Nepal

In Nepal, a rushed earthquake rebuild leads to a mountain of debt

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Vivien Cumming

The government wants to accelerate reconstruction, but there are unintended consequences: risky loans and half-finished homes

Parang Tamang’s new home is slowly rising among the patchwork of half-finished buildings and piles of rubble in Gatlang, a mountain village in Nepal’s north. But so is his financial debt.

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