National advocacy hybrid meet held to facilitate implementation of BBIN-MVA project

KATHMANDU: Nepal Economic Forum today held a national advocacy hybrid meeting to facilitate the implementation of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal on the Motor Vehicles Agreement (BBIN MVA) project and multi-modal connectivity in the sub-region. With the participation of different stakeholders, the meeting held in Kathmandu aimed to address the steps required to meet socio-political challenges on the implementation of the agreement that was signed in 2015. The meeting also addressed related policies and regulations, steps to enhance multimedia connectivity, current physical and digital infrastructures required to expand connectivity, challenges and setbacks as well as benefits and concerns of the agreement. Raju Tuladhar of Nepal Economic Forum made a presentation based on the research findings done by the organisation. On the panel of speakers were Sita Adhikari representing Freight Forwarders Association, Ashish Gajurel, Executive Director of Nepal Inter Modal Transport Development Board and Bikas Rauniar, Executive Director of Interstate Multimodal Transport besides Apekshya Shah, Senior Fellow of Nepal Economic Forum. READ ALSO:

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