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#NepalEconomy #NarrowMoney #Li1 min read
Narrow Money Rebounds: What Does It Signal About Confidence?
Nepal’s narrow money (M1) rebounded by 22% in FY 2024/25 and grew another 17.3% in mid-August 2082/83, signaling improved confidence in the banking system and stronger liquidity. This recovery reflects remittance inflows, stable inflation, and secure deposit conditions, but unless banks expand credit to productive sectors, the boost may not fully translate into sustained economic growth.
Sandeep Chaudhary24 Sep, 2025
#NepalEconomy #BroadMoney #Liq2 min read
Broad Money Supply Expansion: Implications for Nepal’s Liquidity
Nepal’s broad money supply expanded by 12.5% in FY 2024/25, reflecting strong remittance inflows and easing liquidity pressures. This has stabilized interest rates and strengthened financial sector liquidity. However, with weak credit growth, much of the money supply is not flowing into productive investments, raising concerns about long-term sustainability and the need for policies to direct liquidity toward growth-driving sectors.
Sandeep Chaudhary24 Sep, 2025
#NepalEconomy #ExportGrowth #T1 min read
Key Sectors Driving Nepal’s Export Performance in FY 2082/83
Nepal’s exports nearly doubled in early FY 2082/83, driven by traditional goods (carpets, garments, pashmina), agro and herbal products (tea, coffee, cardamom), and hydropower exports to India, with emerging contributions from light manufacturing and IT services. While this momentum is encouraging, sustaining it will require diversification, value addition, and stronger policy support to gradually reduce Nepal’s persistent trade deficit.
Sandeep Chaudhary24 Sep, 2025
#NepalEconomy #TradeDeficit #E1 min read
Export vs Import Growth Gap: Can Nepal Narrow the Trade Deficit?
Nepal’s exports are growing fast (+95.7% in mid-August 2082/83), but imports—though slower (+11.4%)—still far exceed them, keeping the trade deficit wide. Strong remittances are covering the gap for now, but sustainable narrowing will depend on export diversification, value-added production, and shifting imports toward investment goods.
Sandeep Chaudhary24 Sep, 2025
#NepalEconomy #Remittances #Ex2 min read
How Workers’ Remittances Shape Nepal’s External Sector Stability
Workers’ remittances—Rs. 1,723 billion in FY 2024/25—are the backbone of Nepal’s external stability. They finance the trade deficit, sustain the current account surplus, and build record foreign exchange reserves above USD 20 billion. However, this stability is externally dependent, and without channeling remittances into productive investment, Nepal risks long-term vulnerability despite short-term resilience.
Sandeep Chaudhary24 Sep, 2025
#NepalEconomy #ForeignReserves1 min read
Foreign Exchange Reserves Rise Above $20 Billion – What It Means
Nepal’s foreign exchange reserves have risen above USD 20 billion, ensuring over a year of import cover and strengthening economic stability. While this is a major achievement, the reserves are built mainly on remittances rather than exports, raising concerns about sustainability. The challenge lies in converting this financial cushion into productive investments that drive long-term growth.
Sandeep Chaudhary24 Sep, 2025
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#NepalEconomy #BalanceOfPaymen2 min read
Nepal’s Balance of Payments Surplus in 2082/83: Sustainable or Not?
Nepal’s BOP surplus reached Rs. 594.5 billion in FY 2024/25 and Rs. 89.3 billion by mid-August 2082/83, backed by strong remittances and export recovery. While this ensures short-term stability and record reserves, it is not yet sustainable structurally, as the trade deficit remains large and the economy depends on external inflows rather than domestic production.
Sandeep Chaudhary24 Sep, 2025
#NepalEconomy #CurrentAccount 1 min read
Current Account Turns Surplus: Structural Change or Temporary Relief?
Nepal’s current account has turned into a surplus of Rs. 409 billion in FY 2024/25, driven by record remittances and stronger exports. While this has stabilized foreign reserves, it is more of a temporary relief than a structural shift, as the economy still depends on remittance inflows and import-heavy consumption. Long-term sustainability requires industrial growth, export diversification, and higher domestic investment.
Sandeep Chaudhary24 Sep, 2025
#NepalEconomy #Remittance #For1 min read
Remittance Inflows Cross Rs. 1,700 Billion – A Lifeline for Nepal
Nepal’s remittance inflows crossed Rs. 1,700 billion in FY 2024/25, stabilizing households, boosting foreign reserves, and turning the current account surplus. While this lifeline sustains Nepal’s economy, overdependence on remittances risks long-term growth, as funds largely fuel consumption and imports rather than investment. The challenge ahead is to channel remittances into productive sectors for sustainable development.
Sandeep Chaudhary24 Sep, 2025
#NepalEconomy #TradeDeficit #E1 min read
Why Nepal’s Trade Deficit Persists Despite Rising Exports
Nepal’s trade deficit persists because imports (Rs. 143B) far exceed exports (Rs. 23.9B) despite strong export growth. The imbalance is driven by a reliance on high-value imports, remittance-fueled consumption, and a weak industrial base. While exports are improving, structural reforms in industry, energy, and trade diversification are needed to reduce the deficit sustainably.
Sandeep Chaudhary24 Sep, 2025

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All Articles — Page 234

Narrow Money Rebounds: What Does It Signal About Confidence?

Broad Money Supply Expansion: Implications for Nepal’s Liquidity

Key Sectors Driving Nepal’s Export Performance in FY 2082/83

Export vs Import Growth Gap: Can Nepal Narrow the Trade Deficit?

How Workers’ Remittances Shape Nepal’s External Sector Stability

Foreign Exchange Reserves Rise Above $20 Billion – What It Means

Nepal’s Balance of Payments Surplus in 2082/83: Sustainable or Not?

Current Account Turns Surplus: Structural Change or Temporary Relief?

Remittance Inflows Cross Rs. 1,700 Billion – A Lifeline for Nepal

Why Nepal’s Trade Deficit Persists Despite Rising Exports

NEPSEtrading

Primary issues

Income & debt

Live market

Read & learn

NEPSE Trading Network

Insights & Analysis

All Articles — Page 234

Narrow Money Rebounds: What Does It Signal About Confidence?

Broad Money Supply Expansion: Implications for Nepal’s Liquidity

Key Sectors Driving Nepal’s Export Performance in FY 2082/83

Export vs Import Growth Gap: Can Nepal Narrow the Trade Deficit?

How Workers’ Remittances Shape Nepal’s External Sector Stability

Foreign Exchange Reserves Rise Above $20 Billion – What It Means

Nepal’s Balance of Payments Surplus in 2082/83: Sustainable or Not?

Current Account Turns Surplus: Structural Change or Temporary Relief?

Remittance Inflows Cross Rs. 1,700 Billion – A Lifeline for Nepal

Why Nepal’s Trade Deficit Persists Despite Rising Exports