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Published by Nepal Economic Forum, January 2023
Nepal Economic Forum (NEF) is a premier private sector-led economic policy and research organization that seeks to redefine the economic development discourse in Nepal Founded in 2009 as a not-for-profit organization under the beed (www.beed.global) umbrella, NEF is a thought center that strives to positively transform Nepal’s economic and development policies by strengthening the Nepali economy through various activities to promote an efficient and inclusive private sector NEF has been featured in the list of Top Think Tanks in Southeast Asia and the Pacific in the Global Go-To Think Tank Index Reports 2016 through 2020
Inauguration of NEFmeet
Center for Digital Transformation (CDT) kickstarted operations
Nefport 50Commemorative issue of Nefport NEF Team expanded
NEF produced the following products as part of BPRC in 2022:
Nefport is a quarterlyeconomic publication that analyses key-events that occur across the review period. In 2022, each issue focused on one core theme –remittance for nefport 48; local economic development in nefport 49; and least developed countries graduation and beyond in nefport 50.
Neftalk
Nefmeet Nefsearch
Nefport 50 marked the commemorative issue of NEF's flagship economic publication. The issue aimed at dissecting the existing economic ecosystem and looking at future growth from a sustainable development perspective With this objective, the issue focused on two broad themes - one, the significance of LDC graduation for Nepal, and second, the need to achieve goals that are beyond the graduation targets.
Nefport 50 included contributions from a wide array of authors from varied sectors probing readers into lessons learned from other graduating LDCs and proposing newer thinking that extends beyond graduation, to include matters of inclusive and green growth, investments, and accelerating economic growth.
Held on September 16, 2022, the inaugural NEFmeet brought together partners and patrons of NEF along with delegates from across sectors. The day-long economic conclave witnessed keynote speeches, thematic presentations, conversations, and discussions, including various stakeholders
Tourism in the Digital Era Date: 13 June 2022
the Stock Price of Commercial Banks in Nepal, and the second was on The 2018 Amendment in Transport Management Directive and its Impact".
Impact of Dividend on the Stock Price of Commercial Banks in Nepal
Authors: Pragati Karki, Sneha Shrestha
Date: August 2022
The 2018 Amendment in Transport Management Directive and its Impact
Authors: Sugam Nanda Bajracharya
Date: November 2022
NEF has published upwards of 38 "Did You Know" updates, and is still ongoing.
Proceedings
Proceedings Report: Dissecting the World of Remittances
Report: Tourism in the Digital Era Proceedings Report: Thailand-Nepal Economic Forum
Center for Digital Transformation (CDT) is an incubation program that addresses crosscutting themes related to digital adoption and revolution in emerging and frontier markets of Asia and Africa. In 2022, CDT kickstarted its operations
Nepal and the World (NAW) will study Nepal's foreign policy and diplomacy while also serving as a platform to connect Nepalis around the world.
The Centre for Private Sector Development (CPSD) will focus on private sector-led development by supporting the growth of small and medium enterprises.
In 2022, Center for Digital Transformation (CDT) kickstarted operations with a social media awareness campaign and a Neftalk held in December 2022.
The incubation center, in its initial phase, has managed to build a repository of data and research that examines digitization in the economy CDT's social media campaign served as a platform to disseminate information and spread awareness about the current state of digital space that affected the digital revolution and adaptation in the country
The CDT hosted a neftalk that explored the prospects of digital evolution in the Nepali labour market and evaluate the current and future strategies that will help to equip Nepalis with the right talent, knowledge, and skills. The event included a presentation and a panel discussion from five spokespeople who shared their perspectives on what is required to strengthen Nepal on the digital front
NUS ISAS-NEF Webinar on "Did Nepal Vote for Change?"
Nepal‘s parliamentary elections that concluded on 20 November 2022 brought out new ideas, ideologies and individuals, giving the nation an opportunity to rebuild and reform.
Against this backdrop, the webinar analysed the key issues relating to the elections and discuss the way forward for Nepal
The NEF Fellowship is a one-year program that allows talented young graduates to contribute towards research and analysis for the various products and assignments conducted at NEF
The NEF Fellows are committed to the organization for a full year. They are instrumental in refining NEF’s research and analysis while also creating content for its digital as well as physical information dissemination platforms by writing and participating in research papers/projects, blogs, publications, events and more.
