IMF Office in Nepal
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Resident Representative for Nepal
Pranav Kumar Gupta
Resident Representative
Office Information
International Monetary Fund
Resident Representative Office
Hotel Dusit Princess
Lazimpat, Kathmandu, Nepal
Postal Code: 44601
Phone: +977 1 4541856
Email: RR-NPL@imf.org
At a Glance: Nepal's Relations with the IMF
- Current IMF membership: 191 countries
- Nepal joined the Fund in September 1961; Quota: SDR 156.90 million
- Staff Report for the 2018 Article IV Consultation, February 17, 2019
- Charts on Macroeconomic Indicators, July 31, 2020
- IMF Staff Completes 2020 Article IV Mission to Nepal, January 17, 2020
- 2019 Article IV Consultation Staff Report, April 6, 2020
- Selected Issues, April 6, 2020
- New: Request for Disbursement Under the Rapid Credit Facility, May 11, 2020
Resident Representative
- Pranav Kumar Gupta, Resident Representative.
- Senior economist with over 12 years of experience at the IMF.
- Specializations: IMF lending operations, bilateral surveillance, and capacity development.
- Country experience: Armenia, Malawi, Mongolia, and Zambia.
- Research publications in: Journal of International Money and Finance; Journal of African Economies; International Economics.
- Technical assistance experience: forecasting and policy analysis modeling for the central banks of India, Rwanda, and Tanzania.
- Prior roles:
- Senior Economist on the Mongolia team at the IMF.
- Work leveraging AI technologies to enhance productivity within the IMF.
- Positions at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in Washington, D.C., and Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany.
- Education: master’s degree in economics from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur.
Activities and focus of the IMF Office in Nepal
- Presents information and news from the IMF Office in Nepal and describes the work of the IMF in Nepal, including activities of the IMF Resident Representative Office.
- Points users to additional information available on the Nepal and IMF country page, including IMF reports and Executive Board documents that deal with Nepal.
- Outreach and communications material includes: Comic Book: Defending Against Money Laundering.
Useful information and partner organizations
- Asian Development Bank
- Kantipur National Daily
- Ministry of Finance
- Nepal News Online
- Nepal Rastra Bank
- IMF Training for Government officials
- IMF Resident Offices Around the World
Recent regional context (April 16, 2026)
- Asia’s economic resilience is being tested by the war in the Middle East and an ensuing energy shock.
- Higher fuel prices are:
- Raising inflation.
- Squeezing budgets.
- Exposing the region’s reliance on imported energy.
- Underscoring the need to protect people and speed up reforms.
- Reference date: April 16, 2026.
Nepal and the IMF
Content in this bundle
- Nepal: Recent Macro-Economic Developments
References
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- Staff Report for the 2018 Article IV Consultation, February 17, 2019
- IMF Staff Completes 2020 Article IV Mission to Nepal, January 17, 2020
- 2019 Article IV Consultation Staff Report,April 6, 2020
- Selected Issues, April 6, 2020
- Request for Disbursement Under the Rapid Credit Facility, May 11, 2020
- Read the Report