KATHMANDU, July 9: Nepal Institute of Policy Research (NIPoRe) and Asia Competitiveness Institute (ACI) launched the Nepal Competitiveness Index 2022 report amidst a special function held in Kathmandu. The report was launched by the Governor of the Central Bank, Maha Prasad Adhikari.
A panel discussion was also hosted after the presentation of the report's findings that revolved around different stakeholders and their views on competitiveness. The panel included Dr Biswas Gauchan, Director of Institute for Integrated Development Studies (IIDS), Dr Ammu George, Research Fellow at Asia Competitive Institute, Rohit Gupta, Vice- President of Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI), and Barsha Shrestha, Business Head of ICRA Nepal. Jaya Jung Mahat, the founding director of NIPoRe, moderated the session.
According to a statement issued by the NIPoRE, the provincial competitiveness report is the first of its kind to be launched in Nepal. It measures the competitiveness among the seven provinces of Nepal in different aspects of economic, governance, social, education, and health, making a total of 64 indicators. The report has identified places of policy interventions, quantified measures of competitiveness, and justified logical arguments made to serve the betterment of the provinces.
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Similarly, the event was followed by a meeting at the Pokhara Provincial Office of Chief Minister and Council of Ministers with the Chief Secretary Rabi Lal Pantha, who was joined by the Secretary of Finance, and Basanta Tiwari, an undersecretary at the Gandaki Province’s Ministry of Finance, on July 7.
