel’ (kp 11/12/2004)

Govt to extend performance contract with five SOEs, by Rupak D Sharma (kp 03/11/2004)

Illegal sugar import high in Rupandehi (kp 01/11/2004)

Slide in spending, by Beena Kharel (kp 27/10/2004)

It’s festive time, so people pay more, by Rangon Raj Bhattarai (rn 20/10/2004)

Price variation prompts smugglers to eye Nepali gold market (rn 18/10/2004)

Has our purchasing power gone down? (ht 17/10/2004)

Expenditure, resource mobilisation increase, says NRB (rn 16/10/2004)

Govt to allow pvt sector to import cooking gas, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 13/10/2004)

Industrialists, bankers fear capital flight (rn 11/10/2004)

NOC’s loss rises by Rs 70 million (ht 07/10/2004), NOC clears previous dues (kp 12/10/2004)

Economic reform faces hurdles (ht 06/10/2004)

Chinese, Indian honey being exported under Nepali brand names, by Chintamani Poudyal (ht 28/09/2004)

SOEs reform plan suffers set back, by Rupak D Sharma (kp 26/09/2004)

NOC seeks Rs 1.6b loan from MoF, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 23/09/2004), Govt to guarantee loan for NOC, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 24/09/2004), Govt revokes decision to pledge guarantee to NOC (kp 30/09/2004), Govt pledges collateral assistance to NOC (kp 02/10/2004), Decision Overdue: How long can this impoverished country continue to subsidize the petroleum products? (sp 01/10/2004)

ADB lowers projected growth (ht 23/09/2004), ADB revises Nepal’s economic growth forecast (kp 23/09/2004), Economic growth in 2005 projected at 3.7%: ADB (rn 23/09/2004)

Debilitating Economy Of Nepal, by Anup Sharma (tg 22/09/2004)

Politics overshadows economic matters, say senior economists (tg 22/09/2004)

Economy, Finance and Market, by Supa Upadhaya (kp 20/09/2004)

Another oil price hike? NOC must increase prices if it is to survive, but that is easier said than done, by Navin Singh Khadka (nt 17/09/2004), Diesel, kerosene, LPG prices up, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 18/09/2004), NOC hikes prices of petro products again (ht 18/09/2004), Price of POL products increased (rn 18/09/2004), Hike in petroleum prices opposed (ht 20/09/2004), ‘Petro-price hike a must’ (kp 20/09/2004), Regulatory mechanism to adjust POL price advised: Task force suggests govt to follow international price (rn 20/09/2004), Consumer groups protest price hike of petroleum (rn 20/09/2004), UML Gen Secy supports petro-price hike (kp 22/09/2004), Hike dilemma (kp 24/09/2004)

Nepalese Economy: Alternatives For Survival, by Keshab Poudel (sp 17/09/2004)

NOC takes some measures to meet crisis (ht 16/09/2004)

Trade deficit touches to Rs 86b (kp 15/09/2004)

Economy, Finance and Market, by Supa Upadhyay (kp 14/09/2004)

Phased petro price hike recommended, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 14/09/2004)

‘Only peace can kill economic crisis’ (ht 14/09/2004)

Government expenses go up by nine per cent (ht 11/09/2004), Govt expenditure surges, budget deficit dips (kp 11/09/2004), NRB reports favourable BoP, forex reserve (rn 11/09/2004)

NOC may buy oil from third country (ht 09/09/2004)

Dreaming double digit growth, by Dandapani Paudel (kp 04/09/2004)

Nepal’s growth performance, by Binod K Karmacharya (kp 02/09/2004)

‘Nepalis are taking economic matters seriously’, interview with Binod Chaudhary (kp 30/08/2004)

DSI annuls 243 firms (kp 30/08/2004)

Is oil Nepal’s next big bonanza?, by Mark Williamson (nt 27/08/2004)

Stagnation in income and inflation in economy, by Raghab D Pant (ht 27/08/2004)

Treasury bills rate dips to record low (kp 24/08/2004)

Economy, Finance and Market, by Supa Upadhaya (kp 23/08/2004)

Net foreign assets to fall by 50pc (ht 23/08/2004)

Measuring economic growth, by Dandapani Paudel (kp 21/08/2004)

The business of politics Nepal needs a lot more analysts than it has, by Artha Beed (nt 20/08/2004)

Wholesalers blamed for price rise (kp 20/08/2004)

Double digit growth? by Ram S Mahat (kp 19/08/2004)
See also part 2 (20/08/2004), part 3 (23/08/2004)

Petro products’ prices hiked (ht 13/08/2004), Govt hikes price of petroleum products (kp 13/08/2004), Govt. hikes price of PoL products (rn 13/08/2004), Hard Decision: The government mulls raising the price of petroleum products (sp 13/08/2004), Petroleum prices A road map for deregulation Amrit Nakarmi (ht 16/08/2004), Oppn parties protest petroleum price hike (kp 17/08/2004), Oil on troubled waters: Nepal Oil Corporation is battling to survive soaring international prices, fuel adulteration and discontent at home, by Navin Singh Khadka (nt 20/08/2004), “Supply stagnant, demand up, means price goes up”, interview with Hariom D Josh, Managing Director of Nepal Oil Corporation (nt 20/08/2004)

Trade deficit widens, foreign reserve climbs record high (kp 05/08/2004), BoP favourable, forex reserve stronger: NRB (rn 05/08/2004)

‘Safeguard local products’ (kp 05/08/2004)

Nettle finds fresh takers, by Shashi Dhungel (ht 31/07/2004)

Oil prices ease from 21-year high (ht 31/07/2004)

CE secures petroleum exploration rights, by Yuvraj Acharya (kp 28/07/2004), Nepal clears deck for oil prospecting (ht 29/07/2004), Government, CE to sign petro exploration accord, by Indra Gurung (ht 10/08/2004), Govt, CE ink pact for petro exploration (ht 12/08/2004), Deal signed to explore petroleum in Terai, Chure (rn 12/08/2004)

Debt service burden continues to go up (rn 25/07/2004)

Public Enterprises White Elephants Or What? By Narayan Upadhyay (rn 25/07/2004)

Foreign loan crosses Rs 245b (ht 21/07/2004)

Loss of PEs crosses Rs. 4 B mark: MoF report (rn 19/07/2004)

Economic survey pegs GDP growth at 3.6 pc (ht 16/07/2004), Economic growth up, social services down, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 16/07/2004), Economic growth pegged at 3.6% : Survey Exports up, Tourist arrivals rise (rn 16/07/2004)

Consumer awareness needs to seep in, by Indra Gurung (ht 15/07/2004), Protect consumers (ht 15/07/2004), Make consumers aware (ht 15/07/2004)

IOC completes NOC quality test, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 10/07/2004)

Dismal economy (kp 09/07/2004)

ISO certification can help take on global competition (ht 07/07/2004)

Per capita foreign-debt-burden rises (kp 01/07/2004)

Petroleum quality-control guidelines urged (ht 29/06/2004), NOC urged to improve mgmt to ensure quality (kp 29/06/2004)

Negative Economy, by Sunil Pokhrel (na 28/06/2004)

Emerging issues in micro finance, by Prativa Subedi (kp 28/06/2004)

Is the consumer king? by Richa Shrestha (ht 27/06/2004)

Increase in service net brings current account surplus (rn 26/06/2004)

Rs 228,039,113,441: That is exactly how much Nepal owes foreign creditors, which comes to Rs 10,000 for every man, woman and child in this country, by Navin Singh Khadka (nt 25/06/2004)

Petroleum prices Need for sound adjustments, by Amrit Nakarmi (ht 22/06/2004)

Education: Held To Ransom, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 18/06/2004)

Blockades, strikes push prices up, by Chandra Shekhar Adhikari (rn 16/06/2004)

Development outlay to stagnate, by Gopal Tiwari (ht 16/06/2004)

Conflict sends economy into a tailspin, by Gopal Tiwari (ht 13/06/2004)

Conflicts mar GDP growth rate (rn 10/06/2004)

Bandas, general strikes mar export-based industries (ht 31/05/2004), Bandhas affect economic growth, interview with Surendra Bhakta Pradhanang (rn 03/06/2004)

CNI asks for efficient customs (kp 29/05/2004)

Inflation under control, expenditure soars (kp 29/05/2004), NRB records rise in public expenditure (rn 29/05/2004)

Economic viewpoint, by Narayan Manandhar (kp 28/05/2004)

Sugar producers blame retailers for price hike (kp 27/05/2004)

Artificial shortage soars sugar price (kp 26/05/2004)

GDP growth to remain at 3.64pc (kp 26/05/2004), Believable figures (kp 27/05/2004)

Per capita income in Nepal increases to $276 (ht 26/05/2004)

Faulty measurement hits customers (ht 24/05/2004)

Entrepreneurs ask to impose banda on banda (kp 19/05/2004), Anti-banda rally in Biratnagar (kp 19/05/2004)

Vegetables, fruits rot in absence of cold storage, by Chandra Luitel (ht 19/05/2004)

Nepal to see petro price hike soon (ht 17/05/2004)

Valley prices shoot up as transport halts (ht 17/05/2004), Life crippled in east (ht 17/05/2004)

Banda-aid: Let’s make national shutdowns too costly for the organisers (nt 14/05/2004)

NRB reports rise is money supply, price index (rn 06/05/2004), Trade deficit increases to Rs 52.8 billion (ht 06/05/2004)

Nationalism without democracy is a logical fallacy, interview with Murari Prasad Upadhyaya, Executive Secty. General, ADDCN, Nepal (tg 05/05/2004)

Conflict hits Nepali economy hard, by Goving Mishra, a book review (ht 03/05/2004)

Consumers’ rights ridiculed, by Ratnakar Adhikari (kp 30/04/2004

Nepal’s economy projected to grow 4pc in 2004 (kp 29/04/2004), ADB reckons 4% growth in Nepal’s economy (rn 29/04/2004), Nepal’s GDP to grow by 4pc: ADB (ht 29/04/2004), Bit too optimistic (ht 30/04/2004)

Economy set to achieve GDP growth target (kp 27/04/2004)

Nepal: Economic and Social Survey of Asia and Pacific-2004 (tg 21/04/2004)

FDI soars over 80pc: WTO-accession pulling factor: Experts (kp 21/04/2004), All’s not lost (kp 22/04/2004)

Nepal’s GDP projected to increase by 3.5pc in ’04 (kp 17/04/2004), Nepal’s GDP growth rate projected at 3.5 per cent (ht 17/04/2004)

Economy heading for grave crisis: Report (ht 14/04/2004), No alternative (ht 15/04/2004)

Beyond ritualistic consultation, Beena Kharel (kp 14/04/2004)

The Nepalese Economy and Its Future, by Rabindra K. Shakya (sp 09/04/2004)

Nepalgunj still remains as main business hub for Mid-Western Region (rn 06/04/2004)

Government revises economic growth to 4.6pc (kp 30/03/2004), GDP to grow by 4.6%: Lohani (rn 30/03/2004), Budget deficit narrows, trade deficit widens (kp 30/03/2004), Regular expenses cross Rs 32 billion (ht 30/03/2004), Far from reality (ht 31/03/2004)

Bandas and blockades: Let’s delink economics from politics, by Artha Beed n(nt 26/03/2004)

Conflict costs Nepal’s economy dearly (ht 24/03/2004)

Labourers in need of social security (rn 20/03/2004)

Undemanding consumers: Nepali consumers are too meek to raise hell, by Ashutosh Tiwari (nt 19/93/2004)

Price hike in construction materials affects project works, by Suresh Niroula (kp 18/03/2004)

Sustainable economic growth, by Dirgha N Tiwari (kp 13/04/2004)

No industry in four remote districts: CBS, by Madhav Dhungana (kp 05/03/2004)

A tale of three economic sins, by Ratnakar Adhikari (kp 05/03/2004)

Petro products price hike in the offing, by Sameer Ghimire (kp 05/03/2004), Unjustified move (kp 06/03/2004)

Remittances push up forex reserve to Rs 122.2b (ht 04/03/2004)

Inflation scales up by 5pc (kp 04/03/2004)

Economy, Finance and Market, by Supa Upadhaya (kp 02/03/2004)

Current account balance to stay in negative region (ht 03/02/2004)

First half domestic borrowings dip (kp 29/01/2004)

Nepalis still blind to insurance pluses, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 18/01/2004)

“Government’s Financial Health Has Improved A Lot”, interview with Bhanu Acharya, Secretary at the Ministry of Finance (sp 16/01/2004)

Inflation swells to 5.4 pc (kp 02/01/2004)

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