Nepal signs power export deal with Bangladesh and India
India, Nepal, and Bangladesh inked an agreement on Thursday 3rd October to trade electricity. The first of its kind deal was signed in Kathmandu, allowing Nepal to sell electricity to a third country. Nepal’s energy trade was previously taking place only with its...
Nepal’s real GDP growth projected to accelerate to 5.1 percent in FY25
As per word bank Nepal Development update 024 Nepal’s real GDP growth is projected to accelerate to 5.1 percent in FY25 and 5.5 percent in FY26. Wholesale, retail, construction, and manufacturing sectors- that collectively account for over one-fifth of GDP-are poised...
1.1 million children engaged in child labour in Nepal
Nepal Child Labour Report 2021 reveals that 1.1 million children (15.3%) are engaged in child labour. The report on child labour is the second national and comprehensive report on child labour in Nepal that the International Labour Organization (ILO) Nepal has...
Significant decline in Poverty Rate since 2010-11
According to Nepal Living Standar Survey IV (2022-23 ) 20.27 percent of the population in Nepal lives below the new poverty line.
Only 46.5 percent of households can reach a Government Hospital within 30 minutes
Based on Nepal Living Standard Survey-IV 70.6 percent of households are within 30 minutes of a Health Post, while 62.1 percent have access to a Basic or Urban Health Centre. Only 44.9 percent of households are within 30 minutes of a Primary Health Centre, and 46.5...
Labor Migration Outlook
Remittance through labor migration contributes 20 percent of National GDP in average. But at what cost ? Data shows at the cost of more than thousand lives a year. Labor Migration data table below shows a hard to believe truth. Every year millions of youth migrate in...
FDI prefers Hydropower
The role of private investment remains crucial for stimulation growth and employment of a country. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is regarded as an important source of external financing in recent years. FDI plays a key role in widening the sources of financing and...
Federal and Provincial Elections: Voters and Polling stations
Election Commission has announced House of Representatives and Provincial Assembly elections date for Mangsir 4 2079 (20 Nov 2022). A total of 17988570 voters will be eligible to vote on the announced date. Among the total voters 8847579 female, 9140806 male and 185...
Nepal’s Economy to Modestly Expand in FY2023
Nepal’s economy is estimated to modestly expand by 4.7% (at market prices) in fiscal year (FY) 2023, down from an estimated growth of 5.8% in FY2022, says an update of the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2022, the flagship economic publication of the Asian Development...
Local level election 2079 counts majority youth candidates
As per press release byelection commission local level election 2079 counts 70 percent youth candidates. As per data released there are 40 percent candidates of 21 to 40 years age group. Similarly 11 percent candidates are of age group 21-30, and...