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.
Showcase opportunities for business, trade, and investment, including FDI in Nepal’s key priority sectors.
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 between potential EU Investors and Nepali businesses by providing a platform for G2G and B2B dialogues and networking opportunities.
Organize trade fair to promote products, arts, crafts, food and culture of EU member states and Nepal.
08:00 - 09:00 Registration
09:00 - 09:30 Welcoming Remarks
09:30 - 11:00 Plenary Session 1 - What is possible in Nepal?
11:00 - 11:30 Networking Tea/Coffee Break – Visit of booths
11:30 - 13:00 Plenary Session 2
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 15:50 Parallel Session 1 | Parallel Session 2
15:50 - 16:00 Networking Tea/Coffee Break/ Visit to booths
16:00 - 17:30 Plenary Session 3/Workshop
17:30 - 18:30 Networking/visit to booths
19:00 - 22:00 Gala Dinner
08:00 - 09:00 Registration
09:00 - 10:30 Plenary Session 3 – Startups 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
Parallel session 4
12:30 - 14:00 Networking Lunch / Visit of booths
14:00 – 16:00 Pitching sessions Business meetings and networking
16:00 – 17:00 B2B Matchmaking / Signature ceremonies
17:00 – 18:00 Closing ceremony
18:00 – 19:00 Dinner
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