Nepal Update: Tourism crosses 1 million, Rastra Bank eases rules on foreign investment

Group of trekkers on the way to Everest Base Camp

Group of three trekkers passing signpost "Way to Mount Everest Base Camp". Credit: hadynyah/Getty Images

Listen to the latest weekly update from Nepal, including figures showing that tourist arrivals in 2025 crossed one million, reactions to the proportional representation lists submitted by political parties to the Election Commission, the Nepal Rastra Bank’s newly introduced policies aimed at easing foreign investment and the death of boxer Nam Singh Thapa, one of the first Olympians to represent Nepal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.


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