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Nepali Economic Outlook & Key Risks

The short-term growth for FY 2024/25 is expected to remain modest at around 3-4%, contingent on a good agricultural harvest, sustained tourism growth, stable remittances, and the effectiveness of monetary easing. Inflation is projected to gradually ease but remain elevated. External sector risks persist. In the medium term, Nepal faces significant challenges in accelerating growth to 6-7%+ needed for meaningful development.

This requires deep structural reforms:

1. Improving the Investment Climate:
Ensuring political stability, policy predictability, reducing red tape, and strengthening contract enforcement.
2. Boosting Exports & Diversification:
Enhancing competitiveness, exploring new markets, and promoting value addition.
3. Strengthening Public Financial Management:
Improving revenue mobilization, prioritizing efficient capital spending, and managing debt sustainably.
4. Accelerating Hydropower & Infrastructure Development:
Unlocking this potential is critical for energy security and industrial growth.
5. Enhancing Resilience:
Investing in climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction.
6. Key Risks:
Further global economic slowdown impacting tourism and remittances, another spike in global commodity prices, severe climate events, prolonged political instability, and failure to implement critical reforms.


In Summary:

The Nepalese economy is in a fragile state. While it has avoided a crisis (largely due to remittances and tourism recovery), it is stuck in a low-growth, high-inflation phase with significant external and fiscal vulnerabilities. Cautious optimism exists due to the rebound in key sectors and some policy adjustments, but sustained recovery and acceleration of growth depend critically on the government's ability to implement difficult structural reforms and improve governance. The path ahead requires navigating immediate challenges while laying the groundwork for more resilient and inclusive long-term development.
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