April 27: The Investment Board of Nepal (IBN) has confirmed participation of over 1,600 people for the third Nepal Investment Summit, commencing on Sunday.

According to the IBN, it extended invitations to over 2,400 persons. Investors from 55 countries will be joining the summit while there will be 385 participants from Nepal.

Similarly, 265 will be representing China followed by 143 from India, 33 from the US, 28 from Japan, 14 from the UK, 13 from Bangladesh, 13 from the UAE, and 10 from Germany.

Similarly, nine each will be arriving from South Korea, Australia, and Malaysia, eight from Pakistan, six from Singapore, and five each from Qatar and Ghana.  Four each will be representing Saudi Arabia, France, and Bahrain in the summit.

 Likewise, three each will be attending the summit from Switzerland, Finland, Russia, Austria, Sri Lanka, and Colombia, and two each from the Philippines, Kuwait, Canada, Mauritius, Belarus, and Belgium.

 The participation has been confirmed from Egypt, Italy, Norway, Senegal, the Netherlands, Poland, Indonesia, Tajikistan, South Africa, Romania, Mexico and Cyprus. Investors from Ireland, Slovenia, Vietnam, Bosnia, Morocco, Turkey, Vanuatu, Mauritania, and Hong Kong will also be attending the Summit.

A total of 150 projects will be showcased at the summit, featuring 23 stalls.

The first day of the summit will have the opening session followed by two major sessions. The second and final day will feature 11 parallel sessions. -- RSS