Nepal
People: IMF appoints western hemisphere head
Nepal’s first central bank governor dies and Israel bank supervisor steps down

Nepal central bank prohibits overseas investments
Move follows import restrictions in 2022

Nepal hikes rates and constricts credit
Himalayan country confronts rising inflation and strained reserves

Nepal suspends governor as economic problems deepen
Maha Prasad Adhikari faces possible dismissal, as Nepal struggles to cope with Covid-19 fallout
People: Erdoğan fires deputy governor
IMF hires new finance director; new deputy governors at Nepal central bank; and more
Only 25% of central banks operate own printworks
Larger central banks from high income countries are more likely to print notes in-house
Nepal’s central bank bans Chinese mobile payment platforms
Alipay and WeChat Pay banned; foreign payment services must register in Nepal
The IFF China Report 2019
Insight and perspectives from the world's leaders, premier policy-makers and financiers
The IFF China Report 2019: The Belt and Road Initiative
Over the past five years, China has invested more than $70 billion in Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) countries, of which there are now in excess of 100. Leading Chinese and international policy-makers explain how BRI efforts are progressing. This section…
The Belt and Road Initiative 2019 Survey – A new driver for globalisation?
The second Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Survey of 28 central banks reveals that they view the BRI as a major driver of globalisation, with a high percentage of respondents expecting the initiative to provide a significant boost to GDP. So far,…
Nepalese central bank seeks Indian help over large denomination notes
Nepal Rastra Bank asks RBI to permit new Indian notes to be used as legal tender
IMF: Indian demonetisation to have ‘limited impact’ on Nepal
Some households have been affected, IMF says, but holdings of Indian rupee were “small”
Nepalese central bank governors banned from retiring to financial sector
“Cooling-off” period adjusted for central bank employees under new legislation
Nepal employing varied approaches to financial inclusion – governor
Bank has developed a number of models to make financial services affordable
Nepal Rastra Bank broadens electronic payments oversight
Banks and financial institutions will have to re-register with the bank under new licensing law
Nepal to introduce interest corridor in August
There will be an initial large ‘wedge’ between rates when first introduced, official says
Nepal Rastra Bank pushing banks to focus on rural areas – governor
Banks must open rural branches before urban, governor says
Nepalese governor sets sights on regional capital market
Khatiwada presentation at last month’s Seacen conference called for links between systems
Nepal central bank cautious on Basel III counter-cyclical buffer
Central bank to study need for counter-cyclical buffer in a developing economy
Nepal launches polymer banknote graft investigation
Parliament demands report from finance ministry and Nepal Rastra Bank; latest country to delve into Australian companies' discrepancies
Nepal to end circulation of banknotes featuring ousted king
Nepal Rastra Bank says it will phase out old notes depicting former monarch
Nepal Rastra Bank - Annual Report 06/07
Economic growth in Nepal remained weak in 2006/07, the country's central bank said in its latest Annual Report.
Nepalese governor found guilty of corruption
Bijaya Nath Bhattarai, the governor of the Nepal Rastra Bank, has been found guilty of corruption and sacked, media reports said on Wednesday 19 March.
Nepal Rastra Bank - Annual Report 2005-2006
Nepal's real GDP grew by 2.3 % in the 2005 to 2006 period.