Nepal has taken a bold step to welcome global investors by introducing the Automatic Route for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). This reform removes much of the red tape, making it faster and easier for businesses to invest in the country.
Nepal's Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle presented the most reform-oriented budget in recent memory on 29 May 2026, allocating a record NPR 2,124 billion, an 8.2% increase over the previous year.
Nepal's economy is telling two very different stories at once. On the outside, it has never looked stronger. Remittances jumped 38.2% to Rs 2,121 billion, powering a record Rs 926 billion balance-of-payments surplus and lifting foreign exchange reserves to 19.1 months of import cover. Inflation has averaged a benign 2.89%.
