Butwal, Sept. 27 -- Tilottama Investment Summit 2019, the first investment summit to be held in a local unit outside the federal Capital of Kathmandu, kicked off in Rupandehi district of Province 5 on Thursday.

Organised by Tilottama Municipality, the summit aims to attract Rs50 billion in new investments to carry out development projects in sectors as diverse as agriculture, tourism, infrastructure and production, among others.

Investors from Nepal, India, China and Bangladesh, among other countries, political leaders and businesspersons attended the conference. Federal and provincial ministers, representatives of local units and representatives of diplomatic missions also participated in the event.

The municipality had planned to pro...