KATHMANDU, March 14 -- One To Watch, a Dutch-Nepal joint venture, co-hosted a well attended mini investment conference in London last month. What was originally planned as a Demo Day for the new cohort of 10 companies under their business accelerator program - Enterprise, turned bigger in scope thanks to Nepal's Ambassador to the UK Durga B Subedi.
The centerpiece of the event was the keynote by Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada. He used the occasion as a curtain raiser for the Nepal Investment Summit in Kathmandu 29-30 March, and impressed the audience with his strong grasp of the economy and foreign investment in Nepal. He presented Nepal as a worthy destination for foreign investors, and that the country was ready for business.
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