Weekly Summary
Prime Minister Balendra Shah advanced Nepal’s climate justice push at the UN General Assembly while flooding recovery centered on ensuring Bhotekoshi flood relief funding and coordinating disaster risk management through new all-party disaster meetings. Political and governance developments included Nepali Congress restructuring around the Sher Bahadur Deuba-led committee, preparations to register a waste management bill, and a constitutional governance focus marked by Constitution Day. Legal and accountability themes featured the Supreme Court halt on RSS-linked constitutional amendment rules and a homicide arrest warrant row, where details implicated MP Hari Dhakal as allegations were investigated after accused Roman Pratap Singh escaped.
Forex remained relatively stable over the week: USD/NPR moved within 153.19-153.84 (0.33% net change), starting at NPR 153.19 on Sep 13 and ending at NPR 153.70 on Sep 20; other major pairs traded in narrow ranges (CAD 109.80-110.45, AUD 109.16-109.84, GBP 205.50-207.19, JPY 9.73-9.98). international gold closed near NPR 252,372 per tola; international silver closed near NPR 3,822.
