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

Sustaining Social Protection – Demographic Shifts, Fiscal Capacity, and the Old Age Allowance in Nepal

Sustaining Social Protection – Demographic Shifts, Fiscal Capacity, and the Old Age Allowance in Nepal

Nepal’s Old Age Allowance (OAA) program, a cornerstone of its social protection system, faces sustainability challenges due to demographic shifts and fiscal constraints. This study examined the sustainability of Nepal’s Old Age Allowance program against the backdrop of demographic shifts, fiscal trends, and outmigration patterns. Our findings indicate that, under current parameters and conservative economic growth projections, Nepal’s OAA remains fiscally sustainable until at least 2050. Despite an increasing elderly population, projected economic growth and tax revenue expansions are sufficient to meet rising pension obligations without imposing disproportionate fiscal burdens.

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FEATURED PUBLICATION

Nepal Competitiveness Index 2025 – eBook

Nepal Competitiveness Index 2025 – eBook

The third edition of the Nepali Competitiveness Index (NCI) study ranks Nepal’s seven provinces based on 64 indicators (across four environments). In addition, from this year onwards, NCI incorporates key findings from our annual provincial competitiveness perception surveys to provide stakeholders with more realistic issues for intervention across all seven provinces. Moreover, considering Nepal’s LDC graduation plans, NCI 2025 also includes a brief chapter discussing interlinkages between ODA and provinces leading to 2026 and beyond.

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FEATURED INITIATIVES

EVENTS

Coffee Session with Hon’ble Udaya Shumsher Rana

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.

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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.

Center for New Economy and Inequality

Centor For Strategic Affairs

Center for Governance Studies

Center for Human Development