Research Outputs

2022

• Nepal’s graduation from the LDC category: Implications for international trade and development cooperation
• The future of food security in an age of pandemics: Building a modern and resilient food system in Sri Lanka and Nepal
• Resource Mobilization for Sustainable LDC Graduation of Nepal in the Context of Emerging Challenges to Development Financing

2021

• Trade Policy Coherence and Coordination in Nepal: An Exploratory Assessment
• Nepal’s elusive quest for export success meets LDC graduation 

2020

• Remittances and Non-Farm Self-Employment among the Left-Behind: Evidence from Nepal
• COVID-19 and Nepal: A quick study of sectoral impacts and suggested way forward

2019

• International Migration and Remittances in Nepal: Revisiting Some “Facts”, and Role of Economic Diplomacy
• Potential Exports and Non-Tariff Barriers to Trade: Nepal National Study
• Can remittances support development in Nepal?

 

2018

• Trade and Transport Facilitation Audit: Afghanistan Country Report
• Trade Facilitation in South Asia: A Regional Perspective
• Mechanization in Nepalese Agriculture: Potential Knowledge Gaps and Significance
• From Tatopani to Rasuwa: An analysis of Nepal-China Trade after the Earthquake
• Green Growth and Trade in Environmental Goods and Services: A South Asian Perspective 

 

2017

• Trade and Transport Facilitation Audit: Bangladesh Country Report
• Trade and Transport Facilitation Audit: India Country Report
• Trade and Transport Facilitation Audit: Maldives Country Report
• Trade and Transport Facilitation Audit: Nepal Country Report
• Trade and Transport Facilitation Audit: Pakistan Country Report
• Trade and Transport Facilitation Audit: Sri Lanka Country Report
• Trade and Transport Facilitation Monitoring Mechanism in Nepal: Baseline Study
• Pathways to Prosperity and Inclusive Job Creation in Nepal
• The Nepal Labour Market: A Four Sector Case Study
• Eleventh WTO Ministerial Conference and Nepal: State of Play, Interests, and Possible Positions and Negotiating Strategies
• Expanding Tradable Benefits of Inland Waterways Case of Nepal
• Developing Inland Waterways in Nepal Prospects and Challenges Galore

   

2016

• History, growth and implications of formal seed system in Nepal
• International and National Dynamics of the Management of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in Nepal
• Chure Conservation Area: Lessons for the Management and Use of Natural and Biological Resources in Nepal

 

     

2015

• South Asian country study on products with regional trade potential and associated non-tariff barriers with Special Focus on Women in Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (WMSMEs) - case of Nepal
• Trade winds of change:women entrepreneurs on the rise in SOUTH ASIA

 

2014

• Structural transformation and trade policy: Case of Nepal Book title: Trade performance and competitiveness: Selected issues relevant for Asian developing economies
• Agriculture Adaptation Practices in South Asia: Case of Nepal
• Agriculture Adaptation Practices in South Asia: Case of India
• Agriculture Adaptation Practices in South Asia: Case of Sri Lanka
• South-South technology transfer: A viable means of adapting to climate change




2013

• Foreign Direct Investment in Nepal: Current Status, Prospects and Challenges




2012

• Agricultural Trade in South Asia: Barriers and Prospects
• LDC Issues for Operationalisation of the SAARC Food Bank: Bangladesh Case Study
• LDC Issues for Operationalisation of the SAARC Food Bank: Nepal Case Study
• Regional Food Security from a Human Security Perspective
• Role of Commodities in Socio-Economic Development of Nepal
• Strengthening textiles and clothing sector in South Asia: Nepal report




2011

• Liberalizing Health Services under the SAARC Agreement on Trade in Services (SATIS): Implications for Nepal
• Nepal and SAFTA: Issue, Prospects and Challenges
• Promoting Exports of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs) and Essential Oils from Nepal
• Nepal’s Accession to the World Trade Organization: Case study of Issues Relevant to Least Developed Countries
• Remittances as Development Resources: The Experience of Nepal
• Silver Jewellery Exports from Nepal




2010

• South Asian Export Potential in Traditional Health Services: A Case Study of Bhutan and Nepal
• Pruning Nepal’s Sensitive Lists under SAFTA




2009

• Addressing Barriers to the Growth of Traditional Health Services Exports to Nepal




2008

• Nepal’s Export Potential in Services
• Textiles and Clothing Industry: Adjusting to the Post-Quota World




2007

• Textiles and Clothing in South Asia: Current Status and Future Potential




2006

• WTO and Public Health: Policy Priorities for Nepal
• Trade on Human Terms: Vulnerability, Trade Integration and Human Development




2005

• Emerging Issues Relating to Conflicts between TRIPS and Biodiversity: Development Implications for South Asia
• Market Access Barriers to Select Nepalese Agriculture Export
• Current Status of Doha Development Agenda: South Asian Perspective
• Study of the Nepalese Pharmaceutical Industry in the Context of Nepal’s Newly Acquired WTO Membership
• Linkage between Trade, Development and Poverty Reduction




2004

• Prerequisite for Development-Oriented Competition Policy Implementation: A Case Study of Nepal
• Achieving Sustainable Farming Practices in the Peak Wilderness Area of Sri Lanka




2003

• A Study on Gender Implication of Nepal’s Accession to the WTO
• Traditional Knowledge and State of Bio-Diversity in CHT: Case Study of Khagrachhari




2002

• The Scope of Crop Diversification in Increasing Productivity to Support Livelihood of Mountain Communities in India
• Impact of Trade Liberalisation on Lives and Livelihood of Mountain Communities in the Northern Areas of Pakistan




2001

• LDCs after Brussels and Doha: Catching up or Falling Further Behind?