Nepal and ADB
In the Spotlight
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Police and Community Partner in Nepal’s Effort to Tackle Violence Against Women
In Nepal, a network of service centers is helping women feel more comfortable reporting gender-based crime and domestic violence.
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Nepal's Economy to Stabilize on Buoyant Domestic Demand
Nepal’s economy is anticipated to grow at 6.2% in fiscal year (FY) 2019 and 6.3% in FY2020, says the latest ADB Nepal Macroeconomic Update.
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Nepal: Development Effectiveness Report
ADB has strongly supported inclusive growth in Nepal, helping to reduce poverty, decrease gender and social disparities, build infrastructure, develop human capital, transform agriculture, and mitigate climate change effects.
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Women, Excluded Groups in Nepal Facing Barriers to Energy Access
Women, the poor, and different excluded groups face various structural barriers preventing them from benefiting fully from Nepal’s energy sector, according to a new ADB report.
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.
Read the fact sheet: ADB and Nepal
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ADB’s updated country partnership strategy for Nepal considers development challenges in a federal system, the strategic objectives and priorities of the government, the activities of other development partners in the country, and the best use of the...
Asian Development Bank and Nepal: Fact Sheet
ADB Study Highlights Measures to Save Fish Population in Rivers of Nepal
Special measures are needed in hydro and irrigation projects in Nepal to arrest rapidly declining fish stocks in the country’s rivers, according to a new study from ADB.
This paper explains the importance of urban clusters and the potential of planned cluster development to drive economic growth in South Asia.
Exploring Strategies for Planned Urban Cluster Development in South Asia
Projects in Nepal
Approved/Active
- Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project
- Developing Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism Approaches, Methodologies, and Controls (Subproject B)
- Sustaining Climate and Disaster Risk Resilient and Low Carbon Development in South Asia
- Strengthening Financial Management in Asia and the Pacific, Phase 2
- Strengthening Integrated Flood Risk Management
