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  1. Worried abt high cost of restaurant visits with girlfriend/family? Well, read an economist's six rules of dining out. goo.gl/XFX94 about 3 hours ago via Silver Bird
  2. @SatishKTM Exactly. Rev collection < recurrent exp. Development imperatives were always high. Aid had to increase to one-fourth of budget about 3 hours ago via Silver Bird in reply to SatishKTM
  3. @SatishKTM Most of our business journos r rookies in understanding nitty-gritty of budget, its size & sources. Can't expect much from them. about 3 hours ago via Silver Bird in reply to SatishKTM
  4. @SatishKTM Indeed. Honestly, I think poli leaders took these only as a tool for party-cadre benefit, not productive capacity of economy. about 3 hours ago via Silver Bird in reply to SatishKTM
  5. @SatishKTM High & efficient capital exp & dev projects were never the priority. A sad reality in jobs-deficit, fragile econ like ours. about 3 hours ago via Silver Bird in reply to SatishKTM
  6. @SatishKTM Yup. Pressure on rev collection is/was because of the inflated expenditures aimed at doling out easy money to party cadres. about 3 hours ago via Silver Bird in reply to SatishKTM
  7. @SatishKTM Thank you! about 4 hours ago via Silver Bird in reply to SatishKTM
  8. How did #Nepal fare economically in the last 4 years? Its not pretty! Missed opportunities & squandering of resources. goo.gl/NDtQM about 4 hours ago via Silver Bird
  9. RT @theparakhi Join us on now as we talk with @csapkota on Nepal's economy. goo.gl/zzFlM about 18 hours ago via Silver Bird
  10. @RupakDSharma Thats another headache for this import-dependent economy. 8:36 AM Jun 1st via Silver Bird in reply to RupakDSharma
  11. Good news for NOC(&IOC): Oil price slumps to 8 month low under $100. goo.gl/w8OKG (Reason:weak Chinese & US econ data & Euro crisis) 4:09 AM Jun 1st via Silver Bird
  12. How ready is #Nepal for change? Optimism aside, reality is we r nt ready to exploit changes in our favor! twitter.com/csapkota/statu… 3:29 AM Jun 1st via Twitter for Android
  • Name Chandan Sapkota
  • Location Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Web http://www.sapkot...
  • Bio Researcher at SAWTEE, Kathmandu | Op-Ed Columnist | Former Junior Fellow at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | Tweets personal; RTs r not endorsements
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