नेपालमा लगानीका प्रशस्त अवसरहरू छनः ढकाल (२०८१/४/११)

            
नेपाल उद्योग वाणिज्य महासंघका अध्यक्ष चन्द्रप्रसाद ढकालले नेपालमा लगानीका प्रशस्त अवसर भएकाले स्पेनिश लगानीकर्ताहरूलाइ नेपालमा लगानी बढाउन आग्रह गरेका छन् ।

नेपाल उद्योग वाणिज्य महासंघको सचिवालयमा शुक्रबार बार्सिलोना चेम्बर अफ कमर्सका अध्यक्ष जोसेप सान्ताक्रेउ बोन्जोचसँगको भेटमा ढकालले नेपालमा स्पेनको लगानी बढाउन आग्रह गरे ।

भेटमा ढकालले नेपाल र स्पेनबीचको व्यापारको तथ्याङ्कलाई पनि प्रकाश पार्दै बार्सिलोना चेम्बर अफ कमर्सका अध्यक्षलाई दुई च्याम्बरले व्यापार र लगानीका लागि कसरी राम्रो सहकार्य गर्न सकिन्छ भन्ने उपाय खोज्न आग्रह गरे । उनले दुई चेम्बरबीच राम्रो सम्बन्ध कायम भएमा नेपालले स्पेनमा निर्यात बढाउन सहयोग पुग्ने बताए ।

ढकालले पछिल्लो दशकमा नेपालको कूल गार्हस्थ्य उत्पादनको वृद्धिदर ४ प्रतिशत देखि ६ प्रतिशतको हाराहारीमा रहेको जानकारी दिनुभयो । नेपाल उद्योग वाणिज्य महासंघको पहलमा सरकारले आठवटा लगानी ऐन परिमार्जन गरेको उनले बताए । यी सुधारहरू विदेशी लगानीका लागि थप अनुकूल वातावरण सिर्जना गर्न र नेपालमा व्यापार गर्न सहजता सुनिश्चित गर्न गरिएको हो, उनले भने।

ढकालले बार्सिलोना चेम्बर अफ कमर्सका अध्यक्षलाई नेपालमा सबै क्षेत्रमा लगानीको प्रशस्त अवसर रहेको बताए । उनले भारत र चीनबीचको नेपालको रणनीतिक स्थानले विश्वका दुई ठूला बजारमा व्यापार र लगानीका लागि अनुपम अवसरहरू उपलब्ध गराएको उल्लेख गरे। हामीले विदेशी लगानी आकर्षित गर्ने उद्देश्यले खुला र उदार व्यापार नीति लिएका छौं,  उनले भने ।

भेटमा नेपाल उद्योग वाणिज्य महासंघका पूर्वअध्यक्ष चण्डीराज ढकालले साझेदारी कायम गर्न सके दुवै चेम्बरका लागि फाइदा हुने बताए ।

यसैबीच, बार्सिलोना चेम्बर अफ कमर्सका अध्यक्ष जोसेप सान्ताक्रेउ बोन्जोचले दुई च्याम्बर बीच राम्रो सहकार्य हुन सक्ने बताए। उनले नेपाल उद्योग वाणिज्य महासंघसँग राम्रो साझेदारीका लागि पहल गर्ने बताए ।


Nepal offers immense opportunities for investment: Dhakal
           
Chandra Prasad Dhakal, President of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, has urged Spain to increase investments in Nepal as the country has immense opportunities for investment. 

In a meeting with Josep Santacreu Bonjoch, President of Barcelona Chamber of Commerce, on Friday, at the Secretariat of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Dhakal emphasized on the need to increase Spanish investment in Nepal.  

Dhakal also highlighted the trade statistics between Nepal and Spain during the meeting, urging the president of the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce to look into ways on how the two chambers could forge better collaboration for trade and investment. He mentioned that if the two chambers are able to establish better relations then it would help Nepal increase its exports to Spain. 

Dhakal further informed Bonjoch that Nepal's gross domestic product growth rate over the past decade has been around 4% to 6%. He added that on the initiative of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry the government had amended eight investment laws. These reforms are designed to create a more conducive environment for foreign investments and to ensure the ease of doing business in Nepal, he added. 

Dhakal also informed the president of the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce that there is ample opportunity for investment in all the sectors in Nepal. He mentioned that Nepal's strategic location between India and China offers access to two of the world's largest markets, presenting unique opportunities for trade and investment. We have open and liberal trade policies aimed at attracting foreign investment, he said.

During the meeting, Chandi Raj Dhakal, Former President of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, said that forging a partnership would be beneficial for both chambers.   

Meanwhile, Josep Santacreu Bonjoch, President of Barcelona Chamber of Commerce, stated that the two chambers of commerce could have better collaboration. He stated that he would take the initiative to develop a better partnership with the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry.