In the fiscal year 2020-2021  sanitary pad worth Rs. 1 billion was imported in Nepal. The 13% luxury VAT accounts to 300 million in revenue which is a huge money for the Government. When Pad2go team realised the implementation of luxury VAT in menstrual hygiene products they documented about how it is affecting the menstruating individuals. They presented a sustainable solution to the government keeping in mind how this reduction would affect the domestic pad industry.  However there was no...

मूल्यवृद्धिको र मुद्रास्फितीले देश आक्रान्त बनेको समयमा आम नागरिकको जीवन यापनमा कस्तो कस्तो प्रभाव पर्न सक्छ? के कस्ता कारणले गर्दा मूल्यवृद्धिको मुद्रास्फिती र आर्थिक संकट को अवस्था आउन सक्छ? के यस्तो प्रकारको स्तिथी नेपाल जस्तो बिकासोन्मुख देशहरुले लामो समय सम्म थेग्न सक्छन? जस्ता अन्य थुप्रै प्रश्नहरुको जवाफ दिन Prosperity Podcast को यो श्रिंखला मा हाम्रो अतिथी हुनुहुन्छ नेपालको केन्द्रीय बैंकका उपनिर्देशक अर्थशास्त्री सिद्धराज भट्ट । सिद्धराज भट्ट एक अर्थशास्त्री हुन् उनी अहिले नेपाल...

केहि समय देखी पत्रपत्रिकाको पानादेखी घरको भान्सा सम्म मूल्यवृद्धिको बरेमा लमो बहस भईरहेको छ । तर मूल्यवृद्धि/ मुद्रास्फीति भनेको के हो त ? अहिलेको scenario मा नेपालमा किन मूल्यवृद्धि/ मुद्रास्फीति भईरहेको छ ? केन्द्रीय बैंकका अनुसार मुद्रास्फीति ८.५६ प्रतिशत पुगेको छ तर यसको अर्थ के हो ? र यसले  हाम्रो अर्थतन्त्रमा र आम नागरिकको जीवनमा अल्पकालिन र दिर्घकालिन  कस्तो असर पार्छ ? यी सबै प्रश्नहरू को उत्तर लीन र मुद्रास्फीतिलाई बुझ्नको लागि हामीले यस एपिसोड मा नेपालको केन्द्रीय बैंकका उपनिर्देशक...

As markets reopen and the grip of the Covid-19 pandemic wanes, people are excited to go back to their normal ways of life. We are excited to finally live a life free of the fear of the virus. We can sense the same excitement in the vibrancy in the physical markets. Over the past two years, the Covid-19 pandemic has transformed the behaviour of Nepali consumers. What does such change mean for Nepali businesses, especially ecommerce? We spoke to Roshee Lamichhane in this episode of Prosperity...

नेपालको आर्थिक विकासका लागि उपयुक्त ढाँचा कुन हो ? पुँजीवादी प्रणाली वा समाजवादी प्रणाली - हाम्रो लागि कुन ठिक ? यी विषयमा हुने छलफलमा यी विचारधाराहरूको उपयुक्तासँगसँगै मौलिकता माथि पनि प्रश्नहरू राख्ने गरिन्छ ? यस‍ै सन्दर्भमा लेखक मुराहरी पराजुलीले वैदिक साहित्यमा बजार अर्थशास्त्रसँग मेल खाने सोचहरू छन् की भनेर शोध गर्नुभएको छ । वैदिक ग्रन्थहरूले बजार, सम्पत्ति अधिकार, मुल्य, व्यापार, ऋण लेनदेन र व्याजदर जस्ता अर्थशास्त्र आधारभूत अवधारणाहरूबारे के भन्छ? आजको एपिसोडमा मुराहरी पराजुलीसँगको...

Prosperity Podcast को आजको एपिसोडमा हामी हालसालै भएको पेट्रोलियम पदार्थको मुल्यवृद्धिको विषयमा कुराकानी गर्दैछौँ ।  र यस पडकास्टमा हामी आर्थिक स्वतन्त्रता र सार्वजनिक नीतिका विषयवस्तुहरूमा कुराकानी गर्छौं । समसामयिक विकासका मुद्दाहरूबारे विभिन्न विज्ञहरूसँग कुराकानी गर्छौं र यिनै  मुद्दाहरूलाई फरक धारबाट बुझ्ने र जान्ने प्रयास गर्छौं। पेट्रोलको  मुल्यवृद्धिबारे कुराकानी लागि हामीसँग हुनुहुन्छ कुल प्रसाद पाण्डे। के पी सर आर्थिक तथा वित्तिय नीतिका विज्ञ हुनुहुन्छ।  उहाँले कर, बजेट, मौद्रिक...

In this Global Entrepreneurship Week 2021 (GEW) special episode, we speak to Aayusha Shrestha, founder and designer of AAMO. AAMO is a conceptual accessories brand that prioritizes on understanding, documenting and preserving traditional skill sets of metal crafters. Launched in 2016, AAMO works closely with home based artisans, who continue to practice traditional skills, which has been passed down generationally. and has become a beloved brand for artisanal and handmade accessories. On...

In this Global Entrepreneurship Week 2021 (GEW) special episode, Amun Thapa gives us an insight into Nepali ecommerce industry and where it is headed. The founder and CEO of Sastodeal, his company is one of the pioneers in Nepali ecommerce. He is also a co-founder of a string of other homegrown brands, including Anthropose and Khalisisi. He currently serves as the president of Confederation of Nepalese Industries Young Entrepreneurs Forum (CNIYEF). And, if you are on LinkedIn, his weekly ‘5...

नेपाली information technology को क्षेत्रमा F1Soft लाई एउटा अग्रणी कम्पनी मानिन्छ । सन् २००४ मा स्थापना भएदेखि नै F1Soft ले विभिन्न प्रकारका डिजिटल products र सेवाहरू मार्फत नेपालीहरूको जीवन सहज र सरल बनाउन लागी परेको छ । F1Soft अन्तर्गतकै सन् २००६ मा सुरू भएको eSewa मोबाइलबाट पैसा पठाउने, पाउने सेवाको पर्यायवाची जस्तै नै भएको छ । Financial technology मा  हासिल गरेको सफलता पश्चात हाल F1Soft ले अन्य क्षत्रहरूमा पनि आफ्नो उपस्थिति बढाउँदै लगेको छ । आजको एपिसोडमा हामी F1Soft का अध्यक्ष र...

नेपालको विभिन्न क्षेत्रमा ठुलो - सानो scale मा  ढुङ्गा, गिट्टी, वालुवाको उत्खनन हुने गरेको छ । तर यस्ता प्राकृतिक स्रोतको बढ्दो उत्खनन र प्रयोगले उत्खनन हुने ठाउँको खोला नाला, नदी, पहाड र त्यहाँको समग्र वातावरणमा पार्ने  असर र मानवीय प्रभावहरू हामी सबैको चासोको विषय बन्न पुगेको छ। यस एपिसोडमा हामीले ढुङ्गा, गिट्टी, बालुवाको  उत्खननको  अर्थ राजनीतिलाई अझ नजिकबाट बुझ्ने प्रयास गरेका छौँ । ढुङ्गा, गिट्टी, बालुवाको उत्खननको प्रक्रिया कस्तो हुन्छ? यसबाट उठ्ने रोयल्टी अथवा राजस्व हाम्रा स्थानीय तह...

Our guest Ms. Darshana Shrestha is the 3rd Vice-president of Federation of Woman Entrepreneurs Associations of Nepal. She also founded and is the CEO of Nature Nepal, a skincare brand. Over a decade of advocating for women entrepreneurs in Nepal, she has worked with women entrepreneurs across the country and has closely followed the growth of entrepreneurship. In this episode, we spoke to her about the challenges and prospects facing women entrepreneurs in digitalisation of their...

“एकदमै राम्रो नीति बनेको थियो तर कार्यान्वयन हुन सकेन ” भनेर हामीले धेरै सुन्ने गरेका छौँ । के यस्ता कार्यान्वयन नै हुन नसक्ने  नीतिलाई पनि राम्रा नीति मान्न सकिन्छ ? सार्वजनिक नीति भनेको के हो ? कस्तो नीतिलाई असल सार्वजनिक नीति मान्न सकिन्छ ? आजको एपिसोडमा हामीले नेपालको नीति निर्माण प्रक्रियासँग गाँसिएर आउने यिनै प्रश्नहरूबारे समृद्धि फाउनडेसनका निर्देशक दिपेन्द्र चौलागाईंसँग छलफल गरेका छौँ । समृद्धि फाउन्डेसनद्वारा प्रस्तुत गरिएको Prosperity Podcast को नयाँ एपिसोड हेरक दुई साताको...

Markets make rich the richer and poor the poorer. Markets lead to monopolies and syndicates. We hear these statements thrown around very often. But are they true? Why are we doubtful of competition and the free market? In today’s episode, we examine some of these statement about markets in Nepal with our guest Mr Ashesh Shrestha. He is a Master of Economics student at the University of Texas at Austin. He previously worked as a researcher at Samriddhi Foundation. Prosperity Podcast is...

Dinesh Gautam, founder of Hriti Foundation, and Shristika Neupane, a student and researcher at Bikalpa An Alternative, share their thoughts on what role young people play in policymaking. Dinesh started writing on public issues at the young age of 15 and has since continued to examine the policy environment in Karnali. At Hriti, his team conducts research to identify policy measures that help promote markets and entrepreneurship in Karnali. With her research works, Shristika is also dedicated...

The Department of Commerce, Supplies and Consumer Protection collected Rs 11.8 million through fines from various businesses during the first four months of the fiscal year. Despite the market inspections conducted by the department and other federal and local agencies, consumer protection remains a challenge. In this episode, we talk to Ms. Ayushma Maharjan about why common consumer protection measures the government uses, such as price control, quality control, and profit margin fixation,...

Continuing our conversation on property rights, we speak to Mr. Akash Shrestha about the moral foundations of property rights. Mr. Shrestha is the Research Manager at Samriddhi Foundation.  From Aristotle to Richard Pipes, he traces the arguments in favor of property rights and concludes that property rights are fundamental to freedom. He also shares his observations on why property rights are important for the prosperity of Nepalis. Prosperity Podcast is presented to you by Samriddhi...

Dr. Bhimarjun Acharya is a leading constitutional expert of Nepal. In this episode, we spoke to him about the history of property rights in the constitutions of Nepal. The right relating to the property is recognized as a fundamental right in the Constitution of Nepal 2015. He opines that the current constitution secures citizen’s right to property. However, he says that the rise in the trend of undermining this right by some sections of Nepali politics is concerning. He says that Nepalis...

In this episode, we spoke to a writer and an enthusiast of the political economy, Mr. Murahari Parajuli. He has written extensively on liberal values and has translated ‘Foundations of a Free Society’ and ‘Capitalism: An Introduction’ into Nepali language. In this episode, he explains that our understanding of freedom needs to extend beyond the routine exercises of political freedoms, such as voting and peaceful protests and invites us to examine how the increasing role of the government in...

Hundreds of thousands of Nepalis leave the country every year in search of economic opportunities. Does that mean we do not have work in Nepal? We believe that we could definitely create meaningful job opportunities in Nepal itself if our policies made it easier for citizens to pursue their entrepreneurial aspirations. Today, our guest is Mr. Basanta Adhikari who heads Bikalpa - An Alternative, a public policy institute based in Biratnagar, and he and his group have set out to advocate for...

For the inaugural episode of Prosperity Podcast, we discuss the state of affairs and economic freedom in Nepal with Surath Giri. Surath Giri is a policy researcher turned entrepreneur. He currently runs Onion Films Nepal, an audio-visual production company, and Nepal Language & Research Solutions, a translation and research agency. He is also the founding president of Nepal Prosperity Institute, a think tank working to promote market economy and entrepreneurship in Nepal. Moreover, he is...