Presentation by Mr Maha Prasad Adhikari, CEO, Office of the Investment Board Nepal

1. OUTCOMES OF
NIS2019
Maha Prasad Adhikari
Chief Executive Officer
Office of the Investment Board Nepal (OIBN)

2. PARTICIPATION
300+
Foreign
Companies
40
Foreign
Countries
600+
Domestic
Participants
100+
Domestic
Companies
735+
Foreign
Delegates

3. SYNOPSIS OF NIS2019
• Inaugurated by Rt. Hon'ble Prime Minister and
addresses by prominent leaders from business
communities and multilateral lending agencies
• Four plenary sessions that:
• brought in-depth discussions on policies and investment
opportunities in Nepal
• shared national and international experiences related to FDI
investment in Nepal
• talked about the prospects of financing in infrastructure
projects in Nepal
• Six sectoral parallel sessions, that included
Energy, ICT, Tourism, Industries, Agriculture and Transport
Infrastructure

4. SYNOPSIS OF NIS2019
• Also featured a number of sideline
events that included
• Business climate
• Future of Venture Capital in Nepal
• Women in Entrepreneurship
• Round-table meeting on "Making Investment
Happen In Nepal"
• 36 Bilateral Meetings with Rt. Hon'ble
Prime Minister and Hon. Ministers
• More than 39 B2G Meetings
• More than 30 B2B Meetings

5. MAJOR OUTCOMES
• Potential investors were briefed about
domestic as well as cross-border and
global markets for Nepali products and
services
• Potential investors have been apprised of
potential and investible FDI projects in
Nepal in different sectors.
• Interested investors have been made
aware of incentives and policy reforms
that Nepal has undertaken to create
conducive investment environment for
foreign investment

6. DEALS
15
Deals/MoUs
1. Signing of a JVA between Chaudhary Group and Sharaf Group for the development of
Multi-model Logistics Park
2. Signing of a JVA between Chaudhary Group and Skypower for the development of
600MW utility-scale solar PV projects in Nepal
3. Signing of a JVA between CG LifeCell and Turkcell for 5G Mobile Network Service
4. Signing of MoU between the Chief Minister's Office of Province 2 and CG Infrastructure
Pvt. Ltd for the development of Solar Photovoltaic Energy
5. Signing of Commitment Letter for Financing of 900 MW Arun-3 Hydro Power Project
6. Signing of a Joint Development Agreement between Yunnan Xinhua Water
Conservancy and Hydropower Investment Co. Ltd, Hydro Solutions Group and
Shanghai Investigation, Design and Research Institute Co. Ltd. for the development of
164 MW Kaligandaki Gorge Hydropower Project
7. Signing of an Agreement between Investment Board Nepal (IBN), International Finance
Corporation (IFC) and Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Authority for the development of
Simara SEZ on PPP

7. DEALS
15
Deals/MoUs
8. Signing of an agreement between Sincere Consulting Company Ltd and
Resources Himalaya Boutique Village Resort Pvt. Ltd. for the development of
Himalaya Boutique Village Resort (Banepa) Cozy Resort, South Asian Herbal
Detoxication SPA, Time Sharing Villas, Open Zoo, Adventurous Sports in Nepal
9. Signing of a MoU for Setting up of Rs. 10 billion Fund by NRNA
10. Signing of a JVA between National Collateral Management Services Ltd and
Nepal Warehouse Company Limited for the development of a Grain Ware House
11. Signing of MoU between Federation of Contractors’ Associations of Nepal
(FCAN) and Myanmar Licenced Contractors’ Association (MLCA) for infrastructure
development Cooperation
12. Announcement of a Financial Closure of 650 Million USD for the development of
216 MW Upper Trishuli - 1 Hydropower Project by Korean Investor (KOSEP)
13. Announcement of NPR 39.90 Crore Investment by Muthoot Finance, India in
United Finance Limited in Nepal
14. Signing of MoU for Mutual Cooperation between Investment Board Nepal and
Investment Board, South Africa
15. Signing of MoU between Api Power Company Limited Nepal and Kandel Group of
Companies, UK for the development of Energy Projects in Nepal

8. PROJECT APPLICATIONS
17
Applications
Project Applications
Nijgadh International Airport 2
Tamor Hydropower 2
West Seti Hydropower 1
Kathmandu BRT 1
Kathmandu Outer Ringroad 2
Integrated Agriculture – Urlabari 1
Integrated Agriculture – Banepa and Chitwan 1
Integrated Agriculture – Hemja 1
Dhulikhel Medicity 1
International Convention Center 2
Logistics Bulk Terminal (Unsolicited) 1
550MW Solar Project (Unsolicited) 1

9. COMMITMENTS
The government will
• further deepen policy reforms
• bring more potential and investible projects, covering
additional sectors
• set up a robust follow-up mechanism
• widen domestic and foreign markets for export of goods
and services
• take the deals signed today to implementation
• soon start processing the applications received in NIS
2019

10. Thank You
COME AND INVEST IN NEPAL
WE GUARANTEE WORLD-CLASS TREATMENT