Tag: Millennium Challenge Corporation

The once controversial U.S. program has largely slipped from the public’s eye in the years following its ratification by the Nepali Parliament. On August 30,...

Kathmandu, Sept. 3: In a country where sick projects requiring continuous time and cost over-run have shadowed the overall infrastructure development environment, a mega infrastructure...

Nepal will benefit from the MCC projects only if they are completed in time The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)-Nepal Compact, a U.S. funded project to...

The recent BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, captured international attention with its announcement of the bloc's expansion, marking the first time since 2010...

Rather than argue over the MCC’s ‘hidden agenda’, the focus should be on its timely implementation. Ever since Nepal signed an agreement with the American...

KATHMANDU, March 26: The US-funded Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact project has gained momentum. International tenders have been invited for the construction of three...

KATHMANDU, August 19: The projects under the US funded Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact will be implemented from August 2023. The Executive Director of Millennium...

The House of Representatives today ratified the Millennium Challenge Corporation compact with interpretative declaration. After hours of intense debate in the Lower House of the...

Prime Minister Deuba has over the past few months assured several US officials that the compact would be passed through Parliament. After proroguing Parliament to introduce...

With or without the MCC, Nepal needs to urgently upgrade its electricity transmission lines Nepal’s prolonged political deadlock has not just affected the country’s response...