Archive for the ‘foreign investment’ Category

This is a summary of our last Thursdays series of “Entrepreneurs for Nepal” group. I am one of the founder of this group which networks entrepreneurs working for Nepal. This first got published in e4nepal.com ————– Mr. Kiran Bhakta Joshi, the founder of Incessant Rain Animation Studios, left his job of 18 years at the … Read the rest of this entry »

here are the transcripts of the last thursdays series of the Entrepreneurs for Nepal group in September. It is based on an interaction with a Swedish investor and a nepali CEO. Jonas Lindblom (Swedish Investor in Nepal) “The market in India is very complicated and it is difficult to do business there. There are many … Read the rest of this entry »

In the last year or so, real estate in Kathmandu has skyrocketed. In some places by 100 to 200%. the speculation about its sustainability is a much asked question. And a certain banker reasons with me: “the real estate in Kathmandu valley is pretty much stable and will not collapse in the near future.” His … Read the rest of this entry »

I always thought there was a big potential for public auctions for anything..from cars, to couches to …………… in Kathmandu The foreign embassies in Kathmandu hold auctions that are hugely popular and people come in huge droves to buy and bid and (have fun). i stayed on line for an hour and half to enter … Read the rest of this entry »

Damn good read.

December 20th, 2007

“excerpts from Seth Godin” www.sethgodin.com I love his intuitve common sense! and a good article to download. .and your clicks for free (the new ebook) Excerpt: “For the last two months I’ve been working away on a (short) ebook about traffic. Traffic to your blog or your company site. It has evolved quite a bit, … Read the rest of this entry »

Bad days for an entrepreneur…. If i don’t know how much electricity i am going to get next week, or how much petrol i am going to get 2 days from now, then thats a big problem for development. UNCERTAINTY. These are the days of the parasites Everyone is looking at another to see if … Read the rest of this entry »

Some interesting tidbits after talking to a realestate/company registration lawyer in kathmandu: a) if a foreigner investing in industries like tourism, trade, industry and real estate, they get 100% ownership . You will also own 100% ownership of even real estate in Nepal as a company only. Previously there was much barriers to a foreigner … Read the rest of this entry »