# Biswo Nath Poudel

_Nepali economist and 18th Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank_

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> Biswo Nath Poudel is a Nepali economist and academician who is serving as the 18th Governor of the Nepal Rastra Bank since 20 May 2025. He was appointed by the Government of Nepal following a recommendation from the Governor-Selection Committee.

## Quick facts

- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134522916#P27))
- **Occupation:** economist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134522916#P106))

## Public office

- [Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank](https://diginpl.com/next/explore/office/nrb-governor) — current
- Officeholder record: https://diginpl.com/next/explore/person/biswo-nath-poudel

## Early life and education

- Poudel completed his Ph.D. in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of California, Berkeley in 2010. ([APRACA](https://www.apraca.org/dr-biswo-nath-poudel-honble-governor-of-nepal-rastra-bank-nrb/))

## Career

- Before his appointment as governor, he served as Vice Chairperson of the National Planning Commission (Nepal) and Senior Economic Advisor at the Ministry of Finance of Nepal and Professor at Kathmandu University. ([APRACA](https://www.apraca.org/dr-biswo-nath-poudel-honble-governor-of-nepal-rastra-bank-nrb/), [Nepal Rastra Bank](https://www.nrb.org.np/bod/))
- He also worked as an economic advisor at the International Labour Organization and as an economist at the Office of Millennium Challenge Account Nepal. ([The Kathmandu Post](https://kathmandupost.com/national/2025/05/21/economist-poudel-named-nepal-rastra-bank-governor))

_Cited sentences quoted from Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Biswo_Nath_Poudel&oldid=1384894764), CC BY-SA 4.0._

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Biswo Nath Poudel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biswo_Nath_Poudel) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q134522916](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134522916) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Office record: Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nepal_Rastra_Bank&oldid=1372778622)
- [Wikipedia (English), revision used for cited facts: Biswo Nath Poudel](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Biswo_Nath_Poudel&oldid=1384894764) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [APRACA: Dr. Biswo Nath Poudel, Hon'ble Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB)](https://www.apraca.org/dr-biswo-nath-poudel-honble-governor-of-nepal-rastra-bank-nrb/)
- [Nepal Rastra Bank: Board of Directors – Nepal Rastra Bank](https://www.nrb.org.np/bod/)
- [The Kathmandu Post: Economist Poudel named Nepal Rastra Bank governor (21 May 2025)](https://kathmandupost.com/national/2025/05/21/economist-poudel-named-nepal-rastra-bank-governor)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Biswo Nath Poudel". DigiNepal. Last updated 12 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/biswo-nath-poudel. Retrieved 13 November 2026.