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Beyond Promises – The Need for Strategy to Deliver Economic Transformation

This is a historic moment for Nepal and an example of how democracy works when people take back power to bring change for themselves and the country. We cannot allow those sacrifices to be wasted. Political parties, winners and losers alike, must remain focused on building a Nepal that can dream big and deliver big!

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Can Nepal’s Entrepreneurs Bootstrap Their Businesses?: Insights from the Life-Cycle Deficit

by Aaryan Kuikel | February 16, 2026

Nepal’s narrow life-cycle surplus leaves entrepreneurs with limited savings to take risks, raising critical questions about access to finance, inherited wealth, and the true cost of failure.

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by Aashutosh Sharma and Heykha Rai | January 30, 2026
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NEFport 63

Following two joint roundtables conducted by Nepal Economic Forum (NEF) and the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) in Kathmandu and Dhaka, NEFport 62, titled ‘Nepal-Bangladesh Relations: Unlocking Bilateral Relations,’ charts a path for future relations between the two countries. This issue takes into account news updates from June 1 to August 31, 2025.

Nepal-Bangladesh Relations: Unlocking Bilateral Relations

NEFport 61, titled “Reforms 2.0: Unpacking the High-Level Economic Reforms Commission”, delves into the formation, objectives, and proposed actions of the Commission established by the Government of Nepal in October 2024. This issue captures the momentum around reform implementation and includes key economic and policy updates from March 1 to May 31, 2025.

NEFport 61 | Reforms 2.0: Unpacking the High-Level Economic Reforms Commission