Nepal’s anti-graft watchdog said the state-owned Chinese firm and Nepali officials colluded to inflate the costs of an international airport in Pokhara.
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China-Built Airport in Nepal Was Littered With Corruption, Inquiry Finds
A Nepali investigation blamed lawmakers and officials for looking the other way. The $216 million airport receives only one international flight a week.
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Nepal Asks China to Turn a Loan for Pokhara Airport Into a Grant
A new government in Nepal formally asked for relief from a $216 million debt it incurred for construction of an airport in Pokhara that has been beset by problems.
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Nepal Is Investigating New Airport Made by China
After a Times article about the cost and quality of Pokhara airport, which Chinese state-owned firms financed and built, Nepal’s anti-corruption agency said it was looking into the project.