On July 8, 2026, Nepal Economic Forum convened its signature event, NEFtalk, on the findings of an EU-commissioned report ‘Nepal-Europe Migration Corridor.’ bringing together senior policymakers, diplomats, migration experts, and development practitioners to discuss the fast-growing Nepal–Europe migration corridor and the policy framework needed to govern it.
On June 19, 2026, Nepal Economic Forum (NEF) convened its signature event, NEFtalk, on the topic ‘Gig Economy and Ride Hailing: Towards Employment Generation,’ bringing together more than 100 senior policymakers, business leaders, economists, and development practitioners to discuss the policy framework for ride-hailing and the broader gig economy.
On July 8, NEF convened a NEFtalk on “Nepal-Europe Migration Corridor,” bringing together senior policymakers, diplomats, migration experts, and development practitioners to discuss the fast-growing Nepal-Europe migration corridor and the policy framework needed to govern it.
On June 19, NEF convened a NEFtalk on “Gig Economy and Ride Hailing: Towards Employment Generation” to discuss how Nepal can harness the growing platform economy to create jobs while ensuring an enabling and balanced policy environment. Read the press release here.
The Himalayan Future Forum (HFF), convened by the Nepal Economic Forum, is a platform dedicated to amplifying Himalayan perspectives on climate, community, and connectivity. Building on its inaugural edition in 2024, HFF 2026 brought together policymakers, experts, youth, and practitioners in Lalitpur, Nepal, to address pressing regional challenges, from climate risks and migration to digital transformation and geopolitics. With a strong emphasis on sustainability, youth engagement, and cross-border collaboration, the forum combined high-level dialogue with interactive experiences like the Himalayan Haat, fostering both policy exchange and people-to-people connections. This proceedings report captures the key insights and discussions from the Day 1 conference sessions.