Nepal Economic Forum

For the past two years, we at the Nepal Economic Forum have been pondering one question: After so much talk about the potential of the Nepal-China relationship, why does so little of it show up in practice? This is what our Nepal-China 101 study set out to do, understanding the relationship between the two countries in terms of business, tourism, and renewable energy from a n...

Across the world, governments are being forced to answer a century-old question: Who is responsible for educating a nation’s youth, and who pays for it? In India, controversy surrounding the education ministry has placed the future of the country’s youth at the center of national debate. In the United Kingdom, a new 20% Value Added Tax (VAT) on private school fees signaled th...

A visit to China overwhelms you, and then a little more. I returned with a strange sense of emptiness, almost as if I had experienced the future and come back to living in the past. There, one truly appreciates the ambit of imagination and the vastness of vision. What many countries still imagine as the future is already part of everyday life for millions of people in China.<...

Football’s flagship tournament held every four years, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup’s 23rd edition kicked off on June 11, 2026. The 39-day-long tournament featured 104 matches and concluded on July 19, 2026, when Spain edged out Argentina 1-0 in extra time.

This edition marked a milestone, expanding from 32-team format to a 48-t...

As we reflect on six decades of partnership between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Government and People of Nepal, I find myself returning to a simple question: what have we learned, and how do those lessons equip us for the future?

One lesson stands out above all others: sustainable development is never imported. Nepal’s remarkable progress ra...