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
Visit the data library: Nepal - By the Numbers
Latest
This publication explores how Nepal could boost its exports by addressing nontariff barriers to trade.
Potential Exports and Nontariff Barriers to Trade: Nepal National Study
Working to End Nepal's Energy Crisis
With the support of the Asian Development Bank, Norway, and other donors, the government in Nepal is improving electricity distribution and efficiency, working to end the country’s energy crisis.
This report assesses the impact of a livelihood restoration microcredit provided to affected households after the earthquake in Nepal in April 2015.
Microfinance for Disaster Recovery: Lessons from the 2015 Nepal Earthquake
Projects in Nepal
Approved/Active
- Deploying Solar Systems at Scale
- 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
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