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Expats & Diaspora

Back in Nepal for a Holiday? Fix These 10 Things Before You Leave Again

Oct 4, 20268 min read

Business

The Businesses Nepal Doesn’t Count: What 1.5 Million Microenterprise Workers Reveal About the Economy

Oct 4, 20269 min read

Mountain view through a window in Nepal, representing memory, home and belonging for the Nepali diaspora

Expats & Diaspora

Can You Still Call Nepal Home After Twenty Years Abroad?

Oct 3, 20269 min read

Aircraft on an airport runway in Nepal representing return migration and departure

Expats & Diaspora

Why Some Nepalis Return Home—and Leave Again

Oct 3, 202611 min read

Kathmandu city and surrounding mountains representing building and managing a business in Nepal from abroad

Expats & Diaspora

Can Nepalis Abroad Build a Business in Nepal Without Moving Back?

Oct 3, 202611 min read

Older Nepali women sitting together near a home, representing ageing parents and community support

Expats & Diaspora

What Happens When Ageing Nepali Parents Stay Behind?

Oct 3, 202610 min read

Nepali grandmother carrying a young child, representing family ties across generations and migration

Expats & Diaspora

What Happens to a Nepali Family After One Generation Abroad?

Oct 3, 202610 min read

Everyday street life in Kathmandu representing the transition from visiting Nepal to living there

Expats & Diaspora

Why Foreigners Choose to Live in Nepal After They Stop Being Tourists

Oct 3, 202610 min read

Nepalese rupee coin representing the flow of remittance money into Nepal

Expats & Diaspora

Where Does Nepal’s Remittance Money Actually Go?

Oct 3, 202610 min read

Travellers inside Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, representing the decision to leave or return to Nepal

Expats & Diaspora

Should You Return to Nepal After Living Abroad? The Financial Mathematics

Oct 3, 202610 min read

Busy Kathmandu street illustrating everyday urban commerce and living costs

Economic Analysis

Why Does Kathmandu Feel So Expensive When Nepali Incomes Are So Low?

Oct 2, 202612 min read

Illustrated portrait of Cholendra Shumsher Rana with Nepal’s Supreme Court and national flag.

Governance

Cholendra Shumsher Rana: From the Rana Lineage to Nepal’s Supreme Court

Oct 2, 20269 min read

Rhesus macaque, the monkey species involved in crop conflict in Nepal

Environment

Why Are Monkeys Raiding Nepal’s Farms? The Science Behind the Conflict

Oct 1, 20269 min read

People walking along a busy street in Kathmandu, Nepal

Economic Analysis

What Does It Cost to Live a Middle-Class Life in Nepal?

Oct 1, 20265 min read

Agricultural field and mountains in rural Nepal

Migration

The Generation That Left: How Migration Is Rewriting Rural Nepal

Oct 1, 202610 min read

Aerial view of Kathmandu illustrating Nepal's urban economy

Business

Nepal Has More Money Than Ever. So Why Doesn’t the Economy Feel Rich?

Sep 30, 20267 min read

Boats on Phewa Lake in Pokhara, Nepal, one of the major settings associated with Up in the Wind

Cultural History

Up in the Wind: The Chinese Film That Came to Nepal Looking for Freedom

Sep 28, 20267 min read

Everest Base Camp in Nepal with expedition tents, reflecting the setting of The Climb

Cultural History

The Climb: The French Film That Turned Everest Into an Unlikely Love Story

Sep 28, 20267 min read

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Back in Nepal for a Holiday? Fix These 10 Things Before You Leave Again

The Businesses Nepal Doesn’t Count: What 1.5 Million Microenterprise Workers Reveal About the Economy

Can You Still Call Nepal Home After Twenty Years Abroad?

Why Some Nepalis Return Home—and Leave Again

Can Nepalis Abroad Build a Business in Nepal Without Moving Back?

What Happens When Ageing Nepali Parents Stay Behind?

What Happens to a Nepali Family After One Generation Abroad?

Why Foreigners Choose to Live in Nepal After They Stop Being Tourists

Where Does Nepal’s Remittance Money Actually Go?

Should You Return to Nepal After Living Abroad? The Financial Mathematics

Why Does Kathmandu Feel So Expensive When Nepali Incomes Are So Low?

Cholendra Shumsher Rana: From the Rana Lineage to Nepal’s Supreme Court

Why Are Monkeys Raiding Nepal’s Farms? The Science Behind the Conflict

What Does It Cost to Live a Middle-Class Life in Nepal?

The Generation That Left: How Migration Is Rewriting Rural Nepal

Nepal Has More Money Than Ever. So Why Doesn’t the Economy Feel Rich?

Up in the Wind: The Chinese Film That Came to Nepal Looking for Freedom

The Climb: The French Film That Turned Everest Into an Unlikely Love Story

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