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Press articles (used media abbreviations)

Dr Mahat calls for more ADB aid (kp 06/05/2008)

WB officials meet PM, Prachanda; assure help in hydropower sector (nn 29/04/2008), WB to give Nepal US $127m more (kp 30/04/2008), World Bank to continue its support for Nepal (ht 30/04/2008), Nepal to get US$127 million in aid from WB (nn 30/04/2008)

Foreign aid: Still a hot-button issue, by Sohan Kumar Karna (ht 28/04/2008)

Working in Rolpa and Rukum, by Frieder Konold (tg 23/04/2008)

WWF signs Rs 10m grant for SNPBZ (kp 16/04/2008)

$14m UK aid for Nepal peace process (ht 05/04/2008)

Germany giving 500,000 Euro for UNICEF’s work in Nepal (New Europe 31/03/2008)

Donors dictate: Small farmers’ lives at stake, by Bihari Krishna Shrestha (ht 26/03/2008)

Germany provides US$725,000 to UNICEF for child soldiers (nn 23/03/2008)

Foreign Aid in Nepal, by Mahesh Banskota (tg 19/03/2008)

IMF mission to Nepal: The cart before the horse, by Raghab D Pant (ht 17/03/2007)

Life after debt: Development to suffer as foreign aid falls (kp 14/03/2008)

A critical time for Nepal: Donors will stand by the people (kp 05/03/2008)

WB announces Nepal Development Marketplace 2008 (kp 02/03/2008)

Development Aid Reconsidered, by Lok Nath Bhusal (rn 28/02/2008) [see also part 3 (17/03/2008), part 4 (25/03/2008)]

Nepal signs Country Programme Action Plan with UNDP, UNICEF and UNFPA (nn 25/02/2008)

Donors pledge support for dev work (kp 22/02/2008), Dillydallying donors not much help for peace process, by Krishna Regmi (kp 22/02/2008), Confused donors (kp 25/02/2008), The donor conclave: Lessons to learn, by Bihari Krishna Shrestha (ht 26/02/2008), Promises And Commitments: Nepal's development partners promise to support the country generously provided there is peace, stability and election, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 29/02/2008)

Donors concerned over threats to peace and development (nn 20/02/2008), Donor conference to begin from Thursday (nn 21/02/2008), Meet to bolster trust, confidence: Govt (kp 21/02/2008), We are concerned over threats to peace: Donors (kp 21/02/2008), Civil Society protests (kp 21/02/2008)

‘Foreign aid failed for lack of transparency, accountability’ (kp 15/02/2008), Foreign Aid: Crisis In Changing Phase, by Keshab Poudel (sp 15/02/2008), "People Have Been Getting A Lot Of Peace Dividends", interview with Madhav Prasad Ghimire (sp 15/02/2008)

EU qualifies Nepal for its mobility program, by Nitya Nanda Timsina (kp 13/02/2008)

Foreign aid: Seeking Succor, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 08/02/2008)

Japan provides Rs 50 m to Nepal for food supply in remote districts (nn 06/02/2008)

Govt starts pre-consultation with donors (nn 02/02/2008), ‘Nepal needs Rs 11b aid for health program’ (kp 05/02/2008)

WB, Nepal sign Rs 15.92b assistance agreement (kp 01/02/2008)

ADB pledges $25 million in grants for IT projects in rural Nepal (nn 30/01/2008)

Japan extends food aid worth Rs 234 million to Nepal (kp 28/01/2008)

ADB to fund education sector reform programme (nn 24/01/2008), ADB to extend grants for school reforms (kp 26/01/2008)

Japan to provide assistance for construction of school in Gorkha (nn 18/01/2008)

Govt requests 3 billion rupees from donors (kp 17/01/2008)

ADB pledges Rs 6.29 billion grant aid to Nepal (nn 14/01/2008)

UN calls for $104 million aid to Nepal (nn 12/01/2008)

Donors Meet in February (kp 28/12/2007)

‘Aid commitment crossed Rs 26b in ten months’ (kp 25/12/2007)

16.6m euro grant for Mid-Marsyangdi (kp 13/12/2007)

US grant to OHCHR (kp 11/12/2007)

WB approves Rs 16b grant to Nepa: Bank's largest ever (kp 08/12/2007)

Peace Fund info block miffs donors (kp 16/11/2007)

Nepal to get US$ 76 m grant aid for AIDS, TB and Malaria programmes (nn 13/11/2007)

WB to pledge Rs 16b in grant (kp 13/11/2007)

The World Bank and Nepal, by Prakash Chandra Lohani (kp 10/11/2007)

Donors admit foreign aid’s ineffectiveness (kp 09/11/2007)

WB's South Asia management team arrives in Kathmandu (nn 05/11/2007)

Civilians take swipe at donor agencies (samn 30/10/2007)

Australia grants aid of AUD 102,000 (nn 30/10/2007)

UNDP earmarks 360 million dollars for Nepal (nn 25/10/2007), UN unveils $360m plan to get Nepal back on its feet (kp 25/10/2007)

Japan, ADB to aid displaced families (kp 24/10/2007)

ADB to support land administration (kp 24/10/2007)

Bogged down: Parliament and civil society must monitor donor activities, by CK Lal (nt 19/10/2007)

$0.4m ADB grant for good governance (kp 18/10/2007)

‘Ensure security for aid workers’ (kp 16/10/2007), International aid groups facing threats, extortion in restive southern Nepal (iht 16/10/2007)

US aid for conflict victims (nn 16/10/2007)

Aid agencies express commitment to maintain transparency in their operation (nn 15/10/2007)

GPOBA signs US$ 5m grant agreement (kp 05/10/2007)

WB agrees Rs 6.5b grant to fight poverty (samn 02/10/2007), WB agrees Rs 6.5b grant to fight poverty (kp 02/10/2007)

Japan approves utilisation of counterpart fund (nn 21/09/2007), Japan approves Rs 295.3m fund (kp 22/09/2007)

UK offers USD 8 m for Nepal peace; Malik meets Dr Bhattarai (nn 19/09/2007), UK commits $ 8m to peace process (kp 20/09/2007)

European Commission donates €500,000 for flood victims in Nepal (nn 14/09/2007)

Peace without dividend: Donors talk the talk but don’t yet walk the walk, by Binod Bhattarai (nt 14/09/2007)

Germany provides US$11 million for Nepal peace process (nn 11/09/2007)

Japan contributes $2 million to UNHCR (nn 10/09/2007)

‘Donors positive on cancelling health debt’ (kp 10/09/2007)

UK signs health initiative for Nepal, six others (kp 06/09/2007)

Rs 27 m Japanese grant for improvement of Kathmandu-Bhaktapur road (nn 05/09/2007)

EC offers 2 million euros for Nepal in emergency aid (nn 05/09/2007)

Rs 1b Saudi loan for Bagmati Irrigation Project (kp 04/09/2007)

Japan to provide assistance for maintenance of rural road (nn 31/08/2007)

WB expresses dissatisfaction with performances of foreign-aid projects in Nepal (pd 31/08/2007)

UNDP pulls out of advocacy project, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 21/08/2007)

Denmark provides Rs 119 million for election preparation (nn 06/08/2007)

WB threatens to pull out of financial sector reform (nn 28/07/2007), World Bank gets govt’s rebuttal (kp 01/08/2007), World Bank’s warning based on “poor assessment of ground realities”: Govt (nn 01/08/2007)

Nepal, Netherlands ink MoU (samn 28/07/2007)

UN grants $201,486 for water project (samn 25/07/2007)

China offers Rs 8 billion line of credit to Nepal (nn 24/07/2007), China's aid for infrastructure, CA polls (samn 25/07/2007)

UN Food Agency Launches Programme (Scoop 11/07/2007)

Japan provides Rs 5 m for conflict-affected children's education (nn 11/07/2007), Japan gives fund for conflict-hit kids (samn 12/07/2007)

Seoul grants $3.5m for data centre (samn 07/07/2007)

Norway, HPL, UNDP provide US$ 3.85 m for mini-hydro (kp 06/07/2007)

S Korea extends US$ 3.5m support (kp 06/07/2007)

WFP to launch Rs 3.25b program, by Krishna Regmi (kp 29/06/2007)

Germany provides 22-million-euro assistance grant to Nepal (Monster and Critics 22/06/2007)

Govt to ask ADB to extend Melamchi loan (nn 21/06/2007)

Donors yet to resume aid in forestry (samn 20/06/2007)

IMF to disburse US$ 16m under PRGF (kp 15/06/2007)

Susan Goldmark to replace Ohashi as WB country director (nn 14/06/2007), Goldmark new World Bank country director for Nepal (kp 15/06/2007)

USAID to focus on vocational training (kp 06/06/2007)

Moriarty praises USAID's role in Nepal (nn 05/06/2007)

ADB gives four options for fast track route (kp 03/06/2007)

France provides $400,000 in food aid (samn 01/06/2007), France donates USD 400,000 to WFP’s food aid programmes in Nepal (nn 01/06/2007)

WB suspends funds for financial sector reform, by Prem Khanal (kp 31/05/2007), Grave loss if ADB pulls out: minister (samn 31/05/2007)

ADB-assisted projects receive award (nn 25/05/2007)

ADB vice prez writes to Yami: Says Melamchi row may impact aid, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 19/05/2007)

WB warns of suspending assistance in troubled areas (nn 17/05/2007), WB warns of suspending aid to Nepal (samn 18/05/2007)

Government repays Rs 11.84 billion debt (kp 16/05/2007)

FM Mahat meets ADB president (kp 06/05/2007)

Donors’ meet held (samn 04/05/2007)

Nepal, Norway discuss assistance (samn 29/04/2007)

S Korea to provide $2.5m for data center (kp 28/04/2007)

German-Nepal project ends (kp 28/04/2007)

Japan extends grant assistance (nn 26/04/2007), Rs 537.5m Japanese aid (kp 26/04/2007), Japanese aid: Sustained Support (sp 04/05/2007)

World Bank assistance to propel PAF (kp 25/04/2007)

High-level Swiss delegation arriving Tuesday (nn 23/04/2007), High-level Swiss delegation arrives (nn 24/04/2007)

$672,610 US grant for anti-trafficking drive (kp 20/04/2007)

ADB's deputy director in Kathmandu to discuss ADB strategies (nn 17/04/2007), ADB's annual mission kicks off (kp 18/04/(2007)

USAID team visits drought-hit region (kp 07/04/2007)

US provides $2 million for Nepal peace process (nn 06/04/2007)

EC announces funding opportunities for conflict-hit (kp 05/04/2007), Denmark pledges Rs 200 m for peace (samn 05/04/2007)

£36m UK aid to promote peace in Nepal (samn 02/04/2007), Rs 5b UK aid for peace process (kp 03/04/2007)

Top USAID officials in town (nn 02/04/2007)

Some issues on aid, by Girish P Pant (kp 02/04/2007)

World Bank prepares strategy to deal with Nepal's 'stalled transition' (nn 30/03/2007), WB reaffirms support for peace process (kp 30/03/2007), WB unveils interim strategy for Nepal (samn 30/03/2007)

Denmark provides Rs 1.8m to EC (kp 16/03/2007)

Japan provides food aid to Nepal (nn 15/03/2007), Japan provides $ 4.8m aid (kp 17/03/2007)

Denmark, Norway jointly provide Rs 3 billion for renewable energy (nn 15/03/2007)

Deepen democratic process: Donors (kp 10/03/2007), Donors express commitment to provide assistance to Nepal (pd 11/03/2007)

Norway to provide USD 2m for PTF (kp 08/03/2007)

Demark pledges Rs 600 million for Nepal peace (nn 07/03/2007)

Govt to seek US$ 2.6b for interim plan (kp 06/03/2007)

Japan extends grant aid to Nepal for increasing food production (nn 05/03/2007), Japan grants Rs 180 million to Nepal (samn 06/03/2007

No donors' meet on Nepal this year (samn 01/03/2007)

Donors agree to finance Peace Fund (nn 27/02/2007)

WB reassures support to Nepal (kp 24/02/2007), WB approves $60m education grant (samn 24/02/2007)

ADB to grant a million dollars (kp 23/02/2007), ADB extends grant to improve livelihood of poor farmers (nn 23/02/2007), ADB grants $1mln aid for farmers in Nepal (wi 01/03/2007)

Japanese assistance for construction of hostel (nn 20/02/2007)

Nepal seeks German help to rebuild infrastructure (Gulf Times 19/02/2007)

Friends In Need, Friends Indeed, by Keshab Poudel (sp 16/02/2007)

World Bank MD meets govt officials, visits development projects (nn 16/02/2007), World Bank MD urges to prioritise development agendas (nn 17/02/2007), World Bank MD emphasizes reforms (kp 17/02/2007)

European Commission to provide 60 million euros to Nepal (Monster & Critics 15/02/2007), European Commission to continue its support to Nepal (nn 15/02/2007)

Rs 25b foreign aid after Janaandolan II (kp 13/02/2007)

Is foreign aid altruistic?, by Lok Nath Bhusal (kp 13/02/2007)

US aid cut by 26% (kp 13/02/2007) [True democrats like the US government prefer to support royal dictators and rights violators!!]

WWF to help in biodiversity (nn 10/02/2007)

US missions get license to continue aid (kp 08/02/2007)

Foreign aid inflow rises (kp 03/02/2007)

Finland extends support to OHCHR in Nepal (nn 23/01/2007)

Denmark, Norway to fund AEPC (kp 23/01/2007)

Japan to support Nepal to hold CA polls (samn 23/01/2007)

US's aid to Nepal viewed with suspicion (samn 21/01/2007)

Govt, UN-HABITAT to initiate projects (kp 13/01/2007)

How aid for trade helps reduce poverty, by Lok Nath Bhusal (kp 13/01/2007)

Canadian aid for gender equality (samn 10/01/2007)

ADB okays Rs 2.26b education aid (samn 29/12/2006)

DFID stops providing funds for women (samn 29/12/2006)

World Bank Giving Nepal $18.2 Million (samn 25/12/2006)

WB to grant $18.2m to control avian flu (samn 24/12/2006)

Foreign aid should benefit the poor, say Maoists (nn 23/12/2006)

‘ADB projects do better this year’ (kp 17/12/2006)

$540 m in assistance not used yet (samn 16/12/2006)

Japan extends Non-Project Grant Aid worth over 668 million (nn 15/12/2006)

UN-HABITAT to grant $2.5m annually (samn 15/12/2006)

Danish govt approves additional Rs 220m for rural electrification (nn 14/12/2006)

ADB to provide $30 million loan for education sector (nn 12/12/2006)

MoLD, ILO to launch $3m project (kp 12/12/2006)

Japan approves 8 million for food transportation (nn 05/12/2006), UN has Rs 226m for Nepal (kp 05/12/2006)

Denmark to provide US$ 1 million for peace process (nn 04/12/2006)

USAID awards $25 million to two projects fighting HIV/AIDS (nn 30/11/2006), Rs 1.8m USAID fund for health sector (kp 01/12/2006)

Restructuring Foreign Aid: The improvement in fiscal governance is the key to poverty alleviation, by Meena Acharya, Yubraj Khatiwada and Shankar Aryal (tg 29/11/2006)

Senior ADB officials to visit Nepal to discuss rehabilitation and reconstruction process (23/11/2206), ADB assistance for commercialising agriculture in Eastern Region (nn 24/11/2006), ADB funds agricultural project in Nepal (samn 25/11/2006), Govt. priorities to determine ADB's assistance package (nn 27/11/2006), ADB support to depend on govt policy (kp 28/11/2006)

Nepal, Germany focus on Marsyangdi plant (samn 21/11/2006), German government pledges assistance for drought and flood victims (nn 24/11/2006), Germany to increase assistance by three times to Nepal (pd 27/11/2006), Rs 1.5b German largesse for troubled project, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 29/11/2006), Germany donates huge amount to Nepal (tg 29/11/2006)

Japanese assistance for construction of cold storage house (nn 20/11/2006)

US Embassy offers assistance worth Rs 7.2m to Supreme Court (nn 20/11/2006)

AusAID provides assistance of $210,000 to respond to re-emergence polio (nn 19/11/2006)

Japan contributes to combat HIV/AIDS (nn 17/11/2006)

Nepal in top priority of EU assistance list in 2007 (pd 17/11/2006)

Rs 137m UK support to UN Fund for Nepal, by Tilak P. Pokharel (kp 17/11/2006)

Government appeals to donors for aid to manage Maoist army (nn 15/11/2006)

World Bank pledges a grant of $25 million (nn 15/11/2006), WB grants $25m for poverty alleviation (samn 15/11/2006)

IMF extends PRGF for another year, by Prem Khanal (kp 12/11/2006), IMF extends PRGF for 1 year (kp 15/11/2006)

Rs 500m Swiss grant for road project (samn 10/11/2006)

WB to upscale anti-poverty fund in Nepal (samn 07/11/2006)

Belgium offers £4 m for development (samn 06/11/2006)

ADB encouraged by recent developments in Nepal: Senga (nn 03/11/2006), ADB official encouraged by developments in Nepal (kp 04/11/2006)

ADB Director General visiting Nepal (nn 31/102006)

ABD to provide $100 m to expand Rural Finance (nn 30/10/2006)

EC to provide €2.8 million for victims of drought (nn 25/10/2006)

Govt to ask IMF for PRGF loan extension (kp 21/10/2006)

UNDP and AusAID sign agreement to assist Nepali forestry entrepreneurs (nn 20/10/2006)

‘Fair Trade in Nepal’ launched (kp 19/10/2006), EU project to promote Nepali handicrafts (samn 19/10/2006)

More funding in the offing, says European Commission rep (nn 18/10/2006)

Slow disbursement of aid hits projects (samn 09/10/2006)

USAID/OTI Nepal program fact sheet Oct 2006 (Relief Web 05/10/2006)

MP Swar calls on developed countries to fulfil their commitments to LDCs (nn 05/10/2006)

US Embassy donates equipment to Kathmandu Fire Brigade (nn 26/09/2006)

Japanese assistance for extension of academic building of Nursing Campus (nn 22/09/2006)

US offers Rs 1.1 billion for Nepal's peace process (nn 21/09/2006)

IMF to extend PRGF by a year, by Prem Khanal (kp 18/09/2006)

'‘Nepal in World Bank's priority list’, by Prem Khanal (kp 16/09/2006)

Rs 5.72b in grants in a day, by Prem Khanal (kp 12/09/2006), Foreign grants (kp 13/09/2006)

Japanese assistance over seven million rupees for school (nn 12/09/2006)

France aids OHCHR (kp 12/09/2006)

ADB provides grant for expansion of feeder roads (nn 11/09/2006)

DfID leaving Parbat due to Maoists, by Prakash Baral (kp 01/09/2006)

Rs 4.09b ADB grant for roads (kp 30/08/2006)

US to provide $ 32.8m grant (kp 29/08/2006)

Aid commitments to Nepal cross 1.3 bln USD in 2002-2005 (pd 18/08/2006)

Japan provides US $ 2 million to UNHCR’s Nepal programme (nn 09/08/2006))

Japan extends assistance of over 6 million (nn 06/08/2006)

ADB to support new budget (kp 30/07/2006)

Japan provides assistance of 8.1 million dollars for radio broadcast (nn 29/07/2006), $ 8.1m Japanese aid for radio broadcasting (kp 29/07/2006), Japan pledges more aid to Nepal (samn 29/07/2006)

Australian $534,351 to UNHCR Nepal (kp 28/07/2006)

UK to provide Rs 4.29b for development (kp 27/07/2006), UK hikes development aid to Nepal (samn 27/07/2006)

ADB South Asia chief to arrive on Thursday (nn 26/07/2006), Senior ADB rep arrives; 'assistance in Melamchi will continue' (nn 27/07/2006)

ADB asks govt to meet conditions for aid (samn 20/07/2006)

EU-aided water supply project launched (samn 12/07/2006)

The Predicament Of Foreign Aid, by Lok Nath Bhusal (rn 09/07/2006)

EC may provide 9 mln USD aid soon to Nepal (People's Daily 24/06/2006), EC to reactivate stalled Rs 1.7b aid (kp 24/06/2006)

EuropeAid Asia Director visiting Nepal to assess EC cooperation (nn 21/06/2006)

Donors still concerned over security (samn 17/06/2006)

EU to fund micro-projects in Nepal (nn 16/06/2006)

EC provides €5 million for conflict victims and Bhutanese refugees (nn 13/06/2006), EC pledges millions to help Bhutan and Nepal refugees (Daily Times 14/06/2006)

Govt signs $10m loan deal with ADB (nn 09/06/2006)

Int’l aid policies have failed to address problems of vulnerable countries: Dr. Karki (nn 09/06/2006)

DANIDA chief to visit Nepal (samn 06/06/2006)

EU resumes aid projects in Nepal (People's Daily 03/06/2006)

“We probably have a deeper field presence than most UN agencies”, interview with Richard Ragan, country representative of the World Food Programme for Nepal (nt 02/06/2006)

Japanese Government extends assistance over 178 million (nn 31/05/2006)

Denmark pledges assistance of Rs 2B (rn 30/05/2006), Denmark pledges money and expertise to Nepal (nn 30/05/2006), Denmark to provide Rs 2b additional aid (kp 30/05/2006)

Finance Minister urges donors for budgetary support (nn 17/05/2006), Donors pledge their support, ask the govt. to set its priorities first (nn 18/05/2006)

Nepal to hold donors' meeting soon: official (People's Daily 10/05/2006), Nepal plans donors’ conference (samn 10/05/2006)

EU committed to enhance assistance in Nepal (Xinhua 09/05/2006), EU committed to enhance assistance (kp 09/05/2006), EU to focus Nepal aid on education (samn 09/05/2006)

Assist Nepal in a coordinated manner: Dr Mahat (nn 07/05/2006)

Japan approves the utilization of the counterpart fund of KR2 (nn 05/05/2006), Japan provides US$4.08 mln to Nepal (People's Daily 06/05/2006), Japan asks Nepal for aid proposal (samn 06/05/2006)

Norway to resume assistance (kp 05/05/2006)

‘Donors eager to support peace process’ (kp 29/04/2006)

Donors eager to extend full scale support to Nepal: Rahman (nn 29/04/2006), ADB likely to increase aid to Nepal (samn 29/04/2006)

Grant awarded for Nepal project (BBC News 29/04/2006)

Supporting Disadvantage: Asian Development Bank is supporting a program to help disadvantaged households in Nepal (sp 14/04/2006)

Big help from small grants: When foreign aid is discussed Indian assistance to Nepal is rarely mentioned, by Mallika Aryal (nt 07/04/2006)

Aid may resume if demo-cracy reinstated: DfID (kp 06/04/2006)

UK, Denmark, Finland aid nosedives, by Nitya Nanda Timsina (kp 05/04/2006)

Sweden withdraws funds for Melamchi, by Prem Khanal (kp 04/04/2006)

American center donates books to campuses (nn 03/04/2006)

Japan's assistance totals Rs 172.5b (kp 30/03/2006)

ADB to initiate innovative project to reach most disadvantaged groups (nn 29/03/2006), ADB's $685,000 scheme for rural poor (kp 30/03/2006)

Nepal Sees Drop in Tourism, Foreign Aid (MSN 28/03/2006)

ADB concerned about impacts in its development and poverty reduction efforts: Senga (nn 26/03/2006)

Japan provides a grant of USD 4,226 to Kathmandu metropolis (nn 22/03/2006)

Japan grants mobile clinic van and medical equipments to NMC (nn 07/03/2006)

MoF holding donors’ meet on Monday (nn 05/03/2006)

WB to grant 60 mln USD for Nepal's higher education plan (TMC Net 05/03/2006), WB okays $60m for higher education plan (samn 05/03/2006)

Bilaterals vs multilaterals: Donors in row over continuing development aid to royal regime, by Navin Singh Khadka (kp 03/03/2006)

DFID assistance under constant review (nn 02/03/2006), DFID spends 12.4pc of its budget (samn 03/03/2006)

ADB to provide $20 mln for job training in Nepal (Xinhua 02/03/2006), ADB grants Rs. 1420 M loan for job training (nn 02/03/2006)

ADB pumps life into water project (samn 24/02/2006)

IMF (nt 24/02/2006, originally in Samaya, 23 February )

Rights, Democracy and Inclusion Fund (RDIF) launched (nn 22/02/2006), DFID, SDC launch fund (kp 23/02/2006)

ADB reaffirms commitment to Melamchi, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 17/02/2006)

IMF asks government to restore peace (13/02/2006)