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The protests represented "a wholesale rejection of Nepal's current political class for decades of poor governance and exploitation of state resources", said Ashish Pradhan, a senior adviser at the International Crisis Group.

The government was determined to draft its own version of the law, rather than adopt the former bill wholesale.

This week, the industry opened a new tower of toys, an office complex featuring 65 showrooms for toy companies to showcase their products and discuss design with their wholesale customers.

The fashion firm said it was increasingly difficult for "a small company navigating the turbulence in the fashion wholesale sector, ongoing cost pressures and international trading restrictions".

He said even though wholesale energy prices have stabilised, they remain higher than previous years.