Handicraft shipments predicted to plunge as virus smashes export market

Domestic sales too have disappeared with no tourists coming into the country.

Nepal's handicraft exports are expected to plunge by 70 percent next year as only a few orders are trickling in with Covid-19 ravaging the world economy, handicraft entrepreneurs said. The drop in shipments will hit the income of small and medium-sized enterprises and the economy as a whole, they said.