Overall economic indicators have improved: PM Dahal

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that overall economic indicators in the country have improved with the formation of the new government and owing to the government's policy level and other reform measures. [gallery columns="1" link="file" size="full" ids="35355,35353"] Addressing the meeting of the Industry Commerce Promotion Dialogue Council in Singha Durbar on Monday, Prime Minister Dahal, however, said the country's economy is still struggling amid challenging times but the overall economic indicators have improved. PM Dahal said that the external sector of the economy has gradually improved due to the government's measures and the liquidity level has increased while foreign currency reserve, remittance inflow and tourist arrivals have improved. "Interest rate is also gradually decreasing," according to PM Dahal. On the occasion, the Prime Minister said the government has accorded top priority to policy-level, structural and procedural reforms for the transformation and strengthening of the economy as well as for service delivery, good governance and development construction work. At the meeting, Minister for Finance Prakash Sharan Mahat said that the government was willing to co-work with the private sector and urged the business leaders for recommendations on policy, programmes and budget for the upcoming fiscal year. [caption id="attachment_35354" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Prime minister, ministers, heads of various government agencies and private sector leadership attend a meeting of the Industry Commerce Promotion Dialogue Council in Singha Durbar on Monday, April 17, 2023. Photo: RSS[/caption] Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha, National Planning Commission Vice-Chair Min Bahadur Shrestha, Chief Secretary Shanker Das Bairagi, Nepal Rastra Bank Governor Maha Prasad Adhikari, Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) President Chandra Prasad Dhakal and others were also present at the meeting. By RSS READ ALSO:

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