Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) commitments in Nepal have reached nearly Rs 41.79 billion in the first nine months of the current fiscal year, according to the Department of Industry (DoI).
The DoI reported that investment commitments were made for 615 projects during the period from Shrawan to Chaitra (mid-July to mid-April), including 599 small-scale, 8 medium-scale, and 8 large-scale projects.
In Chaitra (mid-March to mid-April) alone, 61 small industries secured investment commitments worth Rs 112.92 million, which are expected to generate around 640 jobs.
Of the total projects over the nine-month period, 346 fall under the information technology sector, attracting Rs 1.45 billion in commitments and accounting for 58 percent of all projects.
The tourism sector received 164 projects worth Rs 11.46 billion, while the service sector secured 47 projects with investments totaling Rs 3.89 billion. The manufacturing sector attracted Rs 2.54 billion across multiple projects.
Similarly, the agriculture sector drew Rs 2.2 billion in commitments for 16 projects, while the energy sector received Rs 234.2 million for 2 projects. The mining sector recorded Rs 115 million in investment commitments across 2 projects, the DoI added.
