The Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI), in association with various government agencies and the private sector, hosted Nepal Entrepreneurship Summit 2019 on February 14organised with the theme, ‘Federal Nepal: Opportunities for Investment and Growth’. CNI President Hari Bhakta Sharma informed that the summit primarily aimed at boosting entrepreneurship at the local and national level. The summit had participation of high-level government dignitaries including Co-chairperson of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) and former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal. The event aimed to make it easy for the government to develop a roadmap of entrepreneurship development and also address some of the key entrepreneurship issues through policies. Government authorities of all seven provinces were also present to address and present the current state of entrepreneurship in their respective provinces along with entrepreneurial opportunities in all seven provinces.
Matrika Prasad Yadav, Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies, said, “The government’s key agenda is economic prosperity. Nepal needs to focus on strengthening domestic products.” The event emphasized on the need for increased investment in innovative ideas and information technology for economic prosperity, and also focused on different agendas including investment and job opportunities, developing the entrepreneurial ecosystem, bridging the gap between idea and funding and journey to success.
Hari Bhakta Sharma, President of CNI said, “As Nepal’s trade deficit has been ballooning, we should think about increasing domestic production. Entrepreneurship is one of the key conditions for unlocking economic growth.”
