First on the list Kathmandu Post
Nepal, July 16 In 2017, when Sher Bahadur Deuba became prime minister, he set a record-and got bad press-by forming the largest ever Council of Ministers in the country s history by packing it with 50 ministers. Two decades ago, in 1996 also, Deuba led a 48-member Council of Ministers. A bloated Council of Ministers in the past could be attributed to coalition compulsions. During his fifth stint, Deuba does not have the luxury of setting similar records as the constitution has fixed the maximum number of ministers at twenty-five.
The prime minister, however, is once again leading a government backed by the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre), a faction of the Janata Samajbadi Party and Rastriya Janamorcha. Deuba s prime ministership comes amidst, albeit, a difficult time. And he has his work cut out for him.
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Reframing Our Youth Employment Problem My Republica
Nepal, July 15 The crux of the COVID-19 employment impact lies in underemployment, which globally has contributed more to estimated job losses (in work hours) than unemployment and whose impact is potentially longer term. Given our pre-existing problem of underemployment, especially among youth in the 25-39 age group, this represents an unprecedented employment challenge considering that we are right in the middle of our demographic dividend.
As the nation grapples with the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, its ramifications go beyond its immediate public health impact. Health restrictions inevitable to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 have been detrimental to the economy, and are likely to have exacerbated Nepal s seemingly perennial youth employment problem.