5.1 percent GDP growth rate in second quarter The country's economic growth rate has been estimated to stand at 5.1 percent in the second quarter of the current fiscal year 2081/82 BS (2024/25 AD). Business 27 Mar, 2025
Driving growth in Nepal's Agribusiness: Insights from India's PEVC models To strengthen Nepal’s agribusiness financing ecosystem and bridge critical investment gaps, Team Ventures, in collaboration with the FCDO-funded CASA Programme, implemented by Swisscontact Nepal, and supported by the Nepal Private Equity Association (NPEA), recently hosted a high-impact workshop titled ‘Private Equity and Venture Capital (PEVC) Investment Strategies in Agribusiness: Lessons from India’. Business 17 Feb, 2025
'Addressing infrastructure gaps, employment and maintaining policy certainty crucial for continued growth' Since arriving in Nepal back in July, David Sislen has been overseeing the World Bank’s Office in Nepal as the bank’s country director for Nepal, Maldives and Sri Lanka. Business 05 Feb, 2025
Economic growth rate contracts to 3.4 per cent in Q1: National Statistics Office The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate has contracted to 3.4 per cent in the first quarter of the current fiscal year 2024/25, the National Statistics Office (NSO) said. Nepal 08 Jan, 2025
Development at a snail's speed in Nepal: Due to dominance of politics over meritocracy Development has been such an important buzz word that countries round the globe have been named as either least developed, developing or developed. Opinion 18 Dec, 2024
Beyond debt and grants: Key to Nepal's growth lies in efficient utilisation Nepal, a lower middle-income country, relies on foreign aid to meet its resource gap. Foreign aid, in the form of loans and grants, catalyses development. Opinion 10 Dec, 2024
Karnali Province plans to post 9.9pc economic growth The Karnali Province Planning Commission has started discussion on the final draft of second five-year plan (2081/82 to 2085/2086). Nepal 07 Dec, 2024
6th Asian Population Association Conference: Milestone for Nepal's Population and Development Policy The 6th Asian Population Association Conference is going to be held in Kathmandu Nepal from 27-30 November 2024. Opinion 25 Nov, 2024
'Our mission is to empower and equip the next generation to make significant contributions to Nepal's development' Shahida MacDougall is British Council Country Director with over 15 years’ international experience of leading teams, managing programmes and supporting the development of government institutions, national education reforms and civil society organisations in Uzbekistan, the UK, Pakistan, Northern Ireland, Argentina, Tanzania, Bangladesh and Nepal. Kathmandu 26 Aug, 2024
Political instability hinders development in Koshi, says CM Karki Chief Minister of Koshi Province, Hikmat Kumar Karki, has stated that prolonged political instability has hampered the implementation of significant projects in the Koshi Province. Nepal 11 Jun, 2024
An 'objective' budget has been brought amidst shrunken resources: Finance Minister Pun Finance Minister Barsha Man Pun has said the budget for the fiscal year 2081-82 BS (2024-25) remains objective though significant pressure has been realized in the management of resources. Business 02 Jun, 2024
109 one-horned rhinos relocated, 26 gifted to different countries in 38 years Most of the population of the rare one-horned rhino is found in Chitwan National Park (CNP), making it the best place for their habitat. Nepal 08 Apr, 2024
