With Dashain and Tihar approaching, Nepal’s clothing and tailoring businesses have not seen the usual festive rush this year. Traders say floods, landslides and other recent events have reduced people’s purchasing power, leading to weaker demand.
Uddhav Bahadur Thapa Magar, president of the Nepal Cloth and Tailoring Entrepreneurs Association, Kathmandu, said demand for clothing and tailoring has fallen compared to previous