Kathmandu: The Joint Economic Forum (JEF) organized and established by the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI) held its First Meeting at Hotel Soaltee on 12th March 2004.
The meeting besides defining its own working procedure also held extensive discussions on the following agenda:
1. Evaluation of Financial Sector Reforms.
2. Adverse impact on business due to frequent bandhs.
The following are the members of the ‘Joint Economic Forum’.
H.E. Mr. Keith George Bloomfield, Ambassador, UK, H.E. Mr. Keith Royston Gardner, Ambassador, Australia, H.E. Mr. Michael E Malinowski, Ambassador, United States of America, H.E. Mr. Rudiger Lemp, Ambassador, Federal Republic of Germany, H.E. Shree Shyam Saran, Ambassador, India, Hon’ble Dr. Yuvraj Khatiwada, Member, National Planning Commission, H.E. Mr. Zenji Kaminaga, Ambassador, Japan Mr. Basanta Raj Mishra, President, Nepal Association of Tour Operators, Mr. Bijay Ghimire, President, Society of Economic Journalists of Nepal, Dr. Bimal Prasad Koirala, Chief Secretary, HMG/Nepal, Dr. Bishwambher Pyakuryal, President, Nepal Economic Association, Mr. David J. Wood, Head of DFID Nepal, Mr. Donald Clark, Mission Director, USAID Mission to Nepal, Mr. Ken ichi Ohashi, Country Director, World Bank, Mr. Narendra Bhattarai, President, Nepal Bankers’ Association, Mr. Ravi Bhakta Shrestha, IPP, FNCCI, Mr. Rudiger Wenk, Charge’d’ Affaires a.i., European Commission, Mr. S. Hafeez Rahman, Country Director, ADB, Dr. Tilak Rawal, Governor, Nepal Rastra Bank, Mr. Binod K Chaudhary, President, CNI, Mr. Chiranji Lal Agrawal, Vice President, CNI, Mr. Tek Chandra Pokharel, Vice President, CNI, Mr. Pawan Kumar Golyan, Vice President (Finance), CNI, Mr. Narendra Kumar Basnyat, Convener, External Relations Committee, CNI, Mr. Rajendra Kumar Khetan, Convener, Policy Dialogue Forum, CNI, Mr. Min Bahadur Karki, Director General, CNI