KATHMANDU, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Nepal has witnessed an increase in remittances and foreign exchange reserves in the first eight months of the current 2025-26 fiscal year, the central bank said in a report on Thursday.
Remittance inflows increased by 31 percent to 10.15 billion U.S. dollars between mid-July 2025 and mid-March this year compared with the same period in the previous fiscal year. Foreign exchange reserves increased by 18.3 percent to 23.08 billion dollars in mid-March 2026 from 19.50 billion dollars in mid-July 2025, according to the Nepal Rastra Bank report.
"Based on imports in the first eight months of the current fiscal year, the foreign exchange reserves are sufficient to cover prospective merchandise imports of 21.4 months, and merchandise and services imports of 18.5 months," the report said. ■
