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Bonded poverty in Tarai-Madhes

Published On: August 13, 2016 12:35 AM NPT By: Ekal Silwal

In Nepal’s remote outback, the rich loan-sharks force poor farmers and aspiring migrant workers to sign promissory notes, agreeing to pay four times higher than the borrowed money at steep interest rates