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Press articles (used media abbreviations)

Govt yet to reimburse Rs 33.11b from donors (kp 01/09/2010)

NPPR to discuss donor concerns (kp 25/08/2010)

Donors join hands to support health sector (kp 19/08/2010), USAID offers $15.6 million to Nepal for health programme (nn 19/08/2010), World Bank provides $177.5 million for essential health services, food security (ht 20/08/2010)

World Bank to provide aid for health and food security (nn 18/08/2010)

Canada provides aid for research project on water security in Nepal, India and Bangladesh (nn 16/08/2010)

Pandey urges more aid for rural Nepal (kp 27/07/2010), Donors' stringent conditions are hampering development projects: FM Pandey (nn 27/07/2010) [??]

ADB aid for Kathmandu roads (kp 25/07/2010), ADB aid of $ 20 m to upgrade Kathmandu's public transportation (nn 25/07/2010)

ADB aid for waste management (ht 24/07/2100)

WWF assistance of Rs 80m for biodiversity conservation (nn 22/07/2010)

EU to donate Rs 126m (kp 21/07/2010)

Rs 90 crore Swiss grant for roads (ht 11/07/2010), Swiss to provide Rs. 900m for road construction (nn 11/07/2010)

DFID manna may shrink: NRB guv (kp 10/07/2010)

Nepal may lose reimbursement (kp 06/07/2010)

Accord for agro project inked (kp 06/07/2010)

ADB approves $72 million for Nepal (nn 19/06/2010)

Nepal to get $12m in eco aid (kp 03/06/2010)

PAF to get additional funds from WB (ht 03/06/2010), PAF to get Rs. 15 billion for poverty alleviation (nn 03/06/2010)

IMF to inject fund to ease BoP deficit woes (kp 30/05/2010), Nepal receives $42 million in loan from IMF (ht 30/05/2010)

Donors are disrupting Nepal's development: NPC (nn 25/05/2010)

Finnish help for Rural Water Resource Management (nn 23/05/2010)

Australian aid to Manang Aid-post lauded (rn 18/05/2010)

WB to float Rs 3.01 billion to upgrade rural road networks (nn 18/05/2010)

Nepal in Obama’s anti-hunger plan (kp 13/05/2010), US Feed the Future Initiative to fight hunger, poverty (ht 13/05/2010), Nepal selected for US govt's Feed the Future initiative (nn 13/05/2010)

ADB project to roll, by Pragati Shahi (kp 11/05/2010)

Nepal should not depend on foreign aid, says former envoy (ht 30/04/2010)

Japan to provide Rs 451.8 m for forest preservation (nn 29/04/2010)

ADB to support alternative, renewal energy development (ht 24/04/2010)

World Bank pledges Rs 9.17 billion for Nepal's health sector (nn 21/04/2010), World Bank aid
for poor to access essential health services (ht 22/04/2010), Do it right: Devolution must be top of the agenda for the latest World Bank supported health project (kp 02/05/2010)

Govt asks donors to toe the line (kp 17/04/2010)

Fund for Poor: Asian Development Bank's Japan Fund provides grant to protect women, children and help the poor (sp 16/04/2010)

Aid effectiveness and donors'' anxiety: Much to be gleaned, by Basanta K. Pokharel (ht 08/04/2010)

Japan extends food aid worth Rs 370 million (nn 08/04/2010), Japans 490m yen to boost food production (ht 09/04/2010)

World Bank to chip in $ 48.31m for social safety nets, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 08/04/2010)

4.55m ADB aid for women and children (kp 06/04/2010)

$4.55m Japanese aid to Nepal (nn 05/04/2010)

NPTFs second phase starts (ht 29/03/2010)

Funds must go to poorest, says UK (ht 29/03/2010)

WHO presents health equipment, by Gita Sapkota (rn 23/03/2010)

Japanese aid for waste management (rn 18/03/2010)

Donors tighten purse strings: Peace building grant (kp 17/03/2010), UK to provide Rs 550m to support peace process in Nepal (nn 17/03/2010), UK to give Rs 550M on peace aid (rn 18/03/2010), UK pledges £5 million for peace (kp 18/03/2010)

UKaid pledges Rs 6 billion for Nepal's health sector (nn 16/03/2010)

ADB to provide Rs. 5040 million for Energy efficiency improvement (nn 11/03/2010), ADB provides grant, loan for power sector (ht 12/03/2010)

Japan approves Rs 320 million for implementing five projects (nn 01/03/2010), Japanese assistance for drinking water facilities in Saptari (nn 02/03/2010), Rs 817.7m Japanese grant for community access project (nn 05/03/2010), Japan's $11m for Sindhuli access project (ht 06/03/2010)

WB team to assess economic crisis (kp 23/02/2010), WB's vice prez concludes week-long Nepal visit (nn 23/02/2010), WB rolls out 4-step hydropower plan (ht 23/02/2010)

Donors suspend aid: School reform on rough road, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 22/02/2010)

Govt seeks WB funding for Upper Arun project, by Pragati Shahi (kp 22/02/2010)

Germany pledges 9.5m euros for solar system (kp 17/02/2010), Germany offers 9.5 million euros to Nepal (nn 17/02/2010)

Transmission project: WB ready to support (kp 17/02/2010)

ADB supports ministry to upgrade cities, by Yadav Raj Joshi (ht 12/01/2010)

MoF, FCGO differ on debt servicing, by Prithviman Shrestha (kp 09/02/2010)

Japan extends food aid worth Rs 566 million (nn 09/02/2010), Japan agrees to give Rs 566m food aid (kp 10/02/2010)

Japan pledges US $ 73,588 for disabled (nn 07/02/2010)

Japanese assistance for construction of school (rn 06/02/2010)

ADB commits Rs 61b over 3 years (kp 05/02/2010)

Rs 360m Norwegian aid for quality education to Nepali children (nn 05/02/2010)

UK govt announces Rs 800 m to Nepal for community support programme (nn 01/02/2010), UK pledges Rs 800m for CSP (kp 02/02/2010)

Japan grant aid for clean energy (ht 30/01/2010)

Government and Donor Working Together, by Mahesh Banskota (tg 27/01/2010)

ADB pledges continued assistance (nn 26/01/2010)

Donor’s threat to grind biogas funding to halt (kp 21/01/2010)

The fruitless trees of Karnali, by Phuntsok Dorjee (kp 16/01/2010)

Japanese aid soon for Nepal to combat rampant anaemia (ht 29/12/2009)

Govt to address donors’ concerns (kp 23/12/2009)

$6 million UN assistance to address Nepal hunger (kp 23/12/2009)

World Bank extra aid to upgrade rural roads (ht 19/12/2009), $45m WB grant for rural roads (kp 19/12/2009)

EU gives Rs 880M food aid (rn 15/12/2009)

Donor-funded projects: Nepal meets part of commitments (kp 07/12/2009)

Donors flay intimidation in bid process (kp 04/12/2009), Donors bemoan coercion in bid process (nn 04/12/2009), Don’t withdraw aid: Government to donors (kp 05/12/2009)

Global Fund withdraws aid (kp 01/12/2009)

Donors: Respect development space (kp 23/11/2009), Donor Projects, Native Consultancy: Is A Marriage Possible?, by Prem Khatry (rn 23/11/2009), Politics of aid
Donors violate their own international commitments, by Rabin Subedi (nt 27/11/2009)

Blaming aid agencies is unfair without creating alternatives to achieve food security, by Jagannath Adhikari (kp 22/11/2009)

ADB grant to ease traffic issues (kp 20/11/2009)

$80m UK grant on climate change (kp 14/11/2009)

Rs 292m Swiss aid for rural health (ht 05/11/2009), Swiss promises Rs 292 million for rural health (nn 05/11/2009)

China pledges Rs 14.97 billion as soft loan (nn 05/11/2009)

Foreign aids fail to power development in local bodies, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 03/11/2009)

WB to provide $ 45m, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 30/10/2009)

How about a debt swap?, by Sunil B Pant (kp 28/10/2009)

Nepal’s repayment capacity moderate: IMF, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 25/10/2009)

WB pledges Rs 7.4 billion for blacktopping remote roads (nn (23/10/2009), WB to provide $100m grant for road project, by Pragati Shahi (kp 23/10/2009)

ADB pledges $ 2 million to give legal identity to poor Nepalis (nn 14/10/2009), ADB to aid drive for legal identity to poor (ht 15/10/2009)

Norwegian support to the discharge and rehabilitation process (nn 12/10/2009)

Nepal likely to get more SDRs from IMF, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 02/10/2009), Nepal to decide on PRGF programme continuation (ht 03/10/2009)

Education for All gets $130m World Bank aid (ht 24/09/2009)

USAID to provide $205m to Nepal (nn 22/09/2009), USAID to provide $205m for next 5 yrs (ht 23/09/2009)

The Swiss way (kp 06/09/2009)

EU gives Nepal Rs 652m for peace and stabilization (kp 27/08/2009)

WB pledges Rs 400 million to blacktop rural roads (nn 26/08/2009)

WB to give $130m for SSR, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 22/08/2009), WB pledges Rs 8b aid (kp 22/08/2009), Energy and agriculture corner funds: World Bank's millions for key sectors (ht 22/08/2009)

Rs 55m EU assistance (kp 22/08/2009)

UN bats for more humanitarian aid for Nepal to combat crises, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ht 20/08/2009)

ADB ups grant to Nepal (kp 06/08/2009)

ADB aid for flood damage rehabilitation (nn 04/08/2009)

Donors asked to increase aid: Govt mulls over long-term pandemic control (kp 29/07/2009), Govt eyeing more foreign investment (ht 29/07/2009)

WFP provides vocational training to Koshi victims (nn 27/07/2009)

Nepal, donors discuss pandemic (kp 26/07/2009)

WB confirms fund reallocation (kp 16/07/2009)

Sujata: Bail LDCs out of meltdown (kp 16/07/2009)

UK bounty to tide, by Rajan Pokhrel (ht 08/07/2009)

Govt seeks $100m from ADB for energy (kp 23/06/2009)

Japanese grant for Sindhuli road (nn 23/06/2009)

World Bank aid for energy crisis management (ht 20/06/2009)

WB approves USD 782 m for Nepal (nn 05/06/2009), WB commits $ 782 m for two years (kp 06/06/2009), WB aid bounty round the corner (ht 06/06/2009)

Food for thought: It appears donors are more willing to  relieve Nepalis of hunger than their own government (kp 06/06/2009)

Six women to get training in Japan (rn 15/05/2009)

PM urges donors to continue assistance (rn 13/05/2009), PM’s Call To Donors (rn 13/05/2009)

Foreign grant up 43.1pc this year, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 29/04/2009)

$25m ADB flood relief grant (kp 22/04/2009), ADB approves US$ 256M grant for EFDRP (rn 22/04/2009)

Keep the dollars flowing, by Shyam K.C. (kp 20/04/2009)

Five per cent ADB loans to Nepal at risk: Annual report (ht 19/04/2009)

UK pledges support for peace process, development (nn 18/04/2009)

Foreign aid revisited, by Bishal Bhattarai (kp 16/04/2009), Dignified existence, by Biswas Baral (kp)

Fixing aid: Donors should be happy that the government wishes to reduce dependency on aid (kp 14/04/2009)

Lessons on aid effectiveness, by Devendra Raj Panday (kp 08/04/2009)

Norway to help in hydro plan (kp 06/04/2009)

Turkey offers financial support to KUSOM (nn 05/04/2009), Rs 7.8m Turkish aid (kp 06/04/2009)

Finland interested in education, environment, by Om Thapa (rn 04/04/2009)

Denmark aid (kp 03/04/2009)

Foster promises more aid (ht 02/04/2009), Rs 20 billion UK aid for 3 yrs (kp 03/04/2009), UK minister pledges billions to boost economy (ht 03/04/2009), Growing Int’l Assistance (rn 04/04/2009)

NDF 2009 to focus on trade and investment (kp 02/04/2009), NDF meet to focus on aid flow, development (ht 02/04/2009), NDF meet to discuss economic restructuring, aid effectiveness (nn 02/04/2009), We’re nice guys: The NDF is a chance for the Maoists to assure donors that they are a reliable partner (kp 03/04/2009)

Cash-strapped Peace Corps to give Nepal a miss in '09, by Rajan Pokhrel (ht 26/03/2009)

US project golden goose for youths (kp 25/03/2009)

Looking back through a development prism, interview with Bella Bird, head of the Nepal office of the Department for International Development (DFID) (ht 19/03/2009), We don’t focus enough on outputs, interview with Bella Bird (kp 06/04/2009)

Development talk, by Achyut Wagle (kp 18/03/2009)

Govt planning to unveil new policy on foreign assistance (nn 18/03/2009)

Japanese aid (kp 18/03/2009)

Heart of Darkness (kp 18/03/2009)

German assistance to rehabilitate children (kp 17/03/2009)

Aid and its discontents, by Aditya Adhikari (kp 17/03/2009)

Don't look at me: Donors have little interest in long-term, nearly invisible institutional building efforts to prevent corruption, by Narayan Manandhar (kp 14/03/2009)

Rs 6.5m Japanese aid (kp 10/03/2009), Japanese grant for community health centre (ht 10/03/2009)

New policy to streamline aid, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 10/03/2009)

Japan provides food aid (kp 07/03/2009)

Japanese grant for campus (kp 05/03/2009)

German aid for NGO (kp 05/03/2009)

Swiss bidding Dolakha adieu, by Rajendra Manandhar (kp 01/03/2009)

UNFPA hands over 150 bicycles to FPAN (rn 28/02/2009)

Norway interested to help in hydropower (rn 25/02/2009)

Japan extends food aid to Nepal (nn 25/02/2009), Japanese $ 6.8m food aid (kp 26/02/2009), Japan to provide food aid to Nepal (ht 26/02/2009)

Japanese grant for Sindhuli road (nn 12/02/2009)

More health aid in offing: Pokharel (ht 10/02/2009)

ADB $9m grant for SASEC ICT project (ht 10/02/2009), ADB provides assistance (kp 10/02/2009), Strengthen ADB’s Partnership, by Barry J. Hitchcock (sp 20/02/2009)

Nepal, UK agree to start RAP Phase 2 (rn 09/02/2009), Nepal, UK agree to continue Rural Access Programme in seven hill districts (nn 09/02/2009)

ADB aid for Koshi flood victims (kp 08/02/2009)

WB, ADB aid to be half grant, half loan, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 06/02/2009)

WB assures not to fold up aid blanket (ht 05/02/2009)

ADB's performance in Nepal 'solid' (nn 05/02/2009)

Finnish aid may double (kp 05/02/2009)

PM Dahal requests World Bank, Finnish minister to invest in bigger projects in Nepal (nn 04/02/2009)

Donors: Utilise aid (kp 03/02/2009), Finance Minister seeks donors' support; govt asked to maintain transparency (nn 03/02/2009)

Partnership paper on health sector development (rn 03/02/2009)

Top World Bank official arrives (ht 02/02/2009), Top WB official tours districts (kp 04/02/2009)

EU to provide Rs. 6 B aid to Nepal (rn 21/01/2009)

Call to keep tabs on foreign aid spending (kp 19/01/2009)

Call to increase foreign aid (kp 16/01/2009)

Their pound of flesh, by Biswo Poudel (kp 31/12/2008)

Denmark to provide Nepal Rs 2.38 billion grant aid (ht 30/12/2008)

Most of donor supported projects becoming paralysed (rn 19/12/2008)

Nepal-Germany to continue economic co-operation (rn 17/12/2008), Germany to chip in Rs 3.7 billion (kp 18/12/2008), Germany to give Rs 3.7 bn aid (ht 20/12/2008)

Rs 8.24 billion ADB assistance (kp 16/12/2008), ADB to provide Rs. 8,241 M for empowerment of local bodies (rn 17/12/2008)

Swiss aid to Nepal to increase: Envoy (rn 11/12/2008), Swiss aid to Nepal up (kp 11/12/2008)

UN food aid for poor (kp 06/12/2008)

Precious Gestures: A British minister pledges aid of Rs 2.4 billion while a Danish minister hints of continued support to Nepal as it moves on the path of democratization (sp 05/12/2008)

Be lenient in Nepal aid policy: Dr Bhattarai urges WB (kp 01/12/2008), FM asks WB to lend Nepal a fiscal hand (ht 01/12/2008), Dr Bhattarai seeks support from World Bank (rn 01/12/2008), Aid policy perpetuating dependence: Dr Bhattarai (kp 02/12/2008)

Moller wraps up visit with aid pledge (kp 30/11/2008)

Aussie aid for 13 small projects (kp 29/11/2008)

Win Donors’ Trust (rn 29/11/2008)

Rs 2.4b UK aid (kp 28/11/2008), Foster announces British support of 20 M GB pound (rn 28/11/2008)

German support for Koshi flood victims (ht 27/11/2008)

USAID supports investment in hydropower (nn 25/11/2008)

All that aid, by Teresa Whitfield (kp 22/11/2008)

Aid ineffective, Bhattarai tells donors (kp 15/11/2008), Donors want better aid management: Positive on Nepal taking lead role, question capacity, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 15/11/2008), Looking for change (ht 17/11/2008), Donor-driven Development (rn 17/11/2008)

Three major donors pledge $1b in 3 yrs (kp 14/11/2008)

Donors satisfied with Nepal’s portfolio performance (rn 14/11/2008)

WB increases aid to developing countries (kp 13/11/2008)

Pakistan provides medicine (rn 13/11/2008)

UNDP aid to enhance financial services access (kp 12/11/2008)

German dev agency to add experts (kp 05/11/2008), DED allocates 2.4M Euros for Nepal (rn 05/11/2008)

WB provides Rs. 2,834M grant assistance (rn 03/11/2008)

India to provide Rs 49.17 million assistance to Nepal (Hindustan Times 03/11/2008)

Nepal expects more aid: Yadav (kp 25/10/2008)

$45m Korean aid for hydro (kp 25/10/2008)

Mega grant for waste disposal (ht 24/10/2008)

ADB pledges Rs 8.3 billion grant aid (nn 22/10/2008), ADB grant in millions to boost local govt bodies (ht 23/10/2008)

$42m US assistance (kp 22/10/2008), US provides Rs 3.3 billion in development aid to Nepal (nn 22/10/2008)

French help for flood victims in Nepal (nn 22/10/2008), French aid for flood victims (kp 22/10/2008)

European Commission provides Euro 4.5 m for flood victims of Nepal, India (nn 16/10/2008)

US provides 576 m for WFP operation in Nepal (nn 15/10/2008), US contributes for conflict victims (kp 16/10/2008)

Dr Bhattarai urges donors for more support (nn 11/10/2008), Bhattarai pleads for more int’l aid, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 12/10/2008), Nepal seeks $450m budgetary support: US not to relax policy on Maoists, by Milan mani Sharma (kp 13/10/2008), FM requests for Rs 34 billion assistance from WB (nn 13/10/2008), Trade, not aid (kp 13/10/2008), Donor community to give additional aid, by Girish Pokhrel (rn 13/10/2008), Aid and strings (ht 14/10/2008), Future of aid flow concerns Nepal, by David R. Sands (Washington Times 16/10/2008), Managing expectations (kp 18/10/2008)

Acharya calls world community for financial support to LDCs (nn 08/10/2008)

Donors & anti-corruption, by Narayan Manandhar (kp 07/10/2008)

WB announces USD 36 million aid package to Nepal (nn 01/10/2008), World Bank to provide $36m food assistance (kp 02/10/2008), WB backs response to food crisis (ht 03/10/2008)

New Zealand increases aid to Himalayan Trust (nn 30/09/2008)

FM Yadav urges intl community to address needs of LDCs (nn 30/09/2008)

"People need to see they have the power to change their lives", interview with Beth S Paige, USAID Nepal Mission Director (nt 26/09/2008)

$ 4.5m US aid for flood victims (kp 25/09/2008)

Japan provides Rs 600m for education (kp 17/09/2008)

Rs 650m Danish aid for peace (kp 17/09/2008)

Donors commit to reform aid process (nn 14/09/2008)

Danish assistance to flood victims (rn 10/09/2008)

Secretary-General approves $10 million contribution in aid to Nepal from United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (Relief Web 10/09/2008), UN approves USD 10m assistance to Nepal (nn 10/09/2008), UN okays $10 million aid for peace building (kp 11/09/2008), UN pledges $10 million for peace-building (ht 11/09/2008)

ADB assures grant increment to Nepal (kp 09/09/2008)

Dr. Bhattarai assures donors on implementation capacity (rn 29/08/2008), More Support (rn 30/08/2008)

WB supports Nepal's peace process (kp 27/08/2008), WB to provide Rs 8.8 bn grant (ht 27/08/2008), World Bank Grant (rn 28/08/2008), Support For Peace: The World Bank supports Nepal’s efforts to consolidate peace and development (sp 12/09/2008)

Japan's assistance for working children (nn 27/08/2008)

Home ministry likely to approach donor agencies (ht 23/08/2008)

UNDP provides US$ 2m assistance (kp 21/08/2008)

Solheim vows continued Norwegian support (ht 20/08/2008)

3.7m UNDP project for EC capacity building (kp 19/08/2008)

WFP to expand food assistance programme (nn 15/08/2008), WFP unveils plan to feed 2.5m in Nepal (kp 16/08/2008), WFP plans to feed 2.5 million Nepalis (ht 16/08/2008)

Japan writes off Rs 7.22b outstanding debt (nn 07/08/2008), Japan extends debt relief of Rs 7.22b to Nepal (kp 08/08/2008)

WB grant to pay PLA, conflict victims (kp 06/08/2008)

FDI commitment rises to 5-year high at Rs 10b (kp 31/07/2008)

Finance Minister complains over lack of investment in irrigation by donor agencies (nn 28/07/2008)

Anatomy of foreign aid (kp 27/07/2008)

Helping Hands: Senior officials from UK and Japan assure of continued cooperation to Nepal in coming days (sp 25/07/2008)

IFC to finance 25 pc Arun-III, Upper Karnali investment (kp 22/07/2008)

WFP to extend support to 500,000 more Nepalis, by Astha Sharma (kp 20/07/2008)

Japan grants Rs 1.7b for road project (nn 17/07/2008)

‘Donors need to be transparent’ (kp 05/07/2008)

Swiss govt grants Rs 232 m for two projects (nn 03/07/2008)

Australia may double aid to Nepal: Envoy (kp 29/06/2008)

ADB explores ways to catalyze investment (ht 23/06/2008)

UK to provide Rs 3.74b assistance (kp 22/06/2008), $55 million UK aid for roads (ht 22/06/2008)

Lekhak seeks continued international cooperation (nn 10/06/2008)

European Commission pledges USD 100 million for education sector (nn 05/06/2008), EC to give $100m for education sector (kp 06/06/2008)

ADB to provide more aid if govt performs (kp 28/05/2008), ADB likely to increase aid by 70pc (ht 28/05/2008)

Govt agrees Rs 1.25b Japan grant (kp 23/05/2008)

Rs 1.4 bn Finnish aid (ht 23/05/2008)

WB assures continued support (kp 20/05/2008)

IFAD to provide Rs 270 million grant (kp 20/05/2008)

$4m IFAD grant to Nepal (ht 19/05/2008)

Foreign Aid in Nepal: The Changing Context, by Madan Kumar Dahal (tg 14/05/2008)

WB approves Rs 8.2bn grant (kp 08/05/2008), World Bank grants US$ 127 m to Nepal for various projects (nn 08/05/2008), WB grants $50m (ht 08/05/2008), Impetus For Projects: The World Bank grants US$ 127 m to Nepal for various projects (sp 16/05/2008)

Program to map aid from gender perspective (kp 07/05/2008)

Dr Mahat calls for more ADB aid (kp 06/05/2008)

Dancing With Donors: Maoist chief Prachanda meets with donors and diplomats to assure about their economic and development policies, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 02/05/2008)

WB officials meet PM, Prachanda; assure help in hydropower sector (nn 29/04/2008), WB to give Nepal US $127m more (kp 30/04/2008), World Bank to continue its support for Nepal (ht 30/04/2008), Nepal to get US$127 million in aid from WB (nn 30/04/2008)

Foreign aid: Still a hot-button issue, by Sohan Kumar Karna (ht 28/04/2008)

Working in Rolpa and Rukum, by Frieder Konold (tg 23/04/2008)

WWF signs Rs 10m grant for SNPBZ (kp 16/04/2008)

$14m UK aid for Nepal peace process (ht 05/04/2008)

Germany giving 500,000 Euro for UNICEF’s work in Nepal (New Europe 31/03/2008)

Donors dictate: Small farmers’ lives at stake, by Bihari Krishna Shrestha (ht 26/03/2008)

Germany provides US$725,000 to UNICEF for child soldiers (nn 23/03/2008)

Foreign Aid in Nepal, by Mahesh Banskota (tg 19/03/2008)

IMF mission to Nepal: The cart before the horse, by Raghab D Pant (ht 17/03/2007)

Life after debt: Development to suffer as foreign aid falls (kp 14/03/2008)

A critical time for Nepal: Donors will stand by the people (kp 05/03/2008)

WB announces Nepal Development Marketplace 2008 (kp 02/03/2008)

Development Aid Reconsidered, by Lok Nath Bhusal (rn 28/02/2008) [see also part 3 (17/03/2008), part 4 (25/03/2008)]

Nepal signs Country Programme Action Plan with UNDP, UNICEF and UNFPA (nn 25/02/2008)

Donors pledge support for dev work (kp 22/02/2008), Dillydallying donors not much help for peace process, by Krishna Regmi (kp 22/02/2008), Confused donors (kp 25/02/2008), The donor conclave: Lessons to learn, by Bihari Krishna Shrestha (ht 26/02/2008), Promises And Commitments: Nepal's development partners promise to support the country generously provided there is peace, stability and election, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 29/02/2008)

Donors concerned over threats to peace and development (nn 20/02/2008), Donor conference to begin from Thursday (nn 21/02/2008), Meet to bolster trust, confidence: Govt (kp 21/02/2008), We are concerned over threats to peace: Donors (kp 21/02/2008), Civil Society protests (kp 21/02/2008)

‘Foreign aid failed for lack of transparency, accountability’ (kp 15/02/2008), Foreign Aid: Crisis In Changing Phase, by Keshab Poudel (sp 15/02/2008), "People Have Been Getting A Lot Of Peace Dividends", interview with Madhav Prasad Ghimire (sp 15/02/2008)

EU qualifies Nepal for its mobility program, by Nitya Nanda Timsina (kp 13/02/2008)

Foreign aid: Seeking Succor, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 08/02/2008)

Japan provides Rs 50 m to Nepal for food supply in remote districts (nn 06/02/2008)

Govt starts pre-consultation with donors (nn 02/02/2008), ‘Nepal needs Rs 11b aid for health program’ (kp 05/02/2008)

WB, Nepal sign Rs 15.92b assistance agreement (kp 01/02/2008)

ADB pledges $25 million in grants for IT projects in rural Nepal (nn 30/01/2008)

Japan extends food aid worth Rs 234 million to Nepal (kp 28/01/2008)

ADB to fund education sector reform programme (nn 24/01/2008), ADB to extend grants for school reforms (kp 26/01/2008)

Japan to provide assistance for construction of school in Gorkha (nn 18/01/2008)

Govt requests 3 billion rupees from donors (kp 17/01/2008)

ADB pledges Rs 6.29 billion grant aid to Nepal (nn 14/01/2008)

UN calls for $104 million aid to Nepal (nn 12/01/2008)

Donors Meet in February (kp 28/12/2007)

‘Aid commitment crossed Rs 26b in ten months’ (kp 25/12/2007)

16.6m euro grant for Mid-Marsyangdi (kp 13/12/2007)

US grant to OHCHR (kp 11/12/2007)

WB approves Rs 16b grant to Nepa: Bank's largest ever (kp 08/12/2007)

Peace Fund info block miffs donors (kp 16/11/2007)

Nepal to get US$ 76 m grant aid for AIDS, TB and Malaria programmes (nn 13/11/2007)

WB to pledge Rs 16b in grant (kp 13/11/2007)

The World Bank and Nepal, by Prakash Chandra Lohani (kp 10/11/2007)

Donors admit foreign aid’s ineffectiveness (kp 09/11/2007)

WB's South Asia management team arrives in Kathmandu (nn 05/11/2007)

Civilians take swipe at donor agencies (samn 30/10/2007)

Australia grants aid of AUD 102,000 (nn 30/10/2007)

UNDP earmarks 360 million dollars for Nepal (nn 25/10/2007), UN unveils $360m plan to get Nepal back on its feet (kp 25/10/2007)

Japan, ADB to aid displaced families (kp 24/10/2007)

ADB to support land administration (kp 24/10/2007)

Bogged down: Parliament and civil society must monitor donor activities, by CK Lal (nt 19/10/2007)

$0.4m ADB grant for good governance (kp 18/10/2007)

‘Ensure security for aid workers’ (kp 16/10/2007), International aid groups facing threats, extortion in restive southern Nepal (iht 16/10/2007)

US aid for conflict victims (nn 16/10/2007)

Aid agencies express commitment to maintain transparency in their operation (nn 15/10/2007)

GPOBA signs US$ 5m grant agreement (kp 05/10/2007)

WB agrees Rs 6.5b grant to fight poverty (samn 02/10/2007), WB agrees Rs 6.5b grant to fight poverty (kp 02/10/2007)

Japan approves utilisation of counterpart fund (nn 21/09/2007), Japan approves Rs 295.3m fund (kp 22/09/2007)

UK offers USD 8 m for Nepal peace; Malik meets Dr Bhattarai (nn 19/09/2007), UK commits $ 8m to peace process (kp 20/09/2007)

European Commission donates €500,000 for flood victims in Nepal (nn 14/09/2007)

Peace without dividend: Donors talk the talk but don’t yet walk the walk, by Binod Bhattarai (nt 14/09/2007)

Germany provides US$11 million for Nepal peace process (nn 11/09/2007)

Japan contributes $2 million to UNHCR (nn 10/09/2007)

‘Donors positive on cancelling health debt’ (kp 10/09/2007)

UK signs health initiative for Nepal, six others (kp 06/09/2007)

Rs 27 m Japanese grant for improvement of Kathmandu-Bhaktapur road (nn 05/09/2007)

EC offers 2 million euros for Nepal in emergency aid (nn 05/09/2007)

Rs 1b Saudi loan for Bagmati Irrigation Project (kp 04/09/2007)

Japan to provide assistance for maintenance of rural road (nn 31/08/2007)

WB expresses dissatisfaction with performances of foreign-aid projects in Nepal (pd 31/08/2007)

UNDP pulls out of advocacy project, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 21/08/2007)

Denmark provides Rs 119 million for election preparation (nn 06/08/2007)

WB threatens to pull out of financial sector reform (nn 28/07/2007), World Bank gets govt’s rebuttal (kp 01/08/2007), World Bank’s warning based on “poor assessment of ground realities”: Govt (nn 01/08/2007)

Nepal, Netherlands ink MoU (samn 28/07/2007)

UN grants $201,486 for water project (samn 25/07/2007)

China offers Rs 8 billion line of credit to Nepal (nn 24/07/2007), China's aid for infrastructure, CA polls (samn 25/07/2007)

UN Food Agency Launches Programme (Scoop 11/07/2007)

Japan provides Rs 5 m for conflict-affected children's education (nn 11/07/2007), Japan gives fund for conflict-hit kids (samn 12/07/2007)

Seoul grants $3.5m for data centre (samn 07/07/2007)

Norway, HPL, UNDP provide US$ 3.85 m for mini-hydro (kp 06/07/2007)

S Korea extends US$ 3.5m support (kp 06/07/2007)

WFP to launch Rs 3.25b program, by Krishna Regmi (kp 29/06/2007)

Germany provides 22-million-euro assistance grant to Nepal (Monster and Critics 22/06/2007)

Govt to ask ADB to extend Melamchi loan (nn 21/06/2007)

Donors yet to resume aid in forestry (samn 20/06/2007)

IMF to disburse US$ 16m under PRGF (kp 15/06/2007)

Susan Goldmark to replace Ohashi as WB country director (nn 14/06/2007), Goldmark new World Bank country director for Nepal (kp 15/06/2007)

USAID to focus on vocational training (kp 06/06/2007)

Moriarty praises USAID's role in Nepal (nn 05/06/2007)

ADB gives four options for fast track route (kp 03/06/2007)

France provides $400,000 in food aid (samn 01/06/2007), France donates USD 400,000 to WFP’s food aid programmes in Nepal (nn 01/06/2007)

WB suspends funds for financial sector reform, by Prem Khanal (kp 31/05/2007), Grave loss if ADB pulls out: minister (samn 31/05/2007)

ADB-assisted projects receive award (nn 25/05/2007)

ADB vice prez writes to Yami: Says Melamchi row may impact aid, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 19/05/2007)

WB warns of suspending assistance in troubled areas (nn 17/05/2007), WB warns of suspending aid to Nepal (samn 18/05/2007)

Government repays Rs 11.84 billion debt (kp 16/05/2007)

FM Mahat meets ADB president (kp 06/05/2007)

Donors’ meet held (samn 04/05/2007)

Nepal, Norway discuss assistance (samn 29/04/2007)

S Korea to provide $2.5m for data center (kp 28/04/2007)

German-Nepal project ends (kp 28/04/2007)

Japan extends grant assistance (nn 26/04/2007), Rs 537.5m Japanese aid (kp 26/04/2007), Japanese aid: Sustained Support (sp 04/05/2007)

World Bank assistance to propel PAF (kp 25/04/2007)

High-level Swiss delegation arriving Tuesday (nn 23/04/2007), High-level Swiss delegation arrives (nn 24/04/2007)

$672,610 US grant for anti-trafficking drive (kp 20/04/2007)

ADB's deputy director in Kathmandu to discuss ADB strategies (nn 17/04/2007), ADB's annual mission kicks off (kp 18/04/(2007)

USAID team visits drought-hit region (kp 07/04/2007)

US provides $2 million for Nepal peace process (nn 06/04/2007)

EC announces funding opportunities for conflict-hit (kp 05/04/2007), Denmark pledges Rs 200 m for peace (samn 05/04/2007)

£36m UK aid to promote peace in Nepal (samn 02/04/2007), Rs 5b UK aid for peace process (kp 03/04/2007)

Top USAID officials in town (nn 02/04/2007)

Some issues on aid, by Girish P Pant (kp 02/04/2007)

World Bank prepares strategy to deal with Nepal's 'stalled transition' (nn 30/03/2007), WB reaffirms support for peace process (kp 30/03/2007), WB unveils interim strategy for Nepal (samn 30/03/2007)

Denmark provides Rs 1.8m to EC (kp 16/03/2007)

Japan provides food aid to Nepal (nn 15/03/2007), Japan provides $ 4.8m aid (kp 17/03/2007)

Denmark, Norway jointly provide Rs 3 billion for renewable energy (nn 15/03/2007)

Deepen democratic process: Donors (kp 10/03/2007), Donors express commitment to provide assistance to Nepal (pd 11/03/2007)

Norway to provide USD 2m for PTF (kp 08/03/2007)

Demark pledges Rs 600 million for Nepal peace (nn 07/03/2007)

Govt to seek US$ 2.6b for interim plan (kp 06/03/2007)

Japan extends grant aid to Nepal for increasing food production (nn 05/03/2007), Japan grants Rs 180 million to Nepal (samn 06/03/2007

No donors' meet on Nepal this year (samn 01/03/2007)

Donors agree to finance Peace Fund (nn 27/02/2007)

WB reassures support to Nepal (kp 24/02/2007), WB approves $60m education grant (samn 24/02/2007)

ADB to grant a million dollars (kp 23/02/2007), ADB extends grant to improve livelihood of poor farmers (nn 23/02/2007), ADB grants $1mln aid for farmers in Nepal (wi 01/03/2007)

Japanese assistance for construction of hostel (nn 20/02/2007)

Nepal seeks German help to rebuild infrastructure (Gulf Times 19/02/2007)

Friends In Need, Friends Indeed, by Keshab Poudel (sp 16/02/2007)

World Bank MD meets govt officials, visits development projects (nn 16/02/2007), World Bank MD urges to prioritise development agendas (nn 17/02/2007), World Bank MD emphasizes reforms (kp 17/02/2007)

European Commission to provide 60 million euros to Nepal (Monster & Critics 15/02/2007), European Commission to continue its support to Nepal (nn 15/02/2007)

Rs 25b foreign aid after Janaandolan II (kp 13/02/2007)

Is foreign aid altruistic?, by Lok Nath Bhusal (kp 13/02/2007)

US aid cut by 26% (kp 13/02/2007) [True democrats like the US government prefer to support royal dictators and rights violators!!]

WWF to help in biodiversity (nn 10/02/2007)

US missions get license to continue aid (kp 08/02/2007)

Foreign aid inflow rises (kp 03/02/2007)

Finland extends support to OHCHR in Nepal (nn 23/01/2007)

Denmark, Norway to fund AEPC (kp 23/01/2007)

Japan to support Nepal to hold CA polls (samn 23/01/2007)

US's aid to Nepal viewed with suspicion (samn 21/01/2007)

Govt, UN-HABITAT to initiate projects (kp 13/01/2007)

How aid for trade helps reduce poverty, by Lok Nath Bhusal (kp 13/01/2007)

Canadian aid for gender equality (samn 10/01/2007)

ADB okays Rs 2.26b education aid (samn 29/12/2006)

DFID stops providing funds for women (samn 29/12/2006)

World Bank Giving Nepal $18.2 Million (samn 25/12/2006)

WB to grant $18.2m to control avian flu (samn 24/12/2006)

Foreign aid should benefit the poor, say Maoists (nn 23/12/2006)

‘ADB projects do better this year’ (kp 17/12/2006)

$540 m in assistance not used yet (samn 16/12/2006)

Japan extends Non-Project Grant Aid worth over 668 million (nn 15/12/2006)

UN-HABITAT to grant $2.5m annually (samn 15/12/2006)

Danish govt approves additional Rs 220m for rural electrification (nn 14/12/2006)

ADB to provide $30 million loan for education sector (nn 12/12/2006)

MoLD, ILO to launch $3m project (kp 12/12/2006)

Japan approves 8 million for food transportation (nn 05/12/2006), UN has Rs 226m for Nepal (kp 05/12/2006)

Denmark to provide US$ 1 million for peace process (nn 04/12/2006)

USAID awards $25 million to two projects fighting HIV/AIDS (nn 30/11/2006), Rs 1.8m USAID fund for health sector (kp 01/12/2006)

Restructuring Foreign Aid: The improvement in fiscal governance is the key to poverty alleviation, by Meena Acharya, Yubraj Khatiwada and Shankar Aryal (tg 29/11/2006)

Senior ADB officials to visit Nepal to discuss rehabilitation and reconstruction process (23/11/2206), ADB assistance for commercialising agriculture in Eastern Region (nn 24/11/2006), ADB funds agricultural project in Nepal (samn 25/11/2006), Govt. priorities to determine ADB's assistance package (nn 27/11/2006), ADB support to depend on govt policy (kp 28/11/2006)

Nepal, Germany focus on Marsyangdi plant (samn 21/11/2006), German government pledges assistance for drought and flood victims (nn 24/11/2006), Germany to increase assistance by three times to Nepal (pd 27/11/2006), Rs 1.5b German largesse for troubled project, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 29/11/2006), Germany donates huge amount to Nepal (tg 29/11/2006)

Japanese assistance for construction of cold storage house (nn 20/11/2006)

US Embassy offers assistance worth Rs 7.2m to Supreme Court (nn 20/11/2006)

AusAID provides assistance of $210,000 to respond to re-emergence polio (nn 19/11/2006)

Japan contributes to combat HIV/AIDS (nn 17/11/2006)

Nepal in top priority of EU assistance list in 2007 (pd 17/11/2006)

Rs 137m UK support to UN Fund for Nepal, by Tilak P. Pokharel (kp 17/11/2006)

Government appeals to donors for aid to manage Maoist army (nn 15/11/2006)

World Bank pledges a grant of $25 million (nn 15/11/2006), WB grants $25m for poverty alleviation (samn 15/11/2006)

IMF extends PRGF for another year, by Prem Khanal (kp 12/11/2006), IMF extends PRGF for 1 year (kp 15/11/2006)

Rs 500m Swiss grant for road project (samn 10/11/2006)

WB to upscale anti-poverty fund in Nepal (samn 07/11/2006)

Belgium offers £4 m for development (samn 06/11/2006)

ADB encouraged by recent developments in Nepal: Senga (nn 03/11/2006), ADB official encouraged by developments in Nepal (kp 04/11/2006)

ADB Director General visiting Nepal (nn 31/102006)

ABD to provide $100 m to expand Rural Finance (nn 30/10/2006)

EC to provide €2.8 million for victims of drought (nn 25/10/2006)

Govt to ask IMF for PRGF loan extension (kp 21/10/2006)

UNDP and AusAID sign agreement to assist Nepali forestry entrepreneurs (nn 20/10/2006)

‘Fair Trade in Nepal’ launched (kp 19/10/2006), EU project to promote Nepali handicrafts (samn 19/10/2006)

More funding in the offing, says European Commission rep (nn 18/10/2006)

Slow disbursement of aid hits projects (samn 09/10/2006)

USAID/OTI Nepal program fact sheet Oct 2006 (Relief Web 05/10/2006)

MP Swar calls on developed countries to fulfil their commitments to LDCs (nn 05/10/2006)

US Embassy donates equipment to Kathmandu Fire Brigade (nn 26/09/2006)

Japanese assistance for extension of academic building of Nursing Campus (nn 22/09/2006)

US offers Rs 1.1 billion for Nepal's peace process (nn 21/09/2006)

IMF to extend PRGF by a year, by Prem Khanal (kp 18/09/2006)

'‘Nepal in World Bank's priority list’, by Prem Khanal (kp 16/09/2006)

Rs 5.72b in grants in a day, by Prem Khanal (kp 12/09/2006), Foreign grants (kp 13/09/2006)

Japanese assistance over seven million rupees for school (nn 12/09/2006)

France aids OHCHR (kp 12/09/2006)

ADB provides grant for expansion of feeder roads (nn 11/09/2006)

DfID leaving Parbat due to Maoists, by Prakash Baral (kp 01/09/2006)

Rs 4.09b ADB grant for roads (kp 30/08/2006)

US to provide $ 32.8m grant (kp 29/08/2006)

Aid commitments to Nepal cross 1.3 bln USD in 2002-2005 (pd 18/08/2006)

Japan provides US $ 2 million to UNHCR’s Nepal programme (nn 09/08/2006))

Japan extends assistance of over 6 million (nn 06/08/2006)

ADB to support new budget (kp 30/07/2006)

Japan provides assistance of 8.1 million dollars for radio broadcast (nn 29/07/2006), $ 8.1m Japanese aid for radio broadcasting (kp 29/07/2006), Japan pledges more aid to Nepal (samn 29/07/2006)

Australian $534,351 to UNHCR Nepal (kp 28/07/2006)

UK to provide Rs 4.29b for development (kp 27/07/2006), UK hikes development aid to Nepal (samn 27/07/2006)

ADB South Asia chief to arrive on Thursday (nn 26/07/2006), Senior ADB rep arrives; 'assistance in Melamchi will continue' (nn 27/07/2006)

ADB asks govt to meet conditions for aid (samn 20/07/2006)

EU-aided water supply project launched (samn 12/07/2006)

The Predicament Of Foreign Aid, by Lok Nath Bhusal (rn 09/07/2006)

EC may provide 9 mln USD aid soon to Nepal (People's Daily 24/06/2006), EC to reactivate stalled Rs 1.7b aid (kp 24/06/2006)

EuropeAid Asia Director visiting Nepal to assess EC cooperation (nn 21/06/2006)

Donors still concerned over security (samn 17/06/2006)

EU to fund micro-projects in Nepal (nn 16/06/2006)

EC provides €5 million for conflict victims and Bhutanese refugees (nn 13/06/2006), EC pledges millions to help Bhutan and Nepal refugees (Daily Times 14/06/2006)

Govt signs $10m loan deal with ADB (nn 09/06/2006)

Int’l aid policies have failed to address problems of vulnerable countries: Dr. Karki (nn 09/06/2006)

DANIDA chief to visit Nepal (samn 06/06/2006)

EU resumes aid projects in Nepal (People's Daily 03/06/2006)

“We probably have a deeper field presence than most UN agencies”, interview with Richard Ragan, country representative of the World Food Programme for Nepal (nt 02/06/2006)

Japanese Government extends assistance over 178 million (nn 31/05/2006)

Denmark pledges assistance of Rs 2B (rn 30/05/2006), Denmark pledges money and expertise to Nepal (nn 30/05/2006), Denmark to provide Rs 2b additional aid (kp 30/05/2006)

Finance Minister urges donors for budgetary support (nn 17/05/2006), Donors pledge their support, ask the govt. to set its priorities first (nn 18/05/2006)

Nepal to hold donors' meeting soon: official (People's Daily 10/05/2006), Nepal plans donors’ conference (samn 10/05/2006)

EU committed to enhance assistance in Nepal (Xinhua 09/05/2006), EU committed to enhance assistance (kp 09/05/2006), EU to focus Nepal aid on education (samn 09/05/2006)

Assist Nepal in a coordinated manner: Dr Mahat (nn 07/05/2006)

Japan approves the utilization of the counterpart fund of KR2 (nn 05/05/2006), Japan provides US$4.08 mln to Nepal (People's Daily 06/05/2006), Japan asks Nepal for aid proposal (samn 06/05/2006)

Norway to resume assistance (kp 05/05/2006)

‘Donors eager to support peace process’ (kp 29/04/2006)

Donors eager to extend full scale support to Nepal: Rahman (nn 29/04/2006), ADB likely to increase aid to Nepal (samn 29/04/2006)

Grant awarded for Nepal project (BBC News 29/04/2006)

Supporting Disadvantage: Asian Development Bank is supporting a program to help disadvantaged households in Nepal (sp 14/04/2006)

Big help from small grants: When foreign aid is discussed Indian assistance to Nepal is rarely mentioned, by Mallika Aryal (nt 07/04/2006)

Aid may resume if demo-cracy reinstated: DfID (kp 06/04/2006)

UK, Denmark, Finland aid nosedives, by Nitya Nanda Timsina (kp 05/04/2006)

Sweden withdraws funds for Melamchi, by Prem Khanal (kp 04/04/2006)

American center donates books to campuses (nn 03/04/2006)

Japan's assistance totals Rs 172.5b (kp 30/03/2006)

ADB to initiate innovative project to reach most disadvantaged groups (nn 29/03/2006), ADB's $685,000 scheme for rural poor (kp 30/03/2006)

Nepal Sees Drop in Tourism, Foreign Aid (MSN 28/03/2006)

ADB concerned about impacts in its development and poverty reduction efforts: Senga (nn 26/03/2006)

Japan provides a grant of USD 4,226 to Kathmandu metropolis (nn 22/03/2006)

Japan grants mobile clinic van and medical equipments to NMC (nn 07/03/2006)

MoF holding donors’ meet on Monday (nn 05/03/2006)

WB to grant 60 mln USD for Nepal's higher education plan (TMC Net 05/03/2006), WB okays $60m for higher education plan (samn 05/03/2006)

Bilaterals vs multilaterals: Donors in row over continuing development aid to royal regime, by Navin Singh Khadka (kp 03/03/2006)

DFID assistance under constant review (nn 02/03/2006), DFID spends 12.4pc of its budget (samn 03/03/2006)

ADB to provide $20 mln for job training in Nepal (Xinhua 02/03/2006), ADB grants Rs. 1420 M loan for job training (nn 02/03/2006)

ADB pumps life into water project (samn 24/02/2006)

IMF (nt 24/02/2006, originally in Samaya, 23 February )

Rights, Democracy and Inclusion Fund (RDIF) launched (nn 22/02/2006), DFID, SDC launch fund (kp 23/02/2006)

ADB reaffirms commitment to Melamchi, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 17/02/2006)

IMF asks government to restore peace (13/02/2006)

Govt asks UNDP to heed local needs (samn 05/02/2006)

ADB to help in poverty reduction (kp 03/02/2006)

Australia pledges assistance over 210 thousand US dollars (nn 31/01/2006)

ADB worried at Nepal's slow reforms (samn 31/01/2006)

$60m grant for Nepal under fire, by Randeep Ramesh (Guardian, UK 31/01/2006)

Rs 165m EC grant (ko 28/01/2006), EC approves three projects worth 1.898 million Euros (nn 29/01/2006)

Nepal receives technical assistance worth US$ 600,000 (nn 27/01/2006)

Donors’ dilemma On and off violence is interrupting the foreign aid flow, by Navin Singh Khadka (nt 20/01/2006)

‘It’s definitely a missed opportunity for Nepal’, interview with Jean-Marc Mangin, Canada’s first secretary (nt 20/01/2006)

Japan hands over oral polio vaccines to Nepal (nn 19/01/2006)

BC for education sector development, interview with John Fry, country manager of the British Council in Nepal (kp 16/01/2006)

$100m WB aid for education, poverty reduction (kp 16/01/2006)

EC approves three projects worth 2.153 million Euro (nn 14/01/2006), EC approves conflict mitigation projects (samn 14/01/2006)

EU aid for restoration of peace in Nepal (IRNA 03/01/2006)

OPEC pledges loan assistance worth Rs. 510 million for agro project (nn 24/12/2005)

Japan provides 21 vehicles for waste management (nn 22/12/2005)

Japanese assistance over Rs 691 million for water supply facilities (nn 07/12/2005), Japan gives Rs 691m aid for water supply (samn 08/12/2005)

$100m WB loan becomes uncertain, by Prem Khanal (kp 04/12/2005)

WB to grant $60m for education project (samn 22/11/2005), WB agrees $60 million grant to Nepal (samn 30/11/2005)

Huge German Support to ICRC Nepal (nn 09/11/2005)

UNICEF in Nepal (tg 01/11/2005)

‘US aid only after power handover to parties’ (kp 28/10/2005)

Aid to Nepal will go on: Japanese envoy (samn 27/10/2005)

Interview with Jurgen Wilhelm, director general of German Development Service (rw 25/10/2005)

Political and economic updateThis note is an update on the situation in Nepal provided in the board information paper (BIP) dated 20 June 2005 (rw 20/10/2005)

Aid appeal: The UN seeks funds for Nepal’s humanitarian needs, by Marty Logan (nt 07/10/2005)

E.U. to send 6 million euros in aid to Nepal (rw 05/10/2005), Humanitarian aid - Commission allocates € 6 million for victims of the conflict in Nepal and for Bhutanese refugees (rw 06/10/2005), 6m euros EC aid for Nepal (kp 07/10/2005)

Pakistan offers $5 million credit line to Nepal, by Imran Ayub (Daily Times 28/09/2005)

Japan extends grant worth over six million (nn 26/09/2005)

Japan approves assistance of over 36 million rupees (nn 23/09/2005)

OPEC Fund approves safe water and sanitation scheme (nn 22/09/2005)

Donors to resume aid activities in Kalikot district (nn 21/09/2005)

The aid precipice: Unless the government is able to rejuvenate the reform process the World Bank will have to move the Nepal program to the ‘low case', by Ken Ohashi (nt 16/09/2005)

Volunteers with vision, by Anand Aditya (kp 15/09/2005)

WB set to cut $150m assistance, by Prem Khanal (kp 12/09/2005), Govt denies WB aid cut to Nepal (samn 13/09/2005)

UNDP provides over $13m grant (nn 31/08/2005)

WB provides $320m grant for rural roads, bridges (nn 22/08/2005)

UN unit to go it alone in Nepal (samn 19/08/2005)

RPs to donors: Suspend grants (kp 18/08/2005)

Japan grants Rs 372 million for schools (nn 16/08/2005)

ADB/N Perspective: Local Views Matter, by Eric Van Zant (tg 03/08/2005)

World Bank announces aid to government (an 01/08/2005), Sustaining reforms should be essential part of government's agenda - World Bank (Relief Web 01/08/2005), Sustaining Reforms Should Be Essential Part Of Government’s Agenda - World Bank, press release (World Bank 01/08/2005), WB announces $35 million assistance to Nepal (nn 02/08/2005), WB grants US$ 35 million (kp 02/08/2005)

Foreign Donors Suspend Aid to Nepal: Fewer grants from abroad could spell economic trouble, by Bikash Lamsal (Ohmy News 26/07/2005)

EU to release Rs 259m aid to civil society (kp 21/07/2005)

EC suspends US$ 30 million education aid, by Nitya Nanda Timsina (kp 20/07/2005)

Aid and growth, by Girish P Pant (kp 16/07/2005)

Donors dancing with dilemmas, by Frank de Lange and Narayan Manandhar (kp 15/07/2005)

Over Rs 259 m million EU grant to Nepal (nn 08/07/2005)

“We are very sorry to see the country divided”, interview with Jorg Frieden, Nepal representative of Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) (nt 01/07/2005)

US to continue aid to fight trafficking (kp 26/06/2005)

Fiscal imbalance worries IMF (kp 20/06/2005)

Continuous Support: Japan has continued to extend various kinds of assistance to Nepal, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 17/06/2005)

Cooperation or interference?, by Trilochan Upreti (kp 28/05/2005)

Foreign aid commitments rise (kp 19/04/2005)

Procurement-tying of foreign aid, by Girish P Pant (kp 30/03/2005)

Development dilemma: Caught between an ineffectual government and Maoist threats, donors wonder if they should pull out or go on, by Navin Singh Khadka (nt 21/01/2005), “Local groups can deliver service”, interview with Madhab Prasad Ghimire, head of the Foreign Aid Division at the Finance Ministry (nt 21/01/2005)

ADB to provide Rs. 1.415 bln loan (rn 20/01/2005)

WB, IMF obstructing agro-subsidy: Minister Dahal (kp 17/01/2005)

Future Uncertain Thanks to the dilly dallying by the communist minister Ashok Rai, future of UMN- country's oldest international charity- is uncertain, by Keshab Poudel (sp 14/01/2005)

Green road construction in Gorkha in limbo (rn 09/01/2005)

EU gives grant of Rs. 27 M to four NGOs (rn 08/01/2005)

Loss Of A Friend: Nepal lost a good friend in the death of Robin Needham (sp 07/01/2005)

GTZ to stop aid (tg 05/01/2005)

For older links see archive

Background

Worldbank: Nepal Public Information Center

Nepal Development Forum 2004

DED in Nepal

GTZ in Nepal

Bilateral donors and their web sites

International organizations

MS Nepal (Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke, the Danish Association for International Cooperation)

United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Nepal