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US
pulls MCC Nepal Compact back from the brink :
American embassy confirms continuation of $697
million aid package for road and transmission line
projects, by Anil Giri (kp 26/07/2025)
ADB
unveils $1.91 billion plan to support Nepal’s green,
inclusive growth : The withdrawal of key development
partner—USAID—has opened funding gaps in critical
sectors such as education, health, and
infrastructure, which the ADB’s new five-year
strategy aims to help fill (kp 23/07/2025)
Meaning
of MCC : Had it been shelved, the Nepali political
class would be extremely reluctant to back any
future American initiative (kp 07/07/2025)
MCC’s
Nepal projects back on track after US greenlight :
MCA-Nepal, the project implementation body, welcomes
the US decision and resumes full-fledged project
activities (kp 03/07/2025), US clears MCC
project continuation in Nepal, by Pratik Ghimire
(ae 03/07/2025)
Nepal
secures $36.1 million Green Climate Fund grant to
combat glacial flood threats (kh 02/07/2025)
Uncertainty
clouds MCC in Nepal despite US Embassy’s reassuring
statement (kh 20/06/2025)
ADB
unveils $2.3 billion plan to boost green, job-rich
growth in Nepal : The concessional financing will
drive job creation, private sector growth, and
climate adaptation through 2029 (kp 18/06/2025),
ADB
to help Nepal mobilize $2.3 billion and additional
grants under new strategy (rep 18/06/2025)
Govt
to receive Rs 50.51 billion soft loan from WB
(rn 18/06/2025)
Foreign
aid shrinks amid weak spending capacity, delays in
project implementation, byDilip Paudel (rep
17/06/2025, Foreign
Aid is Drying Up—Nepal Needs a Plan B (rep
18/06/2025)
Foreign
Minister Deuba warns of aid decline amid global
tensions : Speaking at a parliamentary committee
Friday, she called for recalibrating development
diplomacy and raised alarm over the plight of Nepali
women in Gulf countries (kp 14/06/2025)
World
Bank unveils $2.7 billion partnership framework to
boost jobs and connectivity in Nepal : It focuses on
three core areas—generating more and better jobs,
fostering connected communities, and promoting a
green and resilient economy (kp 14/06/2025)
WB
positive to conclude financial management of Upper
Arun Hydroelectric Project soon (rep 13/06/2025)
IMF
approves $42.7 million in sixth installment of ECF
to Nepal (rep 11/06/2025), IMF,
Nepal reach agreement on sixth ECF review, unlocking
$42.7 million : The latest tranche would bring total
disbursements under the ECF programme to $331.8
million (kp 12/06/2025)
ADB
underlines promoting tourism to unlock economic
potential of Sudurpaschim Province (rep
05/06/2025)
World
Bank approves USD 257 million loan to Nepal (rep
02/06/2025)
Ireland
commits over $545,000 to support CSOs in Nepal
(ae 22/05/2025)
MCC
spending plummets to 14.2% after grant halt (rep
20/05/2025)
Japan
provides additional grant for Dhulikhel Hospital
Trauma Center (kh 17/05/2025)
Nepal
awaits final word on MCC as shutdown looms : Nepali
officials are still hopeful they can convince the
Americans to resume MCC and other support, by
Anil Giri (kp 13/05/2025)
Govt
enforces new foreign aid policy for effective use of
foreign assistance (rep 05/05/2025), New
Foreign Aid Policy (rep 06/05/2025)
US
aid cut: Challenges and opportunities for Nepal,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 29/04/2025), Disconnect
between media narrative and public opinion on US aid
cut, by Umesh Pokharel (ae 29/04/2025)
U.S.
to shut down Millennium Challenge Corporation
(kh 24/04/2025), As
Elon Musk’s axe falls on MCC, Nepal fears the worst
: No clarity, but the worry is projects could be
slashed. PM’s adviser says Nepal will ask the US to
reconsider decision, by Anil Giri (kp
25/04/2025), US
decision to shut down MCC riles PM Oli (rep
27/04/2025)
Rethinking
the narrative on aid : Nepal must strive to be a
country that gives more to donors than it receives,
by Santosh Sharma Poudel and Emmy Syring (kp
23/04/2025)
Foreign
Minister Rana acknowledges decline in int’l grants
(kh 10/04/2025)
World
Bank approves financing package $150m to Nepal
(kŕep 30/03/2025)
Donor
dependence threatens health gains made over years :
Karnali’s suspended fortified flour programme for
pregnant women and children unlikely to resume
(kp 25/03/2025)
Health
ministry urges UN bodies for budgetary support amid
funding uncertainty : No agency has yet pledged
amounts they will contribute, by Arjun Poudel
(kp 20/03/2025)
Limit
Aid Dependency, by Dixya Poudel (rn 19/03/2025)
In
Nepal, US pulls the plug on aid projects worth
Rs46.12 billion : Punchbowl and Highergov list out
projects terminated by the Trump administration over
the past six weeks, by Anil Giri (kp 12/03/2025)
Foreign
aid shift from grants to loans: The path ahead?,
by Pushpa Chaulagain (ae 11/03/2025)
US
suspension of grant : Impact On Nepal, by Keshab
Poudel (sp 07/03/2025)
U.S.
aid cuts and environmental accountability: A
developing nation's perspective, by Stark Bikram
Deuba (ht 04/03/2025)
Strategic
Approach To Foreign Aid, by Krishna Raman
Adhikari (rn 02/03/2025)
Making
sense of USAID in Nepal, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(ae 25/02/2025)
Seven
more US-funded programs in Nepal suspended (kh
24/02/2025)
The
Great Game, 2nd Half : The MCC grant suspension will
hurt US credibility and impede Nepal’s
infrastructure plans, by Sonia Awale (nt
21/02/2025)
ADB
powering Nepal : Five Decades Of Support (sp
21/02/2025)
Is
external funding really noxious?, by Pushpa Raj
Joshi (rep 20/02/2025)
US
President Trump criticizes U.S. aid to Nepal and
India, calls funding ‘fraud’ (kp 19/02/2025))
Nepal
to focus on crucial health programmes, seeks donor
support : Officials call for a bigger healthcare
budget to continue maternal and child health,
nutrition, and immunisation next year, by Arjun
Poudel (kp 19/02/2025)
Time
for some self-help : The rollback of American aid
can be the push Nepali actors needed to be more
self-reliant (kp 17/02/2025)
USAID
fiasco and the NGO ecosystem : Breaking free from
the cycle of dependence requires rethinking Nepal’s
development framework, by Vibhav Pradhan and
Ashish Ghimire (kp 16/02/2025), US
cuts $39 million in aid to Nepal (rep
16/02/2025), Prepare
a Contingency Plan (rep 16/02/2025), USAID
funding freeze: Ministry terminates jobs of 36 staff
nurses in federal, provincial hospitals : Health
experts warn that achievements made in Nepal’s
health sector with years of investment could unravel
as a key donor agency pulls the plug (kp
17/02/2025)
Development
partners weigh options to fill the gap as USAID
support to Nepal hangs in balance, by Kosh Raj
Koirala (rep 15/02/2025) [The
world has enough problems and does not need a
country that tramples on democracy and human rights
and prioritises the self-interests of a few
super-rich over humanitarian aid for the needy!]
Development
Aid In Need Of Review, by Namrata Sharma (rn
12/02/2025)
Impact
Of Trump Aid Suspension, by Lok Nath Bhusal (rn
11/02/2025)
Nepal
and France launch HydroNepal Project to boost
hydropower sector (rep 08/02/2025)
The
new equaliser : Remittance money sent home by
migrant workers annually is at least 30 times the
aid Nepal receives (nt 07/02/2025)
Wer
füllt die Lücke? Der geplante Rückzug der
US-Entwicklungshilfe sorgt für Irritationen und
Unsicherheit. Wir berichten aus Südafrika, Nepal und
Georgien, by Uta Dirksen, Natalia Figge und
Marcel Röthig (IPG Journal 07/02/2025)
Foreign
assistance to Nepal: Trends, challenges and
opportunities, by Rakesh Karna (ok 04/02/2025)
Nepal
signs agreement for renewable energy programme with
additional funding : €6 million added to REEEP-GREEN
programme to boost green initiatives (kp
01/02/2025), Amendment
to REEEP-GREEN implementation agreement signed
(rep 01/02/2025)
Trump’s
aid freeze hits four USAID projects in Nepal : MCA
Nepal unaffected, but healthcare programmes
including micronutrient survey, demographic health
survey and disease surveillance could be derailed,
by Anil Giri and Arjun Poudel (kp 28/01/2025)
IMF
approves $40.6m for Nepal (ae 23/01/2025)
Government
fails to meet expected foreign aid targets (kh
19/01/2025)
Germany
pledges €100,000 for maternal health support in
flood-affected Nepal (rep 15/01/2025)
Govt
to accept 12 million USD grant from World Bank :
Additionally, the government has decided to increase
the paid-up capital of the Citizen Investment Fund
to Rs 6.48 billion (rep 14/01/2025)
German
govt. to provide Rs 14.2 million for reconstruction
of drinking water project (rn 03/01/2025)
MCC
Board approves additional funding for Nepal Compact
(kh 03/01/2025)
Fluctuations
in Indian investments, by Nihar R Nayak and
Sajina Rai (ae 25/12/2024)
Nepal
sees significant surge in foreign aid commitments
(kh 23/12/224), Foreign
aid commitment exceeds Rs 200 billion in current
fiscal year : Ministry of Finance spokesperson
Mahesh Bhattarai stated that foreign aid commitments
have risen by 237 percent compared to the previous
fiscal year, which had a commitment of Rs 59.98
billion (rep 23/12/2024), Nepal
secures Rs 73 billion investment for power
distribution system improvement (rep 23/12/2024)
Nepal,
ADB sign loan and grant agreements amounting to Rs
105.59 billion (rn 20/12/2024)
US
provided $700m support to Nepal in five years,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 16/12/2024)
World
Bank approves $100 million to support Nepal’s
sustainable development : The funds aim to bolster
Nepal’s efforts in green, resilient, and inclusive
development, says the international financial
institution (kp 14/12/2024)
ADB,
Nepal mark 5 decades of partnership in energy sector
: A week-long special photo exhibition is to be held
at the Nepal Art Council from December 12-18 (kp
04/12/2024)
Finnfund
invests €10 million in Worldlink Communications :
The fund will be utilised to bridge the digital gap
between urban and rural areas in Nepal, says
Worldlink chief (kp 30/11/2024)
Grant
scheme launched to boost energy efficiency in
industries and enterprises : Initiative to promote
sustainable practices and reduce carbon emissions
(kp 23/11/2024)
Germany to provide
Rs 1.46 billion grant to Nepal for power
distribution project (kh 19/11/2024)
Nepal
requests WB to expedite
financial management of
1,063 MW Upper Arun
Hydroelectric Project
(rep 13/11/2024)
Localisation
Of Foreign Aid In Nepal, by
Giri Panthi (rn 09/11/2024) [Donor countries
have a great obligation to their
own citizens regarding the use of
taxpayers' money in the context of
foreign aid!]
World
Bank projects to be executed on fast
track (rn 07/11/2024)
वैदेशिक
ऋणको चंगुलमा
नेपाल
[Nepal in the
grip of
foreign debt,
by Krishna
Paudel (ka
27/10/2024)
World
Bank to
support
employment
generation
(kh
24/10/2024)
EU-funded
Trade and
Investment
Programme ends
: The European
Union has
lauded TIP’s
role in
enhancing
Nepal’s trade
and
investments
and pledged
continued
support for
LDC transition
(kp
22/10/2024)
World
Bank unveils
$150 million
aid for Nepal
disaster
relief :
Separately,
the United
Nations sets
up a $17.5
million fund
to support the
government’s
efforts
(kp
10/10/2024), Nepal
govt accepts
$150 million
in
concessional
loan from
World Bank
(rep
20/10/2024), Nepal,
World Bank
sign deal on
$150 million
loan for
disaster
management :
The loan to be
used for
disaster
recovery,
rehabilitation,
and
reconstruction
(kp
25/10/2024)
World
leaders pledge
help after
Nepal flood
tragedy :
Indian PM
Modi, British
King Charles,
Russian
President
Putin and
Chinese
foreign
minister Wang
send
condolences
and offer
support
(kp
04/10/2024)
Foreign
Aid: A
Double-Edged
Sword for
Nepal's
Development,
by Aastha Pokharel
(rep 28/09/2024)
Nepal,
China commit
to advancing
key
connectivity
projects :
THMDCN, the
trans-Himalayan
network,
includes
railways,
roads,
aviation,
digital links
and community
connections,
by Anil Giri
(kp
28/09/2024) [And what does that mean in concrete terms? Will Nepal be
heavily
indebted to
China, as many
other
countries have
now realised?]
EU-funded
project to build
earthquake preparedness
for over 500,000 in
Nepal (rep
23/09/2024)
Germany
to provide Rs 7.5
billion in grant to
Nepal (rep
07/09/2024)
Government
decides to accept 115
million US dollar soft
loan from ADB (kh
06/09/2024)
Nepal
and UK Sign grant
agreements for climate
resilience and local
empowerment (kh
28/08/2024), Nepal,
UK sign grant agreement
worth Rs 13 billion for
climate resilience,
empowerment of local
levels (rep
29/08/2024)
Bursting
out : Developed nations
must help Nepal with
climate disaster risk
assessment (kp
20/08/02024)
World
Bank to increase budgetary aid
for Nepal (kh 15/08/2024)
World
Bank to provide $100 million
assistance to Nepal, to be used
for local road improvements
(rep 07/08/2024)
USAID
claims better-than-expected
results in sectors of support in
Nepal : Nepal and the US are set
to sign a new five-year
agreement to continue regular
aid, which is expected to be
$659 million or around Rs88
billion (kp 19/07/2024), Nepal
received about Rs 200 billion in
USAID support over the past 23
years (rep 20/07/2024)
EU
provides Rs 12 million grant for
plastic waste management (kh
04/07/2024)
PM
Dahal calls for global support
to aid nations lagging in
industrial development (kh
18/06/2024), Nepal
calls for climate
justice as IDA21 begins
(kp 19/06/2024)
Sislen
appointed as World Bank country director
for Nepal, Maldives and Sri Lanka
(rep 17/06/2024)
World
Bank’s IDA21 comes to Nepal : The
four-day event, considered soft
financial diplomacy, will be held in
Kathmandu for the first time on June
18.More than 200 IDA delegates,
representing both donors and recipients,
will attend (kp 15/06/2024)
Govt
secures less than Rs 3 billion in
foreign grants, far short of Rs 50
billion target, by Dilip Paudel (rep
05/06/2024)
Finland
commits Rs 1.8 billion in grants for Nepal's
climate adaptation efforts (rep 21/05/2024)
Korea
supports USD 9.8 million for green jobs (kh
15/04/2024)
Govt
decides to accept Rs 1.2 billion in grants from
WWF (rep 11/05/2024)
EU
to help Nepal bring investment (kh
10/05/2024)
Swiss
govt to provide 9.01 million Swiss Francs for
Nepal’s tourism project (kh 09/05/2024)
World
Bank approves $80 million development policy
credit for Nepal to strengthen financial sector
and increase access to financial services
(rep 08/05/2024)
Nepal
appeals world community to increase concessional
aid (nlt 06/05/2024)
Govt
to take concessional loan of Rs 13.33 from World
Bank (rep 04/05/2024)
Four
projects to be funded by China are in final
stage of negotiation : They are Ring Road works,
Araniko Highway upgrade, transmission line,
Hilsa-Simkot road (kp 27/04/2024)
Japan
hands over Community Center for Disaster
Prevention to Indrawati Rural Municipality
(rep 24/04/2024)
PM
Dahal urges practical projects over wish lists
for Investment Summit success (kh
23/04/2024)
World
Bank pledges $8.5 million concessional loan for
Arun Hydropower Project: FinMin Pun (kh
21/04/2024), The
World Bank ‘agrees in principle’ to invest in
the Upper Arun HP project (nlt 22/04/2024)
Visit
od KfW and EIB ro Nepal : Mission matters
(sp 29/03/2024)
PM
urges AIIB for concessional loan to Nepal
(rn 25/03/2024), AIIB
prioritizes investment in Nepal’s development
(kh 26/03/2024), Nepal
requests China-backed AIIB for soft loans :
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, on Monday,
urged a visiting AIIB delegation for a policy
arrangement for concessional loans to Nepal
(kp 27/03/2024), NEA
seeks financial aid from AIIB to accomplish the
target of producing 28,000 MW of electricity
(rep 27/03/2024)
Finance
Minister Pun World Bank’s support (ae
25/03/2024)
ADB
poised to finance $580 million for 635MW
Dudhkoshi hydel project : The World Bank will
also fund this project as per partnership
announced last year between two development
partners (kp 14/03/2024)
Japan
hands over medical equipment to Kathmandu Cancer
Center in Bhaktapur (kh 12/13/2024)
Finance
Minister Pun urges World Bank to increase
development assistance amid economic challenges
(kh 11/03/2024)
Japan
provides 12 recycled fire engines to five
provinces (kh 11/03/2024)
EU
supports sustainable coffee farming training in
Sudurpashchim (kh 02/03/2024)
World
Bank providing Nepal with credit of $200 million
for fiscal and growth reforms and better
provincial and local roads (rep 01/03/2024),
World
Bank to provide Rs 26.51 billion for growth
reforms, better local roads in Nepal (kh
02/03/2024)
Foreign
aid spending remains poor compared to use of
domestic resources : Spending on Asian
Development Bank support stands at eight percent
and 14 percent in the case of the World Bank in
the first half of the current fiscal year
(kp 23/02/2024)
Nepal,
UK sign agreement to enforce programmes on
business and green growth (rn 20/02/2024), UK
launches new £400m development portfolio for
Nepal : It will help Nepal to tackle the climate
crisis, mobilise international finance for
development, deliver economic transformation and
support governance and inclusion, says British
Embassy in Kathmandu (kp 21/02/2024), UK
commits $505 million in development grants for
business and green growth in Nepal, by Kosh
Raj Koirala (rep 21/02/2024)
Govt
falls short of mobilizing foreign loan, achieves
only 20 percent of target in seven months
(rep 19/02/2024)
Foreign
aid decreases by Rs 77 billion (rep
16/02/2024)
IFC’s
$56-million investment in Global IME Bank to
bolster gender and climate financing in Nepal :
The stated aim is to boost competitiveness in
the small and medium enterprise (SME) finance
market while also improving financial inclusion,
creating jobs, and supporting the nation’s
climate goals (kp 04/02/2024)
Germany
to provide Euros 56, 000, 000 grant assistance
to Nepal (ae 23/01/2024)
ADB
and Nepal sign $160 million loan and $600,000
grant agreement (kh 17/01/2024)
Korean
volunteers arrive in Nepal aiming to contribute
to its Overseas Development Assistance (kh
11/01/2024)
World
Bank to invest for Mechinagar road construction
(kh 07/01/2024)
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