Nepal Investment Summit: 1,600 participants confirmed

KATHMANDU, APRIL 27: The participation of over 1,600 people has been confirmed in the third Nepal Investment Summit commencing on Sunday. According to the Office of the Investment Board of Nepal, it extended invitations to over 2,400 persons. Investors from 55 countries will be joining the Summit while there will be 385 participants from Nepal.

Similarly, 265 will be representing China followed by 143 from India, 33 from the US, 28 from Japan, 14 from the UK, 13 from Bangladesh, 13 from the UAE, and 10 from Germany. Similarly, nine each will be arriving from South Korea, Australia, and Malaysia, eight from Pakistan, six from Singapore, and five each from Qatar and Ghana. Four each will be representing the Saudi Arab, France, and Bahrain in the Summit.

Likewise, three will be attending each from Switzerland, Finland, Russia, Austria, Sri Lanka, and Colombia, and two each from the Philippines, Kuwait, Canada, Mauritius, Belarus, and Belgium. The participation has been confirmed from Egypt, Italy, Norway, Senegal, the Netherlands, Poland, Indonesia, Tajikistan, South Africa, Romania, Mexico and Cyprus. Ireland, Slovenia, Vietnam, Bosnia, Morocco, Turkey, Vanuatu, Mauritania, and Hong Kong will be participating in the Summit. A total of 150 projects will be dangled at the Summit, featuring 23 stalls.

A letter of intent has been called for 19 projects specifically in preparation for the Summit. On the first day, there will be an opening session followed by two major sessions. The second and final day will feature the conduct of 11 parallel sessions.