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Nepal Unrest Gen Z Overthrows Government

Nepal Unrest Gen Z Overthrows Government

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This week's Report focuses on the unrest in Nepal. No, I'm not currently in Nepal but I have been on several occasions in the past. I've done the hike to Everest Base Camp and spent a considerable amount of time in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. So I have a modicum of insight into the culture and economic issues facing the country. Situated astride the Himalayas, most of the country is mountainous. Nonetheless the primary occupation of 62 percent of the population is still agriculture. Nearly every square inch of arable land in Nepal is being farmed. That means terraces clinging precariously to mountainsides and potato patches even at very high elevations. And Nepalese farm families are still increasing their numbers. It's reached a point where some Nepalese farm kids have to leave the family farm. It's simply too small to further subdivide. Some of those displaced Gen Z workers have found employment in the tourist industry. But there's only so much demand for more waitpersons and mountain guides. That means that a lot of Gen Z workers are out-migrating to places like the United Arab Emirates or other countries in need of immigrant labor. The country-wide out-migration rate is 4.2 percent. But there's still a 20 percent unemployment rate among the Nepalese Gen Z cohort.

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