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Cash-strapped Nepal bans imports of cars, cuts work week

FILE- A woman rides her scooter past a car showroom in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 15, 2022. Foreign currency strapped Nepal announced Wednesday banning import of cars, alcohol, tobacco and is cutting down weekly working days in an apparent attempt to reduce fuel consumption. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha, File) FILE- A Nepalese woman talks on a cell phone as she gets currency exchanged in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 15, 2022. Foreign currency strapped Nepal announced Wednesday banning import of cars, alcohol, tobacco and is cutting down weekly working days in an apparent attempt to reduce fuel consumption. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha, File)