ADB is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty.
Established in 1966, it is owned by 68 members—49 from the region.
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ADB supports projects in developing member countries that create economic and development impact, delivered through both public and private sector operations, advisory services, and knowledge support.
Nepal and ADB
ADB supports Nepal’s green, resilient, and inclusive development strategy by investing in infrastructure, improving access to basic services, and protecting poor and vulnerable people from disaster and climate risks.
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In the Spotlight
Asian Development Bank and Nepal: Fact Sheet
To date, ADB has committed 494 public sector loans, grants, and technical assistance totaling $7.7 billion to Nepal.
Bringing Water and Sanitation to Rural Nepal: Unlocking the Potential of Small Towns
Explore the results of our programs in Nepal, gain insight into our partnerships for expanding access to water and sanitation services, and learn more about how our projects are improving people's lives and well-being.
BIMSTEC Trade Facilitation Strategic Framework 2030
This report outlines nontariff barriers to trade between BISMSTEC subregion countries and shows how a structured approach centered on boosting compliance, harnessing technology, and improving infrastructure can bolster intraregional trade.
Practical Responses to Real Problems: Eight Poverty Reduction Cases from the Asian Development Bank – Volume 2
This publication presents eight case studies of recent ADB projects that highlight innovative interventions and effective approaches to reduce poverty.
Nepal Facts
ADB's Work in Nepal
ADB has strongly supported inclusive growth in Nepal, helping to reduce poverty, lessen gender and social disparities, build infrastructure, develop human capital, transform agriculture, and mitigate disaster and climate change effects.
To date, ADB has committed 494 public sector loans, grants, and technical assistance totaling $7.7 billion to Nepal.
Data: Nepal
Forecasts are based on ADB's flagship publication, the Asian Development Outlook. Updated four times a year, it analyzes economic and development issues in developing countries in Asia and the Pacific.
Development indicators for Nepal, including a selection of economic, environmental, and social indicators used globally to track progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals.
Results achieved are aggregate amounts of outputs and outcomes from operations reported in project completion reports and extended annual review reports circulated for the year.
Cofinancing operations enable ADB’s financing partners, governments or their agencies, multilateral financing institutions, and commercial organizations to participate in financing ADB projects.
ADB Projects in Nepal View all projects
Featured
For landlocked Nepal, roads are a critical lifeline that transport 90% of passengers and goods.
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Proposed
- Asia Pacific Disaster Response Fund
- Asia-Pacific Climate Finance Fund
- Asian Clean Energy Fund
- Asian Development Fund
- Canadian Climate Fund for the Private Sector in Asia
- Canadian Climate Fund for the Private Sector in Asia II
- Clean Energy Financing Partnership Facility
- Clean Energy Fund
- Climate Change Fund
- Community Resilience Financing Partnership Facility
- Financial Sector Development Partnership Special Fund
- Gender and Development Cooperation Fund
- Global Agriculture and Food Security Program
- Global Environment Facility
- Global Partnership for Education Fund
- Green Climate Fund
- High-Level Technology Fund
- Investment Climate Facilitation Fund
- Japan Fund for Information and Communication Technology
- Japan Fund for Prosperous and Resilient Asia and the Pacific
- Japan Fund for the Joint Crediting Mechanism
- Japan Special Fund
- Leading Asia's Private Infrastructure Fund
- Netherlands Trust Fund under the Water Financing Partnership Facility
- Project Preparation and Implementation Support Trust Fund
- Regional Cooperation and Integration Financing Partnership Facility
- Regional Cooperation and Integration Fund
- Republic of Korea e-Asia and Knowledge Partnership Fund
- Sanitation Financing Partnership Trust Fund under the Water Financing Partnership Facility
- Technical Assistance Special Fund
- United Kingdom Fund for Asia Regional Trade and Connectivity
- Urban Climate Change Resilience Trust Fund
- Water Financing Partnership Facility
What's New
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| Publications, Reports
The Role of Intermediaries in Inclusive Water and Sanitation Services for Informal Settlements in Asia and the Pacific
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| Publications, Guides
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion in South Asia: An Assessment for Action
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| Publications, Reports
Financing Transport Connectivity in the BIMSTEC Region
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| Publications, Reports
Online Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review of Student Experiences in Asian Higher Education
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| News Releases, News from Country Offices
ADB Approves Support for Urban Resilience in Nepal
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| News Releases, News from Country Offices
ADB and World Bank Join Forces for Sustainable Development of Nepal’s Hydropower Sector
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Urgent Action Needed to Address Climate Risks in the Hindu Kush Himalayas
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| News Releases, News Release
ADB to Help Strengthen Climate Resilience in Hindu Kush Himalayas
Contact: Nepal Resident Mission (NRM)
Metro Park Building, Lazimpat, Ward No. 2, P.O. Box 5017, Kathmandu, Nepal
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Monday to Friday)
The Nepal Resident Mission (NRM), located in Kathmandu, opened in 1989. NRM's primary responsibilities include:
- Country strategy and programming
- Policy dialogue and support
- Portfolio management and administration and administration of delegated projects
- Aid coordination
- Government, civil society, and private sector relations
- Country reporting
- Economic and sector work and other analytical work
- External relations and information dissemination
NRM will be closed on these dates:
- New Year's Day: 1 January (Monday)
- Maha Shivaratri: 8 March (Friday)
- Nepali New Year: 12 April (Friday), in lieu of 13 April
- Buddha Jayanti: 23 May (Thursday)
- Saptami: 10 October (Thursday), in lieu of Maha Nawami, 12 October
- Maha Astami: 11 October (Friday)
- Ekadashi: 14 October (Monday), in lieu of Dashami, 13 October
- Gai Tihar: 1 November (Friday)
- Tritiya: 4 November (Monday), in lieu of Bhai Tika, 3 November
- Christmas Day: 25 December (Wednesday)
Last updated: 9 November 2023