Nepal News » Narayani News Nepal » Narayani » Economy: Nepal’s Economy Has Few Ways to Absorb the Cost of Flood Damage
The country’s government estimates that the recent catastrophic floods caused $5 billion in damage. That’s one-tenth of Nepal’s entire economy.
News Nepal » Narayani » Economy: One-Day Disaster, Multi-Season Economic Shock: Nepal's Sisyphean Curse
Nepal cannot prevent every earthquake, landslide or glacial collapse. But it can reduce how much each disaster costs.
News Nepal » Narayani » Economy: ‘Crisis we didn’t create’: Why Nepal is demanding compensation from India, China, US after flash floods
Following the deadly flash floods, Nepal is no longer asking for aid, but seeking climate compensation from India, China, and the US. A minister in Kathmandu has stated that the calamity, which has ...
News Nepal » Narayani » Economy: Unlocking Nepal’s Growth Potential: Nepal Country Economic Memorandum 2025
Unlocking Nepal’s Growth Potential: Nepal Country Economic Memorandum report examines Nepal’s past economic growth performance since 1996, current challenges, and policy recommendations to unlock ...
News Nepal » Narayani » Economy: Nepal’s LDC Graduation Masks Deep Economic Fragility
Nepali Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli called it “a matter of pride” — proof that Nepal is moving “towards self-reliance.” But the reality is more sobering. Oli was referring to the country’s impending ...
News Nepal » Narayani » Economy: Nepal cannot keep rebuilding its way out of disaster risk
We have policies for dead-body management. We have plans for search and rescue. We have flood forecasts, early-warning systems, hazard maps and disaster ...
News Nepal » Narayani » Economy: Nepal And India Share Narayani-Gandak River And Flood Risk That Comes With It
An aerial view shows houses lying deluged in sludge after flash floods in Nepal's Nuwakot district. A line drawn on a map. A barricade parked on a road. Barbed wire. And an iron gate. All of this can ...