Fatalism, including acceptance of harmful traditions, exacerbates poverty in Nepal. However, a lack of spiritual awareness and fatalism are also impediments to progress among educated, well-to-do ...

The Himalayan country will move up to developing country status from its current status as a Least Developed Country in November 2026. The global community could slash poverty in Asia at the click of ...

The Country Economic Memorandum (CEM) is a comprehensive overview of Nepal’s past economic performance, current challenges and prospects ahead. The latest CEM 'Climbing Higher: Toward a Middle Income ...

Results from a recent nationwide survey show that more than half of Nepali households are at risk of falling back into poverty because of loss of jobs and income during 2020 due to the pandemic. And ...

This progress report presents key findings of the assessment of Nepal’s Tenth Plan—Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP). The report presents an overview of poverty in Nepal, the key elements of the ...

The present article reports the results of a survey on the views of persons involved in commercial alpine medicinal and aromatic plant (MAP) exploitation and conservation in Nepal. Open-ended ...

Figures tell one story, the reality is something different. Nepal’s macroeconomic indicators are rosy: foreign exchange reserves can sustain 1 year and 3 months of imports, remittances are up, and ...

The achievements in the third year of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper implementation have been satisfactory, given the difficult development environment resulting from the violent conflict and ...