Of Nepal: South Asia

Facts about Nepal Earthquake

A strong (7.8) earthquake hit Nepal in the area near Barpak, a mountain village between capital Kathmandu and tourist town Pokhara. The earthquake was followed by many powerful aftershocks and a very powerful one (6.7) hit Nepal on Sunday April 26.

The earthquakes caused extensive damage to buildings and thousands of deaths and injuries and was even felt in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh.

Many (historic) buildings collapsed, temples have been ruined, roads destroyed. Nearly 8000 deaths in Nepal and tens of deaths in India & Tibet. The quake was followed by more than 430 aftershocks and another huge earthquake (6.8) on May 12.

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5 points about the low oil prices and one point about the Nepalese economy

5 points about the low oil prices and one point about the Nepalese economy

Five main points from an article in The Economist about the low oil prices, plus one additional note on the Nepalese economy. Over the past...

2016 growth outlook for South Asia

The latest Global Economic Prospects 2016 , the World Bank's flagship publication, has revised downward its growth forecast for India, N...

The quality of politicians and economic growth

The quality of politicians and economic growth

The quality of growth depends on the quality of politicians you elect! That’s the main point of a working paper by Prakash, Rockmore and Up...

Poverty in Nepal and South Asia based on $1.90 a day poverty line

The World Bank recently updated its global poverty line , which is now re-estimated at $1.90 a day, up from $1.25 a day earlier. Accordingly...

Major Indian highways connecting Nepal to be upgraded

The Indian government is upgrading its major highways connecting Nepal to facilitate trade and mutual cooperation. Some of these trade rout...

Third highest remittance inflows (% of GDP) to Nepal in 2013

According to the latest Migration and Development Brief (No.24 ), official remittance inflows to Nepal reached 28.8% of GDP in 2013, which m...

Very large electricity losses in Nepal (34% of total output)

Electricity losses in Nepal (transmission and distribution) are really large in Nepal (over 34% of total output in 2011). The chart below is...

Illicit financial outflows from Nepal over 2003-2012

A latest report from Global Financial Integrity (GFI) ranks Nepal 68 out of 145 economies in terms of average annual illicit financial flow...

Labor productivity and structural transformation in Nepal (plus LDCs)

The latest LDC Report 2014 focuses on the linkages between structural transformation, economic growth and human development. It argues that...

Highlights of the 18th SAARC Summit Declaration

Highlights of the 18th SAARC Summit Declaration

The 18th SAARC Summit was held in Kathmandu on 26-27 November 2014. The most prominent regional feature was the agreement on the framework o...

Minimum wage and productivity in Nepal and South Asia (plus China)

Here is an update on the minimum wage and labor productivity in South Asia (plus China). In 2012, in a series of blog posts ( here and here...

Doing Business 2015: Nepal ranked second in South Asia (globally, 108 out of 189 economies)

Doing Business 2015: Nepal ranked second in South Asia (globally, 108 out of 189 economies)

In its latest Doing Business 2015 : Going Beyond Efficiency , the WBG has ranked Singapore as the top economy in terms of ease of doing busi...

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