Nepal is excited by the prospect of moving up from the LDC status, but dreads losing the benefits.

While everybody is forming blocs, South Asian countries are weirdly punishing each other.

Non-tariff barriers and preference erosion have complicated Nepal’s export strategy.

Nepal’s garment industry can be revived if the garment processing zone is operated proficiently.

Disagreements in trade negotiations are not new, but differences between rich and poor countries have intensified recently.

World commerce will depend on the agility of exporters and their ability to innovate.

Linking trade with investment is a remedy for the problem of Nepal’s trade with India

One of the key objectives of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s participation in the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland last week was to draw international attention to the investment summit scheduled for March this year.

Export subsidies and import control measures are inadequate to beat the trade deficit  

It is logical to examine whether Nepal’s affiliation with the WTO has benefitted it

The runaway trade deficit cannot be checked without radical steps to reduce imports

BIMSTEC seems to have too many things on its plate which is slowing it down

Deepening of economic integration in South Asia is not possible without expansion of intra-regional trade

In a globalised world, an individual country has immense opportunities to exploit international markets.

It is not likely that export will expand and diversify through paltry cash subsidies to exporters