Why You Should Be a Chartered Accountant in a Management Consulting Firm!

Why You Should Be a Chartered Accountant in a Management Consulting Firm!

In today’s world, businesses need innovative ideas to survive. The complex nature and speed of business operations, and market expansion has ensured fierce competition among businesses. In this scenario, partnering with a good management consultant can prove to be quite beneficial for strengthening structures and approaching better growth avenues. Management consulting firms have proven to […]

NEPSE Index Crosses the 1400 mark

NEPSE Index Crosses the 1400 mark

Investors welcomed the Nepalese New Year on a strong note as the Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) benchmark index went up by 17.15 points on the first trading day of the year to close at all-time high of 1405.78 points. Since September 2015 the market has risen by almost 18% gaining over 214 points with an […]

Economy and Stock Market Moving Opposite Directions

Economy and Stock Market Moving Opposite Directions

Nepal’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is projected to grow by a mere 0.77% in the current FY 2015-16, the lowest in 14 years, as the economy is still struggling to recover from 2016’s devastating earthquake and economic blockade. On the other hand, Nepal’s sole secondary market Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index is breaking new records […]

Management Lessons from 2015

Management Lessons from 2015

All Nepali’s want to forget the year 2015. The earthquake in April caused unprecedented human and economic loss, and the crisis resulting from the blockade since September has further compounded the damage. While everyone has been caught up in dealing with the after effects, with the New Year fast approaching it is now time to […]

11 Ways to Become a Better Management Consultant

11 Ways to Become a Better Management Consultant

When asked what it is that I do, it is often with a sense of irony that I explain about my job as a management consultant, as the term “consultant”; in Nepal is often synonymous with the growing number of consultancies in the education and foreign employment sector. Subsequently, I am often asked questions like […]

Making of “The Pavillions Himalaya”

Making of “The Pavillions Himalaya”

Having survived the death road with 22 other passengers on a TATA Sumo (which has a max capacity of 11 passengers) from Ghale Gaun, we finally arrived at Besisahar, Lamjung.  The bulldozer -terrorism-built road from Ghale-Gaun to Besisahar had shaken all of us, and we all complained of back aches. After wrapping up our work […]

Leveraging Technology for Tourism

Leveraging Technology for Tourism

The implications of technology and online information on a country’s tourism industry are immense with countries spending large portions of their marketing budget on creating online content and technology. I came to realize this while working on a project on the Rwanda tourism industry. The task was simple: we had put together a thick volume […]

The Beed Experience

The Beed Experience

It was during my penultimate semester of undergraduate studies that I first got to know about beed. I was exploring opportunities to pursue after my graduation, and after a brief research on beed, I was determined to be one of the beeds. A few days after joining, I realized beed was a lot more than […]

After Modi

After Modi

One of the best things about the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s visit was how Nepal trended on Twitter and other social media sites for positive reasons. It is very rare to remember an occasion where Nepal has been discussed positively, and Nepalis themselves have taken things positively. If one thing that PM Modi did […]

Jugaad – The Nepali Way of Life!

Jugaad – The Nepali Way of Life!

The way Nepal’s law and order operates is usually surprising to people, given that the political system is riddled with chaos and mayhem. Even though it possesses all the indicators of a failing economy, it is commendable that Nepal is still growing at a nominal rate. We are used to optimistically leaving our fate, including […]