Waste management and organic fertilizers

"KMC statistics show that more than 350 tonnes of waste are generated in the Valley daily. KMC spends Rs. 600 transporting each tonne to the Sisdole Landfill Site. Around 85 percent of the waste is degradable and can be composted, but due to lack of composting system all types of wastes are mixed."

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Only 20 pc of Karnali apples getting market access

"Though the demand for apples has been growing every year, local producers have been failing to establish sustainable market linkages. Nepal imports about 22,000 tons of apples every year"....... republica

"Of the total apples consumed in the country, 77 percent comes from China while 22 percent is imported from India. Only a percent of the total demand is fulfilled by domestic production. In the absence of reliable market, apples produced in Karnali are fed to cattle and used to brew liquor"......republica

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well developed cold chain distribution system in the area could be a great investment opportunity...Co-operative model or a contacting for a guaranteed minimum amount of business model could work ..

Rickshaw ambulances boost access to health posts

With no public transport in sight, the family of Sushila BK panicked when her labor pains started. Villagers immediately called the health post and after some time a “rickshaw ambulance” assisted by an assistant came to the rescue. BK was taken to the health post and later had a safe delivery.....

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Banks turn to creative ways to lure rural customers amid stiff competition in the cities

fGrowing competition among banks and financial institutions in cities is driving them to seek new pastures in rural areas. With the technology in place to help them expand their business in villages, they are using unconventional methods to lure potential customers.

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Basel threat to small business

Tough rules that require investment banks to hold additional capital against risky assets will hit lending to smaller companies by making it more expensive to securitise loans, bankers and analysts have warned....

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Financial Inclusion in Nepal: YouthSave Fits the Bill

The topic of the week in Kathmandu is financial inclusion and as CGAP’s new Financial Access 2010 report shows, Nepal needs it. Trailing behind all South Asian countries except Afghanistan on the financial inclusion front, Nepal provides 4.19 bank branches for every 100,000 adults. However, Nepal remains vigilant and ready to jump on the financial inclusion train, starting with the opening of 216 commercial bank branches in the last fiscal year. To read More



CGAP Financial ACCESS report 2010

Deprived Sector lending ...

Banks like Bank of Kathmandu and Megha bank are building their business model around SME and deprived sector. They claim that here is a huge opportunity at the bottom of the pyramid market. Class A,B and C commercial banks also require to lend certain percentage of its loan portfolio to deprived sector.Nepal Rastra bank is interested in increasing the financial inclusiveness of the country ,where as commercial banks are interested in penetrating uncharted market for profit (in this competitive market ) .... If Nepal Rastra bank are relaying on private banks to explore uncharted rural market then the cap on interest charge by the commercial banks in these market should not be removed .... Private sector only reacts to PROFITS..if you cap the lending rate then their will be less incentive for private banks to explore new market ..................Growing competition between the banks will help the banks to charge much lower rate then what is being charge by the local money lender ................

Here in an interesting article that was published in economic times that talk about microfinance and intrest cap ... Click here to read

China surpasses India in JV projects

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BASEL III and Nepal

New Ventures in Rural economy

Bottom of the pyramid market and uncharted rural economy are hot topic these day ... With global financial crisis causing a heavy economic causality in the Western world and the capital markets . Many global investors and start up entrepreneurs are trying to venture in the developing world ..Can Nepal take the advance?

Expats take rural road for new ventures

Is Chinese Mercantilism Good or Bad for Poor Countries?

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Very Interesting article

Nepal Rastra Bank Monetary policy 2010-2011

http://www.nrb.org.np/ofg/monetary_policy/Monetary_Policy_(in_English)--2010-11_Report-NEW.pdf