So who's going to be the next governor of Nepal Rastra (Central) Bank? UML and others had proposed and agreed on these three people as nominees: 1) Dr. Yuba Raj Khatiwoda 2) Dr. Parthi Timilsina 3) Mr. Bhattarai, a Rastra Bank insider and the present Deputy Governor. BUT Deuba, being Deuba, rejected all these names and is now pushing for Dr. Bimal Koirala (who, like most people in Nepal, writes poetry on the side) -- the present Cabinet Secretary and former Finance Secretary. Interestingly, Koirala, a civil servant, has long been an investor in a private business college (Kathmandu College of Management) along with PM's wife, Mrs. Arzu Deuba. Evidence? ********************* KCM Board of Directors Dr. Shankar Sharma, Chairperson Dr. Arzu Deuba Dr. Bimal Koirala Neel Kantha Upreti Bishnu Raj Adhikari, Principal Vinay Kumar Sharma SOURCE: http://www.kcm.edu.np/kcm_today/facts.php ******************** Questions: 1) GENERAL: When civil servants, who are supposed to be regulators, serve as directors in private sector for-profit businesses (such as private colleges, etc), how does one define that phrase 'conflict of interest' in Nepal? 2) SPECIFIC: When Dr. Koirala is a business partner of the PM's wife, why wouldn't the PM push to make Dr. Koirala the next governor of Nepal's Rastra Bank no matter what others say? oohi ashu