Nepal, Aug. 20 -- Nepal has roughly $53 billion sitting in bank deposits. Around $14 billion enters the country each year through remittances. Its technology sector is now estimated to export more than $1 billion in services. Yet, promising Nepali enterprises still struggle to find the capital, capabilities and markets they need to scale.

That paradox has become harder to ignore as traditional development finance contracts. Official development assistance fell by 23 percent globally in 2025, its largest annual contraction on record, with a further decline projected in 2026. Nepal is simultaneously preparing to graduate from the Least Developed Country status, even as AI rapidly reshapes economies, organisations and the capabilities they ...