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About

Nepal Economic Forum (NEF) is a not-for-profit organization aiming to be Nepal’s premier economic policy and research institution. We are an impact-driven economic and development think tank that seeks to redefine Nepal’s development discourse by analyzing, facilitating and disseminating contemporary issues on society and the economy.

Owing to a committed and conscious approach to research and dissemination, NEF ranked among top 100 think tanks in the Asia Pacific region as a result of a research conducted by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) of the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania. NEF has managed to maintain its position in the list among other reputed organizations since 2016.

Our Mission

To engage in research, analysis and information dissemination to shape national agendas through partnerships and redefine the economic development discourse in Nepal.

NEF’s vision is to create an empowered private sector ecosystem in Nepal by upholding five interlinked and mutually reinforcing factors – bottom-up growth, digital transformation, global integration, sustainability and youth empowerment. NEF’s four verticals that complement, support and encourage these factors are – Business Policy Research Centre, Incubation Programs, Development Consulting and Doing Business in Federated Nepal.

With our vast portfolio of projects across multiple sectors, we work across development projects with a range of clients, usually international development organizations and agencies. NEF takes pride in its ethical standards and rigorous research techniques to achieve client-deliverables while also sharing, learning and further building on our knowledge base using best practices and resources generated from previous projects.

Nepal Economic Forum’s vision is to create an empowered private sector ecosystem in Nepal. NEF believes that for an empowered private sector ecosystem five interlinked and mutually reinforcing factors need to align, these factors are sustainablility, digital transformation, global Integration, youth empowerment and bottom-up growth. Our work strives to bring prosperity, awareness and growth within communities and projects we work with.

Nepal Economic Forum has a fast growing team that is constantly exploring opportunities to learn, collaborate, redesign research approaches and create impactful insights. We at NEF, invest greatly in systems and processes that contribute to personal and professional growth of individuals and communities around them. To know more about opportunities at NEF, check the Learn page of our website.

Advisory Board

Arnico Panday

Advisory Board Member, NEF

Kul Chandra Gautam

Advisory Board Member, NEF

Mahendra Krishna Shrestha

Advisory Board Member, NEF

Prativa Pandey

Advisory Board Member, NEF

Shraddha Gautam

Advisory Board Member, NEF

Sneh Rajbhandari

Advisory Board Member, NEF

Executive Board

Alpa Badani Shakya

Executive Board Member, NEF

Shayasta Tuladhar

Executive Board Member, NEF

Sudip Bhaju

Executive Board Member, NEF

Sujeev Shakya

Executive Board Member, NEF

Team

Amish Raj Mulmi

Senior Fellow

Apekshya Shah

Senior Fellow

Ashraya Dixit

Senior Fellow

Bibek Raj Kandel

Senior Fellow

Bibhakar Shakya

Senior Distinguished Fellow

Diva Shrestha

Senior Fellow

Giuseppe Savino

Senior Distinguished Fellow

Mark Perrin

Senior Fellow

Suman Basnet

Senior Distinguished Fellow

Partners