Nepal may see negative growth after unrest, World Bank warns

Projects growth of 2.1 percent this fiscal year, with a possible contraction of up to 2.6 percent if instability worsens.

The 24-hour unrest in early September—described as the worst in years and led largely by people aged 13 to 28, the Generation Z—is expected to crimp the country’s economic growth to 2.1 percent in the current fiscal year, with a possible negative growth between 1.5 and 2.6 percent, the World Bank said on Tuesday.