SARA PATHSHALA

1. Background, Historical Context & Rationale 1.1 Why PPP Was Needed •          National treasury alone insufficient to fund infrastructure (roads, bridges, airports, railways, electricity, irrigation, cable cars, drinking water) •          PPP attracts private sector means, resources, skills and technology for public development works •          Private sector contributes: managerial expertise, innovative technology, and capital investment •          Goal: make public assets and services less costly, effective and reliable

The Nepalese capital market, particularly the Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) , has been growing but remains underdeveloped compared to global standards. Several structural and operational weaknesses hinder its efficiency.

Introduction In public finance, debt is an important financial tool. Governments use it to finance development activities, infrastructure projects, social services, and budget deficits. Both developed and developing countries use public debt to speed up economic growth. Debt also helps improve living standards. But debt becomes a serious problem in one case. This happens when a government borrows too much. It then loses the ability to repay its obligations through normal income sources. This situation is known as a "Debt Trap." A debt trap is a financial condition. In it, a government must borrow new funds to repay existing debt. This includes both principal and interest payments. In simple terms: a country keeps taking new loans to pay old loans. The debt burden keeps rising. The economy is then trapped in a debt cycle.

A budget is the government's annual financial plan that estimates expected revenue and expenditure for a fiscal year. It is one of the most important tools of public finance because it helps allocate resources, promote economic growth, reduce inequality, and maintain fiscal discipline. Budgets are classified into different types based on their financial position, purpose, and presentation, such as balanced, surplus, deficit, revenue, capital, productive, unproductive, open, and closed budgets. Understanding these concepts is essential for students preparing for banking, Loksewa, and other competitive examinations, as questions on budget and its types frequently appear in objective tests.

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               Introduction: Developed by Harry Markowitz in 1952, Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) revolutionized investment analysis. Before Markowitz, investors focused on the risks and returns of individual stocks. Markowitz argued that what matters is the portfolio as a whole . He introduced the concept that risk can be reduced through diversification — choosing assets that do not move perfectly together (low correlation). Assumptions To build the model, Markowitz assumed: i) Rationality: Investors want to maximize returns for a given level of risk. ii) Risk Aversion: Investors will only take more risk if they are compensated with higher expected returns. iii) Mean-Variance Analysis: Investors base decisions solely on expected returns (mean) and the variance (risk) of those returns. iv) Homogeneous Expectations: All investors have access to the same information and agree on the risk/return of assets. The Efficient Frontie...