The good, bad and ugly of Yubaraj Khatiwada

When appointed finance minister two-and-a-half-years ago, the technocrat brought with him the expertise to take the economy forward. But as he bade farewell, many say he just had a run-of-the-mill tenure.

Despite his desire to continue Yubaraj Khaitwada as the finance minister, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, under pressure amid the fluid internal dynamics in his Nepal Communist Party, had to bid farewell to the technocrat.