Nepal : 2017 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report.

This 2017 Article IV Consultation highlights the rebound of Nepal's economy following a slowdown caused by the 2015 earthquakes and trade disruptions at the southern border. The growth of real GDP at market prices slowed to 0.6 percent in 2015/16 (mid-July 2015 to mid-July 2016). Due to trade d...

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Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund. Asia and Pacific Dept
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2017.
Series:IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2017/074
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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Summary:This 2017 Article IV Consultation highlights the rebound of Nepal's economy following a slowdown caused by the 2015 earthquakes and trade disruptions at the southern border. The growth of real GDP at market prices slowed to 0.6 percent in 2015/16 (mid-July 2015 to mid-July 2016). Due to trade disruption, shortages of fuel and other essential goods drove up inflation to 12 percent (year over year) in January 2016, but it eased subsequently to 3.2 percent in January 2017, mainly because of lower food prices. Growth is projected to reach 5.5 percent in 2016/17, and inflation is expected to undershoot the central bank's mid-2017 target of 7.5 percent.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (73 pages)
Format:Mode of access: Internet
ISSN:1934-7685
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