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Time
to return to the drawing board : We must rethink
our development approach by prioritising smaller
and decentralised infrastructure, by Madhukar
Upadhya (kp 21/07/2025)
Complete
Development Projects On Schedule, by Ballav
Dahal (rn 21/07/2025)
HDI
and development delusion : There is little reason
to be confident that the remittance economy will
endure in the long term, by Naresh Koirala (kp
18/07/2025)
Making
development finance count, by Bishal Thapa (kp
03/07/2025)
UN
Resident Coordinator calls for global financing
reboot to back Nepal’s LDC transition (rep
25/06/2025)
Towards
a knowledge driven future : Nepal needs a growth
model centred on human capital development,
research and innovation, by Shreesh Tripathi
and Ashish Ghimire (kp 18/06/2025)
UNDP
Human Development Report 2025 released, Nepal
ranks 145 (kh 10/06/2025) [see report],
Nepal
ranks 145th in UN Human Development Index amid
digital push : From 1990 to 2023, Nepal’s HDI
value increased by 54 percent. The advancement
reflects Nepal’s consistent investment in human
capital (kp 11/06/2025)
Human
capital first : Nepal’s key strength lies in
harnessing its human capital in knowledge-driven
sectors, by Dilasha Joshi and Prabesh Rijal
(kp 01/06/2025)
Tackle
LDC Graduation Challenges, by Uttam Maharjan
(rn 27/05/2025)
Shifts
in international cooperation : Foreign aid decline
will threaten Nepal’s SDG goals and graduation
from the LDC status, by Bishow Parajuli (kp
20/05/2025)
Private
sector urges govt to conduct quarterly assessment
of development expenditure (rep 13/05/2025)
Delayed
development dreams (ae 09/05/2025)
Bridging
the development gap : The disparity in Nepal’s
investment needs and its achievements necessitates
mobilising private investment, by Dilip Raj
Bhatta (kp 06/05/2025)
11
projects to start operations, 14 to enter
construction (rep 03/05/2025)
IBN
unveils four-year plan to launch 11 projects
(kh 02/05/2025)
Govt
registers bill to establish Rs 100 billion
alternative development finance fund (kh
22/04/2025), Govt
to establish financial fund of Rs 100 billion for
infrastructure development, by Dilip Paudel
(rep 28/04/2025), Financing
Infrastructure Development (rep 29/04/2025)
Discontinue
non-performing projects: NPC to Finance Ministry
(kh 21/04/2025)
Bridging
Nepal’s urban-rural divide: Challenges and
solutions, by Kamal Raj Dhungel (ae
17/04/2025)
Graduation
from LDC and SDG targets under threat : Around 400
organisations have been directly affected by USAID
fund cuts. We guess 30,000 to 35,000 people in
Nepal will lose their jobs, interview with
Arjun Bhattarai, president of the NGO Federation
Nepal (kp 31/03/2025)
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)
National
Planning Commission extends deadline for federal
supplementary and special grant proposals (kh
28/02/2025)
Balancing
Development and Conservation: A Call for a Prudent
Approach, by Dikshya Pokhrel (rep 23/02/2025)
MCC
funds freeze sparks fears of project delays :
Nepal’s 2028 deadline for US-funded Millennium
Challenge Corporation projects could be missed,
by Anil Giri (kp 20/02/2025)
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