Nepal and ADB

In the Spotlight

30 Jun 2020 | News Release

ADB Approves $3 Million Grant to Support Nepal Against COVID-19

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $3 million grant from its Asia Pacific Disaster Response Fund (APDRF) to further support Nepal in its fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

29 Jun 2020 | News Release

ADB Approves $200 Million Loan to Modernize Power Supply, Distribution System in Nepal

ADB has approved a $200 million concessional loan to improve power supply and distribution systems in Nepal.

24 Jun 2020 | Article

12 Things to Know: The Rise of Renewable Energy in Asia and the Pacific

A glimpse into how ADB uses innovative approaches to make renewable energy projects viable and promote low-carbon economic growth.

26 May 2020 | Video

ADB Supports Nepal in its Fight Against COVID-19

ADB COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program is providing a $250 million concessional loan to the Government of Nepal to help mitigate and manage the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Data: Nepal ADB and Nepal: Fact Sheet

Economic Forecast

GDP forecasts are based on ADB's flagship publication, the Asian Development Outlook. Updated four times a year, it analyzes economic and development issues in developing countries in Asia and the Pacific.

Poverty in Nepal

Development indicators for Nepal, including a selection of economic, environmental, and social indicators used globally to track progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals.

Results of ADB-Supported Operations, 2010-2018

Results achieved are aggregate amounts of outputs and outcomes from operations reported in project completion reports and extended annual review reports circulated for the year.

Projects Cofinanced, 2014-2018

Cofinancing operations enable ADB’s financing partners, governments or their agencies, multilateral financing institutions, and commercial organizations to participate in financing ADB projects. Additional funds are provided in the form of official loans and grants, technical assistance, other concessional financing, and commercial cofinancing such as B loans, risk transfer arrangements, parallel loans and equity, guarantee cofinancing, and cofinancing for transactions under ADB’s Trade Finance Program.

Nepal: Cofinancing

Project Performance, 2000-2018

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ADB Projects in Nepal

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Project Results

Project Result / Case Study
Five years after the Nepal earthquake – building back better schools for a safer future
Khadka and her family, like millions of others, were affected by the devastating earthquake that hit Nepal in 2015. ADB's Earthquake Emergency Assistance Project in Nepal financed the rebuilding of quality schools to withstand future disasters.
Project Result / Case Study
Reliable Electricity Supply Gives New Lease on Life to Nepal’s Villages
ADB projects in Nepal are strengthening the nation's electricity transmission system while improving people's lives at the grassroots level.
Project Result / Case Study
Police and Community Partnership in Nepal Tackling Violence Against Women
In Nepal, the police established the Gender-Based Violence (GBV) network in 20 districts across the country in coordination with civil society organizations and with support from ADB. The network helps women feel more comfortable reporting gender-based crime and domestic violence.