IMF Staff Country Reports

Nepal: Staff Report for the 2002 Article IV Consultation

September 24, 2002

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International Monetary Fund. "Nepal: Staff Report for the 2002 Article IV Consultation", IMF Staff Country Reports 2002, 205 (2002), accessed 12/27/2025, https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451829907.002

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Summary

This 2002 Article IV Consultation highlights that Nepal’s real GDP growth is estimated to have slowed to 0.8 percent in 2001/02 from 5 percent in the previous year (fiscal year ending mid-July). Agricultural growth slowed to less than 2 percent from more than 4 percent, reflecting irregular rainfall. The output of nonagricultural sectors was largely stagnant, with manufacturing and tourism sectors particularly hit hard by the domestic security situation as well as the global slowdown. Inflation was subdued at about 3 percent, reflecting weak domestic demand and stable Indian prices for most of the year.

Subject: Budget planning and preparation, Commercial banks, Economic sectors, Exports, Financial institutions, International trade, Public enterprises, Public financial management (PFM), Public sector

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