South Asia Watch on Trade Economics and Environment (SAWTEE) organized a validation workshop titled “Tapping Nepal’s Export Potential” on 28 January 2025, as part of its ongoing efforts to examine and enhance Nepal’s export potential. The workshop focused on validating the preliminary findings of SAWTEE’s study on the export sector, which explores the constraints to exporting, enabling factors, and growth opportunities for goods and services exports, particularly in the IT and tourism sectors. The analysis of the goods sector is based on a firm-level survey.
The workshop brought together policymakers, industry representatives, and trade experts to provide feedback and insights on the study.The inputs gained during this event will play a crucial role in refining the study’s recommendations, which aim to inform the Asian Development Bank’s Country Partnership Strategy (2025–2029) and support Nepal in building a competitive, export-driven growth model.
