Smuggling networks exploit Nepal’s open border to flood markets with untaxed goods

Smuggling networks exploit Nepal’s open border to flood markets with untaxed goods

From sugar and fertiliser to clothes, mobile phones and medicines, illicit consignments continue to enter Nepal through southern border crossings, depriving the state of revenue and undercutting legitimate traders.

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