The World Bank Group on Friday launched a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Nepal for the fiscal years 2025-2031, outlining its strategic engagement to support the country's development ...

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Ms. Sarwat Jahan visited Kathmandu during May 26 to June 10, 2025. After constructive discussions, Ms. Jahan issued the following statement at the end ...

Just as the anti-graft body filed a corruption case against Nepal Bank's former chairman for taking bribes, a new complaint has emerged about Rs 20 billion going missing from the same bank.A ...

An underperforming manufacturing sector, an underdeveloped tourism industry ... potential remains largely untapped,” said David Sislen, World Bank Country Director for Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. ...

In Southeast Asia, it aims to encourage more private investment by supporting nature-based solutions, which it says are underdeveloped in the region ... $15 million trade loan agreement with Nepal’s ...

Stakeholders warn that Nepal’s first results-based carbon funding of up to $45 million from the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) may be subjected to complex bureaucratic ...

The World Bank on Wednesday projected a growth of 5.1 percent for Nepal in the current 2024-25 fiscal year starting in mid-July, below the Nepali government's 6 percent target. Growing tourist ...

The bank is expecting Nepal's private sector to contribute more to its growth by taking advantage of the central bank's loosening of monetary policies and easing of regulatory requirements, Xinhua ...

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) are planning to integrate their respective fast payment systems for facilitating cross-border remittances between India and Nepal.

The study report on P2P lending and crowdfunding released by the Nepal Rastra Bank on Sunday shows that the funding ... to the availability of information about the borrower. Therefore, underdeveloped ...

The Kulekhani Dam was financed by the World Bank, the Kuwait Fund ... as the experts we communicated with attest. Additionally, Nepal’s underdeveloped infrastructure—notably its road networks, ...

CEBU, Philippines -- World Bank Group member International Finance Corporation has proposed extending a $56 million loan to Global IME Bank, the largest lender in Nepal, according to a disclosure.