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The record of Nepal’s finance and climate policymakers complicates claims that they are simply advancing Western economic interests.
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ANTALYA (TURKIYE): Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle has called for a special international financial package, including grants, concessional loans and debt relief, to support vulnerable countries, including Nepal, in post-disaster reconstruction and economic recovery. Speaking at a discussion titled ‘Full Bill of Disaster: Debt, Credit Rating and Currency after Climate-induced Shocks and the Form of […]
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KATHMANDU: Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle has left for Türkiye to participate in the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Wagle left for Antalya, the host city of the climate summit, on Monday aboard a Turkish Airlines flight. During the conference, he is scheduled to […]
National (Nepal)
The finance minister is expected to advocate stronger international support for climate finance and adaptation, highlighting the disproportionate impact of global warming on vulnerable mountain countries.
KATHMANDU, Nov 9: Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle has been named among the TIME100 Climate 2026, a prestigious list recognising 100 of the world's most influential figures shaping climate action.
Politics & Governance
The magazine has recognised the finance minister's efforts to highlight Nepal's climate vulnerability and push for international compensation following devastating glacial floods
Kathmandu, November 9 Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle has departed for Turkey to participate in the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate C...
Kathmandu. Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle has said that it is difficult to receive even 7/8 billion in grants in the current fiscal year. He said this in a meeting of the special parliamentary comm...
Business & Economy
KATHMANDU: Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle has said this year’s Nepal Infrastructure Summit aims to break away from traditional practices and usher in significant changes in the country’s infrastructure and investment sectors. Speaking at a press conference in Kathmandu on Thursday ahead of the summit, Wagle said the government was working to establish a distinct […]
By TRN Online, Kathmandu, Nov. 5: US Embassy Chargé d’Affaires, Megan Bouldin, paid a courtesy call on Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle today.
Kathmandu, Nov 4: Indian foreign secretary Vikram Mishri paid a courtesy call on Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle.
Kathmandu, Nov 2: Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle and Minister for Agriculture, Forest and Environment, Gita Chaudhary, held a meeting today.
World News
Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle’s recent remark in Delhi that “the era of linking Nepali nationalism with anti-India sentiment is over” has triggered a storm back home in Nepal. I wish he had refrained from making the remark in that setting. However, I personally believe that the controversy is less about the substance of his statement […]
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In March 2024, during an energy policy discussion, Finance Minister (FM) Swarnim Wagle, then a Member of Parliament and Vice-President of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), openly advocated for the implementation of the so-called Monroe Doctrine in South Asia, recognising India as the dominant power in the region.
Politics & Governance
Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle was half right on nationalism and India. But a finance minister abroad speaks for the country, not just his party.
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Kathmandu. Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle's statement in New Delhi, 'The era of anti-India nationalism in Nepal is over,' has become a topic of debate. While some have protested the statement as un...
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Kathmandu. Finance Minister and Vice-Chairman of the ruling party Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Dr. Swarnim Wagle's statement in New Delhi that 'the era of nationalism linked to anti-India sentime...
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Kathmandu, Oct 23: Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle and Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar have engaged in a dialogue on forms and future of international collaboration in changing...