Nepal

South Asia

Account Ownership

Percent of adults age 15+ with an account at a financial institution or through a mobile money provider. Regional average excludes high income countries

Source: The Global Findex Database 2017

Gender Gap in Account Ownership

Percent of adults age 15+ with an account by gender

Source: The Global Findex Database 2017

Use of Financial Services

Percent of adults age 15+

Source: The Global Findex Database 2017
Country Resources
Nepal Microfinance Banker's Association (NMBA)
Centre for Microfinance Nepal
The Little Data Book on Financial Inclusion 2018

Publications

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Paper

A COVID Microfinance Liquidity Tour of Asia

Cross country data and analysis on different types of microfinance service providers

M-CRIL
Paper

COVID-19 and Remittance Flows in Nepal: Potential Turning Point for Development

Can this unprecedented crisis push Nepal to reform and absorb its human capital?

Posh Raj Pandey
Center for International Private Enterprise
Paper

A COVID Perspective on Nepal Microfinance

Advisory Note on the liquidity of MFIs in Nepal
Sanjay Sinha & Nara Hari Dhakal
M-CRIL

News & Events

Members of the financial inclusion community contributed the following news and events.

News

Remittances Provide Temporary Cushion to Nepal’s Troubled Economy

Banking Sector Deposits NPR 280 Million in COVID-19 Fund After Central Bank Directive

/ The Kathmandu Post

Survey Reveals Extent of the Fallout From the Pandemic on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Nepal

/ International Finance Corporation (IFC)
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