Nepali manufacturing retarded by conflict, politics and energy crisis

The number of large manufacturing establishments grew by only 17.46 percent in 27 years, according to the National Industrial Survey.

In the last three decades, only 746 large production plants were established in Nepal in a vivid reflection of how the decade-long Maoist insurgency, subsequent political instability and endless power cuts crippled the growth of the manufacturing sector, says a recent official report.