Nepal has made significant progress across many human capital dimensions in the past twenty years, though shocks remain … recommendations which will be critical for Nepal to address the structural issues in human development, which have recently been … highlighted by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. Addressing these chronic issues will be essential to put Nepal on a path towards …

Nepal continues to struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic, but the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination drive has helped to reduce …

The Nepal Development Update is produced twice a year with the following two main aims: to report on key economic …

The global COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic imposed both a supply and a demand shock on Nepal's economy, which adversely … affected growth. The global crisis induced by the pandemic initially impacted Nepal through the tourism sector, with arrivals … to tourism. On March 21, the Government of Nepal announced a nationwide lockdown, which affected industrial and …

Nepal has been hit hard by COVID-19, although the situation has improved more recently. As the outbreak became … easing of movement restrictions. Nepal launched its vaccination program on January 27, 2021, and about 5.9 percent of the …

The post disaster needs assessment (PDNA) assesses the impact of the April 25, 2015 earthquake in Nepal and defines a …

, deception, or coercion for the purpose of exploitation. In Nepal, the most widespread forms of human trafficking are for forced …. The World Bank has extended technical and financial assistance to large-scale infrastructure projects in Nepal, some for …

Water and forests are Nepal's most abundant natural resources, with freshwater (derived from glaciers, snowmelt, and … on the lives and livelihoods of the Nepalese. This document aims to succinctly summarize the climate risks faced by Nepal … and analyses, focusing on the geographic domain of Nepal, therefore potentially excluding some international influences …

Nepal made significant progress on poverty and shared prosperity over the period 1996-2010, despite low domestic growth … remained an enduring feature of the welfare narrative in Nepal. The past decade, from 2010 to 2020, has been characterized by a … Nepal. These shocks were also correlated with declines in economic growth. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, which started …

Nepal's recent transition to a federal state structure provides a historic juncture to realize the role that social …