Dignitaries at the Program:

• Yogesh Bhattarai – Nepali Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation
• Mahesh Raj Dahal – Nepali Ambassador to Australia
• Shesh Ghale – NRNA’s former President and Chief Patron
• Graladis – Member of Australian Federal Parliament
• Keshab Kandel – President of NRNA Australia

During the program, Minister Bhattarai has persuaded the Nepali tourism authorities to attract 100,000 Australian tourists during Visit Nepal Year 2020.

Minister Bhattarai said that the Nepali Government is trying to implement direct flight services between Nepal and Australia to provide hassle-free transportation facilities for the Australian tourists.

He further requested the Nepalese to support the Australians in the devastating bushfire incident.

Earlier, Minister Yogesh Bhattarai has organized the inauguration ceremony of ‘Visit Nepal 2020’ campaign in Sydney on January 7, 2020.

The Nepali government has inaugurated the ‘Visit Nepal 2020’ campaign on January 1, 2020 with an aim to attract 2 million foreign tourists.

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The Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) has pledged its support to the Nepal Electricity Authority’s (NEA) ‘Ujyalo Nepal Abhiyan’ (Brighter Nepal Campaign).

Bhaban Bhatta, the newly elected President of NRNA, said that the association will provide 10 million LED bulbs costing around Rs 1 billion in different phases over a two-year period. The power-efficient LED bulbs will contribute 200 megawatts to the country’s power system.

In his statement, Bhatta said “NEA has been struggling to end load-shedding across the country and the current leadership of the NEA has presented some commendable results, which is very encouraging for us. We would like to support Kulman Ghising’s initiative to make the country load-shedding free by providing 10 million LED bulbs within the next two years.”

NEA said that they are yet to receive NRNA’s formal commitment.

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The President of Nepal Bidya Devi Bhandari, Deputy Prime Minister Krishna Bahadur Mahara, officials of the National Planning Commission of Nepal and other key officials from NRNA and the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry inaugurated the event on October 14, 2017.

The four-day event, being held from October 14-17, 2017, has brought together 70,000 Nepalis living in 77 countries and is witnessing a participation of more than 2,000 delegates.

The Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) is the Promotional Partner for the event that is being supported by various other stakeholders and associations.

Event Date and Time:
Date: October 14-17, 2017; Time: 10 AM – 6 PM

Location:
Kathmandu, Nepal

Contact Info:
NRNA Global
Shahid Shukra FNCCI Milan Marg Teku, Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone: (+977-1) 4215247, 4262255
Email: info@nrna.org

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The President of Nepal Bidya Devi Bhandari called on the Non-Resident Nepali (NRN) community to invest and play a key role in the country’s overall development.

“Following the promulgation of the constitution, Nepal is entering a phase of economic development and Non-Resident Nepal Association (NRNA) should be a part of it. There is favorable atmosphere for investment in tourism, hydropower, education, health and infrastructure in Nepal,” said the President on October 14, 2017.

Bhandari stated this in her inaugural address at the ‘8^th NRN Global Conference and NRNA International Assembly, currently being held in Kathmandu.

Highlighting Nepal’s potential in education, hydropower, tourism and manufacturing, among other sectors, the President said, “This is the appropriate time for NRNs to make contribution by bringing in investment, skill and technology.”

The President also appreciated the non-resident Nepali community’s contribution to relief, rescue and reconstruction measures post the 2015 earthquake, landslides and recent floods in August 2017 that hit the country very badly.

Meanwhile, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Krishna Bahadur Mahara called on the community to play a key role in exploring and expanding markets for trade abroad.

“The knowledge, skills and capital gained abroad should serve as the catalyst for Nepal’s development,” said Mahara.

The event, being held from October 14-17, 2017, has brought together 70,000 Nepalis living in 77 countries and is witnessing a participation of more than 2,000 delegates.

The new NRNA leadership for the upcoming two-year period will also be announced at this four-day event.

Right Time for Investment

In her address, Bhawani Rana, President of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) also termed this as the right time for investment in Nepal.

Citing key happenings such as local elections, amendments to key provisions such as company and labor acts Rana said, “These developments have reduced the cost of doing business in the country. This is the right time for the investment.”

“Investing for the prosperity of Nepal by utilizing the hard-earned capital and skills abroad was one of the prime objectives of NRNA,” Shesh Ghale, NRNA President said in his address.

Pitch for Rise in NRN’s Investment

Addressing a plenary meeting titled ‘Nepal Vision 2030 and NRNA’s Role’, post the inaugural session, Swarnim Wagle, Vice-Chairman of National Planning Commission of Nepal sought a phenomenal rise in NRN’s investment above the existing level.

A 2015 survey, commissioned by NRNA and undertaken by the Society of Economic Journalists-Nepal (SEJON), puts NRNs’ investment in Nepal at Rs 29.85 billion across the country’s nine districts and also highlights their 67 business ventures that generated employment to 8,276 Nepali citizens.

The survey reports around three-fifth of NRNs’ investment in Nepal in the services sector alone. However, the NRNA President Ghale says the actual investment would be higher than the surveyed figure and is spread across the 75 districts of the country.

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Shesh Ghale, the president of the Non-resident Nepali Association (NRNA), said that the NRNA will help make Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, a liveable city.

In a meeting held with the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Mayor Bidya Sundar Shakya, Ghale said the NRNA can work collaboratively to improve the city’s status in terms of living environment and infrastructures.

Ghale added saying that Non-residents Nepalis are based at some of the most liveable cities of the world and they can help make Kathmandu more liveable if they can extend experiences, expertise and technologies of those cities to Kathmandu.

He said that he would sign an official agreement between the NRNA and the KMC to form sisterhood tie with some cities. In reply, the Mayor said that KMC will get a chance to learn many things from non-resident Nepalis.

During the meeting, Ghale also said that the NRNA will build its central office in Baluwatar of Kathmandu and requested KMC to provide required support.

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