Opinion | It takes a global village
Summary
Nepal has billions in bank deposits, remittances and lending, but promising enterprises still struggle to connect capital, capabilities and markets. The opinion piece argues that Nepal’s growth depends on stronger pathways between entrepreneurs, investors, universities, businesses and global opportunities.
Key Points
- Nepal has around $53 billion in bank deposits, $14 billion in annual remittances and a growing technology export sector, yet many enterprises still cannot scale.
- The article argues that Nepal’s real constraint is not a shortage of resources, but weak connections, trust, intermediaries and pathways between institutions and markets.
- It highlights Nepali companies such as Programiz, Veel and SecurityPal AI as examples of firms building for global markets from Nepal.
- The piece calls for a more globally connected Nepal that contributes talent, ideas and solutions, not just receives aid.
