The Eight Thousanders
Fourteen peaks on Earth rise above 8,000 metres, and most of them are in Nepal. From 2027, The Standard will name each year the people who stand at that height in Nepali business.
The eight categories
The Builders
Founders and families who created businesses of national scale.
The Stewards
Chief executives and chairs who run Nepal's largest institutions well.
The Capital
Bankers, investors and fund managers who move the country's money.
The Exporters
Companies that sell Nepal to the world, from hydropower to garments to software.
The Risers
Leaders under 40 whose companies are growing fastest.
The Diaspora
Nepalis who built fortunes abroad and are investing at home.
The Rebuilders
Those who brought a business back from crisis.
The Reformers
Regulators and policymakers who made it easier to do business.
How we choose
Revenue, employment and assets, from audited accounts or regulator filings where they exist.
Reach across industries, institutions and policy.
What changed in the past twelve months, up or down.
A record that survives scrutiny. Anyone facing unresolved criminal charges is not eligible.
Our editors make every decision. Nobody can pay to be considered, to be listed or to be ranked higher, and advertising has no say. The list publishes in Baisakh 2084 (April 2027), at the start of the Nepali new year.
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