Finance Minister Acknowledges Economic Challenges Despite Positive Indicators

Kathmandu. Finance Minister Rameswor Khanal stated that although improvements are visible in the country's macroeconomic indicators, significant challenges still remain for the economy. Addressing the 36th anniversary ceremony of the Citizen Investment Trust on Wednesday, he clarified that external sector pressure and sluggish domestic investment have not yet made the economy risk-free. He pointed out the large volume of idle capital accumulated in banks failing to be invested in productive sectors as the main problem of the current economy. Finance Minister Khanal mentioned that there is a risk that Nepal's supply chain could be disrupted and the price of imported...