Economist · Banking & Capital Market Expert
डा. रेवतबहादुर कार्की
Former Executive Chairman of the Securities Board of Nepal, ex-Advisor at the International Monetary Fund and Convenor of Nepal Rastra Bank’s Banking Sector Reform Taskforce. 41 years of work on Nepal’s banks, capital market and economy — in policy, in regulation and in print.
Latest: Banking Sector Reform Taskforce Report 2082
Speaking at the Dhumbarahi Venue, Kathmandu
In economics since1985 · 41 years
Securities Board of Nepal, 2072–2076 BS
Washington, D.C., 2002–2005
25 years at Nepal Rastra Bank
Banking Sector Reform, NRB, 2025
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About Dr. Karki
Dr. Rewat Bahadur Karki is a Nepali economist and a banking and capital-market specialist whose career spans four decades, from 1985 to the present. He spent 25 years at Nepal Rastra Bank, rising from Research Assistant in the Research Department to Economic Adviser (first class) and Director of Banking Regulation.
Latest writing
Regular columns on banking, the capital market and economic policy in Nepal’s leading newspapers and news portals.
Banking Sector Reform · 2025
In July 2025 Dr. Karki, as Convenor of Nepal Rastra Bank’s Banking Sector Reform Committee (Taskforce), submitted a detailed report on the structural reform of Nepal’s banking sector. The central bank made the report public in December 2025, and its recommendations are now being implemented.
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On air
Television, YouTube and radio conversations on the budget, the share market, banking reform and the wider economy.
From the archive
Newspaper and magazine pages from 2009 to today — profiles, expert views and his own writing, including pieces for young readers.
Dr. Karki’s portrait of Dr. Gaurishankar Lal Das — Nepal’s first chest specialist, a former Director General of Health Services and an advocate for human rights and senior citizens.
3 pages
Written for young readers from his travels to all 77 districts: Nepal’s geography, diversity and districts, explained as “a beautiful small world”.
A profile of his journey from a village school in Mamkha to Nepal Rastra Bank, the IMF and NEPSE — and his wish to earn a doctorate later in life.
“The boy from Mamkha” — Dr. Karki recalls growing up in Mamkha, Okhaldhunga, and his school days.
The book
Dimensions of the Nepali Economy
Drawing on 40 years of work in economics, banking, monetary policy, the capital market and the external sector, the book looks at Nepal’s economy through four dimensions: the real sector, public finance, the financial sector (monetary and capital markets) and external trade. It discusses the country’s macroeconomic challenges, the path to double-digit growth and the economic impact of COVID-19, and proposes practical policies for sustainable development.
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For a media interview, a seminar or lecture, or advice on banking and capital-market issues, you can reach Dr. Karki directly.
