The global COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic imposed both a supply and a demand shock on Nepal's economy, which adversely … affected growth. The global crisis induced by the pandemic initially impacted Nepal through the tourism sector, with arrivals … to tourism. On March 21, the Government of Nepal announced a nationwide lockdown, which affected industrial and …

The Nepal Development Update is produced twice a year with the following two main aims: to report on key economic …

Nepal has made significant progress across many human capital dimensions in the past twenty years, though shocks remain … recommendations which will be critical for Nepal to address the structural issues in human development, which have recently been … highlighted by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. Addressing these chronic issues will be essential to put Nepal on a path towards …

Nepal has been hit hard by COVID-19, although the situation has improved more recently. As the outbreak became … easing of movement restrictions. Nepal launched its vaccination program on January 27, 2021, and about 5.9 percent of the …

Nepal continues to struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic, but the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination drive has helped to reduce …

hydroelectric power to the national grid. Nepal nevertheless remains a net energy importer. Slow credit growth and import …

growth in Nepal. Tepid growth over the past decade, the slowest in the region, has resulted in few jobs being created … notes combine the following elements: (i) existing analysis on Nepal's competitiveness from different angles (including …; (iii) new analysis for Nepal, applying cutting-edge methods on a wide set of databases; and (iv) field-level interviews …

Nepal is emerging from a series of crippling shocks. Barely recovered from the devastation and loss wreaked by the … underpinnings of the demand for inclusion that has so fundamentally shaped Nepal's contemporary socio-political landscape. Finally …

agriculture in Nepal and Senegal. In particular, this analysis seeks to understand: (i) how outmigration influences women's work …

employment. Many low-income countries, including Nepal, are in the middle of a youth bulge in their demographic structure. In … addition, today's youth in Nepal are, on average, more educated than past generations. These developments present real … opportunities for the country. Nepal also faces risks from failing to provide sufficient, appropriate employment which is productive …