Kathmandu, August 30: Finance Minister Dr. Yuba Raj Khatiwada has said that positive direction has been seen in the economy as the government has pursued policies and laws and works keeping economic prosperity at the center.
Responding to the questions raised by the lawmakers in the meeting of the House of Representatives yesterday, Minister Khatiwada said the government has also kept the economic diplomacy at the center and focused its activities based on the same. International conferences like the Investment Conference have also contributed to making the positive environment, he opined.
The Finance Minister stressed that the constitution has incorporated the three-pillar economy comprising the public, private and the cooperatives and has also given the specific role to the private sector as well.
He maintained that technology handover has taken place from the banks and financial institutions under foreign ownership and this has also played a role in producing skilled human resources, adding that one should not harbor the sense that the foreign-owned institutions are only bad. Although foreign-owned, these institutions (banks and financial institutions) have been operated as per the Nepali laws, procedures and priorities.
Finance Minister Khatiwada said that the banks and financial institutions are preparations to provide the concessional loans announced by the government.
He stated that the amount committed by several donor agencies including on the topic of post-earthquake reconstruction has not been made available due to the conditions placed by these agencies.
Prem Suwal, Ram Bahadur Bista, Mahesh Basnet, among other lawmakers, had put questions to the Finance Minister on the occasion.
