NIPoRe | Nepal Institute for Policy Research

The Nepal Institute for Policy Research (NIPoRe) is a Kathmandu-based policy think tank. It generates evidence-based debates on contemporary policy issues in Nepal and Asia for both the public and private sectors. The institution currently works on high policy priority areas through four research centers – the Center for New Economy and Inequality (CNEI), the Center for Strategic Affairs (CSA), the Center for Governance Studies (CGS), and the Center for Human Development (CHD).

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Nepal’s Gen-Z Movement-Youth’s Views and Voices about Political Future

Nepal’s Gen-Z Movement: Youth’s Views and Voices about Political Future examines the September 2025 Gen-Z uprising as a critical moment in Nepal’s contemporary political trajectory, situating it within longer-term patterns of political instability, economic stagnation, and governance failure. The study argues that while triggered by the government’s social media restrictions, the movement reflected deeper structural frustrations, particularly around corruption, lack of economic opportunity, and declining trust in political leadership, shared widely across Nepali society.

Nepal Competitiveness Index 2026 – eBook

Will it be different this time in Nepal?

– Suvexa Pradhan Tuladhar The column originally appeared in the Nepali Times on 22 March 2026. Please read the original article here. The RSP and its prime minister are being sworn in this week...

Fiscal Federalism and Provincial Performance in Nepal: Rethinking Allocation, Efficiency, and Accountability in the Post-Gen Z Protest Era

Nepal’s post-2015 transition to federalism tests whether decentralised public finance can deliver inclusive subnational growth. Drawing on the Nepal Competitiveness Index (NCI 2026), this paper...

Relationship Between Remittances, Financial Development, Investment, and Economic Growth in Nepal

Remittances are taken as an important source of household welfare and foreign currency earnings in developing economies. At the household level, remittances are an important source of welfare, and...

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FEATURED PUBLICATION

Nepal Competitiveness Index 2026 – eBook

The fourth edition of the Nepal Competitiveness Index (NCI) study ranks Nepal’s seven provinces based on 64 indicators (across four environments). In addition, the NCI 2026 presents findings from the annual provincial competitiveness perception survey, which highlights the ground realities of seven provinces based on our interviews with key private-sector stakeholders working across different districts in all provinces. Finally, the NCI 2026 includes a thematic chapter on “Fiscal Federalism and Provincial Budget Performance” to support Nepal’s ongoing and future efforts to further strengthen the overall performance of the provincial governments.

EVENTS

Coffee Session with Hon’ble Udaya Shumsher Rana

The Nepal Institute for Policy Research (NIPoRe) is hosting the institute’s flagship Coffee Session with Hon’ble Udaya Shumsher Rana on 15 July 2024 at the NIPoRe Conference Room in Lalitpur, Nepal. This session with one of Nepal’s prominent lawmakers will focus on discussing Nepal’s existing economic diplomacy priorities and strategies.

Public-Private Dialogue on Strengthening Inclusive Business Climate in Lumbini Province

The Nepal Institute for Policy Research (NIPoRe), in partnership with the Accountability Lab Nepal (A-Lab), is hosting a provincial-level public-private dialogue on strengthening the inclusive...

Release Event of the Nepal Competitiveness Index 2024

BACKGROUND The Nepal Competitiveness Index (NCI) is a collaborative effort of the Nepal Institute for Policy Research (NIPoRe) and the Asia Competitiveness Institute (ACl). It ranks Nepal's...

The Study Report Release on “Nomination and Electability: The Role of Gender Norms in Nepal’s Local Elections”

The Nepal Institute for Policy Research (NIPoRe) released the study report titled "Nomination and Electability: The Role of Gender Norms in Nepal's Local Elections" amid one event in Kathmandu. The...

Webinar – Nepal’s Digitalization Journey | Nepal Competitiveness Index (NCI)

Nepal has seen tremendous growth in the number of internet users in the past decade. The country currently has 95.8 percent (mobile broadband) and 35.5 percent (fixed broadband) internet penetration...

RESEARCH CENTERS

NIPoRe has four research centers, each specializing in one specific policy area. All centers have resident and non-resident staff working on high priority public policy issues from Nepal and Asia.