Past experience has revealed that such activities have further aggravated the problems at the cost of the economy. Businessmen have warned that the Nepali economy, which showed good signs in the past two years, will face trouble, if the two-day Nepal bandh is not taken back. They say that frequent bands harm business, which has a major bearing on the country's economic development. Frequent bandhs often accompanied by violence will further deteriorate the image of the country in the international arena, say businessmen. Nepal is struggling hard to make up for its image already tarnished by the on-going Maoist insurgency.
Investors tend to lose confidence when violence and bandhs frequently affect business activities.
Though Nepal has a comparatively small economic base, a host of impediments exist in business activities. It is the local partners of joint venture companies who are hit hard by such encumbrances. Frequent bandhs and violence have a greater impact on the locals. Forget about potential investors. Dr Mohan Man Sainju, Former Vice Chairman of the National Planning Commission termed the two-day bandh as 'most disgusting'.