Prof. Dr. Bishwambher Pyakuryal

Economist

Prof. Dr. Bishwambher Pyakuryal is a popular economist, prolific writer, economic and development consultant, litterateur, and a former ambassador. He has faced and confronted in his decades-long career in the country's academia. Professor Pyakuryal holds posts at many centers of repute around the world. He has been an international consultant to the World Bank, IFC, ADB, UNDP, UNCTAD, UNFPA, ESCAP, IUCN, IPPF, WHO, CIDA, ICEG, EU, The Asia Foundation; IRIS Center, U.S.A; UN/APCAEM, Beijing; DFID; SDC; ILO, and FAO.