Nepal’s economic system has unfortunately been wheeling through a myopic policy-making process driven by political interests limiting economic growth.
The agriculture sector in Nepal has tremendous potential for growth and development. However, it faces multiple challenges, such as land plotting, inadequate infrastructure, limited market access, and lack of modern technology.
Even before the pandemic, the remittance sector of the Nepali economy was undergoing policy hurdles.
While there are economic benefits of migration, the impacts and the consequence of migration need to be carefully evaluated on a micro and macro level to understand the overall impact on individuals and the country.
According to the Gender Gap Report, published every year since 2006 by the World Economic Forum, it would take 132 years more to close the global gender gap.