“It’s us who should be sitting in the driver’s seat, not the donors.”

Madhu Kumar Marasini, Chief of the International Economic Cooperation Coordination Division under the MoF, commenting on the new foreign aid policy prepared by Ministry of Finance that attempts to make foreign assistance transparent.

 

“Simply participating in the fair is not going to help in promoting Nepali carpets.”

Anup Bahadur Malla, President of Nepal Carpet Exporters’ Association, stressing on the need to take concrete steps for promoting export of Nepali carpets.

 

 

“MAN leadership should realize the fact that the institution is yet to be owned by Nepal’s private sector/ big corporate houses.”

Dr Arzu Rana Deuba, former President of Management Association of Nepal (MAN), suggesting the newly elected leaders of MAN to develop the private sector’s ownership on MAN. 

 

“The private sector’s contribution to the country’s economic development is immense.”

Parmananda Jha, Vice President, acknowledging the contributions of the private sector for country’s development and urging all to cooperate with the private sector, while speaking during the fifth ‘Mid-Western Industry, Trade and Herbs Exhibition and Banke Tourism Festival 2014’.

 

“Nepali products lack competitiveness.”

Rameshore Khanal, Economist, explaining that made in Nepal products lack competitiveness because of high lending rate, and high labour cost resulting in higher production cost.