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Nepal Investment Summit 2019, March 29-30, Hotel Soaltee Crowne Plaza, Kathmandu Nepal.

The Government of Nepal is organizing Nepal Investment Summit (NIS) from 29-30 March 2019 at Hotel Soaltee Crowne Plaza in Kathmandu to promote Nepal as a promising investment destination in Southasia. 

The Summit will bring together high-level government authorities, leading business executives from across the globe, senior officials of the international financial institutions, representatives of global lending agencies, national and international experts, non- resident Nepalis, and international development partners. The Summit, which will bring Nepal’s leading private sector umbrella organizations, such as the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Confederation of Nepalese Industries and Nepal Chamber of Commerce as co-organizers, will not only showcase new investment opportunities in Nepal but also share a range of policy reforms that Nepal has undertaken over the years to promote Nepal as the best investment destination in the region.

Last year, Nepal achieved of long-awaited political stability and formed a new government with the commitment rule of law and good governance. The economic policy reforms are being drafted and are in the course of implementation with flexible labour laws. The current economic growth rate is a good state. The power supply situation for retail, commercial and industrial activities is now 24 hours online. Nepal government is embarking socio-economic development with clear vision and roadmap and offer immense multi-sector investment opportunities to investors globally. The government will also be offering a host of new projects for investment with the signing of a number of agreements with new business ventures.

The Summit will be inaugurated by the Right Hon’ble Prime Minister of Nepal, addressed by prominent leaders from political, business and financial sectors. The Summit will hold plenaries and breakout thematic sessions, covering various components such as policy environment, sector-specific potential investment areas, and experience sharing of investors, among others. This summit is a platform for foreign investors to network with the representatives of Government agencies, leaders of Nepal’s successful business organisations representatives and representatives from the globe. 

Currently, the organising committee has confirmed the number of prominent individuals as dignitaries and as a resource person to the event. From Singapore and the Asia region, below are the speakers list to the event;

  • Mr Hartwig Schafer, Vice President, World Bank, 
  • Mr Shahzad Nasim, Executive Chairman at Meinhardt Group 
  • Ms Sonia Bashir Kabir, Managing Director, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Laos, Microsoft Asia Pacific
  • Mr Masahiro Miyashita, General Manager, Sumitomo
  • Mr Chandra Balani, Head of Business Development, Rest of India and SAARC, Amazon Internet Services
  • Mr Mike Bolsover, CEO, Silver Heritage Group
  • Prof. Glenn Mccartney, Associate Professor in International Integrated Resort management, University of Macau
  • Mr Xu Gang, President/CEO, Huaxin Cement
  • Mr Ravi Kant Jaipuria, Founding Chairman, Varun Beverages Ltd
  • Ms Rubana Huq, Managing Director Mohammadi Group, Bangladesh
  • Mr Arnab Bandyopadhyay, Lead Transport Specialist (Waterways), The World Bank
  • Mr Rajiv Gandhi, CEO and MD, Hester Bioscience Ltd
  • Mr Shixin Chen, Vice President, ADB
  • Mr Nirukt Sapru, CEO – Vietnam, ASEAN and South Asia Cluster Markets, Standard Chartered Bank
  • Mr Hans Peter Lankes, Vice President, Economics and Private Sector Development, IFC
  • Mr Stephen Schwartz, Head of Asia Pacific Sovereign ratings, Fitch
  • Mr Deepak Bagla, CEO, InvestIndia
  • Mr Sivasuriyamoorthy Sundara Raja, Executive Director, Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA)
  • H.E. Abdullah Al Salleh, Under Secretary for Foreign Trade, – Ministry of Economy UAE
  • Ms Keiko Honda, Vice President and CEO, MIGA
  • Mr Srini Nagarajan, Managing Director and Head of South Asia, CDC Group
  • Dr D J. Pandian, VP and Chief Investment Officer, AIIB

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