Nepal : 2000 Economic Update

The report is one of the documents in support of discussions for an upcoming Nepal Development Forum meeting, and, updates the macroeconomic development, and performance of related key areas of the economy, specifically, the period following the la...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	MACROECONOMIC ANALYSIS POVERTY REDUCTION ECONOMIC GROWTH REFORM POLICY ECONOMIC POLICY POLITICAL ASPECTS STRUCTURAL REFORMS PUBLIC RESOURCES MANAGEMENT GOVERNANCE PUBLIC EXPENDITURES REVENUE SOURCES PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT COMPETITIVENESS TRADE DEVELOPMENT RULE OF LAW FINANCIAL REGULATION CAPACITY BUILDING INSTITUTION BUILDING DECENTRALIZATION OWNERSHIP PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION ACCOUNTABILITY ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS ADMINISTRATIVE DISCRETION AGRICULTURE ANALYTICAL WORK ANNUAL GROWTH RATE ANNUAL RATE ANTI-CORRUPTION BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BILATERAL TRADE BUDGET ALLOCATIONS BUDGET DEFICIT CD CENTRAL BANK CIVIL SERVICE REFORMS CIVIL SOCIETY COALITIONS CONSENSUS CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CORRUPTION CRISES DEBT DEBT SERVICE RATIO DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS DECISION-MAKING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT PROCESS DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DIRECT INVESTMENT DISCLOSURE DISCRETIONARY POWERS DONOR COMMUNITY DRINKING WATER ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC REFORMS EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE RATE EXPORTS EXTERNAL DEBT FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SYSTEM FISCAL FISCAL MANAGEMENT FISCAL POLICIES FISCAL RESOURCES FISCAL SITUATION FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN EXCHANGE REGIME FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTORS GDP GNP GNP PER CAPITA GOVERNANCE PROBLEMS GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES GOVERNMENT BORROWING GOVERNMENT CONSUMPTION GOVERNMENT FINANCE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT REVENUE GOVERNMENT REVENUES GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH PATH GROWTH PERFORMANCE GROWTH RATE HEADCOUNT INDEX HEALTH CARE HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES IMPORTS INCOME INCREASED EMPHASIS INFLATION INFLATIONARY PRESSURES INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS INSTITUTIONAL WEAKNESSES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE SURVEY LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY LACK OF OWNERSHIP LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION LIQUIDITY LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL BODIES LOCAL LEVEL LOCAL LEVELS LONG TERM M2 MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MARKET INSTRUMENTS MINISTRY OF FINANCE MONARCHY MONEY SUPPLY MONOPOLIES MOTIVATIONS NATIONAL ACCOUNTS NATIONAL PLANNING NATIONS PER CAPITA INCOME PER CAPITA INCOMES PER-CAPITA INCOME POLITICAL INSTABILITY POLITICAL INTERFERENCE POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL STABILITY POPULATION GROWTH POVERTY LINE PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIORITY AREAS PRIVATE COSTS PRIVATE SECTORS PRIVILEGED GROUPS PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC ENTERPRISES PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING RATIONALIZATION RECURRENT EXPENDITURES REDUCING POVERTY REPRESENTATIVES RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS RESOURCE USE RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES SAVINGS SERVICE DELIVERY SHORT TERM SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL INDICATORS SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE SOCIAL SECTORS SOCIAL SERVICES STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX COMPLIANCE TAX REFORMS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL CAPACITY TECHNICAL SERVICES TECHNICAL SUPPORT TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOTAL EXPENDITURES TRADE BALANCE TRADE POLICIES TRANSPARENCY URBAN POPULATION VALUATION VALUE ADDED VULNERABLE GROUPS WATER RESOURCES WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO
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topic	MACROECONOMIC ANALYSIS POVERTY REDUCTION ECONOMIC GROWTH REFORM POLICY ECONOMIC POLICY POLITICAL ASPECTS STRUCTURAL REFORMS PUBLIC RESOURCES MANAGEMENT GOVERNANCE PUBLIC EXPENDITURES REVENUE SOURCES PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT COMPETITIVENESS TRADE DEVELOPMENT RULE OF LAW FINANCIAL REGULATION CAPACITY BUILDING INSTITUTION BUILDING DECENTRALIZATION OWNERSHIP PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION ACCOUNTABILITY ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS ADMINISTRATIVE DISCRETION AGRICULTURE ANALYTICAL WORK ANNUAL GROWTH RATE ANNUAL RATE ANTI-CORRUPTION BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BILATERAL TRADE BUDGET ALLOCATIONS BUDGET DEFICIT CD CENTRAL BANK CIVIL SERVICE REFORMS CIVIL SOCIETY COALITIONS COMPETITIVENESS CONSENSUS CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CORRUPTION CRISES DEBT DEBT SERVICE RATIO DECENTRALIZATION DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS DECISION-MAKING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT PROCESS DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DIRECT INVESTMENT DISCLOSURE DISCRETIONARY POWERS DONOR COMMUNITY DRINKING WATER ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC REFORMS EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE RATE EXPORTS EXTERNAL DEBT FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SYSTEM FISCAL FISCAL MANAGEMENT FISCAL POLICIES FISCAL RESOURCES FISCAL SITUATION FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN EXCHANGE REGIME FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTORS GDP GNP GNP PER CAPITA GOVERNANCE PROBLEMS GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES GOVERNMENT BORROWING GOVERNMENT CONSUMPTION GOVERNMENT FINANCE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT REVENUE GOVERNMENT REVENUES GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH PATH GROWTH PERFORMANCE GROWTH RATE HEADCOUNT INDEX HEALTH CARE HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES IMPORTS INCOME INCREASED EMPHASIS INFLATION INFLATIONARY PRESSURES INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS INSTITUTIONAL WEAKNESSES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE SURVEY LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY LACK OF OWNERSHIP LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION LIQUIDITY LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL BODIES LOCAL LEVEL LOCAL LEVELS LONG TERM M2 MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MARKET INSTRUMENTS MINISTRY OF FINANCE MONARCHY MONEY SUPPLY MONOPOLIES MOTIVATIONS NATIONAL ACCOUNTS NATIONAL PLANNING NATIONS PER CAPITA INCOME PER CAPITA INCOMES PER-CAPITA INCOME POLITICAL INSTABILITY POLITICAL INTERFERENCE POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL STABILITY POPULATION GROWTH POVERTY LINE POVERTY REDUCTION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIORITY AREAS PRIVATE COSTS PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE SECTORS PRIVILEGED GROUPS PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC ENTERPRISES PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING RATIONALIZATION RECURRENT EXPENDITURES REDUCING POVERTY REPRESENTATIVES RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS RESOURCE USE RULE OF LAW RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES SAVINGS SERVICE DELIVERY SHORT TERM SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL INDICATORS SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE SOCIAL SECTORS SOCIAL SERVICES STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX COMPLIANCE TAX REFORMS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL CAPACITY TECHNICAL SERVICES TECHNICAL SUPPORT TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOTAL EXPENDITURES TRADE BALANCE TRADE POLICIES TRANSPARENCY URBAN POPULATION VALUATION VALUE ADDED VULNERABLE GROUPS WATER RESOURCES WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO
spellingShingle	MACROECONOMIC ANALYSIS POVERTY REDUCTION ECONOMIC GROWTH REFORM POLICY ECONOMIC POLICY POLITICAL ASPECTS STRUCTURAL REFORMS PUBLIC RESOURCES MANAGEMENT GOVERNANCE PUBLIC EXPENDITURES REVENUE SOURCES PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT COMPETITIVENESS TRADE DEVELOPMENT RULE OF LAW FINANCIAL REGULATION CAPACITY BUILDING INSTITUTION BUILDING DECENTRALIZATION OWNERSHIP PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION ACCOUNTABILITY ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS ADMINISTRATIVE DISCRETION AGRICULTURE ANALYTICAL WORK ANNUAL GROWTH RATE ANNUAL RATE ANTI-CORRUPTION BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BILATERAL TRADE BUDGET ALLOCATIONS BUDGET DEFICIT CD CENTRAL BANK CIVIL SERVICE REFORMS CIVIL SOCIETY COALITIONS COMPETITIVENESS CONSENSUS CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CORRUPTION CRISES DEBT DEBT SERVICE RATIO DECENTRALIZATION DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS DECISION-MAKING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT PROCESS DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DIRECT INVESTMENT DISCLOSURE DISCRETIONARY POWERS DONOR COMMUNITY DRINKING WATER ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC REFORMS EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE RATE EXPORTS EXTERNAL DEBT FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SYSTEM FISCAL FISCAL MANAGEMENT FISCAL POLICIES FISCAL RESOURCES FISCAL SITUATION FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN EXCHANGE REGIME FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTORS GDP GNP GNP PER CAPITA GOVERNANCE PROBLEMS GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES GOVERNMENT BORROWING GOVERNMENT CONSUMPTION GOVERNMENT FINANCE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT REVENUE GOVERNMENT REVENUES GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH PATH GROWTH PERFORMANCE GROWTH RATE HEADCOUNT INDEX HEALTH CARE HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES IMPORTS INCOME INCREASED EMPHASIS INFLATION INFLATIONARY PRESSURES INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS INSTITUTIONAL WEAKNESSES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE SURVEY LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY LACK OF OWNERSHIP LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION LIQUIDITY LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL BODIES LOCAL LEVEL LOCAL LEVELS LONG TERM M2 MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MARKET INSTRUMENTS MINISTRY OF FINANCE MONARCHY MONEY SUPPLY MONOPOLIES MOTIVATIONS NATIONAL ACCOUNTS NATIONAL PLANNING NATIONS PER CAPITA INCOME PER CAPITA INCOMES PER-CAPITA INCOME POLITICAL INSTABILITY POLITICAL INTERFERENCE POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL STABILITY POPULATION GROWTH POVERTY LINE POVERTY REDUCTION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIORITY AREAS PRIVATE COSTS PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE SECTORS PRIVILEGED GROUPS PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC ENTERPRISES PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING RATIONALIZATION RECURRENT EXPENDITURES REDUCING POVERTY REPRESENTATIVES RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS RESOURCE USE RULE OF LAW RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES SAVINGS SERVICE DELIVERY SHORT TERM SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL INDICATORS SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE SOCIAL SECTORS SOCIAL SERVICES STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX COMPLIANCE TAX REFORMS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL CAPACITY TECHNICAL SERVICES TECHNICAL SUPPORT TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOTAL EXPENDITURES TRADE BALANCE TRADE POLICIES TRANSPARENCY URBAN POPULATION VALUATION VALUE ADDED VULNERABLE GROUPS WATER RESOURCES WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO World Bank Nepal : 2000 Economic Update
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description	The report is one of the documents in support of discussions for an upcoming Nepal Development Forum meeting, and, updates the macroeconomic development, and performance of related key areas of the economy, specifically, the period following the last economic update of November 1997, focusing on the provision of an overall framework for the reform agenda. The study reviews the economic growth of the country, which, despite certain growth, enabled by a series of reforms in the late eighties, has slowed down in recent years, largely due to political instability. Consequently, economic performance has been unsatisfactory, with almost no progress in reducing poverty, nor in addressing structural reforms. Forceful actions to accelerate economic development are recommended, namely, to improve public resource management, by changing the role of the public sector, towards the improvement of public expenditures, and revenue reforms. Furthermore, it is necessary to provide a level playing field for the private sector vis-e-vis public enterprises, enhancing competitiveness, and, most importantly, to establish the rule of law, in support of private sector activities. Conclusions address critical issues, such as financial sector reforms, institutional capacity building, decentralization, and the promotion of ownership, and participation.
author	World Bank
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title	Nepal : 2000 Economic Update
title_short	Nepal : 2000 Economic Update
title_full	Nepal : 2000 Economic Update
title_fullStr	Nepal : 2000 Economic Update
title_full_unstemmed	Nepal : 2000 Economic Update
title_sort	nepal : 2000 economic update
publisher	Washington, DC
publishDate	2013
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/03/437972/nepal-2000-economic-update http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15139
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spelling	okr-10986-151392021-04-23T14:03:15Z Nepal : 2000 Economic Update World Bank MACROECONOMIC ANALYSIS POVERTY REDUCTION ECONOMIC GROWTH REFORM POLICY ECONOMIC POLICY POLITICAL ASPECTS STRUCTURAL REFORMS PUBLIC RESOURCES MANAGEMENT GOVERNANCE PUBLIC EXPENDITURES REVENUE SOURCES PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT COMPETITIVENESS TRADE DEVELOPMENT RULE OF LAW FINANCIAL REGULATION CAPACITY BUILDING INSTITUTION BUILDING DECENTRALIZATION OWNERSHIP PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION ACCOUNTABILITY ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS ADMINISTRATIVE DISCRETION AGRICULTURE ANALYTICAL WORK ANNUAL GROWTH RATE ANNUAL RATE ANTI-CORRUPTION BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BILATERAL TRADE BUDGET ALLOCATIONS BUDGET DEFICIT CD CENTRAL BANK CIVIL SERVICE REFORMS CIVIL SOCIETY COALITIONS COMPETITIVENESS CONSENSUS CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CORRUPTION CRISES DEBT DEBT SERVICE RATIO DECENTRALIZATION DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS DECISION-MAKING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT PROCESS DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DIRECT INVESTMENT DISCLOSURE DISCRETIONARY POWERS DONOR COMMUNITY DRINKING WATER ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC REFORMS EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE RATE EXPORTS EXTERNAL DEBT FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SYSTEM FISCAL FISCAL MANAGEMENT FISCAL POLICIES FISCAL RESOURCES FISCAL SITUATION FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN EXCHANGE REGIME FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTORS GDP GNP GNP PER CAPITA GOVERNANCE PROBLEMS GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES GOVERNMENT BORROWING GOVERNMENT CONSUMPTION GOVERNMENT FINANCE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT REVENUE GOVERNMENT REVENUES GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH PATH GROWTH PERFORMANCE GROWTH RATE HEADCOUNT INDEX HEALTH CARE HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES IMPORTS INCOME INCREASED EMPHASIS INFLATION INFLATIONARY PRESSURES INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS INSTITUTIONAL WEAKNESSES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE SURVEY LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY LACK OF OWNERSHIP LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION LIQUIDITY LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL BODIES LOCAL LEVEL LOCAL LEVELS LONG TERM M2 MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MARKET INSTRUMENTS MINISTRY OF FINANCE MONARCHY MONEY SUPPLY MONOPOLIES MOTIVATIONS NATIONAL ACCOUNTS NATIONAL PLANNING NATIONS PER CAPITA INCOME PER CAPITA INCOMES PER-CAPITA INCOME POLITICAL INSTABILITY POLITICAL INTERFERENCE POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL STABILITY POPULATION GROWTH POVERTY LINE POVERTY REDUCTION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIORITY AREAS PRIVATE COSTS PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE SECTORS PRIVILEGED GROUPS PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC ENTERPRISES PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING RATIONALIZATION RECURRENT EXPENDITURES REDUCING POVERTY REPRESENTATIVES RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS RESOURCE USE RULE OF LAW RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES SAVINGS SERVICE DELIVERY SHORT TERM SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL INDICATORS SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE SOCIAL SECTORS SOCIAL SERVICES STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX COMPLIANCE TAX REFORMS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL CAPACITY TECHNICAL SERVICES TECHNICAL SUPPORT TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOTAL EXPENDITURES TRADE BALANCE TRADE POLICIES TRANSPARENCY URBAN POPULATION VALUATION VALUE ADDED VULNERABLE GROUPS WATER RESOURCES WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO The report is one of the documents in support of discussions for an upcoming Nepal Development Forum meeting, and, updates the macroeconomic development, and performance of related key areas of the economy, specifically, the period following the last economic update of November 1997, focusing on the provision of an overall framework for the reform agenda. The study reviews the economic growth of the country, which, despite certain growth, enabled by a series of reforms in the late eighties, has slowed down in recent years, largely due to political instability. Consequently, economic performance has been unsatisfactory, with almost no progress in reducing poverty, nor in addressing structural reforms. Forceful actions to accelerate economic development are recommended, namely, to improve public resource management, by changing the role of the public sector, towards the improvement of public expenditures, and revenue reforms. Furthermore, it is necessary to provide a level playing field for the private sector vis-e-vis public enterprises, enhancing competitiveness, and, most importantly, to establish the rule of law, in support of private sector activities. Conclusions address critical issues, such as financial sector reforms, institutional capacity building, decentralization, and the promotion of ownership, and participation. 2013-08-16T20:31:05Z 2013-08-16T20:31:05Z 2000-03-27 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/03/437972/nepal-2000-economic-update http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15139 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC South Asia Nepal

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