On August 30, the U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and the government of Nepal held a quiet joint ceremony to start the clock on the implementation of MCC projects in Nepal. The once ...

The Millennium Challenge Account Nepal Development Committee (MCA-Nepal) has signed a contract for the construction of a 117-kilometer transmission line under the Power Transmission Project of the MCC ...

Nepal is a young democracy with big dreams and limited jobs. That mix makes it easy for outside actors to shape public mood and opinion, often without people noticing.

On the day he returned to the U.S. presidency, Donald Trump issued an executive order freezing foreign aid for 90 days. Among the many projects impacted was a $500 million grant that was intended to ...

These nations support Nepal's policy frameworks through both government-to-government programs and civil society funding. Recently, the US has provided a $530 million (€450 million) Millennium ...

Nepal is navigating between India and China, while the United States rediscovers an interest in broader South Asia. Given the tense geostrategic and security environment in the Himalayas, China has ...

The grant paralysed Nepali politics, and nearly brought down a government. After acrimonious wrangling, Parliament three years ago this week ratified the $500 million US project for roads and ...

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