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.

 Celebrating 50 years of diplomatic relations

Growing Stronger Together

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 - 09:00 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

Day 2
16 May 2024

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

Participating Organizations (Business Fair)