Nepal and ADB
In the Spotlight
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Rising Out of Poverty through Education in Nepal
An ADB-supported project, run in collaboration with the Swiss Development Corporation, helped over 59,000 students in Nepal learn new trade skills and find jobs.
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Clean Water Brings Hygiene and Happiness in Nepal's Small Towns
Clean drinking water is giving small towns across Nepal a new lease on life, as ADB joins forces with the government in a ground-breaking scheme that sees consumers taking a direct stake in local water agencies.
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Key Enablers for Accelerating Infrastructure Investments for Nepal - Wencai Zhang
Numerous studies have shown that weak infrastructure is one of the most critical binding constraints, and that Nepal needs to annually invest 8–12% of GDP to resolve the bottlenecks within a decade. ADB Vice President Wencai Zhang discuss the key enablers that the country needs to double or triple infrastructure investments.
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50 Years of ADB-Nepal Partnership in Development
ADB and Nepal’s Ministry of Finance (MoF) launched a photo exhibit to commemorate 50 years of partnership that started when Nepal became a founding member of ADB in 1966. The photo exhibit runs until 25 January in Kathmandu and between 30 January and 1 February in Pokhara.
Nepal has made notable socioeconomic progress in recent years. Literacy rates have increased, poverty rates have declined, gender disparities have narrowed, and social inclusion has improved.
Nepal now strives to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and to graduate from least-developed country status.
ADB's country partnership strategy for 2013-2017 supports the government's development objective of accelerated, sustainable, and inclusive economic growth.
Nepal is a member of the South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) program.
View the ADB and Nepal fact sheet.
Economic Update
- Macroeconomic Update: Nepal
Published twice a year, it reviews and analyzes Nepal's real, fiscal, monetary, and external sectors
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Rising Out of Poverty through Education in Nepal
An ADB-supported project, run in collaboration with the Swiss Development Corporation, helped over 59,000 students in Nepal learn new trade skills and find jobs, breaking the poverty cycle and often challenging gender stereotypes.Speech at the Eleventh Informal Meeting of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Finance Ministers—Wencai Zhang
Speech by ADB Vice President Wencai Zhang at the Eleventh Information Meeting of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Finance Ministers on 5 May 2017 at Pacifico Center in Yokohama, Japan.
Projects in Nepal
Proposed
- Strengthening Higher Engineering Education
- South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Customs Reform and Modernization for Trade Facilitation Program
- Tribhuvan International Airport Capacity Enhancement Investment Program
- Power Transmission and Distribution Efficiency Enhancement Project
- Regional Urban Development Project
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28.33
Population in Nepal, in millions (2016)
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1.4%
Average annual population growth rate in Nepal (2011-2016)
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25.2%
Population living below the national poverty line in Nepal (2010)
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258
Maternal mortality ratio in Nepal, per 100,000 live births (2015)
