Nepal and ADB
In the Spotlight
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Better Governance Eases Nepal’s Transition to Federalism
Nepal's modernization of its public financial management and governance systems with support from ADB and other development partners is facilitating the country's transition to a federal system of government.
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Nepal’s Longest Tunnel Brings Improved Water Supply a Step Closer for Kathmandu Residents
The completion of Nepal’s longest excavated tunnel, part of the Melamchi Water Supply Project, will ultimately provide an estimated 1.3 million urban inhabitants with more reliable water supply.
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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
ADB Providing $180 Million to Improve Nepal's Main East–West Highway
ADB's Board of Directors has approved a loan of $180 million to support improvements to Nepal’s East–West Highway, the country’s main domestic and international trade route also known as the Mahendra Highway.Shortage of Quality Infrastructure in South Asia Impedes Growth — ADB
South Asia suffers from severe and persistent shortages of quality infrastructure that threaten to halt its progress as the fastest growing subregion in the world, according to a new paper from ADB.
Nepal’s economy grew by 5.9% (at basic prices) in 2018, down from 7.4% a year earlier largely on the back of subdued agriculture output, as a result of floods of August 2017.
Macroeconomic Update: Nepal (September 2018)
Projects in Nepal
Approved/Active
- Promoting Investments and Economic Growth in Central and West Asia, East Asia, and South Asia Subregions
- South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Highway Improvement Project
- South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Power System Expansion Project-Additional Financing
- Urban Water Supply and Sanitation (Sector) Project
- Deepening Civil Society Engagement for Development Effectiveness - Deepening ADB–Civil Society Engagement in Selected Countries in Southeast and South Asia (Subproject 2)
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