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Beyond apparel: How Bangladesh can develop new exports, The Daily Star, 30 November 2025

A big mistake by Bangladesh, The Economist, 26 June 2025

Bangladesh economy struggles but to recover in next fiscal year: ADB, The Business Standard , 09 April 2025

Nepal keeps downgrading economic growth projection, The Kathmandu Post, 02 May 2023

We should temper our optimism of economic recovery, The Annapurna Express, 24 March 2022

‘क्लाइमेट बैंक’ बनाएर जलवायु परिवर्तनमा लगानी गर्दैछौं, अन्नपूर्ण पोस्ट, ६ चैत  २०७८

Nepal’s economy plunges into recession, New Business Age, 04 March 2021

Nepal’s start-up scene is thriving, but China and India have yet to notice, South China Morning Post, 05 July 2020

The human cost of Nepal's remittance-dependent economy, Deutsche Welle (DW), 15 May 2020

Coronavirus Severs Nepal’s Economic Lifeline, The Diplomat, 20 April 2020

Podcast: लम्बिँदो लकडाउनमा अर्थतन्त्रको चिन्ता, नेपाल , ८ वैशाख २०७७

COVID-19 sledgehammers economic activities. The Himalayan Times, 09 April 2020

Suspension of climbing permits and on-arrival visas entails losses of thousands of jobs and millions of dollars, The Kathmandu Post, 14 March 2020

कोरोनाभाइरसको प्रभावले थलिंदै अर्थतन्त्र, हिमालखबर, फागुन १८, २०७६

Why has Nepal failed to attract enough foreign direct investment?, The Kathmandu Post, 07 November 2019

कतारमा दुई वर्षदेखि नाकाबन्दी, तर 'खासै असर परेको छैन', BBC News Nepali, 21 October 2019

Foreign exchange reserves decline for the first time in 10 years, reducing import ability by half, The Kathmandu Post, 23 September 2019

Manufacturing slack, low FDI inflow likely to crimp Nepal’s economic growth, The Kathmandu Post, 22 September 2019

Surging trade deficit is cause for concern, but it could be turned into opportunities, The Kathmandu Post, 08 September 2019

Nepal’s only billionaire enlists Huawei to transform country’s telecoms, Financial Times, 04 September 2019

High-risk Nepal is the number-one improver in Euromoney’s risk survey, Euromoney, 08 August 2019

Why the government’s development spending is slow and flawed, The Kathmandu Post, 08 August 2019

Nepal billionaire follows Ambani path into telecommunications, Nikkei Asia Review, 04 July 2019

[नेपाल बजेट विश्लेषण] कमरेडहरूका नाउँमा,  नेपाल, जेष्ठ १९, २०७६ 

Rs1.53 trillion: Ambitious and unrealistic, The Kathmandu Post, 30 May 2019

Government should widen tax base and strengthen tax administration, analysts say, The Kathmandu Post, 27 May 2019

Finance minister should avoid populist budget and focus on realistic programmes, economists say, The Kathmandu Post, 20 May 2019

More tourists are visiting the country, but they are spending less money, The Kathmandu Post, 17 May 2019

Government plans to create 500,000 jobs in a year. Experts say it’s a daunting task, The Kathmandu Post, 06 May 2019

आर्थिक वृद्धिमा एक फड्को, हिमालखबर, ८ बैशाख , २०७६, 

कमाएको सबै उपभोगमै, हिमालखबर , ६ बैशाख , २०७६

Telecom authority and central bank announce plans to regulate digital financial service providers, The Kathmandu Post, 20 April 2019

आयातको मूल्यांकन बढ्यो, मूल्यवृद्धिमा छैन असर, Annapurna Post, 27 February 2019

Interview: ६% आर्थिक बृद्धि गर्न बजेट आएको होइन, Clickmandu, 24 February 2019

Experts weigh pros and cons of mass tourism, The Kathmandu Post, 19 February 2019

PM Employment Programme draws mixed reactions, The Kathmandu Post, 15 February 2019

अर्थतन्त्रः न उत्साहजनक, न असफल, हिमालखबर, Feb 10-16, 2019

नेपाली कामदारलाई जापानमा रोजगारीको बाटो खुल्यो, बीबीसी न्यूज नेपाली,  25 December 2018

Panel to explore measures to check swelling imports, The Kathmandu Post, 20 December 2018

Forex reserves fall below eight months of imports: Report, The Kathmandu Post, 06 December 2018

Nepal and the China-EU Lending Race, The Diplomat, 15 October 2018

Remittance inflows reach Rs73.95b in first month, The Kathmandu Post, 29 September 2018

Interview: There is ample ground to be optimistic, but it all depends on how the government does its business, Business 360, June 2018 (related blog link here)

Khatiwada dispels doubts on 8pc growth, The Kathmandu Post, 31 May 2018

Rs1.09 trillion for transport, infra projects, The Kathmandu Post, 30 may 2018

Interview: आर्थिक विकास र समृद्धि कर्मकाण्डी आश्वासन मात्र हो, Arthik Abhiyan, 20 May 2018 (blog link here)

Interview: Trade deficit with India, BBC Nepali, 12 May 2018 (blog link here)

दश वर्षमा प्रतिव्यक्ति आय दोब्बर !, Himal Khabar, 29 April 2018

Interview: बजेट निर्माणमा किन हुन्छ चलखेल ? - ६ प्रश्न, news24 tv, 19 April 2018

विना क्षमताका ‘मेगा प्रोजेक्ट , Himal Khabar, 17 April 2018

Burden of high interest rate, Himal Khabar, 20 March 2018

Chug along if you will, The Himalayan Times, 24 December 2017

Interview: Uneconomical and populist recurrent spending commitments need to be scaled down, The Himalayan Times,  11 December 2017 (blog link here)

Interview: स्रोत नखोजी बाँड्ने कुरा मात्र गर्छन् कम्युनिष्ट, Bizmandu, 27 November 2017 (blog link here)

Budget vox pop, The Kathmandu Post, 30 May 2017

Former Maoist prime minister plots return with new Nepal party, Nikkei Asian Review, 20 July 2016

Les séismes et le blocus indien ont plombé le Népal, La Libre Belgique, 15 June 2016

Earthquake survivors left stranded in Nepal as red tape stops aid flowing, The Guardian, 25 April 2016

A year after Nepal’s 7.8-magnitude earthquake, reconstruction has barely begun, Los Angeles Times, 25 April 2016

The Crisis Economy, Republica, 23 April 2016

Remittance inflows soared after earthquake, The Kathmandu Post, 15 April 2016

India cuts annual grant to Nepal by 40 percent, The Kathmandu Post, 02 March 2016

Nine months after Nepal quake, political squabbles keep thousands displaced, Los Angeles Times, 24 January 2016

In Nepal Constitution Battle, India Could Lose Influence to China, World Politics Review (WPR), 24 December 2015

Economic outlook grim amid Indian ‘blockade’, Nikkie Asian Review, 5 December 2015

Adequate space to ramp up borrowing, The Himalayan Times, 04 September 2015 (related news on FY2016 growth and inflation outlook: The Kathmandu Post, Kantipur, Karobar, Nagarik, BBC Nepali)

Draft constitution worries Nepal’s business leaders, Nikkei Asian Review, 27 August 2015

The economic aftershocks of Nepal’s earthquake, New Internationalist, 19 August 2015

The Nepal earthquake and its economic, poverty impacts, Rappler, 03 July 2015

Post-earthquake reconstruction (video), BBC Sajha Sawal, 28 June 2015

International Conference on Nepal’s Reconstruction 2015 (video), Channel News Asia, 25 June 2015

Foreign Donors Pledge $3 Billion to Help Rebuild Quake-Ravaged Nepal, The New York Times, 25 June 2015

Nepal donors pledge $3bn for rebuilding in aftermath of earthquakes, The Guardian, 25 June 2015

Quake-hit Nepal appeals for aid to rebuild country, AFP, 25 June 2015

Nepal Struggles to Recover From Devastating Quakes, Wall Street Journal, 23 June 2015

ADB: Nepal quakes ‘severely disrupted all economic activities’, Deutsche Welle, 28 May 2015

Nepal quake survivors hope to rebuild lives one month on, AFP, 25 May 2015

Earthquake Forces Nepal’s Overseas Workers to Face Tough Choices, International Organization for Migration (IOM), 19 May 2015

Nepal’s Young Men, Lost to Migration, Then a Quake, New York Times, 05 May 2015

After tragedy, Nepalis face economic fallout and reconstruction costs, 02 May 2015 Nikkei Asian Review

GDP growth to be 4.6% in FY2015 (BBC Nepali).

Inclusive Economic Growth in Nepal paper was awarded second prize (runner up), 2014 JPAID Outstanding Publication Prize.

Nepal GDP growth to be between 4.0% and 5.0%, 28 February 2015 (The Kathmandu Post, Setopati, Republica, The Himalayan Times, Bizmandu, Kantipur)

Burden of inflation, Nagarik, 13 September 2014.

ADB projects economic growth at 4.6% for 2014/15, Republica, 8 September 2014.

Premature target (graduation from LDC category), Himal weekly magazine, 31 Aug-6 Sep 2014.

“In Nepal, a Better Life With a Steep Price.” The New York Times, 15 August 2014

“India-Nepal economic engagement gets a boost.” Niti Central, 5 August 2014.

“Nepal tourism hit hard by crises in mountaineering, casino industries.” Nikkei Asian Review, 15 July 2014

“Economy projected to grow 5 pc plus for first time in 5 yrs.” Republica, April 19, 2014

“The subtle wounds of Nepal’s remittance boom.” Al Jazeera, April 11, 2014

“ADB forecasts higher economic growth.” BBC Nepali. April 1, 2014

“Inflation biggest challenge to economy.” The Kathmandu Post, April 2, 2014

“ADB urges Nepal to diversify export basket.” The Himalayan Times, March 9, 2014

“Focus on drawing foreign investment.” Republica, September 24, 2013

“Nepal’s GDP to be at 3.5% this year.” The Rising Nepal, April 10, 2013

“Handicraft exports boost Nepali economy.” Khabar South Asia, October 08, 2012

“Remittances and Dutch disease.” Karobar Economic Daily, August 17, 2012

“Dutch disease starts to take toll on economy.” The Himalayan Times, August 17, 2012

“Public transport in Nepal: Double-O driver.” The Economist, August 16, 2012

“On a tight budget.” Nepali Times, July 13, 2012

“Nepal not isolated from economic turmoil in Europe, US.” Republica. July 13, 2012

“Exports of niche products disappointing.” The Himalayan Times. July 5, 2012. 

“Humanitarian fallout from Nepal’s constitutional stalemate.” IRIN News. June 28, 2012

“Digital multiply!” Nepali Times. June 22, 2012

“Nepal’s unfinished revolution.” Al Jazeera, May 26, 2012

Interview in Annapurna Post: Rising prices in Nepal, April 9, 2012

“Weak cooperation costs regional exports.” Republica, April 2, 2012

“Indo-Nepal trade to be challenging.” The Himalayan Times, March 24, 2012

“VISHAKAPATNAM PORT: NEPAL’S NEW LIFELINE?” The Reporter, January 22, 2012

“Is Cash Incentives for Exports a Flawed Policy.” Republica,  November 12, 2011

The bandhs are back again,  The Himalayan Times (Perspectives), May 15, 2011

Labor movement: Lockup mode Pang of Protest, Spotlight, April 29, 2011, Vol.4, No.21

NEPAL: Separate toilets for schoolgirls – a justified investment?, IRIN News, March 18, 2011

Nepal’s growing middle class takes to the malls, AFP, February 20, 2011

‘Nepal one of the top remittance receivers‘, Karobar daily, December 15, 2010

Tough going for Nepal’s best ‘export’, Hindustan Times, August 23, 2010

Himalayan nation’s garment industry in tatters, IPS, May 24, 2010

Nepal: Taking on the challenge of climate change, Global Voices, Sept 2009

Nepal: Crisis, Challenges and Perspective, Social Watch, 2009

Dickinson College Alumni E-news, April 2009

Live radio interview, March 28, 2009 (see this link as well)

Carnegie Junior Fellow 2009/10 at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP), Washington, D.C.

Outstanding Student Award by central Pennsylvania chapter of the Financial Executives International (FEI), 3/6/09