Nepal News Evening Economic Brief – October 17, 2025
Summary
Nepal's economic snapshot for October 17, 2025 includes declining bank deposit rates, government infrastructure fund collections, halted hydropower projects, and rising gold prices.
Key Points
- Commercial bank deposit rates declined from mid-October to mid-November, with rates falling to 5.2005%.
- Construction of two hydropower projects halted due to government delays in procedure implementation for conservation areas.
- Only Rs 60.07 million collected so far for the Physical Infrastructure Reconstruction Fund established after the Gen Z movement damage.
- Gold prices surged sharply by Rs 7,100 per tola, reaching a record Rs 258,000 per tola on October 17, 2025.
