High-value exports falter as Nepal’s export growth rides on re-exported edible oil

Exports of NTIS-listed products barely grow in the first half, while shipments of imported edible oil to India surge, exposing weak value addition and poor implementation of the export strategy.

Nepal’s export of high-value goods continues to struggle, with growth stalling at a meagre 1.22 percent in the first half of the current fiscal year, sharply contrasting with overall export growth of 43.76 percent during the period.