Nepal, April 15 -- Nepal received foreign direct investment (FDI) commitments amounting to Rs 57.97 billion from the beginning of the current fiscal year Shrawan (mid-July) up to the end of Chaitra (mid-April).

According to the data released by the Department of Industry, FDI commitments amounting to around Rs 58 billion have been received in the nine months of the current fiscal year.

Compared to the same period last year, there has been a rise in foreign investment commitments. The increase is around Rs 27.85 billion. According to the department's statistics, FDI commitments amounted to Rs 30.11 billion during the same period of the previous fiscal year.

In the previous month of Baisakh, the Department of Industry implemented a syste...