Nepal running low on foreign exchange, discourages imports


              A Nepalese man walks in front of a money exchange place in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, April 15, 2022. Nepal is running low on foreign currency reserve that is needed to import everything from cars, all the oil products and medical equipment and it will last only for the next seven months, a central bank official said Friday. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
            
              A woman rides her scooter past a car showroom in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, April 15, 2022. Nepal is running low on foreign currency reserve that is needed to import everything from cars, all the oil products and medical equipment and it will last only for the next seven months, a central bank official said Friday. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
            
              Tourists take photographs at Patan Durbar Square in Lalitpur, Nepal, Friday, April 15, 2022. Nepal is running low on foreign currency reserve that is needed to import everything from cars, all the oil products and medical equipment and it will last only for the next seven months, a central bank official said Friday. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
            
              A Nepalese migrant worker takes photos with his family member before taking a flight out to Qatar at Tribhuvan International airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, April 15, 2022. Nepal is running low on foreign currency reserve that is needed to import everything from cars, all the oil products and medical equipment and it will last only for the next seven months, a central bank official said Friday. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
            A Nepalese woman talks on a cell phone as she gets currency exchanged in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, April 15, 2022. Nepal is running low on foreign currency reserve that is needed to import everything from cars, all the oil products and medical equipment and it will last only for the next seven months, a central bank official said Friday. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) Gunakar Bhatta, spokesperson for Nepal Rastriya Bank, speaks to the Associated press in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, April 15, 2022. Nepal is running low on foreign currency reserve that is needed to import everything from cars, all the oil products and medical equipment and it will last only for the next seven months, the central bank official said Friday. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)