{"id":15938,"date":"2019-01-18T09:24:17","date_gmt":"2019-01-18T03:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nepalisansar.com\/?p=15938"},"modified":"2019-01-18T09:26:23","modified_gmt":"2019-01-18T03:56:23","slug":"foreign-aid-to-nepal-world-bank-tops-govt-eyes-capacity-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nepalisansar.com\/business\/foreign-aid-to-nepal-world-bank-tops-govt-eyes-capacity-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreign Aid to Nepal: World Bank Tops, Govt Eyes Capacity Development"},"content":{"rendered":"
Funding from internationally-renowned foreign agencies for Nepal\u2019s development has witnessed a decent rise in the FY 2017-18 that ended July 2018.<\/p>\n
The Development Cooperation Report 2018 released by the Finance Ministry on January 16, 2019 showed a 16 percent rise in foreign aid disbursement to Nepal (USD 1.62 billion) in the ended fiscal.<\/p>\n
World Bank topped the list of aiding agencies with USD 533.51 million support, showing a 54 percent year-on-year rise in funding.<\/p>\n
Asian Development Bank (ADB), United Kingdom, USAID and European Union stand as the major contributors.<\/p>\n