Samriddhi, The Prosperity Foundation

"Students making their blog in “Blog Training Program” organized by Kist Entrepreneurs Club"
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"Dr. Chiranjivi Nepal commenting on the book “ Economic growth and the private sector of Nepal” on the book launching ceremony"
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"Scott H. DeLisi, Ambassador of United States of America at the episode of Last Thursdays."
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03 February, 2012

Blog training at KIST College

Fourteen BBA and BIM students participated in Blog training on 3rd February 2012 at KIST College organized by KIST Entrepreneurs' Club.
31 January, 2012

New Book -"Economic Growth and The Private Sector of Nepal" Released

Samriddhi, The Prosperity Foundation released a book titled “Economic Growth and The Private Sector of Nepal” on 31st January 2011.
30 January, 2012

Last Thursdays with Hon. Mr. Scott H. DeLisi

Hon. Mr. Scott H. DeLisi, Ambassador of United States of America (USA) to Nepal was featured in the Januwary episode of Last Thursdays. In the program Mr. DeLisi talked about Role of Development for Economic Growth in Nepal.

21 February, 2012

Informal trade of farm products with India estimated at Rs 65b

Nepal´s informal trade of agricultural commodities with India stands at around Rs 65 billion -- more than 21 percent of total formal trade, thanks to porous border and hosts of trade barriers imposed on agro-trade, an independent study commissioned by the government revealed.
14 February, 2012

Mgmt, workers of Unilever to sit for another round of talks

The government has called on protesting workers and management of Unilever Nepal for another round of meeting in Hetauda on Tuesday after Makwanpur Chamber of Commerce and Industries expressed interest in playing a mediatory role in settling the wage-related dispute in the multinational company.

09 February, 2012

News from around the CIPE Partner Network

The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) strengthens democracy around the globe through private enterprise and market-oriented reform. CIPE is one of the four core institutes of the National Endowment for Democracy. Since 1983, CIPE has worked with business leaders, policymakers, and journalists to build the civic institutions vital to a democratic society
20 January, 2012

Asia Centre for Enterprise

Atlas Economic Research Foundation and Centre for Civil Society are launching a social change seed fund to identify and support individuals and organisations that promote liberal ideas and policies in Asia. The fund, Asia Centre for Enterprise (ACE) will play the role in Asia that Atlas Foundation plays globally, acting as a mentor and intellectual angel investor.

Shortcut to equality

by Sarita Sapkota | 29 January, 2012

One of the most used words in the political lexicon and deservingly so is equality. It has also been used by politicians to camouflage some of their political agenda that is often nonsense and unethical if seen from a different perspective.

Mr. Radesh Pant

18 January, 2012

Mr. Radesh Pant, CEO, Nepal Investment Board studied aeronautical engineering at IIT. He went to UCLA Anderson School of Business for his MBA and has worked in many renowned companies in the USA. After spending a decade in the US, he returned to Nepal in 1999. After coming back to Nepal, he became the advisor of Necon Air and joined the Bank of Kathmandu as a director.

Energy crisis: Time for a paradigm

12 February, 2012

The past few months have brought Nepal, especially the urban Nepal, down on its knees, with one of the longest and cumulative crisis of energy, ranging from load shedding to petrol and diesel shortage and lack of cooking gas. None of these shortages are a new phenomenon, but the severity of recent times has hit the country the hardest in years. The looting of cooking gas by locals for distribution among themselves depicts how desperate the situation is.

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