WHY INVEST IN NEPAL?

Market Access

Production Environment

Resource Availability

Nepal has much to offer to EU investors seeking opportunities in Asia. Nepal offers investors an entrepreneurial private sector ready to explore, innovate and learn, and enabling policies and laws to facilitate and protect investments. It has a young energetic workforce, comparatively lower labour costs, and the government allows 100% foreign business ownership and repatriation of earnings.

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OBJECTIVES

Showcase opportunities

Showcase opportunities for business, trade, and investment, including FDI in Nepal’s key priority sectors.

Provide information

Provide information on key investment sectors where Nepal has comparative and competitive advantages, and to explore/discuss policy and legal measures that can be undertaken to facilitate investment in selected sectors.

Match Making

Match Making between potential EU Investors and Nepali businesses by providing a platform for G2G and B2B dialogues and networking opportunities.

Organize trade fair

Organize trade fair to promote products, arts, crafts, food and culture of EU member states and Nepal.

EXPECTED OUTCOMES

  • Strengthened trade and investment relations between the EU and Nepal.
  • Enhanced knowledge and information sharing between EU and Nepali businesses on EU trading schemes available, market entry requirements, the Nepali market, and the overall business environment.
  • Sustainable private sector investment promoted.
  • Stakeholders educated about the EU Delegation, its role, mission and vision in/for Nepal.

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Programme Agenda

DAY 1: 15 May 2024

08:00 – 09:00Registration
09:00 – 09:30Opening Ceremony.
09:30 – 11:00Plenary Session 1 What is possible in Nepal?
11:00 – 11:30Networking Tea/Coffee Break – Visit of booths.
11:30 – 13:00Plenary Session 2 Investing in Nepal: Experiences of Investors.
13:00 – 14:00Lunch.
14:00 – 15:30Parallel Session 1 Opportunities in the energy sector.
Parallel Session 2 Opportunities in ICT.
15:30 – 16:00Networking Tea/Coffee Break/ Visit to booths.
16:00 – 17:30Plenary Session 3: Beyond Kathmandu Valley.
17:30 – 18:30Networking/ Visit to Booths.
18:30Gala Dinner (by invitation only).

Day 02: 16 May 2024
08:00 – 09:00 Registration.
09:00 – 10:30

Plenary Session 4: Start-ups and Engaging Youth and Women in Business.
10:30 – 11:00 Networking Tea/Coffee Break/ Visit of booths.

11:00 – 12:30

Parallel Session 3: Investment opportunities in Agriculture/food processing and forest-based products.

Parallel Session 4: Investment opportunities in Nepal’s high-end tourism.
12:30 – 14:00 Networking Lunch / Visit of booths.
14:00 – 16:00 Pitching sessions, Business meetings and networking.
Business networking.
16:00 – 17:00 B2B Matchmaking/ signature ceremonies.
17:00 – 18:00 Closing ceremony.

Participating Organizations (Business Fair)