Nepal and Germany this week concluded negotiations on priorities and areas of collaboration on development cooperation over the next two years in energy, economic development and health. Germany committed up to €37.6 million for them 2026–2027. Dhani Ram Sharma of the Ministry of Finance and Barbara Schäfer, Head of Division for South Asia at BMZ, led the talks. "Germany's development policy will remain constant and reliable, focused on the long term and fully committed to the UN Sustainable Development Goals," Schäfer said.