Structural bottlenecks

The spillover effect of having a robust e-commerce strategy will create more jobs.

The year 2020 saw a massive boom for Nepal’s nascent e-commerce sector, primarily due to Covid-19 restrictions; but the disruptions amid the pandemic were a blessing in disguise. According to Nepal Rastra Bank, which has been collecting online sales data from mid-August last year, online sellers’ turnover has soared, and so has the use of electronic payment transactions.