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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