POLICY BRIEF

Foreign Direct Investment Flows: India  to Nepal since the 1990s
POLICY BRIEF • Dec 13, 2024
Foreign Direct Investment Flows: India to Nepal since the 1990s

  This policy brief examines Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows from India to Nepal since the 1990s, analysing key trends, challenges, and opportunities. FDI from India has played a critical role in Nepal's economic development, pa...

Climate Change and Sustainable Development in Nepal: Bridging the Gap
POLICY BRIEF • Mar 24, 2024
Climate Change and Sustainable Development in Nepal: Bridging the Gap

  Climate change poses significant challenges to sustainable development, particularly in vulnerable regions like Nepal. Despite this challenge, Nepal is resolutely working towards graduating from its LDC status by 2026 and attaining...

Strategies and Trends: Evaluating Chinese Investments in Nepal
POLICY BRIEF • Jan 04, 2024
Strategies and Trends: Evaluating Chinese Investments in Nepal

  The policy brief examines China’s multifaceted investments in Nepal, detailing historical shifts, strategic interests, and the geopolitical context. Focused on sectors like services, hydropower, and manufacturing, the analysis...

Sub-Regional Trade and Transit Challenges and Prospects for India, Nepal, and Bangladesh
POLICY BRIEF • Jul 05, 2023
Sub-Regional Trade and Transit Challenges and Prospects for India, Nepal, and Bangladesh

This Policy Brief examines the challenges and prospects related to sub-regional trade and transit involving India, Nepal, and Bangladesh. Eastern South Asia holds significant potential for economic cooperation and integration due to their g...

Trilateral Electricity Trade in Eastern South Asia: A Step Forward Towards Regional Integration
POLICY BRIEF • Mar 02, 2023
Trilateral Electricity Trade in Eastern South Asia: A Step Forward Towards Regional Integration

There is a vicious circle between economic growth, energy, and climate change. In this context, the south Asian region is in a dilemma on how to reconcile these three issues given its high vulnerability. In addition to that the region is mo...

Investment Climate in Nepal in the Changing Geopolitical Dynamics in the Himalayas: Policies, Institutions, and Challenges
POLICY BRIEF • Dec 05, 2022
Investment Climate in Nepal in the Changing Geopolitical Dynamics in the Himalayas: Policies, Institutions, and Challenges

There is a demand for clean and green energy around the world and Nepal has a huge potential for the production of hydel electricity. According to estimates by an ADB study in 2020, the technical and economically feasible hydropower potenti...