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The global COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic imposed both a supply and a demand shock on Nepal's economy, which adversely … affected growth. The global crisis induced by the pandemic initially impacted Nepal through the tourism sector, with arrivals … to tourism. On March 21, the Government of Nepal announced a nationwide lockdown, which affected industrial and …
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Nepal is emerging from a series of crippling shocks. Barely recovered from the devastation and loss wreaked by the … underpinnings of the demand for inclusion that has so fundamentally shaped Nepal's contemporary socio-political landscape. Finally …
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Nepal made significant progress on poverty and shared prosperity over the period 1996-2010, despite low domestic growth … remained an enduring feature of the welfare narrative in Nepal. The past decade, from 2010 to 2020, has been characterized by a … Nepal. These shocks were also correlated with declines in economic growth. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, which started …
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Adequate and affordable energy supply is fundamental for economic growth, higher living standards, and social equity. The delivery of modern energy services helps to improve the quality of life for all citizens, expands opportunities for private businesses-and ultimately creates jobs. In the...
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To better assess the water-energy nexus challenge in China, the Thirsty Energy initiative engaged the China Institute for Water Resources (IWHR) and Hydropower Research under the auspices of the Ministry of Water Resources and the Institute of Energy, Environment, and Economy of Tsinghua...
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Vietnam has successfully developed the electricity and gas sectors that have contributed substantially to the economic development of Vietnam. To date, near universal electrification has been achieved, and the industrial, commercial, and residential sectors benefit from increasingly reliable...
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Croatia joined the European Union (EU) in 2013, and the energy sector has been undergoing liberalization, deregulation, and unbundling of state-owned energy utilities. Croatia haswelcomed a number of new public and private energy companies. The Croatian power exchange was established in 2014 and...
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Myanmar's energy sector has been severely affected by the dual shocks of the February 2021 coup and Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Developments in the energy sector after the coup have undermined nascent energy sector reforms over the last few years, including reforms that led to...
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