Nepal earthquake The April 2015 Nepal earthquake (also known as the Gorkha earthquake)[6][9] killed more than 8‚800 people and injured more than 23‚000. It occurred at 11:56 NST on 25 April‚ with a magnitude of 7.8Mw[1] or 8.1Ms[2] and a maximum Mercalli Intensity of IX (Violent). Its epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung‚ and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi).[1] It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake.[10][11][12]
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HISTORY The WTO began life on 1 January 1995‚ but its trading system is half a century older. Since 1948‚ the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) had provided the rules for the system. (The second WTO ministerial meeting‚ held in Geneva in May 1998‚ included a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the system.) It did not take long for the General Agreement to give birth to an unofficial‚ de facto international organization‚ also known informally as GATT. Over the years GATT evolved through
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e. Nepal‚ analyzing the current trends of the FDI flow in the nations is also important. The FDI flow is around 6.6 million in the recent last periods. The Nepal economic freedom score is 53.3‚ making its economic the 133rd freest as of 2009 Index. Also its score is 0.9 point lower than last year‚ which indicates there is a decline in 10 economic freedoms. For any foreign investment should planning to invest in the host nation should analyze the economic freedoms of the host countries. Nepal is ranked
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From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Economy of Nepal Nepal Rastra Bank in Kathmandu Currency 1 Nepalese Rupee (NPR) = 100 paisa Fiscal year 16 July - 15 July Trade organizations WTO Statistics GDP $41.22 billion (2012 est.)[1] GDP growth 4.6% (2010 est.) GDP per capita $1‚600 (2010 est.) GDP by sector agriculture (35%)‚ industry (20%)‚services (45%) (2010 est.) Inflation (CPI) 8.6% (September 2010 est.)‚ 10.6% (October 2011 est. source: myrepublica.com) Population belowpoverty
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Women In Nepal Nepal is a landlocked country situated in South Asia between India in the South‚ West and East and China in the North. According to a survey done by the Central Bureau of Statistics in Nepal‚ the population was recorded to be 26.62 million. In this small country there are still one hundred and one ethnic groups speaking over ninety two languages. Customs and traditions differ from one another but what remains the same is the patrilineal and patrilocal type of society that is present
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concerns for any national. Nepal is a very small and natural beautiful country where almost 82 percent people are engaged in agriculture even though the agriculture sectors contribute only 55 percent on the gross domestic product and 50% of the total export. It is always put in the major or first priority in every periodic plan. And there is always huge budget amount for agriculture. But the productivity is going always downwards because of structure problem raising in Nepal. For example Topographical
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University of Sunderland IMPLEMENTATION OF PRIVATIZATION POLICY: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY FROM NEPAL; SUCCESS OR FAILURE By Raj Kumar Maharjan (Registration Number: 059991668) This paper was submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree at University of Sunderland‚ School of Business‚ Graduate Business Program‚ Sunderland‚ U.K. January 2010 A MASTER’S PROJECT IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION BY RAJ KUMAR MAHARJAN REGISTRATION NUMBER:
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A Book Report On Tourism Business In Nepal Chapter-1 Introduction to Tourism Tourism nowadays has been an essential activity all over the world. The form of tourism can be of various types. Most of the people are quite familiar with the tourism as it has become the modern needs and demands of all people. Everyone loves travelling and exploring new things. People love visiting new places‚ so that they have the best moment
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example of this statement is the Sherpas of Nepal. The Sherpas are an ethnic group of devout Muslims living in the Peaks of the Himalaya Mountains in Nepal. They are of a Tibetan descent‚ and moved from Tibet 450 years ago. Sherpa translates to ‘easterner’‚ and references their origins to Kham (Eastern Tibet). Their population is roughly 50000 people who accommodate the solu-khumbu and khumbu regions of the Himalayas‚ south of Mount Everest (refer to power point). Due to the extreme slopes of the location
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Nepal has a huge hydropower potential. In fact‚ the perennial nature of Nepali rivers and the steep gradient of the country’s topography provide ideal conditions for the development of some of the world’s largest hydroelectric projects in Nepal. Current estimates are that Nepal has approximately 40‚000 MW of economically feasible hydropower potential. However‚ the present situation is that Nepal has developed only approximately 600 MW of hydropower. Therefore‚ bulk of the economically feasible generation
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