Kathmandu, June 19 -- Amid confusion over whether the Millennium Challenge Nepal Compact will continue, the US Embassy in Kathmandu said it is expecting a "constructive" outcome from the ongoing review.

In April last week, after the US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which was then headed by the billionaire Elon Musk, decided to shut down MCC's global operations, there has been no official confirmation on whether its Nepal operations will continue. The review of MCC's global operations and its outcome has yet to be out. Following DOGE's decision, the fate of two infrastructure projects in Nepal has become uncertain, and there is ambiguity within the government about how to proceed if the MCC discontinues its support.

In Febr...