Nepal, April 29 -- Nepal's economy is estimated to reach Rs 6.6 trillion by the end of the current fiscal year (FY), an increase of Rs 401 billion, according to preliminary national accounting data released by the National Statistics Office (NSO) on Tuesday.

The new figures show the country's nominal economic size will rise compared to FY 2024/25, when the economy stood at Rs 6.199 trillion. In the previous year, the size of the economy was Rs 5.760 trillion.

However, the estimated figure reveals a significant gap between the government's ambitious targets and the current economic reality. In a white paper released Monday, the government outlined a plan to achieve a US $100 billion economy (equivalent to more than Rs 15 trillion) withi...