Policy Compendiums
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.
Mayoral Priorities and Performance from a Gender Perspective in Nepal
Access the Nepali version of the e-book from here. Mayoral Priorities and Performance from a Gender Perspective in Nepal explores whether gender impacts the priorities and performance of the Mayors...
Nepal Competitiveness Index 2025 – eBook
The third edition of the Nepal Competitiveness Index (NCI) study ranks Nepal’s seven provinces based on 64 indicators (across four environments). In addition, from this year onwards, NCI...
Policy Compendium – Covid-19 Pandemic and Nepal’s Road to Post-Pandemic Recovery
Nepal reported the first confirmed case of Covid-19 in the entire South Asia region in Jan 2020. In the following months, as the virus began spreading to countries around the world and in South...
Evolving Roles of ICT in Nepal’s Education Sector
Education is one of the most important aspects of human beings that drives human skills, art, and creativity. Without education, human values and ethics do not come along. But since last March...